Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[Leon]

I figure it's about time for a meet and greet thread. With these, almost every time, they help someone out for some reason or another. Especially because you can see what folks interests are, where they are from, and so forth. Also, as previously stated, we have a lot of new members so it's nice to let them share some details if they would like to. In true moderator fashion I will go first. I will put out a small list for info but anyone can put anything they want to. best regards

1. Name- Leon Luckey

2. Age- 49 and hopefully not holding

3. Day job- technology sales for the 3rd largest reseller in the US *(enterprise reseller if any of you techy guys need a great guy to buy your Cisco, HP, MS, etc...from...call me, I need sales :))

4. Location- Lucas, Texas (a few miles north of Dallas, it's a bit country)

5. Collecting interest- mainly a 20th century type collector, pre-1950 (no kidding)

6. Family- wife and 14 yr old daughter

7. How long in hobby- 15 yrs, back as an adult, not counting as a kid

8. Other interests- none :(

9. Do you attend shows? Mainly the National but will start doing more soon.

[bigtrain]

Tom Russo
Age 54
Just a country lawyer specializing in criminal defense
Home:Scotch Plains, NJ but spend most weekends, spring, summer and fall in Cooperstown on Otsego Lake
20 years as a collector but bought my first baseball cards in 1962
Married 29 years and counting
Two sons - 21 and 25
Collecting interests - mostly pre-war cards, baseball books 700 volumes or so, and obviously Walter Johnson

[bbcard1]

1. Name- Todd Marcum

2. Age- 49 ...for now

3. Day job- President and partner in a good 15-person ad agency

4. Location- Roanoke, VA

5. Collecting interest- Moves around, but have been focused on building a low grade t205 set (fronts only) and have found it delightful and made many friends through the process

6. Family- wife of 26 excellent years...16 year old son who is a very promising baseball player, 12 year old daughter who is a fine young singer, 3 year old Redbone hound that eats Christmas ornaments

7. How long in hobby- Since I was six...took breaks but never really stopped

8. Other interests- love my job and Marshall University

9. Do you attend shows? Chantilly, Moeller Thanksgiving and once in a great while the National. I have a background of show promotion, doing more than 30...considering doing another to benefit my son's baseball team. I am a long-time friend of Marco Rol with Collector's Showcase.

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[Robextend]

1. Name- Rob Miller

2. Age- 29

3. Day job- Sr. Data Analyst for a top NYC Health Insurance Company

4. Location- Staten Island, NY

5. Collecting interest- T206 Tolstois, Rube Waddell, E91A-C, 1933, 1934, 1936 Goudey, R313, etc...

6. Family- 2 dogs

7. How long in hobby- started collecting vintage 3 years ago, although been collecting on and off for about 20 years

8. Other interests- Playing and following baseball, football, hockey, basketball...also bowling, billiards, ping pong and beer pong. I also have been to a ton of concerts and have an extensive music collection.

9. Do you attend shows? Only Local shows (White Plains, Hofstra) but I would like to attend a National soon.

[ksfarmboy]

Clint Hromek

Age- 42

Job- Work in the aircraft industry

Location- Wichita, Kansas

Collecting interests- Pre 1960 Kansas baseball memorabilia. Especially interested in items from the 1913 World Tour game in Blue Rapids, Kansas as well as minor league items from Wichita.

How long in the hobby- 33 years

Do I attend shows? Every once in a great while. Would love to go to a National once though.

[schea]

1. Name- Brandon

2. Age- 29

3. Day job - Vet Tech

4. Location- Asheville, NC

5. Collecting interest- Vintage baseball & boxing memorabilia, & some basketball.

6. Family - No wife or kids

7. How long in hobby- 10 years, give or take.

8. Other interests - Collecting original broadcast of sporting events on dvd.
I currently have close to 7,000 dvds.

[Jacklitsch]

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1. Name- Steve Murray

2. Age- 67

3. Day job- Retired real estate lawyer

4. Location- Arlington Heights, Illinois

5. Collecting interest- Pacific Coast League..zeenuts, obaks, etc.

6. Family- wife 36 years; three children; three grandchildren; three cats

7. How long in hobby- 30 yrs, back as an adult, not counting as a kid

8. Other interests- Travel and holdem poker

9. Do you attend shows? National and Sun Times. Local shows all gone :(

[tinkertoeverstochance]

Name- Lee Henebry

2. Age- 24

3. Day job- PhD Candidate in Fisheries at Purdue

4. Location- West Lafayette, Indiana

5. Collecting interest- n172, t212-1, t206 rare backs

6. Family- none

7. How long in hobby- 10 years total (back from hiatus 6 years)

8. Other interests- Fly and bait fishing

9. Do you attend shows? Not currently, but will be attending the Nat this year since it is only 2 hours away.

[dstraate]

1. Name- David Straate

2. Age- 29 but felt 80 this morning

3. Day job- Teacher

4. Location- Outside of Santa Fe

5. Collecting interest- Working on the 1948 Bowman Basketball Set, T206s, and I see myself getting the Goudey bug sooner or later.

6. Family- wife, 2 dogs, wife's cat.

7. How long in hobby- 10 years as a kid, 5 years with vintage, but hey, I didn't have disposable income before then.

8. Other interests- I play basketball and fast pitch softball, Other than that its mountain biking, skiing, hiking. I read quite a bit. Just finished Call of the Wild. Would definitely recommend that for anybody who likes dogs.

9. Do you attend shows? If Santa Fe gets one, it'll have more reprint hoaxes than ebay. So I think I'll just stick to BST

[rhettyeakley]

1. Name- Rhett Yeakley

2. Age- 33

3. Day job- Dentist

4. Location- Redding, CA

5. Collecting interest- Colgan's Chips, Zeenuts, E121-like cards, Type cards, and anything lse that strikes my fancy.

6. Family- wife (Kimberly), 3 year old daughter (Maeryn), and an 8 month old son (Asher).

7. How long in hobby- Began selling at card shows as an 11 year old along with my brother Rhys (he was 12).

8. Do you attend shows? I usually attend the National and sometimes sell there as well. When I used to live in Pittsburgh, PA I would go to the Robert Morris shows and the show now known as the Valley Forge show.

[Northviewcats]

Name: Joe Drouillard

Age: 59

Day job: High school teacher and speech coach

Location: Maumee, Ohio

Collecting interest: Prewar, mostly T206s

Family: Wife, three sons, 4 grandsons

How long collecting: Prewar 6 years (wish I had my Mickey Mantle collection that my mom threw out)

Other interests: Spending time with my wife--family stuff.

Do you attend shows: Not much. If Nationals is close or there is a show in Cleveland. Nothing local.

[cubsfan102003]

1. Name- Tom Laubinger

2. Age- 33

3. Day job- Currently unemployed Residential Electrician

4. Location- Pell Lake, WI About halfway between Milwaukee, WI and Chicago, IL. A bit closer to Milwaukee, but not much in terms of mileage, just driving time.

5. Collecting interest- I have several. I'm a set builder, but have dumped nearly all of my post 1980 stuff recently. Still trying to unload a bunch of it. There's just too much to keep up with. So now, it's all Topps regular issue sets from 1952-1979. I have recently begun collecting Cubs, all Topps regular issue from 1952-current, and any and all pre 1952 that I can afford. I have a very strong interest in the T205, T206, Goudey, Diamond Stars, and others. I just can not afford to collect complete sets of these older cards, so I'm sticking with lower grade Cubs. I'm not in this for an investment of any kind, just my love of the Cubs, and baseball cards.

6. Family- Girlfriend of 12 years, and her two wonderful daughters 13 & 15. They're both beautiful girls too, so their father and myself have our hands full with their boyfriends. By the way he and I get along great, it started out as having to get along for the kids, but we have developed quite a good friendship. It gets awkward at family functions, but we don't let it bother us much. We hang out all the time.

7. How long in hobby- I got back into collecting strong in 1998 when I was 21. I collected as a kid, but sold all my cards when I was 17 to put gas in my car to take my girlfriend out on a Saturday night. I have always had an interest in the pre war stuff, but did not actively begin pursuing it until this past year. I don't have many, but as money allows I will be buying pre war Cubs like crazy in the future. I love them, they are the neatest cards there ever was.

8. Other interests- Too many to list, but genuine American muscle cars is one, music is another. Mostly rock and hard rock, but pretty much anything but country, pop, hip hop and rap I love. And there's even some songs from those genres that I like.

9. Do you attend shows? I haven't been to a card show in years. I really miss the local shows and shops that used to be everywhere. I would love to attend a National sometime, but it always seems there's not enough money to even bother going when they come around.

[barrysloate]

Name: Barry Sloate

Age: 58

Day Job: I'll have to get back to you on this one

Location: Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

Collecting Interest: Not really active anymore, but 19th century baseball memorabilia and rare books was my speciality.

Family: Happily married for 25 years, no kids

How long: Started collecting in 1982

Other interests: tons of them- Large cents, Beatles, rock music, jazz, literature, movies, art...pretty much any topic about anything is good.

Shows: Never go, don't like them. I have an antisocial side.

[Drew6]

1. Name- Drew Shimko
2. Age- 36
3. Day job- School Counselor
4. Location- Pennsylvania
5. Collecting interest- Stan Musial, Ken Boyer, Post War Hall of Fame Rookies, 1948 Bowman, Pre-War St Louis Cardinals Hall of Famers
6. Family- wife and 3 month old daughter
7. How long in hobby- 30+ yrs - had an older brother and father who also collect/collected & grew up next to a Topps plant.
8. Other interests- Education, sports, reading, antiques
9. Do you attend shows? Yes - every chance I get - even if they are dissapointing I can't help but enjoy looking at & being surrounded by cards.

[Batter67up]

1. Name- Steve Skibel
2. Age- 43

3. Day job- Voice And Data Equipment Sales. If you need Voice or Data Equipment in Southern or Northern Ca. Contact Me. I need sales just like Leon:)


4. Location- Corona Ca 15 miles east of Orange County.

5. Collecting interest- Yankees (Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Mantle) T206 HOFers, Stan Musial, Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, and Pre-War HOFers.

6. Family- 3 Children: 19, 14, 11

7. How long in hobby- as a kid and the last 24 years since visiting David Kohler's little shop in Westminister Ca.

8. Other interests- My Kids Sports

9. Do you attend shows: I used to attend the National's when they were in Ca and now attend shows when the few remaining old school HOFers attend. I was lucky to meet Bob Feller this year at a show near the All-Star game in Anaheim Ca. Glad I got the opportunity!

[Chris D.]

1. Name- Chris Diaz

2. Age- 41

3. Day job- Director of Technology for a charter school in Philadelphia

4. Location- Cherry Hill, NJ

5. Collecting interest- T206 and 33 Goudey HOFers

6. Family- wife, 16 year-old daughter, 2 cats

7. How long in hobby- This time: 5 years

8. Other interests- Play baseball in a 35+ wood bat league, travel, reading, exercise, a little video gaming

9. Do you attend shows? Philly show

[Gamebits]

1. Name- Claude Emond

2. Age- 53

3. Day job- Supervisor, sewer rehab company specialized in trenchless technologies.

4. Location- Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

5. Collecting interest- vintage, non-sport, hockey etc.

6. Family- 2 Children: 24 and 21

7. How long in hobby- 5 years, wish I had my collection that mom misplaced

8. Other interests- computer programming, working on my website about cards

9. Do you attend shows: Used to, don't have much time anymore.

[Ladder7]

1. Name- Steve Falletti

2. Age- 52, I think

3. Day job- FD Lieut

4. Location- just another Masshole

5. Collecting interest- Red Sox/Fenway, Black Sox; Photos, PCs, programs etc

6. Family- wife, two sons, three gc's

7. How long in hobby- Since '66 Bruins, '67 Red Sox

8. Other interests- Retirement

9. Shows?- The 80's Wilmington and local shows. None since -agoraphobic.

[Tim Fritz]

1. Name- Tim Fritz

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Database Administrator for a financial services IT shop

4. Location- Madison, Wisconsin

5. Collecting interest- baseball, football and basketball anything pre-1980.

6. Family- wife and 2 daughters (ages 8 and 5)

7. How long in hobby- since I was 5 years old, been collecting pre-WWII for about 5 years. Member of vintagecardtraders.com.

8. Other interests- fishing and softball

9. Do you attend shows? I've been to one national in Chicago and attend the monthly WSCA shows in Milwaukee once in a while.

[fkw]

1. Name- Frank K. Ward

2. Age- 44

3. Day job- surf, lava dodger, odd stuff, poor & happy

4. Location- Mountain View, Puna Dist. HI

5. Collecting interest- non-T206, mostly "raw" tougher oddball stuff

6. Family- g-friend, cat, 10 chickens, Kalij pheasants, geckos

7. How long in hobby- 30 years, 25+ PreWar

8. Other interests- surf, drumcircles, healthfood, hot lava, turning my 3 acres of jungle into a botanical garden, native Hawaiian plants, winning all the dreadlocked hippy rock throwing contests on the island

9. Do you attend shows? Not in last 8 years, used to go to all the NorCal ones when I lived there.

http://centuryoldcards.com/images/mekingslandingpumpjump.jpg
Me @ Kings Landing in Hilo last summer

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Boarus and I, last summer

[gabrinus]

Name---Jerry Tate
Age-----37
Day Job----former liquor store owner, recently sold out!!!
Location----Van Buren, Arkansas
Interests----Louisiana issues---t216s, t213s, t214s, d303s, also E92 nadjas+ e104 Nadjas, anything obscure
Other interests----Razorbacks, Cardinals
Family----single
Years in hobby-----since 1982 with a few gaps
Shows-----not in years

[rc4157]

Name - Richard Cline
Age - 53
Day Job - High School Business/Web Graphics Teacher
Also coaching H.S. Basketball
Location - Arcanum, Ohio
Interests - '33 Goudeys and anything Reds
Family - Wife, married 30 years - 3 children, the last one is a senior in college.
2 girls and a boy.

**Going to have a granddaughter in May, our first**

Other Interests - Love to travel, wife and I made a conscious decision
to go places while we are physically able to go.
Enjoy playing guitar, it is relaxing. Spending too much time
on the Internet. Also reading good books.
Years in Hobby - Got back in about 5 years ago I guess.
Shows - Went to the National in Cleveland, loved it and enjoyed meeting
fellow Net54 members.

[frohme]

1. Name - Mike Frohme

2. Age - 47 most days

3. Day job - software architecture for a global energy data collection company

4. Location - Louisville, KY

5. Collecting interest - T207 (still), pre-war Pirates, mostly T206, T205

6. Family - girlfiend of more years than I should admit - about to change for the better (it'll be a nice Christmas)

7. How long in hobby - ~10 years active as an adult, couple of years in the late 80's - back since 2006.

8. Other interests - multiple pets

9. Do you attend shows? Used to do locals, regionals, National (Arlington) - nothing now, but hope to get to the National soon.

[Phillies*phan]

Name: Doug Bacon

Age: 35

Job: Making Harley Davidsons

Location: York PA

Collection: Only t206

Family: Married 8 years and our first child is due April 29th, a girl.

How long in hobby: Bought my first t206 at an auction I was at to buy furniture for my first house in 1999. Found it in my dresser drawer 2 years later and it was on from there.

Interests: PHILLIES. Thought it would be a good idea to get season tickets in 08. It was. 2011 tickets will be available if anyone wants to reserve.

Shows: Philly show once a year.

[CobbSpikedMe]

1. Name- Andy Huntoon

2. Age- 34

3. Day job- Property and Fund Accountant for a Commercial Real Estate Investment firm

4. Location- Belle Mead, NJ (near Princeton)

5. Collecting interest- Prewar: Jersey City players, T206's with period back stamps, horizontal cards, W516-1 with the Becker/Prize back, HOFers, T205 NY Giants; Postwar: 1954 Topps, 1975 Topps, 1980 Topps Autographed

6. Family- Married to my best friend, 4 yr old daughter and we just had son 4 weeks ago

7. How long in hobby- I collected as a kid, but didn't really get into it seriously until about 10 years ago

8. Other interests- Baseball history, accounting, oil painting, pen spinning

9. Do you attend shows? I try to go the Philly Show a couple times a year and enjoy seeing some board members there when I'm there.

[TexasLeaguer]

8. Other interests- ..............................pen spinning



Wow, +1. I learned in my brief stint in debate.

[Writehooks]

1. Name- Murray

2. Age- 54

3. Day job- Writer

4. Location- Alberta, Canada

5. Collecting interest- 80% vintage boxing, 20% vintage hockey

6. Family- Wife, son (28), 5 cats

7. How long in hobby- 35 years

8. Other interests- Classic (pre-1968) TV, with a heavy emphasis on sci-fi and anthology series. Play oldtimers hockey when I'm not too sore.

9. Do you attend shows? Mostly in Western Canada / US Pacific Northwest. General antique and paper shows, as well as sports cards/memorabilia.

