Wow. I have been collecting since 1987. I have never taken a break. I do have slow down in some years, but never stop wanting baseball cards. I do collect set. Every year I buy boxes of bowman, bowman chrome, bowman platinum and bowman draft. I put all those sets together. Also, love many high end products. For the last ten years I have been making vintage topps sets. Getting all the cards that I wanted when I started collecting has keep me busy and focus on my collection. Making the sets from the 50s and 60s is something that I never thought I will be able to do. Adding some pre WWII cards and some tobacco cards has added an additional purpose with so many great cards and players.
I have never collect to make money and that is one reason that I do keep going. Never got upset for a card that has gone in value. In my case, I don't plan to pass my collection to anyone. I may sell the cards at a certain point and with some of the memorabilia and cards will be donated to a sports museum or auction some of them for charity. Only time will tell for that, but most likely some of the collection will be donated or auction for a charity.
P.S. Love the hobby and this site, even that it isn't perfect has help me keep collecting with trades and by all the pics of cards that are posted in the threads by this great community.
I have never collect to make money and that is one reason that I do keep going. Never got upset for a card that has gone in value. In my case, I don't plan to pass my collection to anyone. I may sell the cards at a certain point and with some of the memorabilia and cards will be donated to a sports museum or auction some of them for charity. Only time will tell for that, but most likely some of the collection will be donated or auction for a charity.
P.S. Love the hobby and this site, even that it isn't perfect has help me keep collecting with trades and by all the pics of cards that are posted in the threads by this great community.