tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post5543857387057819257..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: If the worst should happenNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-3898454688087614232021-03-10T05:42:24.295-06:002021-03-10T05:42:24.295-06:00I estimate 3/4 of my collection is now listed on T...I estimate 3/4 of my collection is now listed on TCDB. Most of my Tigers are in another database. I have no family to leave my "life" to. My closest friend is also a collector so I've left for her my passwords to everything, sealed within an envelope in my safe. That gives me some peace of mind. Should I meet an early and mysterious demise...please ask my friend where she was that fateful night. LOL.acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-83266983548348859082021-02-28T09:36:02.401-06:002021-02-28T09:36:02.401-06:00I've definitely thought about this recently ev...I've definitely thought about this recently even though I'm "only" 40, because I have two daughters with no interest in sports or sports cards and, like you, a disjointed collection with no overarching theme. My wife knows the value of certain things I have so if I go first I know she wont be completely in the dark about getting her money's worth. But I am beginning to condense my collection and tie up loose ends just in case.<br /><br />Seeing the different types of cards you collect gives me an idea to put together another PWE for you. It's great to see someone appreciate parallels and non-star players on the scale that you do. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268829182522679026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-28438129787288666812021-02-25T17:04:31.751-06:002021-02-25T17:04:31.751-06:00It's a very rare occurrence for a collection t...It's a very rare occurrence for a collection to get tucked away somewhere, and forgotten about. More often than not, someone just keeps accumulating stuff without any forethought as to who will have to deal with their hoard when they're gone, then they die, and some poor family (usually a spouse) is left to deal with something they know nothing about. This scenario almost never ends well either, as the family member usually gets taken advantage of by some unscrupulous dealer, who then profits greatly from the deceased's lack of planning.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-78612415373125791662021-02-25T11:31:15.545-06:002021-02-25T11:31:15.545-06:00Yeah, this is obviously on a lot of collectors min...Yeah, this is obviously on a lot of collectors minds. I wish I had a child who would be interested, but I don't. Maybe a grandkid someday, but I won't hold my breath on that either. If I make it to where I can see the end coming (not imminent, but when I am 75-80 or so) then I will probably start going to card shows and gifting a few cards to each non-adult I can find. The Diamond Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001830855287742523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-29254362533996088492021-02-25T10:34:51.302-06:002021-02-25T10:34:51.302-06:00Great subject - it’s something we’ll all have to d...Great subject - it’s something we’ll all have to deal with - unless we don’t 😜 <br />Great showing of cards here!CinciCuse Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068704369398539272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-77530780724362139102021-02-25T08:21:47.891-06:002021-02-25T08:21:47.891-06:00Even factoring in parallels, I'm amazed Okajim...Even factoring in parallels, I'm amazed Okajima has 75 cards...<br /><br />My post-life collection hope is that I'll have a future grandkid to pass them onto...<br /><br />Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119362273891780713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-4375046921303132432021-02-25T07:04:23.132-06:002021-02-25T07:04:23.132-06:00My current re-organizing of my collection has a lo...My current re-organizing of my collection has a lot to do with just flat out having too many cards, but there's also an element of not wanting to leave a mess for someone else to deal with.<br /><br />Great cards, as always, from Shane!Shlabotnik Reporthttp://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-52778973162869999752021-02-25T00:03:52.827-06:002021-02-25T00:03:52.827-06:00Now I'm wondering if/when I should give my Tor...Now I'm wondering if/when I should give my Torrens collection to him/his fam while I still can.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-28199392188871979042021-02-24T23:10:35.122-06:002021-02-24T23:10:35.122-06:00I've had this conversation a few times with fr...I've had this conversation a few times with friends. I would kinda feel bad leaving behind my collection for my brother or best friend to deal with. That's why I've thought about selling some stuff here and there just to thin things out. Hopefully I'm around for at least a few years into my retirement, so that I can have more time to enjoy my collection and list cards at my own pace.