[asphaltman]

1. Name- Dave Faust

2. Age- 34

3. Day job- Estimator and Project Manager for Road Construction Company

4. Location- Canton, GA

5. Collecting interest- anything that strikes my fancy at the time...from 1800's to 1930's.

6. Family- wife, 2 daughters 5 and 1 1/2 and two stepkids 16 and 14.

7. How long in hobby- about 5 years now.

8. Other interests- Is there time for anything else outside of work?

9. Do you attend shows? Not much to pick from in Atlanta.


The wife and clan....
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Myself with my youngest daughter
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[Jason Carota]

1. Name- Jason Carota

2. Age- 31

3. Day job- Landscape professional (going on 16 years with the same company.) Design/Install/Fine Maintenance.

4. Location- Lowell, MA

5. Collecting interest- T206

6. Family- Wife and 2 1/2 yr old daughter

7. How long in hobby- 6 years since I returned to the hobby

8. Other interests- Hiking, baseball history, Red Sox, Bruins, music, reading, drawing (b&w,) and craft beer.

9. Do you attend shows? One or two a year. I try to make it to the Wilmington Shriner's show, but don't always get there.

[kkkkandp]

1. Name - Kevin Cummings

2. Age - 59

3. Day job- director of order processing and file maintenance for Pearson Education, world's largest publisher of educational materials

4. Location - Closter, NJ (about 1/2 mile north of NYC)

5. Collecting interest- 19th century, primarily the Old Judge set

6. Family - 1 wife (original), 2 daughters, 1 son

7. How long in hobby- back since 1983 with the birth of my son (whose birth announcement was distributed in packs of 1983 Topps)

8. Other interests - travel

9. Do you attend shows? I'd go to more if any had Old Judges worth chasing

[whitehse]

1. Name- Tom Laubinger

2. Age- 33

3. Day job- Currently unemployed Residential Electrician

4. Location- Pell Lake, WI About halfway between Milwaukee, WI and Chicago, IL. A bit closer to Milwaukee, but not much in terms of mileage, just driving time.

5. Collecting interest- I have several. I'm a set builder, but have dumped nearly all of my post 1980 stuff recently. Still trying to unload a bunch of it. There's just too much to keep up with. So now, it's all Topps regular issue sets from 1952-1979. I have recently begun collecting Cubs, all Topps regular issue from 1952-current, and any and all pre 1952 that I can afford. I have a very strong interest in the T205, T206, Goudey, Diamond Stars, and others. I just can not afford to collect complete sets of these older cards, so I'm sticking with lower grade Cubs. I'm not in this for an investment of any kind, just my love of the Cubs, and baseball cards.

6. Family- Girlfriend of 12 years, and her two wonderful daughters 13 & 15. They're both beautiful girls too, so their father and myself have our hands full with their boyfriends. By the way he and I get along great, it started out as having to get along for the kids, but we have developed quite a good friendship. It gets awkward at family functions, but we don't let it bother us much. We hang out all the time.

7. How long in hobby- I got back into collecting strong in 1998 when I was 21. I collected as a kid, but sold all my cards when I was 17 to put gas in my car to take my girlfriend out on a Saturday night. I have always had an interest in the pre war stuff, but did not actively begin pursuing it until this past year. I don't have many, but as money allows I will be buying pre war Cubs like crazy in the future. I love them, they are the neatest cards there ever was.

8. Other interests- Too many to list, but genuine American muscle cars is one, music is another. Mostly rock and hard rock, but pretty much anything but country, pop, hip hop and rap I love. And there's even some songs from those genres that I like.

9. Do you attend shows? I haven't been to a card show in years. I really miss the local shows and shops that used to be everywhere. I would love to attend a National sometime, but it always seems there's not enough money to even bother going when they come around.


Pell Lake??? Seriously?????

I drive through there everyday on the way to work as I live in Elkhorn and work in Lincolnshire, Illinois!! Nice to see a local on here!!

[Kawika]

1. Name- David McDonald [kawika = David in the Hawaiian language, the w is pronounced as a v]

2. Age- Pushing 70

3. Day job- Retired LPLS [Licensed Professional Land Surveyor]

4. Location- Honolulu, Hawaii

5. Collecting interests- Just about anything pre-1957 that turns my crank, lately with a favoring for minor league stuff, post cards and da kine; Polynesian art

6. Family- Wife Jeannette, no cats, no kids; Fifi the Gecko and a cast of thousands of tropical vermin

7. How long in hobby- 10 yrs plus small kid time

8. Other interests- Traveling to obscure corners of the globe [Antarctica, Samoa, Lethbridge, Alberta]; Kyokushin karateka/pseudo-toughguy

9. Do you attend shows? Been to two Nationals and would go to any half-decent shows I could if the Pacific Ocean had an Interstate.

Jeannette and me, Elephant Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 2003
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The Lei Makers by John Kelly
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Fight Club
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[T206.org]

1. Name - Trae Regan

2. Age - 29

3. Day job - Project Manager (web and mobile web, some native mobile and desktop apps too)

4. Location - New Smyrna Beach, FL (just south of Daytona Beach)

5. Collecting interest - T206

6. Family - Wife, Cat, Horse

7. How long in hobby - On and off most of my life, Prewar for around 10 years now

8. Other interests - surfing, traveling, golf, fishing, poker, rock climbing, longboard skateboarding, console and mobile gaming

9. Do you attend shows? Two Nationals so far: Anaheim, Baltimore

[esd10]

name matthew dunbar - age 29 - day job stay at home father- collecting interest. mainly caramel cards and what ever catchs my eye- family. fiance and 10 month old daughter- 5 year in hobby- i attend shows when i can find them around columbus ohio

[yoyot1]

1. Name - Tom

2. Age - 33

3. Day job - Solution Architect (I develop software...)

4. Location - Durham, NC

5. Collecting interest - Anything pre-WW2, see my sig

6. Family - Wife, 3- and 1-year old sons, 2 dogs, 1 cat

7. How long in hobby - 10 years off and on

8. Other interests - being lazy

9. Do you attend shows? About once a year, and its always disappointing. Maybe the National next time it's in BMore.

[lharri3600]

Larry Harris
Buffalo, NY you know cold, snow:(
Age 55
Retired for 5 years now and living my life like it's golden!

[Rich Klein]

1. Name - Rich Klein

2. Age - 50.

3. Day job - Underemployed -- but at least keeping busy

4. Location - Plano TX (about 5 minutes from Leon)

5. Collecting interest - Sounds weird on this board -- but I trade modern bulk cards very actively -- I have traders for every baseball team but the Orioles amd the Marlins.
I also still collect signed books, hobby pubs I did not have and some other odds and ends

6. Family - Wife who somehow keeps putting up with me

7. How long in hobby - Got my 1st SCD/trader Speaks as holiday presents in 1976; did 1st show in 1979; Did 1st National in 1983,...

8. Other interests - Top 40 music 1955-91; radio air checks from that period; signed books; general trivia

9. Do you attend shows? I'd love to, we have about 1-2 passable shows in the DFW area each year. Been to every National since 1983

Regards
Rich

[E93]

1. Name- Jim

2. Age- 43

3. Day job- Professor of Buddhist philosophy

4. Location- Oregon

5. Collecting interest- 19th century baseball cards, 20th century E and T cards, '30's gum, 70's Topps, 50's Topps.

6. Family- 3 1/2 year old son.
7. How long in hobby- 33 years.

8. Other interests- my son, music (eclectic - jazz, rock, alternative, country, avante garde, etc.), travel (50 states and 29 countries so far, mostly Asia), translating Buddhist texts (Tibetan).

9. Do you attend shows? National

[AndyG09]

1. Name- Andy Garden

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- 5th grade teacher

4. Location- Allen Park, Michigan (Home of the Lions :mad:)

5. Collecting interest- T206 (Almost half way there!) Diamond Stars, Strips, anything prewar I deem cool and can afford I guess.

6. Family- Married, with two daughters, 4 and 17 months.

7. How long in hobby- Collected cards as a kid and off and on in college. Collected autographs for 20 years. Would like to sell most of the autographs to fund cards. Now fully committed to prewar. Thank you NET54!

8. Other interests- I play shortstop on a vintage baseball team each summer. We play by 1867 rules. Heavy uniforms, heavy bats, and now have a set of pretty beat up hands.

9. Do you attend shows? Locals around the D, Sun-Times, Strongsville, the National 2011 will be my second one.

[Mollys Dad]

1. Name - Bill B.

2. Age- 42

3. Day job- Broker for one of the nations largest brokerage firms.

4. Location- Northern Kentucky

5. Collecting interest - Pre-1970 vintage baseball cards. Focusing more and more on pre-war era. Also collecting autographs for 30 years as well.

6. Family - Wife and daughter

7. How long in hobby -30 years off and on (on for the past few years).

8. Other interests- Reading and spending as much time at home as possible.

9. Do you attend shows? Rarely. There arent many in my area anymore. Sign of the times.

[prestigecollectibles]

1. Name - Robert Klevens

2. Age- 43

3. Day job- prestigecollectibles.com

4. Location- Lauderhill, Florida

5. Collecting interest - Late 19th century to early 20th century Japanese baseball books, magazines, postcards, tickets, etc.

6. Family - Wife

7. How long in hobby -Collecting for 32 years in business for 21.

8. Other interests- Traveling, surfing the web, talking with fellow collectors.

9. Do you attend shows? Years ago many, recently only the National.

[margoaepi]

1. Name - Josh Margolin

2. Age- 31

3. Day job- Commercial litigator with a focus on securities litigation

4. Location- New York

5. Collecting interest - Hall of famer autographs, and autographs of players who interest me.

6. Family - Wife of 1 1/2 years who has put up with a recent spending bender I went on in some recent auctions.

7. How long in hobby - Not counting little kid time, about 6 years.

8. Other interests- Traveling to odd corners of the globe (Uzbekistan is my farthest afield), scuba diving, non-fiction science and history, and sadly, the Mets.

9. Do you attend shows? Once in a while, hard to get to the good ones with my work schedule.

[ethicsprof]

barry arnold
59
medical ethicist, counselor in private practice,Professor Emeritus
pensacola, florida
type collector: 1902-1939;t206 era packs;conlon,thompson,van oeyen,burke
type 1 photos---particularly those which served as basis for cards
wife of 26 years who is music teacher/opera singer
having been a full professor of philosophy,religious studies,humanities, allied
health,life sciences, and biology over many years, my interests are many
----i 've spent the last years focusing on ethics and palliative medicine
into vintage cards since around '83 but really full blast the last 10 years or so
Net 54 has been a great home for 7 years or so
no shows, still waiting for one to come to the southeast

[Rickyy]

1. Name- Ricky Yoneda
2. Age- 50 I act 15
3. Grant and Contract Analyst at a university research institution (fancy word for making sure Professor's spend their research money properly and on time...heh)
4. Location- SF Bay Area
5. Collecting interest- Type card collector (19th century to 1979) also Exhibit cards
6. Family- Single, Single and Single! :)
7. How long in hobby- seriously been collecting since 1973 as a kid..completing Topps sets back to 1970...started prewar and type card collecting around 1980...really got serious about 5-6 years ago..
8. Other interests- Mountain biking, weight training, wine tasting and dining out...also collect 68-77 Hotwheel redlines
9. Do you attend shows? Occasionally...
__________________

[Bilko G]

1. Name- Bilko Glasier

2. Age- 34

3. Day job- Corrections officer and Warehouse worker (forklift)

4. Location- Calgary, Alberta, Canada

5. Collecting interest- Very Wide Range. Collect Vintage and Modern. Also into memorabilia and game used items. Have many cards from all the four major sports in my collection that range from early 1900's to present day, very large Hockey collection.

6. Family- Been happily unmarried with my GF for almost 10 years;)

7. How long in hobby- Since Childhood. "Slowed" down a bit from about 17-23 for "other" hobbies;)

8. Other interests- Bodybuilding, Camaros, Harleys, attending NHL and WHL Hockey games, CFL season Ticket holder, watching TV, surfing the net and sleeping. Collect some Toys from childhood ( 1980s GI Joes, Transformers, MASK, Masters of the Universe, etc.)

9. Do you attend shows? As many as possible. Attend pretty much every show in Calgary and Edmonton.

[tonyo]

1. Name- Tony Ooten

2. Age- 46

3. Day job- Structural Engineer

4. Location- Powder Springs GA (Metro Atlanta)

5. Collecting interest- t206 (currently chasing the Monster) 33 Goudey HOF, 40/41 Playball HOF, Exhibit Salutation HOF, Early 20's caramel HOF, more and more 50, 51, 52 Bowman, Barry Larkin type collection, Atlanta Thrashers.

6. Family- Married 17 years to Robbie, 14 year old Morgan and 11 year old Maggie

7. How long in hobby- 1972-1999, 2009-present

8. Other interests- Parenting, Rec Soccer Coach, Atlanta Thrashers STH, Browsing Antique Stores hoping to find some t206's in a drawer or book :)

9. Do you attend shows? Would if there were more locally. Bob tipped me off about a local show a few weeks ago, but I wasn't able to make it. :(

[tonyk1975]

1. Name Tony Krupka
2. Age 35 yrs old
3. Day Job Walmart Logistics
4. Location Felton,DE
5. Collection Interest Currently putting together a low grade set of T206 with a wide variety of backs.
6. Family I have a 3 yr old beautiful little girl named Savannah and two Shih Zhu's named Lulu and Zoey.
7. How long in hobby I have collected baseball cards on and off since 1983. I've been collecting prewar vintage for two years and have been loving it.
8. Other interests I really love reading about the early days of baseball. I also enjoy playing games on my xbox. I also have an interest in film. My favorite film is The Searchers the John Ford John Wayne classic.
9. Do you attend shows? I have never been to one. I couldn't go to the Baltimore national due to overtime at work. My New Years resolution is to go to some shows in 2011.:)

Thanks to all on this board for sharing your knowledge it is greatly appreciated.

[tonyk1975]

1. Name- Tony Ooten

2. Age- 46

3. Day job- Structural Engineer

4. Location- Powder Springs GA (Metro Atlanta)

5. Collecting interest- t206 (currently chasing the Monster) 33 Goudey HOF, 40/41 Playball HOF, Exhibit Salutation HOF, Early 20's caramel HOF, more and more 50, 51, 52 Bowman, Barry Larkin type collection, Atlanta Thrashers.

6. Family- Married 17 years to Robbie, 14 year old Morgan and 11 year old Maggie

7. How long in hobby- 1972-1999, 2009-present

8. Other interests- Parenting, Rec Soccer Coach, Atlanta Thrashers STH, Browsing Antique Stores hoping to find some t206's in a drawer or book :)

9. Do you attend shows? Would if there were more locally. Bob tipped me off about a local show a few weeks ago, but I wasn't able to make it. :(

Tony thanks for the Fred Clarke EPDG it was greatly appreciated. Happy Holidays.

[t206wagner]

1. Name- David Moriarty

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- Office job with the Federal Goverment

4. Location- Syracuse, NY

5. Collecting interest- Mainly T cards and the cards I always wanted as a kid but couldn't afford.

6. Family- My lovely wife that encourages me to buy the cards I want.

7. How long in hobby- About 4 years now not including childhood buying.

8. Other interests- Stained glass and rifle shooting.

9. Do you attend shows? Just the few that they have in Syracuse each year.
__________________

[btcarfagno]

1. Name- Tom Carfagno

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- Accountant with a local financial firm

4. Location- Flemington, NJ...Central part of the state...home of Jack Cust!!

5. Collecting interest- When I even have money for myself again, will start to accumulate a pre-1980 Pittsburgh Pirates master collection.

6. Family- wife and 3 daughters...10, 10, and 7 (sadly only one is a Pirates fan!

7. How long in hobby- Learned to read off cards when I was 2. Had my first table at a show at 9. Stopped collecting to start family in mid-1990's. Started up again middle of 2010.

8. Other interests- Family, coaching my kids, the Pirates, history, classic movies, history in general (baseball and movie history in particular).

9. Do you attend shows? Have not attended one in 15 years.

[DaveH]

Name - David Haas

Age - 60

Job - retired

Location - North Central Florida (GO GATORS)

Collecting Interests - unique cards and memorabilia pre-1970

Family - married 32 years with 5 cats and 5 hermit crabs

How long in hobby? - 6 years

Other interests - travel, fishing

Attend shows? - 3 nationals and whatever local shows I can find

[pgellis]

1. Name- Phil Ellis

2. Age- 43

3. Day job- Owner & Operator of Trophy Shop (started business 10 years ago and going strong)

4. Location- Cape Cod , MA

5. Collecting interest - T206 The Monster, Only collect graded SGC50 or better, currently at about 46% complete.

6. Family- Wife and German Shepherd (Lambeau)

7. How long in hobby- 5 yrs, back as an adult, but started collecting cards when I was about 5 or 6 (back in the early 70s), then sold entire collection, much of what my dad gave me that he collected as a kid and still had in great shape (48 Leaf, 33 Goudey, 48-51 Bowman including both Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays rookie cards and 48 Leaf Paige, Dimaggio, 33 Goudey Ruth & Gehrig). Sold entire collection in mid 1980s for money to go to college. Boy I wish I still had that 51 Bowman Mantle, it was in great shape.

