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Normally Not a Fan of Change
I've never been a fan of change. When I was a kid, I started drinking Coke products. These days, I don't drink a lot of soda, but when I do... it's usually a Coke or a Sprite. Back in the early80's... my father brought home and built our family an Apple IIe. Thirty-something years later... I'm still using their computers. And although I've changed my clothing styles a few times over the years... I've been a hoodie, cargo shorts, and flip-flops kind of guy for the past ten to fifteen years. Like I said... I'm not a fan of change.
However when it comes to our hobby... I'm all about it. It seems like I'm constantly fiddling with my collection. Sometimes I'm obsessed with cheap 90's inserts. Other times I'll start chasing down vintage singles I've always wanted.
Last year, I started collecting PSA/DNA slabbed autographed rookie cards of some of my favorite players. Card companies are always inserting signed rookie cards into their products, but that wasn't the case back when I was growing up.
So now... I'm making up for lost time. So far I've picked up signed rookie cards of Frank Thomas, Greg Maddux, Steve Largent, James Lofton, Joe Sakic, and Wade Boggs. But my favorite purchase by a landslide is my 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson:
The only card I could envision knocking this card out of the top spot would be any Tony Gwynn autographed rookie card. However prices are a little too high for my cardboard budget... so I don't think Rickey has anything to worry about.
Getting back to the topic of "change". Anyone remember when it was kind of "taboo" to have a player sign their rookie card, because it was already valuable... and adding ink to the card would only bring down the value?
Well... from my personal experience... times have surely changed.
Happy Monday and sayonara!
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