Why Do Collectors Store Items??????

[jbean023]

Hi,

I have spoke to a few collectors recently and a lot over the last year or so where their collection is in storage. Can folks enlighten me on why this happens? To me its selfish and disrespectful to other collectors. For instance, if I had a tubs full Kurt Suzuki items or Austin Jackson items that's disrespectful to both the big player collectors that we have on the GUU that will actually display and cherish them instead of collect dust and mouse feces in a storage unit. There is a very small window in rarity for collecting these days so to put items in storage to think they will pull Babe Ruth prices in 75 years is flat out ignorant.

I understand that sometimes you are not able to display everything but atleast if you need to put items in storage in your basement or attic those should atleast get the option to be sold to someone that will appreciate them. I talked to a collector the other day about an item his words "I'm not interested in selling, plus its in a storage unit and will take a few days for me to get." They have shows called hoarders for a reason, if you are having hoarder issues please let me know I can help take care of that. The thing is as well when most collectors pass away like one of my buddies grandpas, the stuff still sits in a storage unit, forgotten about, and most likely ruined. So for the collectors that have storage units full of items that other collectors will display and cherish can you please explain to me why you are not selling and why you put your items in storage. Collectors like that remind me of the friend who when a couple friends buy a motorcycle so does he and lets it sit in the garage. Opinions will be greatly appreciated so I can understand.

[Hoosier39]

Do you live an a apartment or house?

Do you have a wife?

Any kids?

Sorry, but I disagree. Some of us can't help it, doesn't mean we are disrespectful.

[sportsnbikes]

If I own something and want to put it in storage it's not disrespectful to anyone by doing so. It's my stuff. I can do whatever I want with it. I'm sorry but I find your post kind of silly.

There are no rules in this hobby on what I am supposed to do with my stuff so not sure what you want the outcome of your post to be.

Plus it's America dude.

[Phil316]

If I own something and want to put it in storage it's not disrespectful to anyone by doing so. It's my stuff. I can do whatever I want with it. I'm sorry but I find your post kind of silly.

There are no rules in this hobby on what I am supposed to do with my stuff so not sure what you want the outcome of your post to be.

Plus it's America dude.

Agreed. To say it is disrespectful is asinine.

[jbean023]

Lol let the lashings begin HAHA!! To me its disrespectful someone that dedicates their entire collection to one player and if you don't appreciate that item enough to display it then why have it period?? I spent a year in Iraq and that's the only time my items were stored and I put them at my moms house in a spare room while I was gone. I understand that all items cant be "displayed" per say but to have a storage unit is asinine. That's like putting a motorcycle in storage in the summer, why have it. I didn't say there was any rules to collecting or whatever you are assuming I am simply asking a question. If you don't appreciate an item enough to have it in your house why have it is my question, not saying that you cant or anything the lynch mob is assuming.

[jbean023]

Let's say you 3 in the lynch mob are strictly niners collectors and I had a couple Montana SB jerseys that sit in a storage unit and collect dust and all 3 of you have offered me fair offers and I say no Ill leave them in the storage unit you don't find that disrespectful. I understand that its "America dude" but still to me I would feel like I was disrespecting you guys because you would actually enjoy , cherish, and display the item and to me its a piece of fabric because I could care less about the 49ers. Guess opinions differ, but I would feel that I was being disrespectful.

[Phil316]

As was stated my items are just that..... my items. This is not socialist collecting last time I checked. I have and will never feel I owe another collector one of my items in storage because he might be head over heels for that player and i cannot display it at this time.

I am not really sure why you care about other peoples collections and what they do with their items that they own.

[jbean023]

I actually have a Cubs collector that's wanted a jersey that I have a for a few months and I have two of the player, no player collection I just wanted one but another came with a bulk buy so I have two and like the player but feel bad for not selling the jersey because I know he would enjoy the jersey as much as I would and I don't need 2.

[Wrigley2010]

There is a very small window in rarity for collecting these days so to put items in storage to think they will pull Babe Ruth prices in 75 years is flat out ignorant.


This is the part that I take the most umbrage with. I am not collecting with the hope that someday I will be able to retire early and live like a king. I collect because I love baseball. It's as simple as that. The sport is in my blood and has been since a very young age. Outside of my family and friends nothing brings me more enjoyment than collecting game used baseball memorabilia.

