I was just starting to get back into the hobby these past few months after a few years off (kids, house, job, etc.), and things were looking good.
But, on New Year's Day, the water main broke under the street in front of our house and flooded our basement with 4 feet of water. My entire collection -- save for the 2015 Topps Football Set & the 2012 Topps Baseball sets I am currently working on and happened to be up in my office -- were lost and totally not salvageable, and not covered by insurance.
I'm not too bothered about what was lost. I am a basic set builder, so my collection had little monetary value but alot of sentimental value (many of my older sets were from when I was a kid and my brothers, my dad and I put them together).
But, the question I've been wrestling with, is it worth it to get back into the hobby? There's little point in trying rebuild what I lost, but is it worth it to keep going? There are few things I enjoy like opening packs, sorting cards, and trading to complete a set, but I don't know if it is worth the hassle.
Should I keep going? Give it up altogether? Scale back from the four sets I usually collect each year (Topps Baseball 1, 2, Update/Highlight & Topps Football) to just Heritage Baseball?
What do you guys think?
Jeremy
But, on New Year's Day, the water main broke under the street in front of our house and flooded our basement with 4 feet of water. My entire collection -- save for the 2015 Topps Football Set & the 2012 Topps Baseball sets I am currently working on and happened to be up in my office -- were lost and totally not salvageable, and not covered by insurance.
I'm not too bothered about what was lost. I am a basic set builder, so my collection had little monetary value but alot of sentimental value (many of my older sets were from when I was a kid and my brothers, my dad and I put them together).
But, the question I've been wrestling with, is it worth it to get back into the hobby? There's little point in trying rebuild what I lost, but is it worth it to keep going? There are few things I enjoy like opening packs, sorting cards, and trading to complete a set, but I don't know if it is worth the hassle.
Should I keep going? Give it up altogether? Scale back from the four sets I usually collect each year (Topps Baseball 1, 2, Update/Highlight & Topps Football) to just Heritage Baseball?
What do you guys think?
Jeremy