Card Collection 2.0

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Some of my other favorite things from the 80s are experiencing a reboot or resurrection since their popularity a few decades ago. The Star Wars franchise, Ghostbusters, GI Joe, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Depeche Mode, Commodore 64…well maybe not. But now I am seeing my card collection in a new light with the help of my son.

I spent a good portion of the 80s amassing sports cards and non-sports cards like most kids. I collected, traded, bought, sold and even worked in a friend’s card shop for a little while. It was fun and affordable. I still enjoy opening wax packs and collecting certain players today. When we started pulling all of my cards out of the closet though I had more than I remembered in volume and variety.

My son jumped in with both feet. He was able to see baseball cards representing all the brands along with other sports cards and non-sports cards I had collected. He took to early modern baseball cards (1980s) and is even building some sets. His newly acquired Wade Boggs cards have now found their way into books alongside his Pokémon collection. He is having as much fun as I did…collecting some of the same cards.

We still have a great card shop where we live and regular shows similar to what my dad would take us to when I was growing up. My son and I now go to both and work on cards here at home in the basement. He decided to name our “shop” and came up with the logo on his own. We will use this blog to help document some of our card collecting, father and son time, and hopefully encourage others.

I am curious where your collection is and how it’s being used?