I have nearly all of my game used collection in some form of storage (closet, bins etc). Why? Well I don't have the space to display it at the moment. If the question why do I still buy stuff if I don't have the room comes to mind please read my first paragraph again. This is a hobby and while some make a career out of it the majority of us here are just your average guy who has a passion for sports memorabilia.

[jbean023]

As was stated my items are just that..... my items. This is not socialist collecting last time I checked. I have and will never feel I owe another collector one of my items in storage because he might be head over heels for that player and i cannot display it at this time.

I am not really sure why you care about other peoples collections and what they do with their items that they own.


Its called courtesy, caring, and generosity, 3 things that seems to be going down the drain in the USA. Those 3 reasons are why I care about other collectors and collection, the reason why there was a memory post for Mulligans its called friendships and bonding. Why have GUU if no one cares about others collections?

[jbean023]

This is the part that I take the most umbrage with. I am not collecting with the hope that someday I will be able to retire early and live like a king. I collect because I love baseball. It's as simple as that. The sport is in my blood and has been since a very young age. Outside of my family and friends nothing brings me more enjoyment than collecting game used baseball memorabilia.

I have nearly all of my game used collection in some form of storage (closet, bins etc). Why? Well I don't have the space to display it at the moment. If the question why do I still buy stuff if I don't have the room comes to mind please read my first paragraph again. This is a hobby and while some make a career out of it the majority of us here are just your average guy who has a passion for sports memorabilia.


Finally someone that answers the question respectfully, thanks Wrigley 2010 and I totally understand your situation.

[Phil316]

Its called courtesy, caring, and generosity, 3 things that seems to be going down the drain in the USA. Those 3 reasons are why I care about other collectors and collection, the reason why there was a memory post for Mulligans its called friendships and bonding. Why have GUU if no one cares about others collections?

:)

[Hoosier39]

Finally someone that answers the question respectfully, thanks Wrigley 2010 and I totally understand your situation.

I thought my original response was respectful with some pretty legitimate questions.

Again, if you have a small place, a wife, some kids, even a pet, or not financially stable, then sometimes it makes it really hard to display your items the way you would like. I don't think those reasons make you disrespectful to the hobby or other collectors at all.. It's part of life, and if someone doesn't like that then, well, I'm sorry.

I think we would all agree that those of us that store a lot of our collections wish we could display them.

[sjewett]

I only buy what I can display. Matter of fact I was told that I was running out of room to display large items. So now I am down to small items (baseballs, mini helmets, or hockey pucks). If I am good to spend good money I want to be able to see what I bought and have them be talking points for guests when they come over.

[Steeleraddict]

Plus it's kinda fun rummaging thru my piles of game used laundry and finding a couple really cool jerseys u forgot u had. It really is like Christmas. And when do we adults get to experience that anymore....getting a present that you really really wanted and will enjoy?
Ha. Sorta kidding

[dangerzone79]

I have a lot of my bats & other baseball things in storage. The reason? There are a few. Space is a big one. Not having enough space to display 100-200 bats is pretty common in this hobby I bet. Also, maybe I don't want to have them all in my home. Sometimes I'll bring 10 bats to storage and take 10 more home, kinda swapping them out to have different ones around me.
There is NO disrespect involved here. I agree that we have the right to do whatever we want with our own collections. Also, sometimes I load up on some bats that I can use in a trade later, but don't want them in my house per say. There's many reason to keep a storage unit. Sorry you take it as a disrespectful act, but it simply isn't.

[jbean023]

I have a lot of my bats & other baseball things in storage. The reason? There are a few. Space is a big one. Not having enough space to display 100-200 bats is pretty common in this hobby I bet. Also, maybe I don't want to have them all in my home. Sometimes I'll bring 10 bats to storage and take 10 more home, kinda swapping them out to have different ones around me.
There is NO disrespect involved here. I agree that we have the right to do whatever we want with our own collections. Also, sometimes I load up on some bats that I can use in a trade later, but don't want them in my house per say. There's many reason to keep a storage unit. Sorry you take it as a disrespectful act, but it simply isn't.



I like the answers coming in, makes me understand I little better and nice to see a few that only buy what they can display. I don't find your reasoning disrespectful but nowhere did you also say that you were going to let the bats sit in a storage unit for 30 years to collect dust and never get them out, which happens in the hobby and more towards what I was talking about.

