collector attachment????

[StainLss]

im looking to write an article about a collectors attachment to their cards so i have a few questions

when you pull a high dollar card do you want to keep it ( just because of it's high value) or use it for trade bait

how long have you been collecting

and do you have any other useful experiances i could use in my article

thanks
john

[bl bassist]

I have been collecting for about 5 years and when I have pulled a couple of really nice cards I would sell them on ebay to buy cards of my favorite player or trade them for my favorite player...

-Mark

[eastslastheart]

"when you pull a high dollar card do you want to keep it ( just because of it's high value) or use it for trade bait"

It's a little of both for me...but it depends on the player and what I think I'd be able to get for it, etc. If it's like a sweet 37 color patch or a true 1/1 or something, I'd probably lean more towards keeping it.

[jaybiddyforeal]

if i dont like the card no matter what the value is and no matter where i got it from...ill trade it for something i do like. the only card i was ever attached to was the greg golson gold refractor auto i pulled and i even managed to trade that away so i personally dont really haev attachments...its all about getting what i like.

james

[JeterCollector_BC]

If I get a really high value card, that I don't really like the value of I would either sell it on e-bay or trade it for my personal collection.

[pantera04]

If its an autograph, a rookie card of players I collect or for my sets, I keep it. If its a GU, #'d card or anything else I usually trade it, no matter what the book value is.

[wdwain]

It depends on the player and rarity of the card....

I will usually trade for Tim Couch cards i need!!!

[AMG]

[QUOTE=StainLss]
when you pull a high dollar card do you want to keep it ( just because of it's high value) or use it for trade bait


I'm not collecting for profit so it's very rare that I sell a card. Trading something I pull out of a pack (high value or not) for a player I collect is a common practice.


how long have you been collecting


17 years.

[germanspike]

well......................i've been seriously collecting for about 3 years or so, just before the war began...................................i have yet to sell any of my cards....................ebay is my best freind...............i've been stationed in germany for over four years..................the exchange some times sell cards but it's retail...................... i found this forum not to long ago. i'm in iraq again and ebay is touch and go do to restrictions.................i'm currently in the middle of my first trade.........bv of both is maybe 10 bucks...................i bought the burleson leaf mirror black 1/1 and i highly doubt i'll sell it........HE WILL BE THE NEXT CRIS CARTER:).............i pulled a walter payton 3 color jersey numbered to 5 and i doubt i'd sell it.....................................this is fun for me...............expensive sometimes but fun...............some people smoke, or drink alot..............i just think of it as my bad habit:)