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Hi Friends,
It's hard to
imagine, because I still remember vividly as the calendar flipped from 2017
into 2018, but Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season are already upon us!
This time of year makes us think of
Turkey, Shopping, Family, and Fun. Yet, some of us feel the stress when we think of
sitting at the Thanksgiving Dinner table with folks that we might have not
seen in a year, with whom we are forced to make small talk. By
"some", I mean "most" of us have been in this position at
some point in time. Stress!
The question is:
what do you talk about with them? To quote an episode of a Charlie Brown
cartoon I remember from childhood, always avoid discussing, "Religion,
Politics, & the Great Pumpkin", as Linus so aptly stated.
May I make a
suggestion? Discuss Baseball Cards. Point the conversation as if describing the
hobby to newbies...basically, rookies...to the hobby. Since this is a stressful
time of year for many, put a little twist on it!
What should you
discuss about Baseball Cards? I figured you might ask that! I wrote the following script for you, from which you can use bits and pieces of in your conversation with Uncle
Bart, Aunt Betty, Cousin Louis, your neighbor, Henry, 3rd cousin removed,
Tina...you get the point!
What to Say?
Collecting Baseball
Cards help relieve stress for many people who love sports, which is why
Baseball Cards have been an irreplaceable part of American culture for over a
century. These cardboard treasures give collectors a chance to see the stats
and pictures of their favorite players, and are fun and not limited to any age
or gender of collector.
Baseball Cards have
come a long way in the past decade. As some collectors grew weary of the
traditional card format, card companies needed to find a niche that would help
boost the excitement of their product, so they pioneered numerous advancements
in the trading card field. These companies, such as Topps, Bowman, Upper Deck,
Panini, and Donruss, among others, have created numerous specialized and highly
sought-after types of cards.
For instance, Topps, one
of the industry's top companies and producers of Baseball Cards for about 70
years, has found a host of ways to keep collectors interested. In their
latest set of cards, they have offered up the opportunity to get cards that are
signed by the players that they represent, giving the card collectors an
exciting sense of thrills every time that they open a new pack (with the possibility of getting an autographed card!).
Additionally,
giving collectors a sense of owning a piece of history, they have begun to
place actual pieces of game memorabilia within the cards. So, basically, you
may end up opening a pack and getting a piece of fabric directly from the
jersey of one of your favorite players, or even a chip of their bat.
These game-used
memorabilia cards (referred to as "GU") don't necessarily have to
come from players that played the year the cards were printed - if you get
lucky, you may find yourself with a piece of a bat used by Joe DiMaggio! That
can add a very interesting prospect to sports card collecting. These
specialized memorabilia cards feature extremely limited print runs, allowing
for a high value to be assessed for the more unique cards, and some of these
more unique cards for the best players may fetch upwards of hundreds of
dollars, so it's almost like buying a lottery ticket! Sure, some of the cards
may cost more by-the-pack, but it is clearly worth it to have such an exciting
chance to get close to your sports idols. With all of these opportunities for
hungry collectors, Baseball Cards are in more demand than ever before.
Aside from the
potential for huge profits from collecting Baseball Cards, collecting Baseball
Cards and focusing on them in making sets or sub-sets can help relieve stress
& anxiety by acting as a pleasant distraction to everyday stress. This
calming effect helps fight everyday tensions, especially during the holiday
season!
Did You De-Stress Your Thanksgiving Dinner?
My sincere hope is
that you were able to steer the conversation of your Turkey-Time dinner to a
more pleasant and enjoyable topic, Baseball Cards, in which everyone can participate in and enjoy.
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