When I moved to Colorado I was getting lectured from my girlfriend and mom for throwing away my graduation gown, my high school items yearbooks, sports awards, ect, my dress green and blues for military purposes, to me I don't need those items. If I won an world series ring that's different, that's a tremendous accomplishment that I can wear and takes up minimal space but everything else will sit in a box until I die then be someone else's problem, why do that is what I think. I guess when I was younger I was a mild hoarder of items and now I understand so I'm trying to get rid of all of them. Im done with the military in Jan and then I will get rid of all my excess sleeping bags, knives, gerbers, flashlights, uniforms, ect.

[Nnunnari]

You're ridiculous.

[jbean023]

You're ridiculous.

Another example of friendliness in the US, they feel they must insult others.:)

[Puig66]

Lol let the lashings begin HAHA!! To me its disrespectful someone that dedicates their entire collection to one player and if you don't appreciate that item enough to display it then why have it period?? I spent a year in Iraq and that's the only time my items were stored and I put them at my moms house in a spare room while I was gone. I understand that all items cant be "displayed" per say but to have a storage unit is asinine. That's like putting a motorcycle in storage in the summer, why have it. I didn't say there was any rules to collecting or whatever you are assuming I am simply asking a question. If you don't appreciate an item enough to have it in your house why have it is my question, not saying that you cant or anything the lynch mob is assuming.

:eek:

I have always collected just so I could keep everything from everyone else. I am a filthy, greedy, hoarder with my own self storage business. I don't make any money at it, because all the storage units are full of my stuff. I have trailers full of mediocre to poor game used stuff of every player you can imagine.

And you can't have any of it. My estate planner will deal with the mess when I die. I just know I don't want anyone to have it. Those are my collecting rules. :rolleyes:

[Puig66]

Another example of friendliness in the US, they feel they must insult others.:)

My friend, your original topic post is insulting to everyone. Going on a rant against folks who have...for whatever reason...placed something in "storage" is a bit of a psychotic tirade, don't you think? I think we all have something is "storage" for our own reasons.

Do you own a safe? If so, do you have anything in it? That's "storage". So are we to say "Shame on YOU! Take it out and sell it to someone NOW!"? Someone could actually argue displaying items in your own house is keeping them in storage. After all, it's locked up away from everyone else, right?

Bram

[Puig66]

..... I guess when I was younger I was a mild hoarder of items and now I understand so I'm trying to get rid of all of them. Im done with the military in Jan and then I will get rid of all my excess sleeping bags, knives, gerbers, flashlights, uniforms, ect.

What do you plan on doing with those extra "issues"? ;)

[jbean023]

My friend, your original topic post is insulting to everyone. Going on a rant against folks who have...for whatever reason...placed something in "storage" is a bit of a psychotic tirade, don't you think? I think we all have something is "storage" for our own reasons.

Do you own a safe? If so, do you have anything in it? That's "storage". So are we to say "Shame on YOU! Take it out and sell it to someone NOW!"? Someone could actually argue displaying items in your own house is keeping them in storage. After all, it's locked up away from everyone else, right?

Bram


Totally off topic and reading way to much into detail of the question at hand. I was asking a question. This was more directed to those that continue to collect and place items in storage units. Im not talking about closets in a house or a side room in your house with your excess collection that is readily accessible, Im talking about collectors that keep compiling items in "storage units" that never get them out. My question to them is why they do that and explained why I don't, nothing to a wedgie over lol!

[jbean023]

What do you plan on doing with those extra "issues"? ;)


I was just going to take them to the local army/navy surplus and see if they want to buy some of it and if not take the rest besides the weapons to the rescue mission or list a few sleeping bags on ebay, there has to be a camper or two out there that might be able to help me out.

[sportsnbikes]

Its called courtesy, caring, and generosity, 3 things that seems to be going down the drain in the USA. Those 3 reasons are why I care about other collectors and collection, the reason why there was a memory post for Mulligans its called friendships and bonding. Why have GUU if no one cares about others collections?

So because I won't sell you an item in storage I'm not respectful, courteous, caring or generous?

I see zero correlation between not selling an item in storage and being respectful, courteous, caring and generous.

I ask myself questions all the time about why people do or don't do the things they do and it always comes back to this; because that's what they decided to do or not do.

Then I move on.

[Puig66]

jbean023,

It's all good. I understand the gist of what you were trying to say. And I also understand your discomfort over the apparent deterioration of the good nature in society.

