I finally went and did it... all of my 1991 Score hockey went into the wood stove. Now I have more room for vintage hockey! Last month it was my collection of old Beckett and Canadian sportscard price guides. Why do I keep this junk. I think my next cards in the fire box will be 1990 Proset. So look out for for a jump in the value of these sets. Maybe one day my greatgreat grandson will curse me for heating the house with his inheritance.
Welcome to the "dark side of the force." Seriously, though. Most of us start out with the newer, less expensive stuff. As our tastes and incomes mature, the natural draw towards the history of the sport we're collecting becomes more consuming and possible. Even with hockey, which has the lowest print run of the 4 major sports, I've seen estimates of 1-10 million copies of each card. Being as good a samaritan as you are by destroying your newer stuff, I'm not going to start buying Pro Sets, et al. For me, buying something that was "X" amount today and only worth pennies on the dollar a few weeks down the road really soured me to modern cards. I actually clip articles and advertisements from old Beckett's, Tuff Stuff's, etc. pertaining to vintage hockey. So they're still of some use. Good luck and enjoy. So what are you going to be going after now?
I love burning crappy cards. Sometimes when I'm bored I light a little fire in my backyard, sit there and burn each card slowly - it's so much fun! I must have burned like a hundred crappy cards. I also put a facemask so I don't inhale the crap as well as goggles to protect my eyes.
Neighbors seen me sitting out there a few times during the lonely summer nights, they think I'm crazy. They really are scared of me! lol
James
Can you provide a list of the stuff you are burning...I would like to corner the market on crappy stuff. Of course provide the list of the crappy stuff before I burn all of my crappy stuff.
Thanks, Paul
