Am I alone, or do others feel like a little kid when waiting for...

[bigjimsguitars]

...that delivery of the next GU item for the collection!

Heck, I'm a 50 year old and I still have a lot of little boy in me (and I hope I never lose that) and it's especially true when I am anticipating a delivery of that GU Bat/Jersey or what have you.

Am I alone or is that the part of the thrill of all of this?

I love when I go to a game and check to see if anything new is available or with the case with the Dodgers an Auction....but it's not the same as there is the instant gratification thing going on.

It's different when you buy something sight unseen (other than pictures) and then have to wait until it lands in your hands and you can let your sight, smell and feel take hold of it.

Nothing greater than when it meets or exceeds your expectations!

Again, am I alone or are there a bunch of grown-up kids out there like me?

[Swoboda4]

One of the great sounds in the collecting world. That of a delivery truck approaching your house. Kind of like Santa landing on your roof.

[bigjimsguitars]

Some of the best Christmas Presents are the ones you get for yourself...

Right now I'm waiting for a pair of Rafael Furcal Bats ( a righty and a lefty) and a pair of Batting Gloves...but unfortunately, the sled from the North Pole didn't make it's way to me today....

[3arod13]

...that delivery of the next GU item for the collection!

Heck, I'm a 50 year old and I still have a lot of little boy in me (and I hope I never lose that) and it's especially true when I am anticipating a delivery of that GU Bat/Jersey or what have you.

Am I alone or is that the part of the thrill of all of this?

No! I'm 47 and the thrill and excitement only gets stronger. Heck, I have a hard time being at work when I know something is coming UPS or FEDEX. They deliver early in the afternoon and I find myself wanting to (and sometimes do) slip out of work to be home when it gets there.

Once received, I open the package, place the item in my sports room, and spend most of the afternoon googling over it.

There's no better feeling or excitement than this!

Good thread!

Regards, Tony

[JasonHalliburton]

I am totally with you guys on this one!

I love receiving my game used items, and really look forward to it.

I work midnight shift and get off at 0645 am. The day I am to receive a package, it is difficult for me to go to sleep that morning. I tell myself that I am going to wait up on it, usually I fall asleep waiting...If I do stay up, I always feel bad at work that night...It is well worth it though!

[bigjimsguitars]

It almost becomes an addiction as the endorphins kick in and then you want to repeat it and the only way to is to buy something else. Heck, if the Home Shopping Network starting selling GU we would all be in trouble, lol....

[PudgePollyMillerFan]

Nope...not alone.....I only have a one hour lunch break....I know the mail lady comes at 10am ......I leave work and drive home which takes me 25 minutes.....and my baby is waiting for me on the porch....I get 10 minutes to look at it..hold it..caress it...lol....then 25 minutes back to work.....no meal for me....just my new items which will hold me over til dinner!!!!

[PudgePollyMillerFan]

Now that I think about it.....crack would be less expensive and less addicting!!!

[karamaxjoe]

Don't you hate it when a holiday falls inside a week when you are waiting for the mailman to bring something new?

[geoff]

When ever I order an Item I can't wait to get it.I even check the Postal Service or UPS site to see if my item has shipped and when it will get on the Porch.
Then I just look at the item for a while.