8. Other interests - Green Bay Packers, Golf, Collect vintage equipment (especially leather football helmets), autographs.

9. Do you attend shows? Haven't been to a show in for a long, long time.

[3-2-count]

1. Name- Tony Andrea

2. Age- 44

3. Day job- Outside sales rep for a commercial electrical distributor

4. Location- Chandler, Arizona

5. Collecting interest- Buck Weaver & Chick Gandil items. T206 HOF port's,
pre-war BB RPPC's, cabinets, & studio photo's. I love it all.

6. Family- Married to the same woman for 22 years. (2) kids.
Anthony (20) & Brittany (24)

7. How long in hobby- 12 years.

8. Other interests- What's listed above keeps me more than busy. :)

9. Do you attend shows? The National occasionally

[toppcat]

1. Name- David Hornish

2. Age- 49 (same as Leon!)

3. Day job- Average Adjuster (my actual title, believe it or not), which means I adjust and handle damage claims on ocean going vessels, tugs & barges and cruise ships.

4. Location- Lindenhurst, NY (Long Island)

5. Collecting interest- T206, E Cards (pre WW1), Topps type collector and historian

6. Family- wife and two kids, 16 year old son and 14 year old daughter.

7. How long in hobby- 30 yrs, back as an adult, not counting as a kid

8. Other interests- Music (a wide variety) and old newspaper comics from the 30's-60's

9. Do you attend shows? National every once in a while and a few local shows here and there

[NeuhartCards]

Name- Keith Neuhart

Age- 40

Day Job- Just quit my job as a Financial Advisor after 16 years and opened a card shop (Yes, my wife supported it:D)

Location- Delaware, Ohio

Collecting Interest- Just about anything

Family- Wonderful wife of 15 years and a boy (10) and a girl (7)

How long in hobby- On and off since 1979

Other interests- Golf, coaching travel baseball, fishing

Do you attend shows- When time permits

[barrysloate]

Keith- good luck with the new card store. Not an easy thing to do today. Please keep us posted with how it goes.

[Dave1943]

Name- Dave Adkins

Age- 67

Day Job- Platform Instructor at MCB Camp Lejeune

Location- Swansboro, North Carolina

Collecting Interest- T205, T206

Family- Married to the prettiest lady I ever saw for the past 15 years

How long in hobby- In my youth and then the past 2 years

Other interests- Would like to find an E254 of Doc Adkins - I am his Grandson.
Also, any of his cards with other than Piedmont, Polar Bear, or SC backs.

Do you attend shows- None in my area - here vintage = 1980 and up

[terjung]

Name- Brian Terjung

Age- 38

Day Job- Forensic Structural Engineer

Location- Tampa Bay

Collecting Interest- HOFers in the following sets: E107, E103, W600, and 1933 Goudey

Family- Married 13+ years plus 7 year old daughter

How long in hobby- As a kid and then the past 3 years

Do you attend shows- They still have those? I make an annual trek to the National Show.

[brob28]

1. Name- Bill Roberts

2. Age- 42

3. Day job- Real estate finance and development

4. Location- Ann Arbor, MI

5. Collecting interest- Mostly 50' & 60's baseball (pretty much have the 70's covered). Trying to decide how to approach the pre-war stuff.

6. Family- Wife 7 years, two sons, 5 years & 8 months

7. How long in hobby- Since 2005, not counting kid collecting.

8. Other interests- scuba diving, guitar, backpacking

9. Do you attend shows? When I was a kid I used to go to the Midwest Collectors Convention (name might not be exact) at the Plymouh Hilton each July. That was a great show! Now just once in a while (not many good ones in MI). I have a lot more fun at auctions and estate sales!

[Clark7781]

1. Name - Paul Hawk

2. Age - 35

3. Day job - Own a number of food service establishments in NJ and PA

4. Location - Lower Bucks County, Langhorne, PA

5. Collecting interest - Pre-War cards, but mostly T206, T205, T207 and various HOF pre-war cards. I also collect sets from 2004, my son's birth year. I also collect baseball autographs - focusing on HOFer and autographed baseballs. I also collect anything related to the Phillies.

6. Family - New wife, two step daughters and one son. Kids have two rats without tails (hampsters) and two hermit crabs.

7. How long in hobby - Since five years old, but about a nine year hiatus during college, grad school and starting my career..

8. Other interests - hunting, cooking, wine collecting, tinkering with my 1967 427 Ford Cobra (a kit car, but dang sweet!)

9. Do you attend shows? Have done locals, but never the national. I have donethe Philly show in the past, but missed the last few because life got in the way.

Here is a photo of my wife and critters messing with us - photo taken about two months ago:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/Clark7781/Family.jpg

[collectbaseball]

1. Name - Dan McCarthy

2. Age - 21

3. Day job - Student/Boston College football video staff

4. Location - Brighton, MA

5. Collecting interest - working on low grade T205 and T3 sets, and Red Sox

6. Family - parents, sister, cat

7. How long in hobby - Been collecting since I was little, but I've focused solely on vintage stuff since sometime in high school

8. Other interests - Writing, reading, video editing, Boston sports

9. Do you attend shows? Something in the Boston area every so often

[talkinbaseball]

Name- John Guzze

Age- 54 that's older than Leon

Day Job- Inspection Team Lead

Location- Central part of Ct.

Collecting Interest- whatever catches my eye

Family- 4 kids and a grandson & granddaughter

How long in hobby- remember opening my first packs of '67 Topps baseball and been collecting off and on ever since.I really enjoyed meeting Bob Thing many, many years ago, what a first class act.

other interests- Family,Friends & and have been starting to compete in table tennis tournaments.

Do you attend shows- mostly local ones and still trying to get to my first national.

[Matt]

Name: Matt Wieder

Day job: Manager of Commercial Real-Estate Products for a software company.

Location: NE Ohio

Collecting interest: Tougher issues of pre-war HOFers & stars.

Family: Wife and 4 kids.

How long in hobby: 25 years.

Other interests: Cleveland Browns fan

Do you attend shows?: The Nat every now and then and the Strongsville show

[rp12367]

1. Name- Ralph Pr3y3r

2. Age- 43

3. Occupation- Hotel

4. Location - Savannah, GA

5.Collector Interest - T206, T210, T212

6. Family- Wife

7. How Long Collecting - I remember buying 1976 Topps Baseball Cards from local candy store as a kid. Collecting for real the past 24 years...

8- Other Interest - Yankees fan for life

9. Do You Attend Shows - I wish, none in my area...:(

[WillowGrove]

1. Name - Peter Fishman
2. Age - 45
3. Day job - Creative Director @ Marketing Company
4. Location - New Yawk City
5. Collecting interest - N173 HOFers, Old Stuff, Interesting Stuff. And 81 Donruss (kdding)
6. Family - wife of one year one month Cindy -
7. How long in hobby - 77-87, then 2010-
8. Other interests - Mets, American History, NYC History, Marketing
9. Do you attend shows? Not too many - the reflection off all the shiny stuff is offensive.

thanks for asking Leon.


peter

[lhoyle]

1. Name - Lee Hoyle

2. Age - 49 (for real)

3. Occupation - Data and Voice Network Engineer (Cisco stuff) for the Chickasaw Nation Divsion of Commerce (Casinos, travel stops, chocolate factory)

4. Location - Central Oklahoma

5. Collector Interest - Pre-1918 Red Sox (T206, T207, T205, M116, P2)

6. Family - Wife, 3 Kids (24,20,19), 4 grandsons (3,1,1,3 mos.)

7. How long collecting - Since I was 10. I may have had periods of not buying, but I have always had cards.

8. Other Interests - Red Sox fanatic since late 60's. Always wore #8 in little league. Bat/throw left, pitcher all they way into college (NAIA). Even got sent home from HS basketball practice for the 1978 Yankme/Sox playoff game (BFD).

9. Do you attend shows? - Used to in great numbers, now only local little shows. Ebay has really changed the landscape. Been to one National (1986 in Arlington - same weekend as a Sox/Rangers series - Clemens threw 8 innings on no-hit that Sunday).

This is a GREAT forum.

[Tim Kindler]

NAME- Tim Kindler

AGE- 38

DAY JOBS- Elementary School Teacher (2nd Grade), Small Business/LLC Owner of my own Home Improvement Business (Windows, doors, siding, etc.)

LOCATION- New Haven, Indiana (Suburb of Fort Wayne)

COLLECTING INTERESTS- E98s are my collecting passion!, E, T, Hall of Famers, Baseball Memorabilia

FAMILY- Super wife and 4 kids- 9,8,7,6 years old.

HOW LONG IN HOBBY- 25 years, I was buying T206s while my other friends were spending tons on Gregg Jefferies and Doc Gooden rookies!

OTHER INTERESTS- Outdoors and Nature, Antique Treasure Hunting

FAVORITE CARD THAT I OWN- E98 Ty Cobb with Old Put Back

FAVORITE PIECE OF MEMORABILIA- 1962 Cubs Bobble Head with a Green Base that my late Grandpa Hank gave me.

DO I ATTEND SHOWS?- I try to, but local shows are always BIG diasappointments, vintage to people around here means 70s! I do get to the National each year that it is in Chicago or Cleveland. I live basically in between the 2 cities.

[x2drich2000]

1. Name- DJ Richards

2. Age- 30

3. Day job- Customer disputes for a large global finance company

4. Location- Somerville, NJ

5. Collecting interest- currently working on an E93 set

6. Family- wife, 2 boys (3 1/2 and almost 1)

7. How long in hobby- since a kid in one way or another, never really fully quit - bought my first prewar card off the old board in 2007

8. Other interests - rock climbing

9. Do you attend shows? When I can Philly and the occasional local mall show

[ValKehl]

NAME - Val Kehl

AGE - 67

DAY JOB - Retired accountant.

LOCATION - Centreville, VA (a suburb of Wash., DC).

COLLECTING INTERESTS - Type cards plus cards of W. Johnson, S. Rice, E. Rixey, P. Runnels & M. Vernon; also, a few Wash.-player subsets, e.g. N172, E120, etc.

FAMILY - 4 kids & 6 grandchildren from 1st marriage; 13 years into 2nd marriage, with a stepdaughter.

HOW LONG IN HOBBY - Since the mid-1980s plus time as a kid.

OTHER INTERESTS - Wash. Nationals, Redskins & Wizards; UVA sports; garage/yard sales & flea markets.

ATTEND SHOWS? - Lotsa them back in the day; have been to 9 Nationals; currently, the Chantilly & Philly Shows.

[David W]

1. Name- David Williams

2. Age- 47

3. Day job- www.williamssupplywarsaw.com

4. Location- Warsaw, Indiana

5. Collecting interest - I spent last winter making a list of the greatest St. Louis Cardinals at each position, and am trying to acquire their cards. I also am working on acquiring every card of Lou Brock during his playing times, and up to around 250 unique items.

6. Family- Wife, 4 daughters, one son and one foster son.

7. How long in hobby- I started collecting in 1971 and have not stopped.

8. Other interests - Bears football. Playing coaching and refereeing soccer. Playing basketball and softball but not as well as I used to. Outside fun with the family and friends. My church - www.warsawwesleyan.com. Facebook.

9. Do you attend shows? No local shows in years, most Nationals in Chicago and Cleveland.

[brickyardkennedy]

Name: Bob Pomilla

Age: 61

Location: Isle of Manhattoes, NYC

Collecting Interests: Brooklyn baseball cards and the occasional related item.

How long in hobby: Started buying as a kid, with '57 Topps. Stopped buying packs in mid 60's. Collecting "seriously", for about a dozen years, now.

Other interests: Animal rights, politics, reading, complaining, raging at the universe.

Do you attend shows: Not much

[jeffmohler]

Name - Jeff Mohler

Age - 42

Job - Real Estate Attorney, Title Insurance Agent, Real Estate Broker

Location - Lancaster County, PA - home of the Amish and the E93 set!

Collecting Interest - Pinkerton postcards, (have about 26/30), Exhibit cards, Wide Pens, Fine Pens, Worch Cigar, Dietsche postcards and Cuban cards

Family - Wife of 15 years and four kids, 12, 10, 6 and 3 mos.

How long in hobby - about 5 years as an adult.

Other interests - I have a few rental properties - but mostly just spending time with the family

I got to last year's National and go to the Philly show once in while.

[nebboy]

Name - David Haas

Age - 48

Job - Stay at home day untill my boy gets old enough for full time school
*before - Graphic artist in printing/folding carton mfg
*doing a little estate picking buying and selling for fun

Location - Omaha Nebraska

Collecting Interests - Working on a t205 set, some T206 and vintage, sined HOF baseball when I meet them in person.

Family - married 21 years, 4 year boy and 2 very small dogs

How long in hobby? - around 35yrs

Other interests - year around baseball fan, College World Series every year - use to race a 911 on road courses for years - mostly now just being a dad

Attend shows? - very few

[Orioles1954]

1. Name- James Feagin

2. Age-35

3. Day job- Head Writer (just promoted!) for Huggins and Scott Auctions in Silver Spring, Maryland

4. Location- Columbia, Maryland

5. Collecting interest- 1930s issues, Topps Venezuelan, Cal Ripken Jr. minor league material, Orioles

6. Family- Married seven years to Brooke, children: Elena (four years) and Aaron (three years)

7. How long in hobby- 1983, since my first trip to the corner store.

8. Other interests- Religion, Ninteenth Century Mormon history, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, true crime "whodunnit" shows and storm chasing.

9. Do you attend shows? I try not to, but I did enjoy the National.

[BigDaddyBowman]

1. Name- Ryan Madison

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- Athletic Director at Parma Sr. High

4. Location- Parma, Ohio, suburb of Cleveland

5. Collecting interest- Vintage Football, focus mainly on pre-1955, especially the Bowman issues. Strong interest in 30's and 40's football.

6. Family- wife and 3 kids 10, 8, and 6.

7. How long in hobby- can't remember when I wasn't in the hobby... at least 30 solid years.

8. Other interests- high school sports

9. Do you attend shows? I am blessed that I am located 10 minutes from the I-X center in Cleveland where the National is held and 10 minutes from Strongsville where the great Strongsville shows were/are held. I attend these regularly.

[yawie99]

1. Name - Steve Yawitz

2. Age - 37

3. Day job - fourth grade teacher

4. Location - Saint Peters MO

5. Collecting interest - mostly Hall of Famers from 1909-1919, especially Cobb and Matty; maybe kinda sorta an E103 set

6. Family - married for 9 years with two kids, 8 and 4, and two guinea pigs

7. How long in hobby - about 30 years, with the obligatory interruption during the debauched undergraduate era

8. Other interests - football (mostly the English brand, but also the American college game), Cardinals baseball, music, Phish posters, video games, clothes

9. Do you attend shows? - not really, but I'd like to make it to another National one of these days

[familytoad]

1. Name- Brian Lindholme
2. Age-48 ( younger than Leon!)
3. Day job- Regional Engineering Manager (WA, OR and NV) for cable company
4. Location- Ridgefield, WA which is just north of Vancouver WA, which is just north of Portland, OR
5. Collecting interest- HOFers, T205 and E cards, 1971 Topps Football (http://www.sgccardregistry.com/set.aspx?cat=6&set=463)
6. Family- Wife of 18 years , 17 yr old daughter, 15 yr old son, one dog two cats
7. How long in hobby- 40 yrs, I only slowed down, never really stopped since 1970
8. Other interests- Rock music, traveling the awesome Pacific Northwest
9. Do you attend shows? Many years ago, Albany NY pre-76 shows (promoter Ed Keetz), a couple Tacoma Dome shows, and as often as I can get to the WSSCA Seattle shows! But overall, it's this site and eBay.
10. Screen name- My first Rotisserie baseball team was called the Horny Toads back in 1985...and once I got married I softened it to the Familytoads:D

[Tony Gordon]

1. Name - Tony Gordon

2. Age - 44

3. Day Job - Attorney/law clerk for a justice on the Illinois Appellate Court

4. Location - Northern suburb of Chicago

5. Collecting Interests - 1969 and older (all sports) and autograph postcards

6. Family - Wife 13 years, two kids, 8 and 5

7. How Long In the Hobby - Started collecting in 1975 and never stopped. Kicked into high gear about 10 years ago

8. Other interests - music, guitar, collect anything related to old Chicago beer breweries, writing

9. Do you attend shows? - EVERY WEEKEND! Gonzaga and Serb Hall in Milwaukee, two Orland Park shows (Chicago south suburb), and try and hit one of Fred Copp's shows, usually Schaumburg (NW suburb of Chicago).

