Re: Ever lost your desire to collect?
I lose the desire often. At first, I wanted to collect everything. Then it was my teams, then specific players and now just 2 players. There are plenty of styles out there I'd be interested in obtaining but no one is selling them. Being a player collector, I also know market value for their stuff and don't suffer impatience when someone feels the need to try and exploit a hole.
Part of having a player collection like my Salo one, is having to admit I'm searching for specific jerseys. People get dollar signs when they think they can unload an otherwise common jersey for obscene prices. Common sense becomes anything but common. Two collectors won't even sell to me! I wouldn't overpay for a preseason jersey with a market value of $150 and he wanted $500. When I told him, with more tact than he deserved as he knew better, that other than my collection he couldn't unload it for anywhere near that price, he balked like I was insulting him. Now he won't even answer my emails. The other lost out on a jersey because the seller thought it would fit well with my collection. He would have paid more for it but the seller chose to sell to me. He's still holding a grudge 3 years later........
When petty, juvenile nonsense like that occurs, I lose interest in the hobby quickly. I'd love to get back in to loving the hobby again but nothing new seems to fit my collection. The more complete it gets, the less I am looking for and the less interested I am in the hobby.
I lose the desire often. At first, I wanted to collect everything. Then it was my teams, then specific players and now just 2 players. There are plenty of styles out there I'd be interested in obtaining but no one is selling them. Being a player collector, I also know market value for their stuff and don't suffer impatience when someone feels the need to try and exploit a hole.
Part of having a player collection like my Salo one, is having to admit I'm searching for specific jerseys. People get dollar signs when they think they can unload an otherwise common jersey for obscene prices. Common sense becomes anything but common. Two collectors won't even sell to me! I wouldn't overpay for a preseason jersey with a market value of $150 and he wanted $500. When I told him, with more tact than he deserved as he knew better, that other than my collection he couldn't unload it for anywhere near that price, he balked like I was insulting him. Now he won't even answer my emails. The other lost out on a jersey because the seller thought it would fit well with my collection. He would have paid more for it but the seller chose to sell to me. He's still holding a grudge 3 years later........
When petty, juvenile nonsense like that occurs, I lose interest in the hobby quickly. I'd love to get back in to loving the hobby again but nothing new seems to fit my collection. The more complete it gets, the less I am looking for and the less interested I am in the hobby.
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