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When it comes to getting cards that you've wanted for a long time, does it feel to you that the hunt for it was greater then actually owning the card?
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Brewer Andy said:Ryan Express?
gracecollector said:Just like a big game hunter sitting in his trophy room, the ownership of the card to me is about bringing up the memories of the hunt
gracecollector said:I think that the hunt does mean more than the ownership. The hunt to me is identifying the prey, the eBay searching, the time spent on message boards learning about issues or variations you didn't know about, the card shows attended looking for new additions. A good hunt involves talking to other hunters for leads and tips, and both skill and sometimes luck to put yourself in the right spot at the right time to bag that elusive card.
Just like a big game hunter sitting in his trophy room, the ownership of the card to me is about bringing up the memories of the hunt. I look at the cards I own and think about all the steps I went through to acquire that card. The cards I personally value most were often the hardest ones to find. If I had help in landing it, it's even more memorable to me.
Ownership is nice and I enjoy the physical realness of the card in hand - looking at them in person is different and better than seeing them in a photobucket, just like seeing a lion at the zoo is different than seeing a picture of them. But the hunt that landed the card is often the more exciting and memorable part of the transaction. For the most part, once in hand, the cards go into a box and don't get looked at all that often.
uniquebaseballcards said:For some reason I think of pulling cards from packs more like "hunting" than winning them on ebay...even though I don't bust often. I hate to trade away anything I pull, its like I witnessed the card's "birth" or something LOL.
Otherwise I value "the hunting" and ownership equally with my cards.