tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post371124822281147537..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: On Display, or Not?Ryan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-38322477828144932892019-12-16T02:45:33.724-08:002019-12-16T02:45:33.724-08:00I've seen a few pictures of otaku apartments a...I've seen a few pictures of otaku apartments around Japan. I don't think I could surround my actual living space with so many things that I was immersed in my hobby. Going to my card space is one thing, waking up surrounded by cards and figures and posters and blankets and everything else would probably lead to burn out. Even though I'm single, I just can't see me completely covering every inch of my apartment with baseball stuff. When I lived in the US, all of my hobbies and interests were away from my main living space... which in some cases was a corner, while others were an entire room.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-72576644401654605132019-12-16T02:41:13.236-08:002019-12-16T02:41:13.236-08:00Now that I think about it, my living spaces genera...Now that I think about it, my living spaces generally have been pretty lacking in natural light. The half-basement got some sunlight in the morning, but generally stayed dark. And my loft's "card space" only got a little natural light that reflected off of the walls - no direct light. Of course, even light bulbs can fade things.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-87029439139683387642019-12-16T02:38:27.859-08:002019-12-16T02:38:27.859-08:00I guess that's one of the perks of being singl...I guess that's one of the perks of being single. Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-90617643028121180782019-12-16T02:36:46.827-08:002019-12-16T02:36:46.827-08:00Fading is a concern for me; I've seen plenty o...Fading is a concern for me; I've seen plenty of faded cards and boxes at card shows. I think that's one reason why some of the stores make color copies of their higher-priced cards for the showcases (theft reduction being another). The cards I decorated my room with in Koshigaya (and will probably re-display again) were cheap pickups that I'm not concerned about. If I do frame those A&G cards, they'll be UV protected at the least. Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-1035227579868655482019-12-16T02:33:09.551-08:002019-12-16T02:33:09.551-08:00Yeah, I never really thought of displaying my card...Yeah, I never really thought of displaying my cards; it was basically things that I couldn't easily store like the boxes/tins of the mid-2000s or some oversize cards. I folded my Donruss All-Stars stand-ups in the 1980s to display, for a little while at least. Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-81005519410420583432019-12-15T17:52:57.112-08:002019-12-15T17:52:57.112-08:00I kind of enjoy reading of man caves that people i...I kind of enjoy reading of man caves that people in North America have.<br /><br />Japanese, and foreigners living in Japan, just can't partake in that ritual due to space constraints. The only people I've ever seen having something equivalent (and they aren't baseball card collectors, mostly anime or video game enthusiasts) are single and without kids, so they can just decorate their entire living space.<br /><br />If you live with other people though basically every square inch of space in the home has a functional purpose it is devoted to so you just don't get to do anything like that, which is kind of frustrating. My whole collection is just in boxes or binders now. Maybe in 20 years when my kids have grown up and moved out I'll be able to set one up though. Hope I still like cards when I'm in my 60s!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-80422215037737380532019-12-15T16:01:42.730-08:002019-12-15T16:01:42.730-08:00I have two of those card displays purchased at Mic...I have two of those card displays purchased at Michaels and maybe 5 or 6 cards sitting on shelves in my office. I had more, but learned the hard way the damage natural light has on cards.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-26907327199912700552019-12-14T21:02:59.890-08:002019-12-14T21:02:59.890-08:00I have never had a dedicated card room, or any pla...I have never had a dedicated card room, or any place to display my collection like I would like to. Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344136023470368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-28109685878953236352019-12-14T10:35:13.191-08:002019-12-14T10:35:13.191-08:00I don’t display my cards for fear of light fading ...I don’t display my cards for fear of light fading the ink, but I do like to look at pictures of other people’s hobby caves. SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-81455232211139619962019-12-14T08:49:33.874-08:002019-12-14T08:49:33.874-08:00I grew up in an era when you put your cards in a b...I grew up in an era when you put your cards in a box or a binder or in a stack on your nightstand next to your bed. Displaying was never a thought, and still seems a little weird to me.<br /><br />But I do have my original, moldy 1975 Topps cards in those Michael's wall hangings in my card room.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.com