[Robbie]

1. Name- Robert Slatkin

2. Age- 47

3. Day job- President and Franchise Consultant for www.vantagefranchises.com (http://www.vantagefranchises.com)

4. Location- Reston, VA

5. Collecting interest- Original Vintage Newsphotos

6. Family- Recently separated from my wife of 20 years. (I think I bought one too many Jackie Robinson photos!). Two wonderful daughters, the lights of my life, 16 and 10.

7. How long in hobby- About 30 years.

8. Other interests- My girls are #1. Then, working on my business, and helping many people who are unemployed or under-employed. If I have free time, I like to travel, read quite a bit, play music, or do some graphic design.

9. Do you attend shows? Only the Chantilly, Virginia shows, and The National, when I can.

[lancemountain]

1. Name- Terry Lewis

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- Operations guy for a restaurant group, sell a lot of wine, cheese

4. Location- Philadelphia

5. Collecting interest- Chase Utley, Pre War Phillies sets and 1960 Topps PSA 7

6. Family- Awesome wife from Belarus, West Highland Terrier and a lazy fat cat

7. How long in hobby-ten years>hiatus>six years now

8. Other interests- wine, coins, collecting grateful dead and phish shows, ttm autographs

9. Do you attend shows? Philly show, hope to hit the national this year.

[teetwoohsix]

1. Name- Clayton

2.Age- Will hit 40 in January

3.Day Job- Bus Driver/ Public Transportation

4.Location-" Sin City "

5.-Collecting Interests- T206, and my wife and I like to collect "Cowboy/ Western art" (see pics below, and sorry about the glare).

6.Family-Wonderful wife & best friend Laura, along with 2 cats.

7.How long in hobby-not as long as most of you folks- maybe 4-5 years (I guess I don't really keep track)

8.Other interests-Love music (Metal, Punk, Classic Rock, Acid Rock, Classic Country, BlueGrass, Etc, Etc,) Playing guitar and bass guitar, some gambling,spending time with my wife, scouring antique malls for cool stuff, collecting interesting western items, tattoos (nice leg sleeve Ralph :)), traveling (all though haven't traveled in awhile).

9.Attend shows- no, there is nothing out this way to go to most of the time (sometimes shows in California. I WILL make it to a National eventually.)

Nice to meet you all.

Sincerely, Clayton

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Name: Mike Dugan

Age: 56

Day Job: Candy Wholesaler

Location: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas- The birthplace of Spring Training!

Collecting Interst: pre-1950 cards, baseball books and Arkansas sports memorabilia

Family: Wife of 32 years who actually should be up for sainthood and college freshman daughter

How long in hobby: started in 1975 but had a brain problem 20 years ago when I sold almost everything :(

Other Interests: Golf, tennis before knees went bad

Do you attend shows?: Last show was National in St. Louis in mid 90s

[Harford20]

1. Name - Dave Harford

2. Age - 44

3. Day Job - Active Duty, US Army

4. Location - San Antonio, TX

5. Collecting Interests - Ted Williams, Christy Mathewson, HOF (T204/T205/T206), recently started HOF type set (as much as each set offers a HOF) with my father

6. Family - Wife of 20 years and 3 daughters

7. How Long In the Hobby - Started collecting in 1975 as a Red Sox fan. Slowed in high school, but have been picking up speed ever since.

8. Other interests - The family, art, music, bicycling, golf and English football (Go Chelsea!)

9. Do you attend shows? - Used to hit 10+ a year on the East Coast, barely 1/year in TX

[pitchernut]

Jim Moore

52

Domestically challenged domestic engineer (unemployed)

Coos Bay OR

Hurlers

yes

1976 still have that Ek rc

HO scale slot car drag racing

I wish

[autograf]

1. Name- Tom Boblitt

2. Age- 44

3. Day job- International Long Range Planning for the UPS Airline

4. Location- Louisville, KY

5. Collecting interest- Mostly nonsports now with E card type collection. Still add to some memorabilia collections too like autographed single signed balls and mini bats.

6. Family- Wife, 18 & 14 year old stepsons and 4 year old daughter. College, High School & Preschool all at the same time.

7. How long in hobby- 30+ years.

8. Other interests- Anything my daughter does.

9. Do you attend shows? Made every national from 1992-on. Occasionally hit the Pittsburgh J Paul show or Cincinnati Moeller or the occasional mall show in Louisville here. Not much around anymore........

[cliftons8]

1. Name- Mike Brockman

2. Age- 45

3. Day job- Veterinarian


4. Location- Louisville, Ky.

5. Collecting interest- n172, bf2(I really like these), t202, t205, t206, m101-2 r312, cabinet photos, 14" mini bats, old store model bats, store model player endorsed split finger gloves in original box, and anything else that catches my eye. I have trouble staying focused.

6. Family- Married 19 years. 2 daughters and 1 son

7. How long in hobby- aprox 36 years. I started cleaning the local barbershop when I was 9 for a quarter(similiar to Leon's quarter). I would then go across the street and get 2 packs of 1974 topps and a piece of candy.

8. Other interests- Fishing, some woodworking.

9. Do you attend shows? National every year since 1992. Meet up with Tom Boblitt and hrbaker.

[Gemruss]

1. Name- Russ Feather
2. Age- 52 by the end of the year
3. Day job- Museum Specialist at the National Museum of Natural History
4. Location- Maryland (DC area)
5. Collecting interest- Autographed BBCs of everyone who has played for the Baltimore Orioles, any old baseball item that catches my fancy that I can afford.
6. Family- Wife and three sons, 17,15,13 (Why I can’t afford much anymore!)
7. How long in hobby- Sold most of my childhood collection in late 1970's, got the bug again in 1985, slowed down some as each son got older, this site helps me get my fill.
8. Other interests- Being an amateur taxi driver to school, track, baseball, band and scouts takes up most of my “other time.”
9. Do you attend shows?- Almost every weekend in the 1980's - 90's, been to a few of the Chantilly shows and was at the National in Baltimore this year where I got a neat Net54 pin.

[Tiger Eye]

1. Name: Vernon Fabre

2. Age- 59 and holding.

3. Day job- Retired Chemical Engineer

4. Location- Baton Rouge, LA (Home of the Fighting Tigers)

5. Collecting interest- T-206, HOFer RCs that I can afford, pre-war HOFers.

6. Family- Wife of 37 years and three kids, 33, 29, 27

7. How long in hobby- About 20 years when I started collecting with my son.

8. Other interests- Volunteer work, traveling, and coastal fishing when BP isn't adjusting those plans.

9. Do you attend shows?- There have been no local shows in about 10-15 yrs. in the Baton Rouge area. Since I an retired, I'd like to travel to at least one big show per year.

[mark evans]

Mark Evans

61

Retired lawyer, but hoping to start teaching part-time next month at nearby community college. Also, golf course volunteer

Falls Church, Va

Not doing much collecting now, but have decent collection of 50s and 60s baseball, football and basketball stars, and vintage cards of Jewish athletes

Wife (27 -- years married, not years old:)), step-daughter (35), granddaughter (16)

15 years, plus a couple as a kid

Golf, poker, beer, follow sports, listen to music

Most Nationals and Chantilly shows

[ChiefBenderForever]

1. Name- Johnny Stefanich

2. Age- the big 4-0

3. Day Job- at the moment none, hoping to open a burrito tex mex joint in the next 3-4 years and until then perfect the recipes and watch the kids fulltime.........

4. Location- Glastonbury, Ct right between NYC and Boston recently moved here from Minneapolis

5. Collecting interest- Chief Bender

6. Family- wife, 6 yr old daughter, son turns 4 in a couple days

7. How long in hobby- got my first pack of hockey cards in 1978 and only a few years here and there of not collecting, really got into Chief Bender the past couple years.

8. Other interests- art and music, freshwater fish tanks, and now focused on tex mex americano food.

9. Do you attend shows? Went to Baltimore last summer and hoping to make it to Chicago, will be in Baltimore all week 2012 !!

Here is a video of me and my harmonica when I used to think I was cool......

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[Kawika]

None of this "use to be" modesty; if you can make an old curmudgeon like me enjoy rap music then you're one cool cat. Next time someone calls me a "baseball card nerd" I'm going to tell him that I hang in Cyberspace with Johnny Harmonica.

[cfc1909]

that is tough Johnny-thanks for sharing

[cfc1909]

Name- Jim Rivera

Age- 45

Day Job- owner/operator 2002 Mack tri axel Dump Truck

Location- Maryland

Collecting interest- southern man

Family-wife 23 years-2 daughters 19 & 16 son 13-dog and 2 cats

How long in hobby-collected Topps as a kid-first vintage card Cobb bat on 1989

other interest- fishing -hanging out with kids-going to skate parks all over creation with my son

Do you attend shows- Philly -Chantilly and The National- some local mall shows


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[baseball tourist]

1. Name- Chris Wood

2. Age- 43 (stopping at 44...not because that is too old..it is Hank's #)

3. Day job- Owner/Operator/Media Sales - Publication "Rep" Firm - we represent 9 business to consumer magazines (printed and on line) in the Tourism, Outdoor Adventure, RV'ing and Women's Lifestyle industries.

4. Location- Vancouver, BC, Canada

5. Collecting interest- baseball equipment and photos. Toronto and Vancouver focus

6. Family- newly wed (6 months)

7. How long in hobby- roughly 16 yrs

8. Other interests- movies, hanging out on the beach, camping

9. Do you attend shows? the National twice. No real card shows here in Vancouver

[emmygirl]

Name: Jim MacCord
Age: 65
Work: Retired real estate broker and 35 years in commercial offset printing
Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Collecting Interests: Set collecting from 1953 - 1975. Need help with my 1963 set if you have something to trade I have some good stuff to trade. Thinking about a jump into pre-war but want to be sure.
Family: Married for 46 years to my soul mate Sharon. 4 grown kids and 1 fantastic grand son.
How long in the Hobby: Bought my first baseball cards in 1952. Had hundreds of stars from 52 - 58 and gave them all to my sister-laws little brother. Caught the collecting bug again in 1982. Started collecting cards of my youth in 84 and haven't stopped. Love set building.
Other Interests: Church work and reading.
Do you attend shows: Always make the Shriner's Wilmington,Ma. show and some local shows. Will be attending my first National that is held close to the East Coast.

[slidekellyslide]

Nicely done Johnny! Very cool.

[barrysloate]

I always wondered why Johnny called himself JohnnyHarmonica, and now I know. Cool! We lost a great harmonica player this week, Captain Beefheart, so keep blowing that harp.

[Ericc22]

1. Name- Eric Cohen

2. Age- 46

3. Management Consultant/Executive Coach - I help small to medium sized businesses grow.

4. Location- Essex County, NJ

5. Collecting interest- T206, though some day, maybe Cracker Jack cards

6. Family- wife of 15+ years, boys 11 and 10, and a 6-month old Golden

7. How long in hobby- re-discovered T206s about 3 months ago. I am now dealing with the addiction.... Collected when I was a kid and am now happily watching my kids go through them.

8. Other interests- Family stuff. NYC sports, lots of music (Wilco and lots of alt rock, Dylan and some classic rock, Springsteen always, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and whatever good hip hop / rap my kids listen to.)

9. Do you attend shows? Nope. Can't imagine that would work out well for my ability to continue to pay my mortgage....

[sox1903wschamp]

1. Name- Michael Steele

2. Age- 50

3. Day job- Sales Manager-Grocery Wholesale Distribution

4. Location- Southern Minnesota. About an hour south of the Twin Cities.

5. Collecting interest- Cards, Photo's, Publications for all Boston Sports. Pre War for Red Sox, Bruins. Love the Patriots but they only go back to 60.

6. Family- My best girl since 84.

7. How long in hobby- Was a baseball pack collecting fool as a kid (65-74). Been spending most of my discretionary income on the hobby since 79.

8. Other interests- Downhill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoe. For sure in the right place for it. Bike riding, try to do the RAGBRAI each summer. Running.

9. Do you attend shows?- Loved the St.Louis shows at the Holidome from 79 to the 90's. KC shows in the 80's and attended the 07 (Clev) and 08 (Chi) Nationals

[Jantz]

1. Name - Jantz Morey

2. Age - 43

3. Day Job - Janitor

4. Location - Ohio

5. Collecting Interest - T206s & dabble in vintage baseball photographs

6. Family - Parents & Older brother

7. How long in the hobby - on & off, close to 20 years

8. Other interests - Largemouth Bass fishing (catch & release) & searching for American Indian artifacts

9. Do you attend shows? - Yes, any excuse to take a road trip and look for new T206s for my set. I also try to attend the National each year when possible.

*disclaimer* - No Bass were injured while typing this post.

[E93]

Johnny,
That was cool.
JimB

[tedzan]

..................grandson Ron..........daughter Zoe.............................me.........wife Charlotte......................daughter Debbie, grandkids Kurtis & Madison

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1. Name..........Ted Zanidakis

2. Age...............72

3. Day job........Electronics Engineer (A T & T Bell Labs)....retired

4. Location.......Bucks County, Pennsylvania

5. Collecting interest....I've completed sets from 1887 A & G to 1941 Play Ball....1947 Bond Bread, Leaf, Bowman's, Fleer's, and 1952-1987 Topps.
..................................Including 5 - T206 sets.

6. Family..........Married to a Phillies & Eagles fan, two daughters (both Yankees fans), and three granchildren.

7. How long in hobby..........1947-1952 (as a kid)....currently since 1977.

8. Other interests ..............Cruise my 1957 & 1960 Thunderbirds, Softball, avid Tennis player, Stamp collecting, Trains

9. Do you attend shows ?....I set-up at the Cooperstown (HOF w/e), Philly, and the National shows.


TED Z

aka....T-Rex TED

[vintagecpa]

1. Name - Mike

2. Age - 39

3. Day Job - accounting

4. Location -

5. Collecting Interest - Ruth, E95, 1958 Topps

6. Family - young girl and boy

7. How long in the hobby - on & off, about 30 years (mostly off)

8. Other interests -

9. Do you attend shows? - No.

[barrysloate]

Mike- what's your chess rating? Mine at its highest was about 1650, so I am of course not in your class.

[cincyredlegs]

1. Name - Mark Hooks

2. Age - 39

3. Day Job - Strategic Buyer

4. Location - Charleston, SC

5. Collecting Interest - Pre 1975 Baseball (sweet spot is 1952-1969) however I have dabbled in T205/T206 and see that this is a very dangerous temptation. Of course am a hardcore Reds collector.

6. Family - A beautiful wife (married 9 years) and two beautiful and healthy girls (8 and 4)

7. How long in the hobby - Since I was 5. Took the normal 4 years off during college. First pack I can remember opening was 1979 Topps.

8. Other interests - Family and history

9. Do you attend shows? - Whenever I can get the chance to.

[4815162342]

1. Name - Daryl

2. Age - 29

3. Day Job - Pastor / IT Project Manager

4. Location - MS

5. Collecting Interest - T206

6. Family - Beautiful Wife of almost 5 years

7. How long in the hobby - 2 years prewar currently; post-war/modern most of my childhood

8. Other interests - This Old Book (http://www.biblegateway.com/), video games, electronics, good sci-fi shows (Lost, Fringe), antique/collectible shows (Pawn Stars, Auction Kings, Storage Wars, etc. There's a million of 'em now!).

9. Do you attend shows? - Yes, been to a few local shows, and my first National in Baltimore.

[Rocky]

1. name - Phil

2. Age - 53

3. Day Job - Estimating/ Commercial Sales w/ a leading regional distibutor of doors/ frames/ and hardware.

4. Location - Baltimore, MD

5. Collecting Interests - T206, T205, Pitts. Pirates, pre-1930 BB memorabilia

6. Family - Wife (21 yrs), no kids, 17 year old Fox Terrier, Ginger

7. How Long - Collecting off/ on since 1967, working on 1960 Pirates team set

8. Other Interests - Antique furniture, country store advertising tins, signs etc.

9. Shows - Some local, attended the National, avid weekend antiquer, thankfully I found a spouse who's got the collecting bug too.

[Samsdaddy]

1. name - Erik

2. Age - 43

3. Day Job - Corporate Marketing for bank holding company (not a banker!) and do Marketing and Communications for a close friend's business on the side.

4. Location - Blairsville, GA (about two hours northeast of Atlanta).

5. Collecting Interests - 1960's Topps Football and Baseball, all raw, no graded cards. I am a set builder for late 60's Topps Football and starting to collect Topps All Star Rookie cards from the decade. I love those big trophy's on the cards! Also, collect some other odds and ends related to baseball cards and have some fine, vintage pennants from some of my favorite sports teams.

6. Family - Wife (15 yrs), daugher, two dogs, two cats.

7. How Long - Collected as a young kid through high school, on and off for a while after that and then when I hit 40 I started back into it very seriously.

8. Other Interests - God, first and foremost. Exercise enthusiast. Hiking the Appalachian Trail slowly but surely. I enjoy reading mysteries and one day will finish my first book!

9. Shows - I have not attending a show in many years but would like to attend the Ohio Sports Collectors Convention in the next couple years.