But please keep in mind, a lot of the problems can be traced right back to what we say and do. When you share a feeling in an overzealous, all-encompassing display of supreme power, like stating that people who place their stuff in storage are disrespectful to other collectors, you have taken on a liberal mindset.

It's kind of like telling the American public they will all buy health insurance whether they want it or not...and in doing so, will pay for people who can't afford it or don't want to work for it. And if you don't do as I say, I will make you pay a fine that grows exponentially from year to year. That's socialism. That's anti-American.

And you wonder why a lot of us are a bit on edge these days? The day that mindset takes over in our hobby, I'll be the first to exit stage left.

Bram

[jbean023]

jbean023,

It's all good. I understand the gist of what you were trying to say. And I also understand your discomfort over the apparent deterioration of the good nature in society.

But please keep in mind, a lot of the problems can be traced right back to what we say and do. When you share a feeling in an overzealous, all-encompassing display of supreme power, like stating that people who place their stuff in storage are disrespectful to other collectors, you have taken on a liberal mindset.

It's kind of like telling the American public they will all buy health insurance whether they want it or not...and in doing so, will pay for people who can't afford it or don't want to work for it. And if you don't do as I say, I will make you pay a fine that grows exponentially from year to year. That's socialism. That's anti-American.

And you wonder why a lot of us are a bit on edge these days? The day that mindset takes over in our hobby, I'll be the first to exit stage left.

Bram


I don't really get into politics talk because that leads to years of conversation and the fact that the USA is going downhill is an understatement. Our rights go out the door left and right.

Ill have to go back and re read what I typed but I wasn't meaning to say it is disrespectful I was saying if I DID that I WOULD feel disrespectful, Im not trying to tell anyone how to be or what to do with their items was just a question to get a feel of what others thought.

I have a best friend that lives off those people so that's why I asked, he goes weekend by weekend and heads off to storage unit auctions. They could be auctioned from non payment, death, or other situations but some of these units have amazing items in them that people one just don't care about or have forgot about. And when it comes to game used items I would be worried about the items getting stolen one and two I would want to use a climate controlled facility which I imagine costs a pretty penny. Some of these great items that are resurfacing from the past were in storage units and are in horrible shape due to lack of care.

To me its like watching that pickers show from the guys from Iowa they go to these houses and these pickers have everything known to man and a lot of the stuff is ruined or at least damaged. You pull up to a house and there's a grumpy old man that has everything under the sun and does nothing with the items but let them get ruined and doesn't want to sell them. Yes its America you can do what you want but I don't understand the concept or logic behind it.

[jbean023]

jbean023,

It's all good. I understand the gist of what you were trying to say. And I also understand your discomfort over the apparent deterioration of the good nature in society.

But please keep in mind, a lot of the problems can be traced right back to what we say and do. When you share a feeling in an overzealous, all-encompassing display of supreme power, like stating that people who place their stuff in storage are disrespectful to other collectors, you have taken on a liberal mindset.

It's kind of like telling the American public they will all buy health insurance whether they want it or not...and in doing so, will pay for people who can't afford it or don't want to work for it. And if you don't do as I say, I will make you pay a fine that grows exponentially from year to year. That's socialism. That's anti-American.

And you wonder why a lot of us are a bit on edge these days? The day that mindset takes over in our hobby, I'll be the first to exit stage left.

Bram


I did go back and read and I said "To Me" so its just my opinion and how I would feel, I'm not attacking others and telling them to believe like that its just a question. Just like are you for or against the death penalty I gave my opinion and asked for others. And yeah its all good I'm not here to argue or persuade others I am just simply asking for all the others that get their panties in a bunch is their business I am simply just having a discussion, laughing most of the time because I laugh when people get hostile in a non serious situation.

[Puig66]

I did go back and read and I said "To Me" so its just my opinion and how I would feel, I'm not attacking others and telling them to believe like that its just a question. Just like are you for or against the death penalty I gave my opinion and asked for others. And yeah its all good I'm not here to argue or persuade others I am just simply asking for all the others that get their panties in a bunch is their business I am simply just having a discussion, laughing most of the time because I laugh when people get hostile in a non serious situation.

Oh, I'm pro death penalty, for sure!

Reading some of the posts here reminds me just how much... :)

[jbean023]

Oh, I'm pro death penalty, for sure!

Reading some of the posts here reminds me just how much... :)

Lol!! Touche`!

