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>>>I used to collect baseball cards, but stopped when >>>there got to be so many different versions of cards >>>out there. >> >>I've noticed that that sort of thing happens in one >>hobby after another. X comes along and people start >>collecting X; once X becomes really popular the >>producers of X make more and more different Xs, and >>eventually the collectors of X get discouraged because >>they can no longer afford to buy every X. I believe >>this is what happened to the stamp collecting hobby, >>which was immensely popular about fifty years ago. Now >>it's hard to find anyone to buy a stamp collection. > >I know what you mean. Like the first person, I was >turned off to collecting baseball/football cards when >it seemed that each brand had more subsets than Oregon >has uniform combinations. > >>>I currently collect mini-helmets, but have it limited >>>to the NFL and Big Ten. Constant change like this >>>might make me re-think even the Big Ten. I hope it >>>doesn't dissuade you from keeping up on the site. >> >>As for football helmets I can imagine all the >>alternate designs being a real impediment to anyone >>trying to form a complete collection. As an example I >>have 18 different designs documented for Virginia Tech >>from 1960 to present, but half of those have been used >>just during the last three years. >> >>It is entirely conceivable that the number of new >>designs will surpass my ability to keep up, but I >>intend to try for at least one more year. I probably >>spend too much time working on the web site, but it is >>lots of fun and very interesting. > >Yeah, it seems like college football is just turning >into a circus with all the conference realignment and >teams breaking out new helmets for the sake of >breaking out new helmets. This has gotten utterly >ridiculous in my opinion. > >I do hope you are able to keep up with the madness as >I have thoroughly enjoyed this site since discovering >it about 8 years ago.
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