Cards or Memorabilia?

BiggioBrooks755 said:

Except when the checklist is incomplete

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gracecollector said:

I like the "known checklist" aspect of cards. Plus the ease of storage. I don't exclude memorabilia from my PC, but it's bulky, expensive and sometimes questionable in its authenticity.

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EmeraldRain said:

I like both and they both have their place. Some say memorabilia is bulky and hard to store, but if you collect it, you make room and find ways to store items, it's no different that card collectors storing cards various ways. I'm sure many of the memorabilia collectors feel the same towards cards.

I do wish that both of these things were separate again. I can't think of another hobby that continually and intentionally destroys another hobby just for kicks and profits. I wish the card hobby would go back to being that, just cards. Spend more time and effort on design and quality, No more scraps of memorabilia that you really can't discern from another. No more cutting up pieces of history, even for current day items. Just because one cannot afford a full item doesn't mean it should be hacked up to share. I would love to own a Musial game worn jersey but I'm not that fortunate, I'm not rich. Items like that should be left intact in a museum or even a private collection, but it shouldn't be destroyed because I can't afford the whole thing. The same goes for current day players and if Mike Trout wore 162 jerseys this year there's a market for them, sure prices would drop significantly but they'd still be more rare than most cards of his. Should we chop a couple t-206 Honus Wagner cards into dozens of pieces so we can all have a part of one?

One thing is has done though is that for some it was the gateway into the game used memorabilia hobby. It certainly was for me and once I got my first jersey in, I was hooked. I knew that I wanted to collect both and that the gu cards were no longer something I wanted to really pursue outside of certain player collections (for simply getting as many of their cards that I can afford). Being able to look at photos from a game and being able to see that is the same item is really cool, you can't do that with a tiny swatch of fabric or bat. Plus many of these items appear on cards too and it makes for a nice display, the game used item and photos/cards that show that same exact item.

In the end, I collect both and they compliment each other and as for storage, I just need a bigger house to store it all, that goes for both the cards and memorabilia.

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jtrinaldi said:

I only do memorabilia. I used to do cards, but was to embarrassed by the fact that when people came over, they looked down on me for doing it. Now hat I do memorabilia, I can actually show my prized possessions off. I bought 4 jerseys for my PC or my brothers(either in september or october) which cost close to $900. I know that each jersey right now could sell on the open market for $500 each, but it is the PC, so they will not be sold. When I bought my 5th jersey this year (Ian Desmond Vermont), I was able to make 2x what I paid for it. I probably left some money on the table because it was the offseason, but I needed that money to pay for my Archie Bradley jersey. Soon after I bought my Bradley, I purchased an Alex Meyer Potomac one. I am now evaluating whether or not to make another huge purchase.
Oh, BTW, Prospecting over the last 2 years has been able to pay for all of these jerseys I have bought, none of my own money.

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Musial Collector said:

Sad that you let peer pressure dictate your hobby.

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Musial Collector said:

Sad that you let peer pressure dictate your hobby.

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uniquebaseballcards said:

Technically that wasn't his real hobby though.

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Musial Collector said:

Technically what was then?

He stated, "I use to do cards...I was embarrassed, people looked down on me...Now that I do memorabilia..."

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