It's hard to say goodbye to my collection---scans included

[Adamsince1981]

I just tried to give the Tulo Super to my 17 month old, he promptly threw it down and went back to his 97 cent Hot Wheel.

Clearly he is taking after his mommy.... :?

 

[dethomas07]

#1 What is up with Gilmore? Invasion of the Body Snatchers?? LOL Joking
#2 I can attest as much as anyone on this planet that it is the time you spend with your kid collecting them, getting the autographs, talking to the players, etc., that will mean more to them than the actual item itself. My boys have an autographed baseball collection that they LOVE, but they love it because they can look at most of them and tell you who was playing the game, if they got the auto before or after the game, and how much fun it was talking to the player with us all together.

I can promise you that when your time is nearly over on this earth, you may wish you'd spent more time with your kid(s) doing things together, no matter how much you spend with them.

You seem like a great dad......enjoy and share the hobby with him....teach him it isn't about the cost of the card or box....it is about opening it all together. My boys love TTMing cards we get from $10 WalMart boxes as much as opening 2009 A&G hobby boxes and they're 9 and 7.

Thanks,
David

 

[scooter2374]

I wish my dad had involved himself in my card collecting when I was younger. The most he ever did was drive me 10 mins to a card show in the next town

 

[Bob Loblaw]

you know


your son only gleams at the cards because you deem them important



if you don't participate with him, then the cards are meaningless



it's time with you he wants, not the cards

For someone who hasn't slipped one past the goalie, you're pretty damned good...

 

[cgilmo]

you know


your son only gleams at the cards because you deem them important



if you don't participate with him, then the cards are meaningless



it's time with you he wants, not the cards

For someone who hasn't slipped one past the goalie, you're pretty damned good...

I was a kid once, and the ONLY reason cards had any value to me is because my dad spent time with me involving cards.

 

[mr148927]

WOW!! Some nice stuff!!!!

 

[tide12champrings]

Its so hard....to say goodbye....to yesterday....

 

[ThoseBackPages]

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[matchpenalty]

Well if you just handing it down to your kid, you can still see it and say hello to it.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I wish my dad had involved himself in my card collecting when I was younger. The most he ever did was drive me 10 mins to a card show in the next town

I don't mean to brag but I must be fortunate. The most cards my dad ever bought for himself was 3 complete sets in the 80s and 90s. He has spent a mighty shiney penny on my collection as he would reward me with packs out of blasters from Wal-Mart, and last week I showed him part of my Glen Perkins collection and I think he might want to contribute a little bit. He has driven me to countless shops over the years and has spent money on shipping. Even though he doesn't collect, I think he is proud that I do.

 

[scooter2374]

I wish my dad had involved himself in my card collecting when I was younger. The most he ever did was drive me 10 mins to a card show in the next town

I don't mean to brag but I must be fortunate. The most cards my dad ever bought for himself was 3 complete sets in the 80s and 90s. He has spent a mighty shiney penny on my collection as he would reward me with packs out of blasters from Wal-Mart, and last week I showed him part of my Glen Perkins collection and I think he might want to contribute a little bit. He has driven me to countless shops over the years and has spent money on shipping. Even though he doesn't collect, I think he is proud that I do.

No worries man. We played catch and he was active with my Little League career, but he just wasn't into the whole card scene. I can't count how many times he would go into stories about being a Brooklyn fan and burning the eyes out of Mantle cards with matches or magnifying glass and the like. Maybe he was thinking I would do the same..... lolol