Remember elementary school when your friend showed you that Mickey Mantle card and told you it was worth $100? Last year, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card sold for $5.2 million. And in the past month, a ’52 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for $12 million. Suffice it to say, collecting baseball cards is a serious business! Read on to discover a few good reasons you should collect baseball cards.

An Investment You Can Touch

There’s nothing worse about many investments than their intangibility. Sure, it’s exciting to put some money into an investment and see the value fluctuate like crazy, but there’s nothing you can hold onto with that. Baseball cards are an investment too. However, you can actually touch them. When you crack open a pack and pull out a card worth $10,000, that money is in your hand. There’s something magical about that!

The Thrill of the Chase

As kids, so many of us had a trading card we couldn’t wait to get our hands on. Now that you’re an adult, that hunt can continue. Maybe Roberto Clemente or Sandy Koufax could be yours! Even when you fail, you’ll still get that rush of excitement when you open a new pack to see what’s inside.

Nothing Wrong With a Little Fun

Seriousness and “adult decisions” are overrated. Sure, you must have those aspects of your life, but you also need to let off a little steam from time to time. Collecting baseball cards is the perfect way to inject some fun into an otherwise drab life.

Great Conversation Starter

The next time you’re at a party and bring up your unique collection of vintage baseball cards, people will want to know more. There’s something about collecting trading cards that piques the interest of partygoers everywhere, so don’t miss the opportunity to be the life of the party.

Now that you know these reasons you should collect baseball cards, stop thinking about it, and start collecting! There’s no harm in giving it a try.