Why Do You Collect Vintage?

FlyingDutchman · 07-06-2022, 07:23 PM

I previously posted some of this comment to the baseball section, but I also wanted to introduce myself here.

I'm new to the Blowout Forum and the vintage section has been a great source of information and ideas. I'm slowly re-entering collecting after not buying anything for the past 10-15 years. Recently, I’ve been selling and consolidating my collection (primarily 🙈 purchases from 2002-2010) and trying to wrap my head around all the products/current market prices.

At this point I think I’ve honed my overall collecting interest to vintage baseball singles with modern sealed boxes baseball mixed in every now and then.

I’m interested in vintage for a number of reasons:

Sentimental connection to my dad who passed away unexpectedly in 2016 (📢-please make efforts to take care of your heart). The idea of collecting the 50’s and 60’s reminds me of him and stories he shared from his childhood.
One year as a teenager my parents got me a T206 Rube Kisigner as a birthday present. I realized it wasn’t worth all that much in 2007, but I thought it was super cool to just have a card that was that old. That was the initial hook into vintage.
With so many new products and parallels it seems difficult to keep track of what’s what.
I dabbled in prospecting when I was a teenager and that just no longer interests me much.
The financial aspect is also a consideration. I’m not looking for cards to be a serious investment vehicle. I’m also not looking to purchase a card and then have the value considerably decline over time or over night (I realize there are ebbs and flows).
I already have a handful of raw mid-50’s Aaron’s and the previously mentioned T206.

Here’s my question for all of you. Why do you collect vintage?

07-06-2022, 07:23 PM	#1
FlyingDutchman Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Texas Posts: 126	Why Do You Collect Vintage? I previously posted some of this comment to the baseball section, but I also wanted to introduce myself here. I'm new to the Blowout Forum and the vintage section has been a great source of information and ideas. I'm slowly re-entering collecting after not buying anything for the past 10-15 years. Recently, I’ve been selling and consolidating my collection (primarily 🙈 purchases from 2002-2010) and trying to wrap my head around all the products/current market prices. At this point I think I’ve honed my overall collecting interest to vintage baseball singles with modern sealed boxes baseball mixed in every now and then. I’m interested in vintage for a number of reasons: Sentimental connection to my dad who passed away unexpectedly in 2016 (📢-please make efforts to take care of your heart). The idea of collecting the 50’s and 60’s reminds me of him and stories he shared from his childhood. One year as a teenager my parents got me a T206 Rube Kisigner as a birthday present. I realized it wasn’t worth all that much in 2007, but I thought it was super cool to just have a card that was that old. That was the initial hook into vintage. With so many new products and parallels it seems difficult to keep track of what’s what. I dabbled in prospecting when I was a teenager and that just no longer interests me much. The financial aspect is also a consideration. I’m not looking for cards to be a serious investment vehicle. I’m also not looking to purchase a card and then have the value considerably decline over time or over night (I realize there are ebbs and flows). I already have a handful of raw mid-50’s Aaron’s and the previously mentioned T206. Here’s my question for all of you. Why do you collect vintage?