[beaglegypsy003]

Currently I have 105 University of Hawaii alumni jerseys in my collection along with cleats, gloves, helmets, and footballs. I am almost finished working on my display room which extends into the hallway. With the current setup, I have 20 jerseys on display which means 85 in storage. Does that mean I will stop collecting? Of course the answer is no. I have multiple jerseys belonging to single players but they are different styles or teams. I also may use my excess inventory to trade with other collectors. I can also rotate the jerseys on display for a different look.

[HawaiiSportsNut]

When I first read your post I started laughing when you mentioned Kurt Suzuki. As an example I could mention 2 of my friend who have large collections. (Not game used)

One has a huge collection of Hot Wheels & diecast cars. He had a room which displayed a greater majority of his collection. Four years ago he & his wife had a daughter so he had to pack everything away to make room for her.

A second friend had a huge collection of sports cards & regular sports memorabilia. He recently found a girlfriend so he had to pack his stuff away to make room for her. She wasn't thrilled about sleeping in his apartment with barely enough room to walk around.

So there are just 2 reasons that I know personally of why things need to be stored. Both of my friend now have a small place in their house/apartment where they display their collection which the rotate from time to time.

As for me I am very fortunate to have an understanding wife who let me remodel a storage room for my "Kurt Suzuki" collection. Unfortunately as my Suzuki collection grows I find myself having to store away other parts of my collection. I have a room just for my Joe Montana collection. That will be be stored away so that I can have just my Suzuki collection in it.

Here's what my room currently looks like with my Suzuki collection mixed in with my other memorabilia. I hope to have it moved into a room of it's own by the holidays.

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[godwulf]

Another example of friendliness in the US, they feel they must insult others.:)

I find it very interesting that someone who is seemingly obsessed with the concept of "respect" should begin a thread by referring to those whose actions and motives he - admittedly - doesn't understand as "selfish", "ignorant" and "hoarders".

Bean, you came into this conversation swinging - insulting and disrespecting others in the most childish and ridiculous way - and you seem surprised that anyone would take offense at that and respond in anything but the most "respectful" way.

You, my friend, have issues.

[xpress34]

I find it very interesting that someone who is seemingly obsessed with the concept of "respect" should begin a thread by referring to those whose actions and motives he - admittedly - doesn't understand as "selfish", "ignorant" and "hoarders".

Bean, you came into this conversation swinging - insulting and disrespecting others in the most childish and ridiculous way - and you seem surprised that anyone would take offense at that and respond in anything but the most "respectful" way.

You, my friend, have issues.

+1

Jeff -

I'm still trying to understand how in Bean's mind it is 'disrespectful' to 'big collector's' if stuff is in storage as well why if you need to store items they should be 'optioned' to sell to others.

The other side of this coin is that I do purge my collection from time to time, but I am not looking to give my stuff away and when I reach out to those who 'claim' to be looking to buy, they usually end up either being tire kickers or wanting you to basically give them your stuff and for you to pay to ship it to them.

I know Bean either just moved or is about to move to Colorado (Denver area) as he wrote me sometime back asking about neighborhoods and all, but I haven't heard from him since, so I don't know if he is here yet or not.

- Smitty

[joelsabi]

Hi,

I have spoke to a few collectors recently and a lot over the last year or so where their collection is in storage. Can folks enlighten me on why this happens? To me its selfish and disrespectful to other collectors. For instance, if I had a tubs full Kurt Suzuki items or Austin Jackson items that's disrespectful to both the big player collectors that we have on the GUU that will actually display and cherish them instead of collect dust and mouse feces in a storage unit. There is a very small window in rarity for collecting these days so to put items in storage to think they will pull Babe Ruth prices in 75 years is flat out ignorant.

I understand that sometimes you are not able to display everything but atleast if you need to put items in storage in your basement or attic those should atleast get the option to be sold to someone that will appreciate them. I talked to a collector the other day about an item his words "I'm not interested in selling, plus its in a storage unit and will take a few days for me to get." They have shows called hoarders for a reason, if you are having hoarder issues please let me know I can help take care of that. The thing is as well when most collectors pass away like one of my buddies grandpas, the stuff still sits in a storage unit, forgotten about, and most likely ruined. So for the collectors that have storage units full of items that other collectors will display and cherish can you please explain to me why you are not selling and why you put your items in storage. Collectors like that remind me of the friend who when a couple friends buy a motorcycle so does he and lets it sit in the garage. Opinions will be greatly appreciated so I can understand.