[nfbuckeye]

1. Name - Dave V.

2. Age - 33

3. Day Job - Meteorologist in the USAF

4. Location - Colorado Springs, CO

5. Collecting Interest - t206 and vintage ('30s, '40s and '50s) Cleveland Indians and Browns

6. Family - Wife and three dogs

7. How long in the hobby - '87-'92 as a kid, just got back into it last year.

8. Other interests - Golfing and photography.

9. Do you attend shows? - Haven't really had a chance to.

[blackandgold]

1. Name - Matt

2. Age - 46

3. Day job - Highway Designer

4. Location - Northcentral Pennsylvania

5. Collecting interest - Vintage Pirates and certain Penguins and Steelers items.

6. Family - Married to a fellow sports junkie (7 years), no kids, a dog Moose (named for ex Pens goalie Johan Hedberg).

7. How long in hobby - pretty much since 1971, just started the T206 & other pre-war stuff the last couple years.

8. Other interests - Hunting, fishing, summer weekend home run derbies, music (huge collection, mostly metal & hard rock), making noise on the guitar and watching sports (live and TV)

9. Do you attend shows ? - rarely, as there are no local shows any more. I stumbled into one in Cooperstown this summer and bought a couple T206's I needed.

I love this site. The information available on here is fantastic.

[Jerry G]

1. Name- Jerry Galleano

2. Age- Just turned 58. SOB.

3. Day job- Retired UPS management. Currently work for the State of Missouri Boxing Commissioner.

4. Location- Eureka (St. Louis), MO

5. Collecting interest- I like to work toward completing sets, but the remaining sets are way out of my price range. I was lucky to be introduced to 1933 Goudeys in the mid to late 1960's and completed the set in 1977. Over the last few years I've concentrated on vintage boxing and autographed cards. I still need ten more autographed 1958 Topps. Also working on autographed 1961 Fleer Baseball Greats (have 55) and 1961-62 Fleer basketball (have 22).

6. Family- Awesome! Married to Peggie for 36 years. One daughter, three grandchildren

7. How long in hobby- Since 1958 with only a few short breaks.

8. Other interests- Boxing, mixed martial arts. Played rugby for 10+ years. Enjoy landscaping. Not to be confused with mowing the lawn.

9. Do you attend shows? Only a handful since 1985 or '90.


Evander Holyfield

[jp1216]

1. Name- J0N PEDEℜSѺN

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- Pilot

4. Location- Ohio

5. Collecting interest- T206, T205, Bob Feller, Pre WWII Cleveland players, Cleveland Browns and '89 Billy Ripken...

6. Family- Married 17 years with 3 kids.

7. How long in hobby- Since 1980 as a kid. Quit from '84-'89, but was brought back in by Griffey and the F-Face Ripken card. Kept in check for another 10 years until I discovered eBay. My '59 Topps set was finished in a year. Before eBay I'd pickup a few cards a year...

8. Other interests- There is more to life??

9. Do you attend shows? The National a few times - not much anymore. Everyday is a show now with the internet!!!

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[deadballpaul]

1. Name - Paul G.

2. Age- 49

3. Day job- Fixing equipment in the Semiconductor industry.

4. Location- Mesa, AZ (just moved here from Texas 2 days ago)

5. Collecting interest - N28 A & G, Grignon Cubs, e90-1, e92, e95, National Game, 1928 W502, W554, 1933 Goudey, Mickey Mouse Gum cards & anything Disney, Baseball coins & pins, Babe Ruth, etc...

6. Family - Wife 15 yrs, 3 kids, & 2 dogs.

7. How long in hobby -42 years, & pre war since 1998.

8. Other interests- Playing the bass & electric guitar, coin collecting, watching the Indy 500!

9. Do you attend shows? Almost never, but want to start.

[quinnsryche]

1. Name: Tony Quinn

2. Age: 44

3. Day Job: Vinyl Graphics Department Manager for a mid sized Chicago area sign shop

4. Location: Homer Glen, IL (about 25 miles SW of Chicago)

5. Collecting Interest: Depends on the day:D Right now, anything that catches my eye.

6. Family: wife (18 years), son (11), daughter (4) & a dog (or possibly a small horse!)

7. How Long in the Hobby: 44 yrs. (my dad raised me in the hobby and no matter how hard I have ever tried, I can't get out:p)

8. Other Interests: The 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox, MLB TV (I cant figure out how I ever survived without it), NASCAR & 5-Time Champion Jimmie Johnson!, Doctor Who, Heavy Metal (Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Motorhead - the classics, not that new crap) & Disney World 1 once a year now.

9. Do You Attend Shows: Hell Yeah! As many as humanly possible.

[arexcrooke]

1. Name: Arex Crooke

2. Age: 34

3. Day Job: 7th grade Science and Social Studies teacher. Head football coach at my middle school and head wrestling coach at the high school we feed into

4. Location: Lenoir, NC

5. Collecting Interest: 1954 Bowman, 1957 Topps sets, 1960 Topps HoF set, players; Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Al, Kaline, Thurman Munson, Duke Snider, Catfish Hunter, Bob Gibson. Auto graphed baseballs and bats of HoFers

6. Family: Wife 12 years, son 7 years

7. How Long in the Hobby: on and off since 1987

8. Other Interests: Comic Books, Wrestling (folkstyle/freestyle/greco) Golf Tar Heel basketball

9. Do You Attend Shows: not since the late 80's. But am planning on making some local shows and maybe even go to the National in Chicago next year

[PWeso81]

Name: Pat Wesolowski

Age: 36

Day Job: Indycar Tire Tech

Location: Indianapolis

Collecting Interest: '74-current Topps...T206...any Cobb, Ted Williams, War heroes...

Family: Wife. 5 years

How long in the hobby: Since 1984

Other interests: ND Football, Horse Racing, Beer drinking contests, Star Wars.

Do you attend shows? Last 2...Phish 8/12 and 8/13. Noblesville, IN

[judgebuck]

1. Name - David Buckingham

2. Age - 59

3. Day job - retiring after 29 years as a judge

4. Location - western Kentucky

5. Collecting interest - Mantle cards and memorabilia and vintage complete Topps and Bowman sets

6. - Family - wife of 28 years and 23 year old son

7. How long in hobby - 32 years, not counting 1958-63 as a kid

8. Other interests - golf

9. Do you attend shows? - National

[martyogelvie]

1. Name- Marty Ogelvie

2. Age- 45

3. Day job- Network Engineer

4. Location- Atlanta, Ga.

5. Collecting interest- early 20th century tobacco (T206 etc).

6. Family- married with 10 year old son and 6 year old boy/girl twins.

7. How long in hobby- since 1989.

8. Other interests- geneology, golf, Dallas Cowboys.

9. Do you attend shows? I used to try and find one every other weekend but have not been to a local show in 5 plus years. I still try to visit the National every couple years.

[karamaxjoe]

1. Name- Mike Steiner

2. Age- 46

3. Day job- Meeting Planner

4. Location- Naperville, IL

5. Collecting interest- Game worn White Sox jerseys and bats and any great display item from the Sox or Comiskey Park. I would consider myself an expert on White Sox jerseys and have compiled a large database of photos. My website - http://www.freewebs.com/karamaxjoe/

6. Family- Married 20 years with three kids

7. How long in hobby- Cards since 1973, but reconnected with the game worn in 1992 after my first child was born.

8. Other interests- Running and working out to keep from dropping dead too early.

9. Do you attend shows? I always attend the National when it comes through Chicago and I'll attend the Sun Times shows on occassion.

[deadballpaul]

Pat, "Indycar tire tech" from Indianapolis. My favorite sporting event. Been there many times with many great memories. Very awesome!

[uffda51]

1. Name- Bruce Babcock

2. Age- 59. SOB.

3. Day job- Composer, orchestrator, conductor for film & television, as well as the concert hall, working with everyone from Angela Lansbury to Metallica.

4. Location- CA

5. Collecting interest- I have gradually moved back in time to the 19th century. N28, N29, N43, N162, N184, N300, N172, Newsboy cabinets, + D322, E95, E103, T209, T207, D304, T200, misc. type cards, and any Eddie Mathews items.

6. Family- Married, with one cat.

7. How long in hobby- Since 1980.

8. Other interests- genealogy, astronomy, theology.

9. Do you attend shows? The National most years.

[T206.org]

Barry, Mike, check out http://chessjam.com sometime if you enjoy playing online. It's made by the company I work for and they have around 50k players. There are daily and weekly tournaments and some very good players from all over the globe.

[PWeso81]

Pat, "Indycar tire tech" from Indianapolis. My favorite sporting event. Been there many times with many great memories. Very awesome!

Paul,

We are starting to come back. New chassis, multiple engine manufactures, hopefully we can regain the throne from NASCAR (like it was before the split). Would like to see us back at PIR too.

Pat

[barrysloate]

Thanks Trae. I'll take a look at it.

[mjkm90]

1. Name - Mike Hoevet
2. Age - 45
3. Day job - Pharmaceutical Sales
4. Location - Ann Arbor,MI
5. Collecting interest - Pre WWII display memorabilia (trophies,pennants, pinbacks, figural pieces, photos, equipment, anthing that can sit on a shelf or hang on a wall).
6. Family - Wife of 20 yrs. and two daughters 14 and 17.
7. How long in hobby - 1979-1990 (cards) 1990-today (cards + memorabilia).
8. Other interests - Exercise, woodworking, my kids athletics, watching sports).
9. Do you attend shows? Most nationals the past 10 years and every antique show I can find.
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[Anthony K.]

1. Name- Anthony Kates

2. Age- 25

3. Day job- US Army Soldier

4. Location- Kandahar, Afghanistan (Unit is stationed in Vilseck, Germany).

5. Collecting interest- 33 Goudey, Pr-1970's RC's, early 50's Bowman issues

6. Family- Wife and soon to be 3 year old son

7. How long in hobby- 19 years and counting. Took small breaks, but never got completely out.

8. Other interests- Reading mystery/fiction thriller books, motivational/business minded non-fiction; watching movies and TV shows (currently on Sons of Anarchy); playing any sport I can get my hand on (hockey, baseball, basketball, football, racquetball, etc); blogging.

9. Do you attend shows? Haven't been to a show in over 10 years, but if I find some where ever I decide to move to when I get out of the Army, you will be able to find me and my son there :D

[Wite3]

1. Name- Joshua Levine

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- 4th grade teacher

4. Location- CA

5. Collecting interest- phillies, t205s

6. Family- wife

7. How long in hobby- 25 years and counting

8. Other interests- books, music, movies

9. Do you attend shows? I would if there were any left in Southern California.

[wrapperguy]

1. Name- Jeff Schwarz

2. Age- 55 (2 days ago)

3. Day job- retired physical education teacher, coach, and athletic director. Now I assign sports officials for 15,400 games per year and just got selected to assign the basketball refs for a North Shore high school conference. "Retired" is not really the right word, but the first pension check gets sent next week!

4. Location- Arlington Hts., Illinois - good to see so many IL and southern WI people on here!

5. Collecting interest- Missing only a few cards to complete the 1923-24 Exhibits, 1931-32 Exhibits, 1933 Exhibits, W711-1, E121 Series of 80, R303A, Wide Pen Premiums (Type 2 only), R315, Diamond Star master set, 35 Goudey master set, Morgan Red Belts, 1926-29 Exhibits, and Dietsche Postcard sets

6. Family- Wife of 26 years, son Andrew (23), son Kyle (22), daughter Emily (18), and cockapoo Kelsey (10).

7. How long in hobby- My father and I started to collect seriously when we picked up a Beckett guide at the 1982 or 1983 Chicago National. Dad started collecting pre-war (his era) and I completed Topps sets, wrappers and press pins. Dad also started doing football and hockey sets, and then I leapfrogged Dad and started working on tobacco sets. This Board has been instrumental in getting us interested in caramel sets. Once I finish the above sets, I will just get whatever appeals to me. Dad, at age 91, is no longer active but loves to see what I've picked up.

8. Other interests- Sports officiating, music, travel, and hoping to see the Cubs win one!

9. Do you attend shows? - Luckily living in Chicagoland provides many show opportunities but rarely find anything on our wantlist.

Photo is me umpiring a mens league championship game played at Wrigley with my sons in tow. They got a day off of school and got to run around Wrigley. What a thrill!

[drc]

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[Writehooks]

Anthony K:

Just wanted to say "thanks" to you and all the other men and women serving with the coalition forces in Afghanistan. Words can't express the respect and admiration I have for the job you're doing. A lot of the Canadian kids that have paid the ultimate price over there were deployed from a base about an hour from where I live, and every time I see another group ship out, it reminds me to be thankful for all who answer their nation's call.

Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year.

[arsrvfan]

1. Name- Steve Morrow

2. Age- 53

3. Day job- Grocery Store General Manager

4. Location-Arkansas

5. Collecting interests- 68 Tigers, Gas House Cardinals, 30s to 70s team signed balls, Mantle, completing signed 68 Topps set, etc.

6. Family- wife, 2 kids, 5 grand kids

7. How long in hobby- 30 years. Show dealer, Sports Collector's Digest advertiser (as 10th Inning Sports, Joplin, Mo.) and retail store owner from 1984 thru 1994.

8. Other interests- Golf, music

9. Do you attend shows? Set up at 100s in 80s and 90s. Haven't attended one in years.

[KingKongBundy]

1. Name - Charles

2. Age - 41

3. Day job - IT field

4. Location - Europe

5. Collecting interest - T206, 1954 Bowman, 1969 and 1970 Topps baseball

6. Family - Married, 4 year old son

7. How long in hobby - First pack of cards in 1976. Totally into the hobby from 1980 - 1986. Got back into the hobby in 2002.

8. Other interests - Exercising, probability theory, European soccer

9. Do you attend shows? Went to the Chantilly show a couple of years ago. Attended the National in N.J. back in the day.

[lhoyle]

Ditto. Anthony, I am very proud that you are part of this little group and a part of our armed services. Thank you for your service.

Lee Hoyle


Anthony K:

Just wanted to say "thanks" to you and all the other men and women serving with the coalition forces in Afghanistan. Words can't express the respect and admiration I have for the job you're doing. A lot of the Canadian kids that have paid the ultimate price over there were deployed from a base about an hour from where I live, and every time I see another group ship out, it reminds me to be thankful for all who answer their nation's call.

Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year.

[MacDice]

1. Name- Mike MacCulloch

2. Age- 36

3. Day job- Director of Marketing & Corporate Sales for a minor league hockey team

4. Location- Edmonds, WA (20 minutes north of Seattle)

5. Collecting interest- Earl Averill memorabilia, low grad T-206’s, cards of former players who are now in professional ball and working on a signed 1957 set.

6. Family- Wife and two kids (that I know of).

7. How long in hobby- Since 1983, took a little break while in college

8. Other interests- Coaching college baseball. Currently I am an assistant community college coach and serve as league president for a summer collegiate baseball league which I also coach in

9. Do you attend shows? No, need to spend some time with the family since I am at over 100 sporting events per year.

[Bunker]

1. Name- Rick Mynatt

2. Age- 48

3. Day job- Fire Chief...I will celebrate my 30th year in the fire service on February 9, 2011 :)

4. Location- Cincinnati, Ohio

5. Collecting interest- I am 14 cards away from completing my 1971 Topps BB set in NM or better and I have a total of 14 cards for my new project, a 1955 Topps BB set. I also collect players of "The Big Red Machine" Rose, Bench, Perez etc.

I have raw sets from the 70's that I work on every now and then that I would love to finish off some day. I also have a modern weakness which is the1984 Donruss. I to embarrassed to tell anybody how many I have, but if you need to finish your set I am the man to see...lol

6. Family- Married for 12 years the first time and got two great kids (boy and a girl) out of the deal. (that was all I got out of that deal!) My second marriage is going strong at 13 years and has given me another child a beautiful daughter who is 9 going on 16.

My son who is 18 and I are very close and spend a lot of time together. He collects cards with me although he likes the shiny stuff (he says I like the dusty, musty stuff) We also enjoy astronomy and spend a lot of time outdoors with a telescope.

My oldest is my 22 year old daughter who actually just moved back home with us. When she was a teenager she couldn't wait to get out on her own and now she couldn't wait to come home :)

7. How long in hobby- I started collecting in 1973 and still have all of my childhood cards. I went through periods where I would put them away for awhile, but would always get them back out again. I haven't put them away this time since sometime in the mid 90's.

8. Other interests- My job and astronomy (Family is a given)

9. Do you attend shows? Local card shows only, never the National although that is on the "To Do" list

[oriolesbb6]

Name- Kyle Barniak
2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Local Estate Auction Manager/Antique Sales

4. Location- Branchville, NJ

5. Collecting interest- Any and all sports memorabilia/Pre 70s Hockey Cards

6. Family- Wife Tami & dog Bella

7. How long in hobby- Since I was a kid......

8. Other interests-Antiques, anything outdoors

9. Do you attend shows? Not currently, just auctions....

[g_vezina_c55]

Name- Nelson

2. Age- 29

3. Day job- sales department in a ford dealer


4. Location- quebec canada

5. Collecting interest- hockey card for now 20 years since 1990. Now my new interrest is in the vintage baseball card. I think about start a mantle collection and other yankess HOF.

