Collecting Advice

[Telfs Card Park]

I am pretty new to NBA collecting and currently team collect in the AFL/NRL. The Spurs are my team and while I would like to team collect them with 18,000 odd cards out there I also want something achievable. Player collecting is an option and I thought maybe I could pick 5 Spurs players as my starting five and then when I box bust I will keep any Spurs cards and trade off for the 5 I select. I wanted a mix of old and new so here is the list I intend to pick from:

George Gervin
Manu Ginobili
Tiago Splitter
Patty Mills
Avery Johnson
Sean Elliott
DeJuan Blair
Richard Jefferson

Any feedback as to who should be my starting 5 or how you best collect your team with an achievable focus in mind?

 

[Matt26]

Id go for a legend Gervin and maybe someone like Elliott or Avery. Lots of nice cards that wont break the bank!

 

[Telfs Card Park]

Gervin was a given, still deciding on the others, Splitter and Mills have potential and Im a big fan of Manu

 

[Wattsup]

Telf,
Im a Spurs collector, unfortunately I chose the 'everything goal'.
My main focus is Gervin autos though, for a Hall of Famer there are plenty out
there that are fairly affordable.
Mills has the bonus of being an Aussie, but only a handful of cards in his Blazers uni, and
by all reports will be waived anyway so maybe dont choose him.

Sean Elliott I used to love and he still appears in plenty of current day sets which is great,
I reckon you'd get a good span of eras of cards if you collected him, has a few autos to
aim for as well.

Jefferson is now elsewhere and most of his good cards are in a Nets uni.

Splitter looks like he's coming along OK, not a lot of cards so far, a few sought autos,
could be a good one to pick.

Of course the 'big 4' of collecting Spurs would be Duncan, Robinson, Ginobili and Parker.
To target one of these guys would be more expensive and a lot of cards, but a fun and
challenging chase.

I have boxes of doubles, let me know who you choose and I can send some stuff your way!

There are quite a few very passionate Spurs collectors with great collections on here, so
you'll no doubt have plenty of people who could advise also..

Good Luck!

 

[Telfs Card Park]

Thanks for the heads up mate, if I only collected NBA I would go all in but its just not feasible with all the big 4 high end stuff. WOuld be nice to actually have a complete collection of something which I have failed to do thus far!

 

[Telfs Card Park]

On another note do you know if they do team albums similar to AFL or NRL for team collectors? Cant seem to find anything

 

[Telfs Card Park]

Going for

George Gervin
Manu Ginobili
Avery Johnson
Sean Elliott
Tiago Splitter

 

[WoobieZarz]

Avery, Elliott & Gervin are popping up more and more with Panini releases, so that could be a good starting ground for you. Go back and try to grab their Rookies too.

 

[wasportsfan1]

good to see another Spurs collector around, as the boys have said there are heaps of new products with Spurs cards coming out, i was also collecting every spurs player but have cut down to Gervin/Parker/Ginobili/Robinson & Leonard now i have heaps of spurs cards laying around aswell mainly base but i have jerseys & patches and some autos for sale. If u need any more info im happy to help out mate! Goodluck

 

[Telfs Card Park]

decided to go for Leonard instead of Ginobili so the final combo is Splitter/Leonard/Gervin/Elliott/Johnson and any spurs cards I come across in breaks

 

[ratsdm]

I have some 90s base and low inserts of Avery and Elliott which I can send you, also have this if you want it.

 

[ozballer23]

Big fan of Blair! I'd go with a legend and a Youngster. Gervin has some awesome cards, highends that aren't that expensive, exquisites included! Blair has massive potential and sweet patches!

 

[Telfs Card Park]

Where do I draw the line, Im really interested in all Spurs stuff but need to set realistic goals. Is 6-7 PC Players too many?

 

[ozballer23]

Where do I draw the line, Im really interested in all Spurs stuff but need to set realistic goals. Is 6-7 PC Players too many?

To me yes it is. Maybe collect a team instead of players? All spurs?

 

[Telfs Card Park]

Thats the problem I had at the start, too much high end stuff and too much in total 18,000 odd cards. Is it possible to have a satisfying PC when you have no chance to complete it is the question I keep asking myself

 

[ozballer23]

Thats the problem I had at the start, too much high end stuff and too much in total 18,000 odd cards. Is it possible to have a satisfying PC when you have no chance to complete it is the question I keep asking myself

Will you dont need every card! I started as only collecting JR Smith, but soon picked up most of his highend I liked, got bored. So branched out to Kobe and other highend cards.

I still recomend sticking with only a couple over 6 or 7 players. Would cost you a fortune to focus on that many, not to mention time consuming. Blair is a great player to start with, has a couple of colletors here who collect him that I am positive they could give you a few good tips. He has some awesome rookie autos and his NT rc patch auto is awesome!

 

[tcorbal]

Ginobili is my favourite Spur, just such an amazing natural talent

 

[Telfs Card Park]

Leaning more towards team collecting. Anyone have any advice to ensure I maintain a focus in my collecting?

 

[KB.]

from personal experience, I prefer just the 2 player PC's, 1 young player and 1 retired player as it lets me collect alot of the great stuff from the 90's and alot of the nice stuff that's released now. So I think if you maintain a mix of new and old players it will help satisfy your collector cravings

 

[wasportsfan1]

hey Tom you still collecting Spurs cards?