Storage units are great. The unit I use for all my comic books are in a climate controlled unit. There nothing more geeky than having comics laying around the house and this solution also keeps everyone in the family happy.

I have also a 1977 FSX that I have in storage too that I one day want to restore when I retire. Storage for me is a place to keep stuff I may use in the future when my lifestyle permits. It's just on the back burner and I am willing to pay for it because I know how hard it was to amass the collection and don't want to part with it. I appreciate all that is inside the storage unit. That is why I keep them there. That why it take me less than 5 minutes to locate my Detective Comics #27 in the storage unit.

Again its a matter of lifestyle and I don't preach my lifestyle onto anyone because everyone has their own life and its none of my business. I think that is where respect comes into play. When you legally buy anything you are worthy of possessing it. No one should coerce me or guilt me into a decision to move something until I am ready.

[godwulf]

I don't know how old Bean is - I'm guessing early to mid-twenties - but I hope that he doesn't, in his zeal to divest himself of physical property, toss things that he (or his family) will someday wish he hadn't. I think about some of the things that my own father and grandfather didn't toss when they were younger that are now treasured family heirlooms - like my grandfather's leather motorcycle helmet, goggles and race medals from the 1920s, and my dad's high school letter jacket. My own brown leather aircrew jacket from the Navy and some other miltary items are packed away, in case my kids should want them someday. Obviously, you can't save everything, and it's less than healthy to try, but a few items don't take up a lot of space, and your own kids and their descendants might be very happy to have them.

[xpress34]

That why it take me less than 5 minutes to locate my Detective Comics #27 in the storage unit.

Joel -

You just made this comic geek a little jealous... ;)

I collect Silver Age Marvel key books... don't even get me started on what I've sold in the past....

That said, one of the Attorney's at my wife's office owns (and I've gotten to hold and read it - cover to cover) a copy of Action #1...

My grail for the Comic Collection is Captain America #1 and #3 (Stan Lee's 1st Comic Book foray - he wrote a story for #3).

Sorry for the train derailment... we'll put her back on the tracks now... ;)

- Smitty

[ousooner_85]

I've only skimmed through this thread, so excuse me if I'm missing the point but
who has something in storage that Bean wants?!?!?!?!? j/k ;)

[godwulf]

Joel -

You just made this comic geek a little jealous... ;)

I collect Silver Age Marvel key books... don't even get me started on what I've sold in the past....

That said, one of the Attorney's at my wife's office owns (and I've gotten to hold and read it - cover to cover) a copy of Action #1...

My grail for the Comic Collection is Captain America #1 and #3 (Stan Lee's 1st Comic Book foray - he wrote a story for #3).

Sorry for the train derailment... we'll put her back on the tracks now... ;)

- Smitty

Just another brief wobble.

A while back, I took my copies of Avengers #1 and X-Men #1 into my local comic shop, to show them to a friend who owns the place, and one of his employees asked me how much I'd paid for them. I told him, "Twelve cents". Got them off one of those squeaky, circular racks at the grocery store, back in Plainfield, Indiana in the spring of 1963, when I was nine years old. When I was 15 or 16, I decided that I was too old for comics and sold most of my collection for next-to-nothing, but I kept a few, including those, of course. (Wish I'd kept the first hundred issues of Amazing Spiderman - I could probably make a couple of mortgage payments with them.)

[Phil316]

I find it very interesting that someone who is seemingly obsessed with the concept of "respect" should begin a thread by referring to those whose actions and motives he - admittedly - doesn't understand as "selfish", "ignorant" and "hoarders".

Bean, you came into this conversation swinging - insulting and disrespecting others in the most childish and ridiculous way - and you seem surprised that anyone would take offense at that and respond in anything but the most "respectful" way.

You, my friend, have issues.

This why i responded the way i did to bean.

[beaglegypsy003]

I think most of the true collectors collect what they like first and a distant second for investment. Who among us think that a piece in their collection would fetch Babe Ruth prices down the road? As for my collection, I think I would be lucky to break even. I do enjoy sitting in my collection room and looking at my stuff to unwind.

[lengthwise1]

I have almost every jersey a team has sold of a particular player because he is my favorite player. Even though he isn't a big time name, he has a decent size following and I know there are those that would love the items I have scored. Does that make me a bad person?

[jbean023]

I'll make one last post because it's getting off topic and some are not really seeing the question at hand.


