Great conversation, fellas. I enjoyed it tremendously. I feel like I'm an old man in the hobby more and more every day. It's funny that it started to shift as I started focusing more on vintage. I found a little humor in Mike talking about some of the offers he's received for cards on eBay. Mike, does this change your mind about never paying sticker?
John Keating nails what the hobby should be all about. Love the Greg Mintons, Don Mossis, Lowell Palmers. Those cards elicit a wonderful sense of nostalgia in me. I despise the new shiny stuff, somewhat because of the looks, but mostly because new collectors see only dollar signs in them. My Tigers team set collection is getting back into the early 1960s now. I’m hitting peak Don Mossi goodness!
Happy 4th, Gents! Love live the hobby...grumpy folks, cynics, negotiators, set builders, 1/5 seekers, base card lovers, young folks, old folks, and all the others in-between! 🙂 Looking forward to the National!
Mike, loved the Sketchers advice! I'll be 50 in Sept, and that just spoke to me lol. My 13 year old son and I are going to our first National this year, and we just got back from Sketchers with matching shoes. We're all set!
I buy from certain card shops and card show dealers that I buy a lot of cards from. Because i do buy a lot from certain sources they sell me cards below sticker price without me offering a below sticker price.
There's a difference between recent prices paid on auction and recent for But It Now. I think most vintage buyers consider the auction price its true value
Great Think Tank episode! I was 40 years old when I got back into the hobby and opened a ton of modern baseball. However, I finally saw the light and started collecting vintage. Best decision I’ve made! Take care, guys!
Started going to shows in 1982 but the collecting changing moment for me was the Topps book with photos for all the cards. My brother and I sat on the living room floor paging through and making our want lists. We wanted to get the best looking card of the players we targeted. Crazy some of the cards from way black then I never found nice in the pre internet era and have bought fairly recently - like a ‘66 Mays. Agree on fatigue - Olivo, Minosos and Kaats excites me more than they should bescause as a HOF collector haven’t been looking at those for decades. Curious Mike what would you offer on the ‘72 Mays that a dealer offered to you at $1400? I know you would never buy in that grade. I love football and hockey but collect 99% baseball though at some point I will start going after Blackhawks and Bears HOFers. Have a few and cannot believe the price difference between baseball and football. As the old man in the hobby what is strange to me is how many people have their entire collections are always for sale. Walking around with a huge expensive card suitcase and being willing to trade or sell any card is my old man thing. What is the point? I always say collect how you want but that is where I struggle to understand.
Nice watching a couple young men thinking they are old men, says the crotchety old man. I remember being at your stage, sometimes I still am. Mostly I'm in the I don't care phase. National was easy to go thru last year, just looking for Exhibits and non-mainstream cards. Love the episode.
Enjoyed the conversation. I've been referring to myself as the grumpy old man lately, both in the hobby and in general. I am pretty sure I agreed with every point you guys made. What would be fun would be having this discussion in more of a roundtable format, and for guys that collect differently than vintage baseball.
Olive Garden? Can't take nothing serous with that. It's the McDonald's of Italian food. 😂 I say Jokingly. Great conversation with no taste buds😂 You guys are like fine wine you get better in time. It is great information for the new guys like myself. I'm a older Italian gentleman and I enjoy your content. Someone that loves baseball, stats and collecting cards. That I found later in life. Also it is great for the younger persons such as my Grandkids. It is like good medicine and the fountain of youth. I hope you understand my humor about Olive Garden just a joke. Thanks for all you guys do It is always great entertainment yes I am a fanboy. Happy 4th of July. Cheers
Today’s how Hobby New Bloods are tomorrows Old men. Just like we were once the New Bloods that the then old men complained about. Now I realize they were largely right as Experience brings wisdom.
Does the carpet match the curtains? I never would have guessed hearing that question in a baseball card video. 😂 I know “I’m an old man in the hobby” because my refusal to buy into breaks, modern cards, & can’t stand the MLB extra inning rule. Plus I cut the lawn white solid white new balance sneakers By the way, I still watch the Golden Girls. Crazy how they were 4 old ladies in the 1980s & now starting to look young. 🤣
I say hold your prices. What a lot of these guys do is low ball and then you will see the card on another marketplace selling for the price you were trying to get originally.
Why use the Best Offer option on eBay if you don't want to deal with the Best Offer hassles? More card viewing options / selling opportunities for your listings?
I think most of the guys that complain about not taking low offers are straight flippers. Collectors and collectors who occasionally sell never mind paying close to what a card is worth, because they're not trying to make an instant buck. They may sell the card later, but only after they've enjoyed it for a bit.
