tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post1572170442122654876..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: My name is Nick, and I collect baseball cardsNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-1990453001890965762014-01-17T00:08:07.706-06:002014-01-17T00:08:07.706-06:00Great post. Outside of card shop/card show acquai...Great post. Outside of card shop/card show acquaintances, there are only two people I know who collect cards. As for the non-collectors in my life, most of the people close to me know I collect... although sometimes I get the feeling that some of them think it's weird that a 41 year old guy collects pieces of cardboard. Not too concerned though... collecting cards is one of my sources of entertainment and it's not going to change anytime soon.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63830913064520968322014-01-16T20:39:18.476-06:002014-01-16T20:39:18.476-06:00It's no different than collecting stamps or co...It's no different than collecting stamps or coins and it's a hell of alot more productive than investing all my time and money into tricking out a used '04 Civic that will end up in a junk yard in a couple years anyways. Now THAT I've never understood...(...Joe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07085104711886709037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-91647590683088857422014-01-16T16:58:58.883-06:002014-01-16T16:58:58.883-06:00Nick
You have passion in this hobby and that will ...Nick<br />You have passion in this hobby and that will rush out when you do your presentation. I just did a presentation on Nintendo's business strategy in a Leadership class at my job. I'm talking in front of the President and Vice President of my company among others. It was my best presentation all year- why? It was all passion. You will be amazed and will probably find a few collectors in your class. Keep up the great blog, it brought back my card collecting passion that I had back in the 80s and 90s.DaddyMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460144866944601738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-70484308298147654922014-01-16T07:15:27.696-06:002014-01-16T07:15:27.696-06:00There is never shame in doing something that you e...There is never shame in doing something that you enjoy. I tell people that I not only collect baseball cards but comic books too. I am 57. My standard tag line is I haven't grown up yet and I'm too old to do it now.Jinxo56https://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-47495388746023180022014-01-16T05:42:31.891-06:002014-01-16T05:42:31.891-06:00Great post Nck, I would incorporate your blog post...Great post Nck, I would incorporate your blog posts into your presentation somehow. Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-219782986297210112014-01-16T04:45:46.855-06:002014-01-16T04:45:46.855-06:00Well..in my case people usually ask 'What is b...Well..in my case people usually ask 'What is baseball'.. I rest my case.<br /><br />But what truly counts in the end is that we enjoy what we do.Ana Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-38183418642099006342014-01-16T01:42:29.586-06:002014-01-16T01:42:29.586-06:00Great post Nick!
I am also a young card collector...Great post Nick!<br /><br />I am also a young card collector, only 20 years young. I have only been seriously collecting for about a year, but I used to buy cards as a kid. There are very few people to talk to when it comes to cards, but blogging definitely helps that. I talked my best friend into buying a pack of cards and now he is hooked on the hobby as well.<br /><br />Good luck on your presentation!Alex Marklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961045775064386055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-68922925159802894812014-01-16T00:50:20.296-06:002014-01-16T00:50:20.296-06:00Good luck with your presentation. I don't thin...Good luck with your presentation. I don't think I ever brought up my card collecting in any of my college classes, but I did open a box of 91 Upper Deck the first night I was there.<br />But anybody that came over to my apartment knew, because I always had cards out somewhere.<br />Besides, I'm sure you are going to be as surprised about someone elses hobby as they might be of yours.Swing And A Pop-uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366868132258608938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-9821246166520125962014-01-16T00:35:10.616-06:002014-01-16T00:35:10.616-06:00None of my close friends, as a kid or since, colle...None of my close friends, as a kid or since, collects baseball cards. I think that's one of the reasons this blog thing is so important to many of us, and why it's so much fun. It's great to finally have people to communicate with who care about the crazy little things just as much. Good luck with your presentation. Hope you let us know how it goes.petethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222725895895580850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-88543617004400009882014-01-15T22:20:06.000-06:002014-01-15T22:20:06.000-06:00Nick,
Well said. One of the things that strikes m...Nick,<br /><br />Well said. One of the things that strikes me, is that I seldom find younger card collector whi don't exhibit some higher intellegence. [yes, there may be some]. Card collectors are organizers, identifyers and mostly persons who appreciate history.<br /><br />No matter, you have my respect and best wishes. Chuck's Used Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002562456787923108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-39119393747538793412014-01-15T21:53:22.781-06:002014-01-15T21:53:22.781-06:00Great post! I've felt the same way at times, b...Great post! I've felt the same way at times, but I've actually never had a bad experience when I've shared with people about my love of baseball and baseball cards. It can be a little awkward sometimes and they do always ask those two questions, but it's always ended well. In fact, I've gotten some really cool items from people just because they know I like baseball and baseball cards. For example, I had an employee that worked for me for a while whose cousin was married to an MLB umpire. I asked her to ask him some questions for me the next time she saw him and she ended up getting a signed game-used 2009 World Series ball for me. Daniel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549258123389659977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-46920432498147408472014-01-15T20:19:43.755-06:002014-01-15T20:19:43.755-06:00Nick, GREAT post, maybe consider talking also abou...Nick, GREAT post, maybe consider talking also about your blog, as part of the Hobby that you have. Maybe the instructor will have a projector, so you can show your blog to the whole class. Your writing is why I have jumped head first fully back into this wonderful hobby of ours,(only being out of it for 8 years) collecting the cards "we" like not because of value or its rarity, but because we like them, we want them, and of course the chase of certain sets or players or teams. I am 47 years old and the majority of the people I trade with outside the blogosphere (online trade groups)are in their 60s. Your posts have such insight (perspective) into the cards that anyone reading, whether a collector of anything or not, or a writer, or whatever will appreciate the passion that speaks for itself. Good Luck next week. You don't need it. Maybe print out a few of your favorite posts to handout to the class. Remember, this is FUN, so have FUN with the speech. (Sounds like the "Effective Speaking" course I took in college. Sorry to ramble so long.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-41701430308297269002014-01-15T20:09:14.930-06:002014-01-15T20:09:14.930-06:00NEVER be ashamed of anything you enjoy,kid!....NEVER be ashamed of anything you enjoy,kid!....Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028310351744038097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-48723218016488466432014-01-15T19:27:51.438-06:002014-01-15T19:27:51.438-06:00I wrote about something along these lines a few ye...I wrote about something along these lines a few years ago.<br /><br />http://nightowlcards.blogspot.com/2009/08/proud-to-be-card-collector.html<br /><br />It still applies.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-50366488084490942532014-01-15T19:25:39.823-06:002014-01-15T19:25:39.823-06:00Great post. The way it started out though it almo...Great post. The way it started out though it almost sounded as though you were at an addiction meeting or something. <br /><br />Hi, Nick!<br /><br />When I got back into the hobby in 2010 I kept it on the down low because I was afraid of what people would think. Word has gotten out and everyone's been real positive about it. P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.com