First I would like to address the folks that have made a post to help me understand a little better but like I stated before this wasn't a question for the collectors that rotate items,ect. This is for the folks that have items in storage that they haven't seen in 7 years. I do like Joel's post about comic books I never thought of it that way.

Second I would like to say that is one of the most amazing player collections I have ever seen,congrats. This can kind of address Smitty as well but I said if someone made a fair offer on an item. So I am implying that if I had a Kurt Suzuki bat in storage for the last 5 years that I haven't opened and Hawaii had made me a fair offer but I said nah Ill let it sit in storage, to me I am being selfish and disrespectful. Yeah anyone can do with what they want its America I understand that.

Lengthwise- you are what I am talking about if I had a jersey of the guy you collected that has been in storage for 9 years and haven't touched that I feel disrespectful to you.
Next I would like to address Jeff if you read my first post I said "to me" as in "I would" feel selfish and disrespectful, so not insulting anyone unless you feel me personally insulting myself is in a way of insulting you. Second the ignorant was not in an insulting manner, it was stated in more of a common sense manner which I know the population with common sense is on the lower half side so I understand. You have sent me emails admitting you're a hoarder so I don't see the insult. Last, don't personally attack me coming from a guy that has sent me emails saying I don't know where half my items are or know half the items I have. You my friend have issues and a little time management and organization 101 would be helpful.

Last I would like to say that like the collector in the C2C this will probably be my last post, while there is some amazing great folks on here (Chris,Dave,most all the Cubs guys) just to many to name that I will still email on occasion, there is to many what seems to be disgruntled folks that roll out of bed pissed off at the world which makes me laugh that troll this site and you can read other posts that just attack folks because they have nothing better to do. Just like a new but older collect of here emailed me and said he got his head chewed off by a long time collector for offending him on an offer, lol. If you get offended by that, there are hurt feelings reports you can fill out. I sold a pair of Jordans for $600 and right before got an offer of 40$ and I was laughing hysterically but some people really get butt hurt about that. There is a site called CHIVE for those that have to much anger in your life or that have patience issues(check it out), I only have patience issues with bad drivers and those that take 15 shots to make a par 4 in golf haha. I might still check the occasional C2C and if anyone has any jerseys on my signature let me know I might pop in once every few months on an items wanted list but for all I have done deals with which is probably over 20 of you I thank you for your time and hospitality.

Take Care And Happy Collecting

[Dach0sen0ne]

When I first read your post I started laughing when you mentioned Kurt Suzuki. As an example I could mention 2 of my friend who have large collections. (Not game used)

One has a huge collection of Hot Wheels & diecast cars. He had a room which displayed a greater majority of his collection. Four years ago he & his wife had a daughter so he had to pack everything away to make room for her.

A second friend had a huge collection of sports cards & regular sports memorabilia. He recently found a girlfriend so he had to pack his stuff away to make room for her. She wasn't thrilled about sleeping in his apartment with barely enough room to walk around.

So there are just 2 reasons that I know personally of why things need to be stored. Both of my friend now have a small place in their house/apartment where they display their collection which the rotate from time to time.

As for me I am very fortunate to have an understanding wife who let me remodel a storage room for my "Kurt Suzuki" collection. Unfortunately as my Suzuki collection grows I find myself having to store away other parts of my collection. I have a room just for my Joe Montana collection. That will be be stored away so that I can have just my Suzuki collection in it.

Here's what my room currently looks like with my Suzuki collection mixed in with my other memorabilia. I hope to have it moved into a room of it's own by the holidays.


Rick,

Love how you have everything displayed! I was going to take a pic of how I have my Jackson stuff displayed but...

[HawaiiSportsNut]

Rick,

Love how you have everything displayed! I was going to take a pic of how I have my Jackson stuff displayed but...

Now that is so funny...:D

[Enyouartist]

HOW are you guys storing your jerseys? I currently have them hanging in the closet. I'm a bit worried that they will get eaten by moths, etc. Should I be covering them? Should I put all my bats in tubes?

[Hoosier39]

HOW are you guys storing your jerseys? I currently have them hanging in the closet. I'm a bit worried that they will get eaten by moths, etc. Should I be covering them? Should I put all my bats in tubes?

There's a thread on this somewhere that I can't seem to find. But I don't recommend bat tubes for long periods of time and depending on your climate. With time, it could build up moisture inside the tube.

Short term use isn't really a problem though.