6. Family- My girlfriend and my dog

7. How long in hobby- Since 1990

8. Other interests- American muscle car, principaly Mopar. I own a plymouth 'cuda for summer fair temperature cruiser!

9. Do you attend shows? Hockey card show in montreal canada.

[Idiottax]

1. Name- Brian Marshall

2. Age- 32

3. Day job- Director for an eDiscovery firm

4. Location- Highland Park, NJ

5. Collecting interests- T206, T59 and assorted issue cards that catch my eye at shows

6. Family- Wife

7. How long in hobby- I only got back into the hobby six months ago after attending a local mall show and seeing T206s in person for sale for the first time in my life, but collected for most of my childhood.

8. Other interests- Military history, Premier League Soccer, Fine Dining

9. Do you attend shows? I try to attend the local shows in Central Jersey on a regular basis and made some really great additions to my collection,

[baseballart]

1. Name- Max Weder

2. Age- 52

3. Day job- Tax litigation lawyer (formerly for the Department of Justice; in private practice since 1998)

4. Location- Vancouver, B.C.

5. Collecting interests- Western Canada cards and ephemera (and for Tom, Barry, Jason, Mike and maybe one or two lurkers, a passing interest in baseball books ;) )

6. Family- Spouse Jennifer Ettinger (http://www.flickr.com/photos/baseballart/sets/72057594074775860/)(www.ettinger.ca (http://www.ettinger.ca)), no kids, 4 year old frisbee leaping Australian Shepherd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/baseballart/sets/72157594554872679/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2181/1889833478_cd0b5eeaaa_z.jpg


7. How long in hobby- Baseball book collector since 1992. Collecting cards sporadically since 1998 or so.

8. Other interests- UBC baseball, dog agility, (did I mention baseball books (http://www.flickr.com/photos/baseballart/sets/72057594052372441/)?), Class A baseball here in Vancouver. art collecting

9. Do you attend shows? There are a few reasonable shows here a year, but the focus is naturally on hockey. Few baseball cards, but the occasional find of memorabilia

[barrysloate]

Max- you forgot to mention baseball books.:)

[mayx2]

Name- Lou Del Pinto
2. Age- 46

3. Day job- jack of many trades

4. Location-Uniontown,Pa

5. Collecting interest- Clemente,Stargell,anything Pittsburgh sports related,watever catches my eye.

6. Family-Wife Carol 20yrs,2 sons Andy 18,Zach 15

7. How long in hobby- Since I was a kid......

8. Other interest:Lifting weights,old stuff,alot of other peoples junk!

9. Do you attend shows?

[Clutch-Hitter]

1. Name- Greg

2. Age- 37

3.

4. Location- Birmingham, AL

5. Collecting interest- Working on W517 set, 1920 Big Heads, Ruth

6. Family- Wife, son, and four daughters!

7. How long in hobby- Since I was a kid

8. Other interest: Family, Powerlifting, grip strength training and feats

9. Do you attend shows? There are none around here.

[luckyj]

1. Name- Jeremy Gilbert

2. Age- 33

3. Day job- Software engineer

4. Location- Renton WA

5. Collecting interest- Pre-war, haven't narrowed it down yet

6. Family- Wife, 2 sons, 1 daughter

7. How long in hobby- 10 years as a "grown-up"

8. Other interest:

9. Do you attend shows? Wish I could.

[scmavl]

1. Name- Jarrod

2. Age- 33

3. Day job- Bank Manager

4. Location- Asheville, NC

5. Collecting interest- '52-69 Topps signed HOFers, Harmon Killebrew, Granny Hamner, Smoky Burgess, and newly into T206.

6. Family- Wife, 2 dogs, 1 cat

7. How long in hobby- Collected in '89-91 and stopped. Got back into it in Jan '10.

8. Other interests- Music. Session drummer for bands throughout the US. Touring drummer for a band in LA.

9. Do you attend shows? Not in 20 years, but I'd love to...

[ChrisH]

Name: Chris Hicks
Age: 30
Job: College Student
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Collecting Interest: Pre-War all the way to the shiny stuff. Getting more into vintage though. The "golden age" intrigues me.
Family: A one-eyed cat named Hera
How long in hobby: Since 1990 with a break here and there.
Other interests: Reading, baseball history, listening to music
Do you attend shows: Yes, a few a year. Never been to the national, but would love to go.

[joeadcock]

NAME:Frank
AGE:46
JOB:Med Field
LOCATION:West coast Florida, near Tampa
COLLECTING INTEREST:Pre War(type collecting)
FAMILY:Wife, 3 children
HOW LONG HOBBY:few years
ATTEND SHOWS?:Just the National

[Bigdaddy]

1. Name-Tom Jordan

2. Age- 44

3. Day job - systems engineer for a federal government agency that sends folks into space

4. Location- Yorktown, VA

5. Collecting interest - 1960+ baseball cards, 1970+ football cards, Reds, Steelers, autos, currently finishing up a 1961T bb set.

6. Family- wife and three kids, two boys and a girl

7. How long in hobby- 30 years on and off, starting as a kid

8. Other interests- fishing, coaching baseball, hiking,

9. Do you attend shows? Went to the National this summer and do a few local shows per year, occaisonally CSA in Chantilly.

[SlugSports]

1. Name-Brian

2. Age- 36

3. Day job - Longie

4. Location- So.Cal

5. Collecting interest - vintage cards and Lakers sports memorabilia

6. How long in hobby- 20 years

7. Other interests- Sports on TV

8. Do you attend shows? not Lately

[Ease]

1. Name- Eric Shaeffer

2. Age- 30

3. Day job- Health Care Maintenance/HVAC/Electrician

4. Location- Murfreesboro, TN

5. Collecting interest- t205, 68 Topps Hockey.

6. Family- wife and 5mo daughter.

7. How long in hobby- 7 yrs as an adult.

8. Other interests- Playing golf.

9. Do you attend shows? Nope. But did it every weekend as a kid.

[Kawika]

A special welcome to members avasiabub, celebritiesnakedp, emmadragon, garypigeon, heathersepia, kaylariyadh, NiliStisa, riceistanbul and the illustrious poommaAppague. And, googlesketchup, glendacamel and joehuman, too. Can Qual Hildvpoad be far behind? Tell us about yourselves, what you collect etc. Lots of friendly expertise here, folks, so don't be shy. We don't bite.

http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/sportscardsetc/mischidden/miscellanybaseball/Net54%20login%20roster.jpg

[Steve D]

1. Name - Steve Dawson.

2. Age - 48.

3. Job - U.S. Air Force.

4. Location - San Antonio TX.

5. Collecting interest - T206 and pre-WWII Hall of Famers. I also collect items from San Diego CA sports teams, and Hank Aaron, Ted Williams and Nolan Ryan.

6. Family - Single.

7. How long in hobby - I've been collecting steadily since I was a kid in the early 1970s.

8. Other interests - Astronaut autographs.

9. Do you attend shows? I try to get to the Tri-Star shows in Houston TX, but that's it.
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[wolterse]

1. Name- Erich Wolters

2. Age- 29

3. Day job - IT new business sales

4. Location- boston, MA ( moving to DC in February!)

5. Collecting interest- e95/96/103, type 1 photos, baseball literature, n172/162, t212/227

6. Family- wifenof two years

7. How long in hobby- since 1992 / vintage since 2006

8. Other interests- Abe Lincoln, reading, politics, eating:), family, golf, traveling, meeting and working with people from the hobby

9. Do you attend shows? Shriners show, will attend DC shows once I get there next month!

[ValKehl]

Eric - FYI, you will be just in time for the next Chantilly, VA show - March 18th-20th. The show location is close to the intersection of Routes 28 & 50 in the western end of Fairfax County. Hope to see you there.
Val

[jrb97]

1. Name- Jim

2. Age- 31

3. Day job - audit manager (no, NOT IRS)

4. Location- Pasadena, CA ( just moved from SF a 3 months ago)

5. Collecting interest- Modern - all kinds; Vintage - Joined the forum to get started with T206 - probably a team set.

6. Family- single, no kids

7. How long in hobby- one and off since I was a kid - 1987

8. Other interests- college football, movies, enjoying life

9. Do you attend shows? in SF I occasionally went to mall shows. I've checked out Frank&Sons in SoCal a couple times.

[WWGjohn]

Name: John Harrell

Age: 64

Job: psychology professor, Troy University

Location: Montgomery, AL

Collecting interests: 1930's sets, t205's, 48-80 Bowman/Topps set run, 19th century hand-made bats

Family: married, two daughters

How long in hobby: 20 years

Other interests: renaissance music, western campaigns of civil war, cooking

Attend shows: No. none in my area

[ibuysportsephemera]

1. Name- Jeff G.

2. Age- 48

3. Day job- Owner and Manager of Apartment Communities in the Northeast.

4. Location- Orange County NY (60 miles North of Manhattan) near West Point.

5. Collecting interest- All vintage sports publications and ephemera except for cards. I know, what am I doing on Net54? I have recently begun shifting my interests from publications to pre 1975 wire photos (preferably with paper captions). The teams I am primarily interested in are the Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Mets, NY Giants football and Army football.

6. Family- Awesome wife and 16 & 19 yr old daughters. The 19 year old is following in her Mom's footsteps and is in her second semester in Pharmacy College.

7. How long in hobby- 25 yrs or more.

8. Other interests- Volunteer Firefighter, Golf, Fantasy Baseball, Grateful Dead (Furthur, DSO and other post Jerry's death bands)

9. Do you attend shows? Mostly large ephemera shows, Brimfield, antique shows and flea markets. Once in a while I might go to Westchester.

[martindl]

1. Name- Martin Dalziel

2. Age- 51

3. Day job- GM for a Retail Point Of Sale and Management Systems company serving the restaurant, cinema, convenience and general retail industries.

4. Location- Metro Atlanta, GA

5. Collecting interest- All across the board, though pretty inactive now - T3 on the card side and bats on the memorabilia side were always a focus. I still have a soft spot for mini bats.

6. Family- Donna, my wife of 27 years and our two boys, Raymond and Jamie (dec 'd.)

7. How long in hobby? 25 years

8. Other interests - collector of all manner of things; too many things really but anything different, cool and evocative of an era is fair game. Uncommon vinyl 45's in particular, vinyl records in general (soul, garage, psych, rockabilly, country gospel, reggae/rocksteady, folk, ssw, etc.), Southern Pottery, Folk Art, NM religious art. Folk Art is a shared love for Donna and me so we do a lot of auctions, estate sales, garage and fleas, etc. together.

9. Do you attend shows? I don't. Atlanta is somewhat a wasteland for shows, though there is actually one tomorrow. I won't be there as I'm off to an estate auction .

[novakjr]

1. Name-David Novakovich Jr.

2. Age-31

3. Day job-Union Ironworker

4. Location-Painesville, Oh(about 20 miles east of Cleveland)

5. Collecting interests-pre-war(mostly HOF and Cleveland players), also modern HOF rookies and potentially HOF rookies(the 'roiders are making this tough), topps complete sets(standard and traded only), autos, 1938 Churchman Boxing and 1956 Topps football.

6. Family- Wife that I've been with for almost 10 years, 6 and 7 year old sons, 2 year old daughter, 8 yr old American Bulldog, and the kids' a**hole puppy..

7. How long in hobby-Originally from '86-94. Started back up around 6 years ago..

8. Other interests/hobbies-Music(I used to have a band, but just don't have the time anymore), backyard wrestling(yes, I'm one of those idiots, and my old HS and college coaches would probably be ashamed of me now because of this). Sci-fi and horror movies/tv shows.. Cigarettes, coffee, and the family.

9. Do you attend shows? Not very often...There's one big vintage show in Strongsville that I like to get to every year, and will occasionally stumble into one of those crappy mall shows by accident. Wow, are those things just a complete and total embarrassment to the hobby nowadays...

***I'm gonna add this one***
10. Favorite item in collection- April 7, 1869 Chicago Tribune, with a nice long article and team breakdowns of the upcoming 1869 NABBP season's professional teams. Basically 1869 was the first year that the NABBP added the professional division, which is often considered the first professional sports league. I would however like to find the April 3, 1869 New York Tribune with the first printing of the article as well.

[chris]

1. Name- Chris Buckler

2. Age- 30

3. Day job - Print Shop Manager, Photographer, Card Dealer

4. Location- Louisville, KY

5. Collecting interest- Interesting Postcards, Dietsche Cobb, R312, Louisville Players, Tobacco Advertising and Tins

6. Family- Wife and dog

7. How long in hobby- Since I was a kid

8. Other interests- A little bit of everything

9. Do you attend shows? Yes as a dealer. The National, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philly, Cincy, Nashville, and the occasional local show.

[MooseWithFleas]

1. Name- Dave

2. Age- 23

3. Day job - Teacher

4. Location- Philly Suburbs

5. Collecting interest- Grew up collecting 80's and 90's, but I'm getting hooked on prewar

6. Family- G/F

7. How long in hobby- Since 93 (on and off)

8. Other interests- Video games, movies, sports

9. Do you attend shows? Occasionally, but only around my area



Thanks for the welcome to the board! Looking forward to discussing collecting with you all :)

[pcoz]

Name-Pete Costanzo

Age-39

Day Job-Fin Advisor

Location-Lancaster PA

Collecting Interests-Had been all modern sports, now almost exclusively prewar

Family-Wife of 3 years and 20 mos. old boy

How long in the hobby-Since I was a kid

Other Interests-I play some bad golf but enjoy it, big Springsteen fan(have to be since I grew up in N. Jersey), and get roped into attending craft shows with my wife living in Amish Country. Guess we all have to pay the bills sometimes.

Do you attend shows? Always the Philly Show, and plan on the National in the next year or two.

Favorite item in collection-E103 Wags recently purchased from Leon. Leon if you read this, thanks again for helping out my collection and for answering all of my questions and your input!

[tachyonbb]

Name: Bruce Esser

Age: 61

Day Job: Physics Teacher

Location: Omaha NE

Collecting interests: Nebraska Minor League Baseball
My Nebraska Minor League Website: http://www.nebaseballhistory.com/

Family: Wife of 35 years, 2 daughters one is an architect the other owns a photography studio.

How Long in Hobby: Just recently became serious. Have collected sporadically since the 60's.

Other Interests: I coach a high school girls trapshooting team
http://www.omahamarian.org/trap

Shows: Hope to make my first major show this year.

[daywalker2029]

Name: nick friedrich

Age: 30

Day Job: compliance analyst / bartender

Location: long island, ny

Collecting interests: 56 topps in psa (7), 71 topps in (8), 84-91s mets teams, 01 SP g/u fabrics, 00 ud legendary signatures, 92 donruss elite & DK in (10) NOLAN RYAN, mickey mantle, MMA/UFC cards of Brock Lesnar, significant game tickets, and any autographed items that strike me

Family: nope

How Long in Hobby: since i was little

Other Interests: riding motorcycles/atvs/dirtbikes (have an 07 ninja zx6-r, 98 banshee & 01 yz 125)

Shows: not really - hit the philly show once like 7 years ago but not much since

[GehrigFan]

1. Name- Mark Anderson

2. Age- 38 and sliding downhill fast

3. Day job- Director of Beckett Grading Services (insert "boos" here)

4. Location- Texas (10 minutes from Leon)

5. Collecting interest- beat up/affordable pre-1950 Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth items (anything at all), autographs (entertainment, political, cartooning, sports, etc.), sketch cards, pre-war sports games

6. Family- 1 gorgeous southern belle wife, 1 zoo (2 rescue dogs, 5 rescue cats)

7. How long in hobby- 23 years

8. Other interests- Bible Study, family, collecting comics/coins/animation art/toys/everything else, music, guns, travel, board/card game fanatic, now taking up art as an alternative to spending money on hobbies!

9. Do you attend shows? Way too many! Prior to illness, about 12-15/year, now about 5-6/year, including every National but 1 since 1997.

[DanP]

1. Name- Dan Paradis

2. Age- 52

3. Day job- Partner: Hawk's Landing Country Club
Computer Software Consulting

4. Location- Southington, CT

5. Collecting interest- MLB HOF RC's (or earliest affordable option); although the recent "Set Recommendations" post may have inspired me to go after a set I can actually complete!
-- Carl Yastrzemski Cards and Memorabilia
-- NFL HOF QB's autographs on mini-helmets
-- NFL RC's
www.danparadis.com

6. Family- Wife (31 years), daughter (27 today!) and son 24

7. How long in hobby- 8 yrs

8. Other interests- Electronic gadgets, computers, home theater's

9. Do you attend shows? Occasionally

[Doug]

1. Name- Doug

2. Age- 29

3. Day job- Landscaping

4. Location- Cincinnati area

5. Collecting interest- Currently inactive. Previously 1952-69 Topps, mainly Mickey Mantle cards

6. Family- Single, no kids.

7. How long in hobby- 13 years, around since the original Full Count board.

8. Other interests- Whatever catches my attention.

9. Do you attend shows? Nope.

[Big Six]

1. Name - Matt

2. Age - 38

3. Day job - Account Management

4. Location - Connecticut

5. Collecting interest - I'm trying to focus more on older stuff as indicated in my signature below...and I have a pretty neat side project collecting everything related to a journeyman ball player named Josh Phelps.

