https://www.sportscardforum.com/blogs/7838-Stewman SportsCardForum is your source for everything related to sports cards for collectors and non-collectors alike! en Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:52:15 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.sportscardforum.com/images/misc/rss.jpg https://www.sportscardforum.com/blogs/7838-Stewman https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1608-Using-Photobucket Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:02:59 GMT It has come to my attention that some people on here don't know how to use Photobucket. On some of the posts that I have wanted someone to look at my bucket they have told me it doesn't work. This has made me think that we need to post to these people how to use Photobucket to look at trade lists on there. When someone tells you to "Look at my bucket" they will have a link in their sig. When you click on this, it will take you to the main part of their library. Some people have cards on this page, others don't. Either way, there are other folders to find cards in. When on this main library page, if it is empty don't think it doesn't work, look to the left and you will see a white button with > on it. Click on this and it will bring up a menu. From there, you can click on any folder that they have available for viewing. Try it with mine. http://s1002.beta.photobucket.com/us...ucket/library/ Any questions on this please ask me or other members with Photobucket accounts to help out. It helps those of us that don't want to have rows and rows of our Photobucket folders in our sigs. ]]> Stewman https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1608-Using-Photobucket https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1606-Growing-up-to-the-new-age-of-card-collecting Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:58:02 GMT So, as I have gotten back into collecting, I have noticed that more and more GU, EU, RU, auto, numbered, and other sorts of cards have appeared. This got me excited to start collecting again. But... So, as I have gotten back into collecting, I have noticed that more and more GU, EU, RU, auto, numbered, and other sorts of cards have appeared. This got me excited to start collecting again. But as card collecting evolved so did the internet. It brought us things like Ebay, Craigslist, this forum, and other new and exciting websites (get your minds out of the gutters guys). But with sites like Ebay and Craigslist the value of all cards were shot down when it came time to sell them. Beckett still holds value in these cards but that is now only good for trading. What I have learned though is what true value is. The true value of one card differs from person to person. They may think that a card that you think is junk is pure gold. For example, have you ever given a child a card from your collection to help them start their own? It is priceless! I did this for my son and simply put, I show him the cards that I have in my collection and tell him that it is our collection now. As he gets older, he will start his own and I will be there to help him. The older generation of card collectors, like any veteran of a company, have a hard time accepting that BV is trumped by SV when it comes to online auctions anymore. I have a guy that wanted me to try and help him sell his cards on here a few years back. This is how I learned that things have changed in card collecting. He used to own a card store and knew all about BV and how to know what cards were mint or near mint. He doesn't understand the meaning of SV since he is an older collector. He is in his 60's now and can't wrap his mind around how cards can't go for their BV anymore. This forum has helped me to understand that and adapt my collecting around this. My personal collection is small but to me, it is awesome! I love collecting no matter how much I spend. Some cards are harder to let go but when it comes to getting that card you really want, learn to let go and enjoy collecting. ]]> Stewman https://www.sportscardforum.com/entries/1606-Growing-up-to-the-new-age-of-card-collecting