General Forum

Hey CollectingAfter Death, don't shy away from posting here, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that any discussion about cards that is relevant and respectful is appreciated.  It's only natural for certain things to be disagreed with or commented on but I don't think anyone goes away with any hard feelings.  

It's ok to take an unpopular opinion.  I've disagreed with literally every regular in these forums about something or other over the years. But I don't hold a grudge against anyone, and I doubt they hold a grudge against me.  If we all collected the same thing in the same way, it would be a boring hobby, a boring forum, and nobody would ever trade with each other because we would all want the same thing.  Lively, civilized debate is cool. Trolling is not. But we've been fortunate to have very little trolling over the years.

Overproduction only matters to me in terms of the price I'm willing to pay.  Since my original collecting period was between 1987-1991, it's probably not a surprise that my favorite baseball card sets tend to be 1987-1991 Topps.  I have all of the insert sets, send-in sets, wax box sets, promos, traded sets, debut sets, etc.  These are the only years that I continue to purchase wax boxes, rack boxes, cello boxes, jumbo boxes, vending packs, and factory sets for.  I continue to upgrade these sets over and over again.  

I came into the Hobby during this period and much like many others it holds a special place in my heart. '84 Topps was always my favorite as I remember as a wee lad going to Child's World (think Toys 'R Us) and getting 132 card uncut full sheets...then butchering them with scissors. I left the Hobby over a decade ago (selling everything off) and recently came back in. Where did I start, quite simply this period here. And like RTD87 mentions, I plan on upgrading what I have and have no shame. When I feel a need to bust wax and don't want to drop triple digits this is where I turn.

And I don't think anyone really needs to worry about what them post here. I worry about sounding wrong or off or like an id***. After reading the forums for months I have found that this is a great community that is open and accepting. With the varying experience levels and collecting goals there is always something to glean and learn.