6. Family - Married to a very patient woman (Sarah) w/ three beautiful little girls (twins Lily & Emma, 9, and Sophie, 6).

7. How long in hobby - Since 1978...I remember gettin packs of cards every Sunday morning from my mom as a payoff for going to church.

8. Other interests - playing hoop/softball, coaching the kids, music.

9. Do you attend shows? Usually hit Westchester. Hope to get to the National when it comes back to Baltimore.

[peterb69]

1. Name- PeterB Just joined this forum (1st post)

2. Age- 48

3. Day job- Software Technical Support Team Leader

4. Location- Cape Cod Massachusetts

5. Collecting interest- T-cards, N-cards, topps 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

6. Family- Wife, 2 dogs, cats

7. How long in hobby- 7 years old till 18 years old; 25 years old and continuing

8. Other interests- photography, boating

9. Do you attend shows? Now just 2 per year. The Boston Sports Collectors Club Show & the Cranston Sports Collectors Club Show

[MilBraves]

Scott Heibler

Age: 42

Occupation: Teacher

Location: West Bend, Wisconsin (suburb of Milwaukee)

My card collection is made up of Milwaukee Braves cards, currently working on finishing PSA 5+ set of '53, 57 and 58 Topps. I also collect Milwaukee Braves memorabilia.

Family: Just me and the Mrs.

Started in the hobby when I was 33. My grandpa passed away and left me a 1953 complete set of Braves Spic n' Span cards. Since then, I have been plugging away on other Braves sets.

Other hobbies: hunting; deer and water fowl. Fishing; flyfishing for trout, salmon and musky. Fly tying

[DetroitJay]

1. Name- Jay Strasz

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- 911 Communications Supervisor

4. Location- Detroit, Michigan

5. Collecting interest- Hank Greenberg cards. He left Detroit on the same train with my Grandpa when he joined the Army for WWII. Ive always felt some sort of connection with him since my Grandpa died when i was young. Im also trying to complete a full set of Topps Mickey Mantle cards. I cant afford the nicer ones, but "collector grade" and well loved are fine with me!

6. Family- fiancee and 2 labs who are like my sons, 12 and 5.

7. How long in hobby- buying baseball cards since i was 10. I have been goign to shows since I was about 12 or so. I never got caught up in new cards and have always passed right by those tables! I love the old stuff.

8. Other interests- some game worn hockey jerseys and hockey memorbilia. Believe it or not, i have an extremely large collection of hockey fight videos that i have amassed over the years.

9. Do you attend shows - I used to every weekend. That ended when i hit my early 20's. I still try to hit the monthly how at Gibralter Trade Center in Mt Clemens, Michigan. The show doesnt measure up to its old days, but i still enjoy it.

10 - Recent pickups - 1948 Bowman Bob Feller, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1966 Mickey Mantles (Topps) National Chicle Hank Greenberg, "Heads Up" Hank Greenberg, 1959 Topps Hank Aaron, Willie Mays. Probably a few more, but thats the haul from the last 6 months or so. I just found an old tobacco card i picked up when i was a kid and forgot about, 1911 T205 Ed Killian, so that was pretty cool to realize i had a 100 year old card!

A few of my cards:

http://thumb1.webshots.net/t/16/16/7/33/59/323373359BZBuRY_th.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1323373359060718861BZBuRY)

[bbsports]

Name: Bill Brodhead

Age: 55

Day Job: High School / Substitute Teacher

Location: Garfield, N.J. Home of Miles Austion & Louie Castillo

Dealer Interests: Early tobacco & caramel cards

Family: Single & happy

Years in the hobby: Over 40 years

Other interests: Silver & U.S. Gold coins

Shows: Did the Garfield card show for 20 years & now setting up in Toms River, N.J.. I have been an e-bay power seller since 1998.

The picture below is the great football wide receiver Freddy B. & me.

[glynparson]

1. Name- Glyn Parson

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Now Owner Spring training Sportscards ( Starting In June/July President All County Employment Services)

4. Location- Blandon PA

5. Collecting interest- T5's and Pittsburgh Pirates

6. Family- wife and 4 year old daughter

7. How long in hobby- 31 years

8. Other interests- Classic Rock n Roll, Traveling to visit friends around USA

9. Do you attend shows? Yes mostly in Philly area and National but i travel occasionally for a show.

[jimivintage]

1. Name- Jimi Thayer

2. Age- 32

3. Day job- 3rd grade teacher, high school percussion instructor

4. Location- Howard, OH -- about an hour from Columbus

5. Collecting interest- 1957 Topps high grade set, Lections, T205s, HOF RCs, and a few other random things

6. Family- wife and two daughters that are 6 and 3

7. How long in hobby- 25 years, but about 8 years in prewar cards

8. Other interests- I write music for a local high school percussion ensemble that performs a rock show (lights, smoke machines, etc....love it!)

9. Do you attend shows? In the last 10 years I've been to only 3 shows which includes the 2005 and 2007 Nationals

[ethicsprof]

always glad to see you back around, ole buddy.
remember the old epdg days!

best,
barry

[bh3443]

1. Name: Bill Hedin

2. Age: 49 (50 in July!)

3. Day Job: Retired in 2008 from promoting shows (1977-2008), owned stores in the 80's.

4. Location: Framingham, Massachusetts

5. Collecting Interests: Ted Wiliams, vintage Boston cards, 61 Fleer & 67 Topps, many other cards as well.

6. Family: Wife Becky, 2 daughters, 2 grand-children

7. How Long in Hobby: Since 1973 via SCD/Trader Speaks, I ran thousands of shows in my life and attended others in 23 States. I owned 2 stores and ran a third as a co-operative. These days, I'm happy to be a collector.

8. Other Interests: Pain management with opiates and researching blood diseases. I love Net54, youtube and Facebook!

9. Do you Attend Shows: Not since my last one in 2008. During my 30+ years running shows and being in the hobby, I've met the most wonderful people in the world and I always talk about that. However, I have also met the darkest elements of the hobby. Shows today are a shell of their former selves. The future is "virtual shows", such as this site!

10. My favorite people: The finest people I've had the pleasure of knowing are the members of Net 54! Good luck and God Bless you all..........

[Big Ben]

Name- Ben Hudson

Age- 45

Day job- Loan Officer

Location- Peoria,IL

Collecting interest-Pre World War II cards especially Goudey, T205, T206, and Playball

How long in hobby? off and on for 38 years going back to when I was a kid

Other interests- Travel

Do you attend shows? I used to attend a lot of shows from the mid 1980'a through the early 1990's. Basically before the autograph market boom. I am planning to attend the National this year.
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[greenmonster66]

1. Name: Neal Kublin

2. Age: 44

3. Day Job: Sales Rep for Security company

4. Location: South Florida but originally from Boston,MA

5. Collecting Interests: Pre-1960 cards especially Red Sox players,team sets,etc.

6. Family: Wife Jennifer, 2 daughters

7. How Long in Hobby: Since I was 5. My dad and I use to travel all over New England to attend many shows together.

9. Do you Attend Shows: Once in a while attend a local show near the house.

10. My favorite people: All of you on N54

[kaddyshack]

Name - Roy Zalameda

Age - 50

Day - Spaceflight Instrument I&T Engineer ( Work for NASA, Langley Research Center )

Location - Hampton, Virginia

Collecting Interest - Brooklyn Dodger stuff, 72'Topps High numbers, vintage autographs

Family - Single

How Long in the Hobby - Since 84' Fleer update Dwight Gooden was valued at $100

Other Interest - Studying the various types of tree bark in VA ( avid golfer )

Shows attended - Last year at Chantilly VA ( Marco Rol ). I attended or set-up at 4
consecutive nationals starting in 1992 ( Anahiem, Atlanta, Arlington, and Chicago ).
I am not sure of the order, but I was there.

[Gradedcardman]

Name: Adam Goldenberg

Age: 44

Day Job: Food Service Equipment Broker in NC/SC

Location: Raleigh, NC

Collecting Interest: T-206 and Bert Blyleven (#1 PSA Set)

Family: Daughter 18 and Son 8

How long in the Hobby: 38 Years with breaks for trials of marriage !!

Other Interests: Bowling and Golf. Watching all sports especially the NHL

Attend Shows: Around Raleigh and some others including the National, Chantilly, Philly and others.

[bundy462]

Stumbled upon this thread today, thought it was cool, so wanted to start it back up for new members since it's been idle.

Name: Jeff Barlow

Age: 31

Day Job: Sales Engineer for integration/mapping/business intelligence software company in PA

Location: Austin, TX (previously Shenandoah, PA...for 30 years)

Collecting Interest: T-206, PSA graded, mostly HOFers

Family: Wife Jill, daughter Lauren (3 years old)

How long in the Hobby: Collected for about 15 years (all shiny new stuff and Kenner SLUs, took a break, recently re-entered with a pre-war only interest)

Other Interests: Fantasy baseball and football, craft beers, NY Giants, Yankees, Knicks, Duke Blue Devils, whipping myself into better shape

Attend Shows: Not to this point

[frankbmd]

1. Name- Frank Burkett

2. Age- Will you still need me When I'm 64, looking more like my avatar Jess every day.

3. Day job- formerly a general surgeon

4. Location- Minocqua, Wisconsin

5. Collecting interest- currently vintage finishing my monster and as well as vintage type collector. Unloading my closet of newer stuff.

6. Family- wife, five children, two grandchildren

7. How long in hobby- reentered in 1990.

8. Other interests- bowling, golf and reading

9. Do you attend shows? I live in the woods.
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[bunst]

1. Name: Brian Johnson

2. Age: 49

3. Day job: Land Surveyor

4. Location: Freeport, Maine

5. Collecting interest: T206, Diamond Stars, Topps 1952-1972, wrappers & empty boxes

6. Family: Wife, Son 18, Daughter 16

7. How long collecting: 1968-1980 as a youth, 1992-present as adult

8. Other interests: Camping, hiking, bicycling, snowmobiling, woodworking

9. Do you attend shows: 1 per year...GBSCC show outside Boston

[itjclarke]

1. Name- Ian Clarke

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- Regional Sales Manager (Sales/Engineer)- Western US for international company

4. Location- San Francisco, CA, 3 blocks from my favorite spot- AT&T Park

5. Collecting interest- just about any and all HOFers pre- 1980, with lots of 40's/50's/60's Topps/Bowman, though focus last few years has been almost all pre-war.. T206, T205, T202, N28, Goudey, Play Ball, E's.. want more N172, N162, CJ (any), M116... Love all the big names/legends- Ty and Cy, Wagner, Matty, WaJo, Speaker, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Williams, Jackie, Aaron, Mantle, Mays etc. but am not exlusive to any type/set/player

6. Family- girfriend who will be my wife in May, hopefully kids to follow shortly after

7. How long in hobby- 32 years- first wax packs in 1980. Packs only 1980-1988, went to first show in 1988, began collecting seriously at that point and never stopped.

8. Other interests- Watching and playing sports- baseball/football/basketball, travelling, movies, history

9. Do you attend shows? I've never travelled for a show. I used to go to the old Moscone Center show in SF as a kid, and recently have been going about every other year to the TriStar show at the Cow Palace in SF. Almost never buy, just look at all the nice stuff. Would like to go to a National at some point.

[sportscardpete]

1. Name: Pete

2. Age: 22

3. Day job: Risk analyst (i'm a huge math nerd)

4. Location: NY

5. Collecting interest: e104, e107, caramels

6. Family: Single!

7. How long collecting: Since 2006

8. Other interests: reading, hockey, oakland raiders, and drinking "socially"

9. Do you attend shows: not yet

[carrigansghost]

Amazing how many collectors are single, guess we are just really picky as to conditon. Yes, single and staying that way.

Rawn

[matty6]

Name: Andrew Parks

Age: 40

Home: Clermont, FL 15 miles from Orlando

Work: High School English teacher at Leesburg HS

Years in Hobby: Started collecting T205s around 2001, sold all 104 of them and put the E102 set together which is still on the SGC registry under APs E102s. I sold that collection and started putting together a Matty collection. I sold most of my stuff, regretfully now, and have been out of the hobby for four years. Just started within the last few months. I used to post on the old Net 54 site. I recognize a lot of you guys from buying and selling with you.

Other interests: I play a lot of poker in a free league and at the Hard Rock and Daytona Kennel club.

Shows: I went to the National in Atlanta in mid 2000s. That was my last show.

[t206blogcom]

Name: Jason Stricker

Age: 33

Day Job: Online Marketer, Food Blogger, Photographer

Location: Sterling, VA (DC suburb)

Collecting Interest: T206 (14 to go!), W512. Some interest in Old Judges, T-210 series 2

Family: Wife of 4 years

How Long Collecting: 1987-1992 (as a kid), 2010-present

Other Interests: Revolutionary American history, photography (http://JasonStrickerPhotography.com), golf, guitar, food (http://www.CookingShorts.com)

Shows: Chantilly, will attend National this year

[peterose4hof]

1. Given Name- Chris Lamb - Better Known as "Bubba" (Childhood nickname that stuck)

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- Small Business Owner / Trophies, Awards, T-Shirts & Promotional Products

4. Location- Orlando, FL

5. Collecting interest- Cincinnati Reds cards. It is my ambitious & unrealistic goal to get one of every pre-1990 Reds card ever made.

6. Family- wife of 5 amazing years, two rambunctious sons 3 1/2 & 1 1/2

7. How long in hobby- since I "worked" my first card show at the ripe old age of 5. My parents owned a card shop from 1988 to 2001.

8. Other interests- bowling, poker, karaoke, fantasy sports, reading

9. Do you attend shows? Been to the National for the past few years. No local shows to speak of anymore.

[Jason]

Name: Jason Wells

Age: 32

Day Job: Executive Chef

Location: Richmond,Va

Collecting Interest: T209,T210,Ty Cobb,Anything Richmond Colts,Anything Virginia League

Family: 11 Year Old Son

How Long Collecting: Been Back 1 Year

Other Interests: Vintage Tattoo Memorabilia

Shows:Chantilly and Raleigh Yearly,Local Shows,Baltimore National This Year.

[g_vezina_c55]

1. Name- Nelson

2. Age- 30 years old

3. Day job- salesman in a ford dealer in quebec canada

4. Location- Quebec Canada

5. Collecting interest- T206, i love the look of these card and the history arround this set, you can work all your life arround this set and you will probably have not enough time with your life to collect all of them... many error, variation, back etc... i love it.

6. Family- wife & 4 month son

7. How long in hobby- since 1990 in hockey but new in baseball t206

8. Other interests- American Muscle car Mopar ( i own a 69 RT charger )

9. Do you attend shows? No

[Vintageismygame]

1. Name- Matt Tuxhorn

2. Age- 28

3. Day job- CFO for a Crop Consulting Firm, Co-Owner of 10 Mobile Home Parks in 3 states.

4. Location- Dodge City, Kansas

5. Collecting interest- T200, T201, T202, T3, & B18 Blankets

6. Family- wife, 3 month old daughter, boxer

7. How long in hobby- Off and on since 1990

8. Other interests- Researching the history of Dodge City, golfing, fishing, riding horses, going to Rockies games with my wife and daughter.

9. Do you attend shows? As much as I can.

[jefferyepayne]

Name: Jeff Payne

Age: 40's

Day Job: Software

Location: Leesburg, VA (30 miles outside DC)

Current Set Collecting Interests (Raw or Graded)
Football: 1894 Mayo, 1926 Shotwell, '30 Wheaties
Baseball: t206, 1951 Bowman, 1953 Topps, 1955 Topps, 1960 Topps

Family: Two sons, 14 and 12 who both play baseball

How long in the Hobby: back in the hobby for 5 years after 25 year break

Other Interests: Little League Coach

Attend Shows: My boys and I hit pretty much all of the local shows in this area including: Chantilly, Shoffs in Tysons Corner VA, Maughansville Ruritans, Rick's Card Shows in Winchester VA, CAC Collect shows in PA and MD, Fairfax VA show at Best Western, etc. Planning to head to Baltimore for the National Show for the first time!

[Moonlight Graham]

Name: Joe Kemmett

Age:45

Job: Police Detective

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Current Interests: Any Black Sox Cards, Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle cards. Am currently building a T201 set of PSA 4's or better, and of course, anything related to Moonlight Graham!!

Family: Awesome wife and beautiful 1 year old baby boy Finn!!

Other Interests: Music

Attend Shows: The National when it's in Cleveland and of course the Strongsville show.

