Discovery, The Chase or Ownership? + What Makes Collecting Fulfilling + Why We Fall Out of Love With Cards

Why do we actually collect cards? Chris McGill brings a deceptively simple question to the Sports Cards Live panel: At what point in the collecting process do you feel most fulfilled? Is it the research and discovery of something you never knew existed? Is it the chase and the hunt for a card that might take years to find? Is it finally owning the card? Is it curating, displaying and expressing your collection? Or is there actually something satisfying about selling a card and moving on? Jeremy, Joe Poirot, Joshua Adams and Chris all give very different answers, and the conversation turns into a fascinating look at the psychology behind why we collect. What is the difference between fulfillment and fun? Why can finally owning a long-sought-after card sometimes feel less exciting than pursuing it? Why can simply knowing that a card belongs to you provide a sense of satisfaction even when you rarely physically look at it? And how much of our collection is really an expression of our own hobby identity? Then David Chase joins the panel and adds another dimension to the conversation: sometimes you finally acquire the card, set or collecting lane you have been pursuing and realize you don't actually love it anymore. That leads us into curation, changing our minds as collectors, falling out of love with cards, the occasional relief of selling, sharing collections on social media and the community that develops when collectors discover and chase cards together. There may not be one correct answer, but there is a good chance you'll find yourself answering the question while listening. Check out The Hobby Spectrum at thehobbyspectrum.com and take the assessment to discover where you fit in the hobby. Try AuctionWire at auctionwire.ai and use promo code SCL to receive two free months. Check out Card Ladder and use promo code SCL. Buy Pops and Comps: Truths, Insights, and Psychology Behind the Numbers That Drive the Sports Card Market, available now on Amazon. And, as always, subscribe to Sports Cards Live on YouTube, turn on notifications, and if you enjoy the podcast, follow, rate and review Sports Cards Live on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices