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Why Do I Collect? ↗
An overview of my collecting journey and contextualizing what I collect today
What I have, what I used to have, and what I have to say about them.
A personal archive of current and past owned collectibles3 pieces in viewKept & remembered
- Pieces
- 3 catalogued
- Currently owned
- 2
- Previously owned
- 1
- Writing
- 1 essay
- Last entry
- September 14, 2026
Trading cardCurrently owned
Huntley & Palmers Baseball
1878 Huntley & Palmers Sports Baseball PSA 4
I'm not a huge vintage guy and for me vintage is always going to be anything before 1975. I just didn't have much of a connection to the players (although I certainly respect their accomplishments); it's just not worth the cost of high quality vintage from a fan POV. From a business POV, I wish I had bought more vintage.
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Trading cardCurrently owned
Larry Bird Autograph — 2003-04 SP Signature Gold
2003–04 Upper Deck · On-card autograph · 10/50 · PSA 9
There's a long story behind why I wanted to pick this up that isn't super relevant to the card itself, but the reason I picked this one was for a few reason:
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Sketch cardPreviously owned
Mars Attacks: Attack from Space
Sketch by NAR! (Julio Naranjo)
This sketch card was part of a deluxe limited edition package for the "Red Label" hardcover release from IDW that collected issues 1-5 of their Mars Attacks: Attack from Space comics. The Red Label version was limited to a 250 copy print run.
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All 3 pieces ↗| Title | Object | Subject | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntley & Palmers Baseball | Trading card | — | Currently owned |
| Larry Bird Autograph — 2003-04 SP Signature Gold | Trading card | Larry Bird | Currently owned |
| Mars Attacks: Attack from Space | Sketch card | Mars Attacks | Previously owned |