Do people think you're crazy for collecting?

[HawaiiSportsNut]

Re: Do people think you're crazy for collecting?

Quite a few of my friends think that I have gone bonkers with my Kurt Suzuki collection. The best part of this was my wife would always say "NOT ANOTHER ONE!", now she gets excited when we add a new item to the collection, However she still complains about how much it all cost.

[cjw]

Re: Do people think you're crazy for collecting?

It's interesting. My wife never understood my passion for collecting "old, stinky jerseys and equipment" until a $26 purchase turned into a $8K sale and we went on vacation. Now she puts up with my obsession!

[beef]

Re: Do people think you're crazy for collecting?

I've finally gotten my girlfriend to understand why I want to collect stuff but she still doesn't get why I'd want dirty jerseys. She always tells me to wash them lol

[rufusandherschel]

Re: Do people think you're crazy for collecting?

"One person's trash is another person's treasure." Sound familiar?

[Takuleechch]

Re: Do people think you're crazy for collecting?

I've experienced this with my family.

My brother thinks I'm wasting my money, and that I should put it towards things that "really matter".

I've actually considered starting a thread like this in the past.

Of course not everyone is unsupportive, but it certainly can be discouraging when they are.

Yea funny right! My wife hates it
What's funny though...a forum member is actually the one that sent those messages to me. That's why it got me thinking.

[michaellechner]

Re: Do people think you're crazy for collecting?

I've experienced this with my family.

My brother thinks I'm wasting my money, and that I should put it towards things that "really matter".

I've actually considered starting a thread like this in the past.

Of course not everyone is unsupportive, but it certainly can be discouraging when they are.

[Takuleechch]

Do friends, family, even yourself at times think you're crazy for investing so much time, money etc into the hobby?
Just wondering because someone recently told me I was pretty much an idiot for doing it lol. I'm not wealthy so get what I can when I can and I guess that played into his mindset that it's not worth it if you can't get "big" items

Oh well either way I think it's awesome!