<br /><br />P.S. Those Score stadium shots are really cool.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-12868086863656680902021-02-24T21:55:39.072-06:002021-02-24T21:55:39.072-06:00Sounds like someone is having a "birthday mor...Sounds like someone is having a "birthday mortality" moment. Just take my advice, chill out man. You are still in your twenties. Yes it is important to plan for your finality, but odds are you still have a long way to go. It also doesn't help the rest of us in the blogging community that are several miles ahead of you on the road of life when someone as young as you is having these thoughts. <br /><br />You may not believe this, but I was literally having the thought of how much it was cost to have my entire collection shipped to you upon my death just yesterday since you are the youngest collector I know. I'm not dying or anything that I know of, it was a random thought. So it's perfectly normal wanting to know that your life's work will not just be shoved in dumpster as you are shoved in the ground.hiflewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128126188366882765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-86073697076599873452021-02-24T20:23:26.997-06:002021-02-24T20:23:26.997-06:00I for one not long ago posted about this very topi...I for one not long ago posted about this very topic.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-76326359121721203822021-02-24T19:51:46.469-06:002021-02-24T19:51:46.469-06:00I think I might just make a post entitled ‘my base...I think I might just make a post entitled ‘my baseball card will’ or something, and just kind of identify certain (team) binders I have and which bloggers they will go to (you can have the Cubs). I would love to do it with certain players but the problem is that many of them are in different team binders and unless it is someone I collect that all of the cards won’t be in one place. I also want to try to identify any rookie cards or valuable numbered cards that I have and where they are located so my loved ones can get an approximate value and then sold with the minimum amount of work. Not the best thing to think about, but you and others have talked about it lately, so why not do something like that so they will at least go to a good home or get a fair price instead of going straight into the trash. <br />While not a purge, I’ll have a ton of cards to send you at some point this year when I Update all of my binders. Jeremya1umhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631055539594841302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-37140697090344587482021-02-24T19:29:28.884-06:002021-02-24T19:29:28.884-06:00Defunct teams are fun.
I have nobody to leave m...Defunct teams are fun. <br /><br />I have nobody to leave my cards to, so when I'm gone they'll go to whoever swipes them. Elliptical Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-42951898897274881942021-02-24T18:20:22.111-06:002021-02-24T18:20:22.111-06:00This topic comes up quite a bit on the blogs.
I e...This topic comes up quite a bit on the blogs.<br /><br />I experienced first hand what happens to a collection after the collectors are gone. My parents collected a particular kind of antique glassware and plates that were quite valued among those who knew. When my folks passed and it came time to deal with the house and what was in it, none of their kids wanted to figure out exactly what they had and what they could get for it. It was too overwhelming and our mental states couldn't handle it. So we ended up letting an auction house buy it all, likely for much less money than it was worth.<br /><br />Now, consider this: my baseball card collection is MUCH MORE involved than my folks' dishware collection was. They is no way that the people I leave behind are going to be able to decipher it or want to. It's beyond their brain scope, and they'll have many other things on their mind.<br /><br />Therefore, if you worry about what's going to happen to your collection (I don't really, when I'm gone, I'm gone) then prepare to sell it or find someone to give it to while you still can.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-46120357551281204092021-02-24T18:16:53.394-06:002021-02-24T18:16:53.394-06:00I remember in your early collector years how excit...I remember in your early collector years how excited you got finding cards from defunct teams!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028310351744038097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-83556106801296304262021-02-24T18:03:58.032-06:002021-02-24T18:03:58.032-06:00I've always had a "sucks to be you" ...I've always had a "sucks to be you" mentality towards whoever has to deal with my cardboard disaster of a collection after I'm gone. I'm sure there will be a lot of "What was he thinking?" moments as they peruse the largest collection of cards not worth grading in history.Swing And A Pop-uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366868132258608938noreply@blogger.com