Big Question for Everyone

[benshobbies]

I collected from around age 11 to about age 19 when I went to college.

In College I was too consumed with studies & women for that to really be an issue.

Got out of college at the age of 24 & went home to look for a job. As I was looking my mom said, what about all those cards you have stored up in the atttic, why don't you sell those?

She was hoping I would sell the whole kit & kaboodle as a lot & be done with it, make some extra money & move on.

As I started selling the cards on ebay I realized I was doing what I always wanted to do when I was younger! Got a bit carried away & a few years in I took a 6 month break to get my finances straight. Now I'm back at it with a vengeance. The thing is having your priorities straight & making sure you make your ends meet before you buy cards.

I now may be living out my childhood dream soon! Always wanted to be a business owner & own my own collectibles business. I may soon be at the level in which I can do that in a couple years.

[IronMonkey415]

You're at the age were you are thinking about titty balls, it's normal.

[SpastikMooss]

Originally Posted by ArsonCuff

You'll get back into whatever toys or collectibles you were in to at a younger age during your pre-mid-life crisis period...and then hopefully you give it up again before you end up in your mid-life crisis so that you buy a sports car instead of a sports card.

Lol I like this answer.

But yeah I think it's pretty natural, I gave up cards around 14-15 and threw my binders/boxes in my closet. Came back to them at 22 when I was a year out of college and trying to find something to fill the time and space that high school took up (those can be a pretty consuming 8 years!).

So I'm sure you'll be back eventually. But do make sure you are well versed in the trends at the time or you'll get fleeced...I know I went nuts at first buying up like cheap jersey cards and base cards on Ebay that were cheaper places like here, COMC, etc. So I'd say it's better to sit back and relearn the hobby/trends before spending all your hard earned cash haha.