Talking Through a Card Collecting Slump

[@mookiechillson]

I may be wrong - but what I hear you describing is a slump specifically related to acquiring new cards… Which I can totally relate to! But I would say that there are several other facets to a collecting journey that I focus on when purchasing is slow (or non-existent). I use those quiet times to organize and work on displaying my collection. I also use it to inventory and think critically about the cards I do own … and why I own them. Should I consolidate funds by selling cards? I never stop buying undervalued cards that I can turn into extra funds. And I also love consuming content about cards thru conversation with friends and thru hobby media. All of this helps fill the voids when I’m not in acquisition mode, and helps sustain my interest in the hobby!

[@KenChen21]

@mookiechillson thank you for your thoughts, you have great advice. I have also used the Quiet times to think about my collection, to step back and organize, sell things I don't really need/want, and to refocus. I will do that again now. My Grail list had been shrinking, but I can build a new one.

[@Godlikecollectibles]

Those 1950’s Calhoun cards you mention are pretty cool. I thought about getting a few of them since they seem to be an affordable set of cards.

[@VintageCardVoyage]

And getting cards from the 1950s that are affordable is never a bad thing.