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Gonzaleznut
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At least you collect Killebrew. He was a great one and very underrated. Also has one of the prettiest sigs around.
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...How can we expect today's generation of fan/collector to want to learn about the legacies of players who their grandparents idolized as kids? In fact, as older family members of today's young fans pass on, there's even less opportunity to have that history/knowledge imparted on them, barring an exceptional level of initiative on their part. In 2013, there are simply too many other attractions jockeying for the attention of this generation. ...
At least you collect Killebrew. He was a great one and very underrated. Also has one of the prettiest sigs around.
the "Prospect-centric" nature of the hobby today.
Just think. In 20 years, all these cards that these "prospectors" are going through like water will be worth pretty much nothing and all the cards of accomplished players will have value. Just think of it that way. Who cares about what they buy/sell/trade. Keep doing what you are doing.
Just think. In 20 years, all these cards that these "prospectors" are going through like water will be worth pretty much nothing and all the cards of accomplished players will have value. Just think of it that way. Who cares about what they buy/sell/trade. Keep doing what you are doing.
Sure, its always been this way, even before prospecting with your traditional/regular RCs.
But obviously the people who buy and sell prospects will have ditched their cards as soon as possible themselves to someone else - so why should they care?
Prospecting is empty and hollow, while collecting proven stars will leave you with more value and fulfillment in the future. That is my point. Some person who is constantly flipping prospects is eventually left with nothing, whereas people who buy proven players will most certainly have something in the future. Making money and collecting are two very different things. Of course they are both integral parts of the hobby. What I'm talking about is what someone GETS out of the hobby.
Prospecting is empty and hollow, while collecting proven stars will leave you with more value and fulfillment in the future. That is my point. Some person who is constantly flipping prospects is eventually left with nothing, whereas people who buy proven players will most certainly have something in the future. Making money and collecting are two very different things. Of course they are both integral parts of the hobby. What I'm talking about is what someone GETS out of the hobby.
Whether you approve or not is irrelevant.
...what's wrong with that?
I never said that I don't approve and I also never said there is anything wrong with it. What I said was, in the end, prospecting doesn't leave you with great cards of great players. It leaves you with either more money than when you started or less money than when you started. It's not collecting, is my point. It's mostly about making a buck for most people. You are one of the rare ones where it's fun too, but don't lie to yourself and act like it's that way with most who prospect. It's about making money for most of them.
Let's say it's not fun for me. Let's say I'm not collecting my favorite team - I'm just buying and selling - again, what is collecting for you is different than others. And does the term collecting mean that you have to hold them forever? It's fairly obvious that I'm collecting Jesse Biddle, Darin Ruf, and others. Check my ebay purchases to see what else. Does that mean I'm never going to sell? ABsolutely not. So "in the end" -- does that mean on our deathbeds? In 10 years? 20 years? Or 3 years? Whether I hold for 2 days or 30 years, I'm still collecting. We all collect what and how we want. It may sadden some that someone would rather have a Jurickson Profar auto than a Hank Aaron or Willie Mays, but that's the way the world is now. Not everyone wants autographs of 70 year old men.
Further, I can't share my Schmidt collection with my son; he doesn't know Schmidt other than as an old man. However, we can share Cole Hamels and Vance WOrley and Jesse Biddle, as these are guys that my son has met and has pictures with, and in one case, has hung out with.