If you were a Major League player...

[ASTROBURN]

Would you collect your own cards?

I'd have to imagine I would. I'm not 100% sure how the deals are worked out with the card companies, but can you request your own cards from them personally?

 

[predatorkj]

Only a few rookies and that's it. Kinda odd to collect yourself.

 

[DiebytheCubs]

Only a few rookies and that's it. Kinda odd to collect yourself.

I kind of agree with this. I saw some online segment on a player who collected cards (I can't remember who it was) and he had his own rookie superfractor. I thought that was pretty cool but it seems anything beyond that would be a bit narcissistic.

Also, it I think it would be weird have your own autograph

 

[Lars]

I'd let family collect me but then I think I'd be overwhelmed - no time when I've got to play, practice, do promotional appearances and maybe have some 'fun.'

 

[Hawk8]

I once traded Warren Morris a bunch of his cards that his mother did not have of him.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I've sold to family members of Jack Wilson, Warren Morris, Danny Klassen, and a few others. So that's kinda how it would prob be with me. I'd want some items then the rest , whatever

Ryan

 

[Hawk8]

I've sold to family members of Jack Wilson, Warren Morris, Danny Klassen, and a few others. So that's kinda how it would prob be with me. I'd want some items then the rest , whatever

Ryan

Back 2 Back Warren Morris mentions!

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I;d grab a few rookies, but that would be about it.

 

[Hawk8]

I'm crazy, I would probably want everything and would attempt to mandate it in my contracts lol

 

[dbacksfan4life]

I would have a good stack of special cards but thats it.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

Back 2 Back Warren Morris mentions!

His HR in the College WS has always stuck in my head..

Ryan

 

[rsmath]

If I were a player, I'd collect a few cards of myself each year, but not go crazy with all the parallels and extreme shortprinted cards.

The cards would be displayed along with special baseballs (first MLB hit, first MLB HR, milestone hits, autographs from friends and mentors and idols, etc), cleats, bats, gloves among jerseys I had worn for each team in my career.

 

[cgilmo]

I'd be bout that life. Dimitri Young style.

 

[buck724]

I think I would want just a couple of my base rookies.

 

[Lancemountain]

I'll buck the trend here as I don't think it would be creepy or weird at all.


I'd love to build topps and topps chrome rainbows of myself and have them matted for each year I was in the majors. I wouldn't go for auto's but GU stuff like ginter and clubhouse heritage stuff I would go for copies.

How cool would it be to chase your own Ginter wood card?

 

[tramers]

I'll collect for him

 

[AmishDave]

Absolutely !

 

[jrinne]

Ill bet a ton of guys collect their own cards. Some are more vocal than others about it. Ive made several trades with Pat Neshek, even talked with him on the phone once about a trade we made for some hockey autographs.

 

[jbmm161]

I would collect just the Bowman or Topps Base cards from each year.
Maybe a few others if I thought they were cool.

As a player I would be more interested in obtaining other players autographs or jerseys/hats. I think it would be fun to collect and display them in my multi million dollar house.

 

[Laxcat]

I've known a few older players that were always on the lookout for any weird/oddball item of themselves.