[jbsports33]

1. Name- Jimmy Piccuito

2. Age- 36

3. Day job- GIS

4. Location- MA

5. Collecting interest- anything prewar

6. Family- wife, 2 kids

7. How long in hobby- 25 years and counting

8. Other interests- camping, fishing and just being with my family

9. Do you attend shows? yes in the Boston area, also setup a table at a few!

[campyfan39]

1. Name- Chris Partin

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Pastor of Plymouth Baptist Church

4. Location- Raleigh, NC

5. Collecting interest- 50-70's topps cards

6. Family- Wife of 15 years and three sons

7. How long in hobby- Since I was 8

8. Other interests- LOVE college basketball especially UNC

9. Do you attend shows? Yes. Mainly in Raleigh

[Howe’s Hunter]

Name: Ed McCollum

Age: Close enough to 50 to call it that

Day Job: Graphic Design Director for nonprofit provider of services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (visit our website www.mosaicinfo.org)

Location: Omaha, NE

Collecting Interest: T-206s with a rubber stamp on the back from Howe McCormick, 500 W. Main St., Gainesville, Fal

Family: wife of 24 years Loretta, son George, Senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

How long in the Hobby: since 1972. Collected complete sets of Topps for 38 years until selling them all a year ago February to concentrate on rebuilding Howe's collection.

Other Interests: restoring our home one room at a time.

Attend Shows: one in the last twelve years. It was a disappointment. Nothing but shiney new stuff
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[alsup2311]

1. Name - Daniel Alsup

2. Age - 36

3. Day job - Gunnery Sergeant United States Marine Corps -Intel/Imagery Analyst

4. Location - Fayetteville, NC

5. Collecting interest - collecting T206s on a tight wife monitored budget

6. Family - Wife of 12 years (Jaime) and an 11 year old son (Austin)

7. How long in hobby - on and off since 1997, mostly modern day stuff

8. Other interests - Autism Awareness, Howard Stern, and Militaria

9. Do you attend shows? not yet

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[john.clowes]

1. Name - John Clowes

2. Age - 51

3. Day job - Program Manager for Verizon Business

4. Location - Cranberry Twp, PA (outside of PITTSBURGH)

5. Collecting interest - Pittsburgh Pirates 1887+

6. Family - Married 26 years, 2 sons (15 & 11), none of whom understand my collecting interest.

7. How long in hobby - on and off since 1970. Mom didn't throw my cards away!

8. Other interests - volleyball official/coach, Miracle League baseball coach, starting new p/t job this spring as datacaster for MLB at PNC Park.

9. Do you attend shows? not yet

[kcohen]

1. Name- Ken Cohen

2. Age- 60

3. Day job- retired foreign service officer (still working part-time going out overseas to work a couple of times a year)

4. Location- Alexandria, Virginia (across the Potomac from DC)

5. Collecting interest- mostly pre-1940 - recent emphasis on type cards but can't seem to totally pull away from sets. Just completed M101-2.

6. Family- wife and 2 sons both of whom have now crossed over to the northside of their 20s

7. How long in hobby- as adult, about 15 years

8. Other interests- shooting, good bourbon (not simultaneously)

9. Do you attend shows? Yes, if work does not interfere. Have been setting up at Chantilly, Oaks, and Pittsburgh (Robert Morris U.)
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[emmygirl]

Name: Jim MacCord

Age: 66

Day Job: Cleaning,Cooking,Shopping. Retired real estate broker,my wife still works I take care of the house...aauugh. :)

Location: Lawrence,Massachusetts

Collecting Interests: Mainly set building. 1956, 1960 and 1963 sets.

Family: Married to my wife Sharon for 46 years, 4 grown kids and 3 grand kids

How long in the Hobby? Bought my first wax pack in 1953. And did those thick cards sound good in my bicycle spokes.:eek::eek: Started collecting again in 1982 when my kids got the collecting fever.

Other Interests: Volunteering, reading, Online Poker

Do you attend shows? Shriner's in Wilmington, Ma. Hoping to go to a National some day.

[Kalineman]

1. NAME: Nick Edson

2. AGE: 58

3. DAY JOB: PR and Marketing for 12 years. Before that, sports editor of a daily paper for 24 years.

4. LOCATION: Traverse City, Michigan

5. COLLECTING INTERESTS: Detroit Tigers photo packs, pennants, Al Kaline items and anything old and oddball.

6. FAMILY: Wife, 3 kids, 2 grandsons. Married 36 years.

7. HOW LONG IN THE HOBBY: Since 1972 when I attended and set up at an early Detroit show at the Troy Hilton.

8. OTHER INTERESTS: Volunteer work. Rotary board, YMCA board president, Local college, Big Brother for 10 years.

8. DO YOU ATTEND SHOWS: When I can find them. I still do one show a year, at the Apple Festival in Kendallville, Indiana the first weekend in October.

[bn2cardz]

1. Name- @ndy Neuber†

2. Age- 29 (090482)

3. Day job- Graphic Designer/Production Supervisor at a vinyl graphics company

4. Location- Suburb of St. Louis, MO

5. Collecting interest- I collect what ever interests me that week. Recently it has been pre 1920. I do like the 33 Goudey set. Anything baseball related that strikes my fancy at a cost that I can rationalize.

6. Family- Wife and 2 Daughters (3months and 18months)

7. How long in hobby- aprox 24 years. I got a "Start collecting" kit from a book fair thing when in kindergarten. Since then I was hooked. Whenever my parents gave me money for snacks from the local drug store I would buy baseball cards and say "it comes with gum".

8. Other interests- I collect Batman (some other DC comics as well), Kid's meal toys, and movie posters. Also I wouldn't consider myself a hoarder, but when I feel something could possibly be collectible I hold onto it (Like an uncut proof sheet of Buick Invitational badges with Tiger woods on them that were printed at a previous company to a Cadbury Eggs box from the last year prior to them being bought out by Kraft)

9. Do you attend shows? Use to set up as a teenager, but after wasting many weekends with people that thought every price had to be haggled I gave up (even after bringing the price too low at times). Rarely attened, only when it is a free mall show or can get in as a volunteer (or help with someone else's table).

[sycks22]

1. Name - Pete Sycks

2. Age - 29

3. Day job - P.E. Teacher in Durham, NC

4. Location - Cary, NC

5. Collecting interest - Mostly auto baseballs / bats

6. Family - Wife of almost 2 years, no little shavers yet

7. How long in hobby - Since I was around 5 and hit up the local card shops in Minnesota with my dad and brother.

8. Other interests - Helping out with Habitat for humanity, playing baseball / softball and hoping the Twins don't fall back to our late '90's and early 2000's terribleness. I also like performing terrible magic tricks for my friends like the floating fork (it's a classic)

9. Do you attend shows? I hit up the one in Raleigh at the fairgrounds most times.

[drc]

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[bigwinnerx]

1. Name - Mike L.

2. Age - 34

3. Day job - systems engineer @ large defense contractor

4. Location - Near IAD airport

5. Collecting interest - Phillies, some modern. Vintage is a new phase.

6. Family - Wife, 2 kids, dog.

7. How long in hobby - 1985

8. Other interests - Golf, kids

9. Do you attend shows? Haven't in a long time, may have to start again!

[deadballpaul]

1. Name- Paul Griggs

2. Age- 50

3. Day job- Maint Tech for the worlds largest & best semiconductor/technology manufacturer.

4. Location- Arizona

5. Collecting interest- Postcards, caramels, N28, W502, W554, vintage Disney cards & pins, & baseball pins.

6. Family- wife, sons 15 & 16, & daughter 12 yrs old.

7. How long in hobby- Pre war since 1998. More modern stuff since 1970.

8. Other interests-Playing the guitar & bass. (I like to pretend I'm Geddy & Alex) Also, going to the shooting range.

9. Do you attend shows? Not since 1990, but would like to again.

[SushiX37]

1. Name- Rich Smith

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- small business owner, health care staffing

4. Location- Omaha

5. Collecting interest- T206 mainly, some other pre WWII stuff as well.

6. Family- wife, two daughters and one son

7. How long in hobby- 5 years and counting

8. Other interests- avid Apple guy. iPhone, iPad, etc...

9. Do you attend shows? no, but plan on it.

[zljones]

1. Name- Zach Jones

2. Age- 31

3. Day job- Collections

4. Location- Romeoville, IL

5. Collecting interest- HOF post war rookies, HOF 19th century color issues N28, N29, N162, T205 HOF, 1933, 34 Goudey HOF, 1934-36 Diamond Stars, 1938 Goudey HOF cartoons, 1941 Play Ball HOF.

6. Family- Fiancee, no kids, no pets

7. How long in hobby- 1991-1992, 1995-1996, December 2010-present

8. Other interests- Video Games, historical research.

9. Do you attend shows? no, they are too far away in other states. No much good in Chicagoland.

[Peter W Thomas]

1. Name- Peter Thomas

2. Age- 70 a week ago

3. Day job - Architect still at it 6 days a week - maybe 5.5

4. Location- Miami for 32 years by way of Natick and Boston

5. Collecting interest- T204, E92 all 4 flavors, E103 & 1911,1912, 1933 sepia zeenuts & 1949 Leaf.

6. Family- wife and 36 yr old son- who won grammy & latin grammy this year. 2 cats, 2 birds.

7. How long in hobby- since 1949

8. Other interests - Pain of Red Sox

9. Do you attend shows? National occasionally - maybe this year.

[E93]

Peter,
Nice to see you back around.
JimB

[CharleyBrown]

1. Name- Shaun Fyffe

2. Age- 31

3. Day job- Spanish Teacher, Copywriting/Web content writing

4. Location- Rockland County, NY

5. Collecting interest- Jackie Robinson

6. Family- wife and 3 year old son

7. How long in hobby- 1987-1996, April 2011-present

8. Other interests- family, web design/seo

9. Do you attend shows? on occasion - usually in White Plains - might go to National this year.

[tazdmb]

1. Name- Frank Reinstein

2. Age- 36

3. Day job- CPA/Auditor

4. Location- West Bloomfield, MI

5. Collecting interest- BB HOF autographs, with other HOF autographs when in the area

6. Family- wife and 4 year old son

7. How long in hobby- Baseball cards 1984-2007, Autographs-since 1993

8. Other interests- Attending concerts, baseball stadiums (been to 43 different MLB stadiums)

9. Do you attend shows? On occasion for a rare appearance (Maddox in Chicago), plan on attending first national in 12 years.

[39special]

Name: Steve Orth

Age: 45

Job: Auto Body tech

Location:Berks County Pa.

Collecting intrest:Pre '80 cards,autos.memoribilia,Dodgers to '67,any Phillies and Phila.A's

Family:Wife 13yrs daughter 22,daughter 11,son 8

How long in the hobby: on and off 35 yrs.

Other intrests:Building hot rods,coaching my daughters basketball team,coaching little league.

Do you attend shows? Local card shows and car shows

[71buc]

Name: Mike Knapp

Age: 49

Day Job: Social Work supervisor State of Washington

Location: Puyallup, WA

Collecting Interests: Any and all things related to the members of the MLB Hall of Fame. I have become increasingly addicted to news photos over the past few years .

Family: Married for 23 years four children ages 22, 19, 12, 9

How long in the Hobby? since 1970

Other Interests: Reading, boxing, Weight lifting, the music of Etta James, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, and Dave Bruebeck. I pray for the Tribe and Bucs every night. I hope He is listening but I am beginning to have my doubts.

Do you attend shows? One or two local shows annually

[HercDriver]

Name: Geno Wagner

Age: 45

Job: Test Pilot/Engineer

Location: Littleton, CO

Collecting interest: Sovereign-backed T205s and T206s, T202s

Family: Married for 18 yrs, 3 kids (16, 13, 10)

How long in the hobby: since 1974 when I bought my first pack

Other interests: Brewing beer, running, cooking/grilling, my beagle

Do you attend shows? As much as Denver likes sports, there are no shows. As a matter of fact, I may be the only collector in Denver!

[MooseDog]

1. Name- Jerry Stone

2. Age- 53

3. Day job- not since December 2011.

4. Location- Silicon Valley

5. Collecting interest- autographs, game used equipment, vintage ephemera, 1970s, Oakland A's, California Seals, San Jose Sharks. For fun I collect signed photos of players with Big Hair (think Artis Gilmore, Oscar Gamble, Ross Grimsley...)

6. Family- pair of Whippets (dogs)

7. How long in hobby- nearing 40 years but mostly inactive last couple of decades

8. Other interests- (very) recreational ice hockey player

9. Do you attend shows? Not many to speak of in this area.

[Writehooks]

Welcome aboard, MooseDog. Before recently relocating back to Alberta, I played rec hockey in Trail and Nelson, B.C., on a team with former Oakland Seal Mike Laughton.

[Iwantmorecards77]

1. Name- Todd Mancuso

2. Age- 33

3. Day job- Hockey Program Director/Coach

4. Location- NY

5. Collecting interest- Pre-War baseball, vintage and modern rookies, modern hockey (to a lesser extent.)

6. Family- Not at this time.

7. How long in hobby- Vintage (about 3-4 years.) Modern - 20 years or so.

8. Other interests- Hockey, anthropology, and Halloween.

9. Do you attend shows? Not really.

10. Favorite sports teams - New York Mets and New York Islanders.

[DoubleJ]

1. Name- Josh Jones

2. Age- 32

3. Day job- tax lawyer

4. Location- Toronto, Ontario

5. Collecting interest- T206 HOF, HOF RC (post-war)

6. Family- Engaged, fish

7. How long in hobby- As a kid, last 7-8 years

8. Other interests- Anything sports

9. Do you attend shows? Bi-annual sports card show in Toronto (mostly hockey unfortunately)

[mrmopar]

Found this doing a search and thought it might be cool to bring it back from the dead, although I see it will probably die again after a few new entries, as it has done a few times before.

1. Name- Curt

2. Age- 46

3. Day job- Operations Manager for a large elevator company

4. Location- Pacific NW

5. Collecting interest- Dodgers, signed cards, Steve Garvey, oddball stuff that catches my eye.

6. Family- wife of 16 years and 2 boys (11 & 13)

7. How long in hobby- Collecting nearly continuously since 1978, minus about a 5 year gap (88-92) while I was active duty USN, where submarine life is not conducive to hobbies.

8. Other interests- Muscle Cars (last owned was 70 Cuda), music (I don't collect, but loved to buy old records and CDs), trips/sightseeing/exploring with my family.

9. Do you attend shows? Not so much these days. Maybe a small one every so often, but never been to one larger than a small town monthly back in the heyday or the semiannual WSSCA show periodically. May try a National some day.

[jimivintage]

Good call! I see I've done this a few years ago but a lot has changed in my life since then, so here's another crack at it:


1. Name- Jimi Thayer

2. Age- 37

3. Day job- Co-Owner of Remember When Sports Cards, LLC. I also do a lot of odds and ends stuff in landscaping, etc. Always looking to work in the sports cards business even more than I already am!

4. Location- Howard, OH

5. Collecting interest- Generally switch around from tough back T206 HOFers, HOF RCs, Topps sets, and E sets.

6. Family- wife of 14+ years and two beautiful daughters!

7. How long in hobby- collecting for about 28 years or so

8. Other interests- playing drums, running, biking, and traveling

9. Do you attend shows? Not very often but will likely do that more soon.

[pawpawdiv9]

Most can see my location and name in every post and what i typically collect.
Mostly post-war, started all Mantle stuff, then switched to 40-60's Hof'er rookie cards.
Got some love for pre-war Hofer too, like Cobb, Ruth.
Figure i add some humor with the business card:

http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg481/kylerowdybusch/funnybusinesscard_zpsaznheb86.jpg (http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/kylerowdybusch/media/funnybusinesscard_zpsaznheb86.jpg.html)

[Jeffrompa]

1. Name- Jeff Lowe

2. Age- 56

3. Day job- Former Police Officer & EMT

4. Location- Dover , DE

5. Collecting interest- changes from day to day

6. Family- wife and 3 kids

7. How long in hobby - about 10 years

8. Other interests- fishing , shooting , traveling , couch potato-ing

9. Do you attend shows? Never have yet

[Stetson_1883]

1. Name- Royce Robert Horak

2. 37

3. Day job- English Instructor

4. Location- Zurich, Switzerland, some time in Boca Raton, FL

5. Collecting interest- t206s and pre 60's rookies
6. Family- wife

7. How long in hobby- since 1989

8. Other interests- none :(

9. Do you attend shows? Mainly the National but will start doing more soon.[/QUOTE]

[midmo]

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[egri]

1. Name- Scott Marcus

2. Age- 20

3. Day job- Industrial and Systems Engineering major (undergrad) at URI; weighing the benefits of going to Germany after graduation to get my M.Sc. Paying for all this by working at TF Green Airport.

4. Location- Washington County, RI during the school year, Kent Co. during school breaks

5. Collecting interest- generally signed vintage baseball cards, specifically signed 1953 Topps

6. Family- Do dogs count?

7. How long in hobby- 2005 to 2009/10 as a kid, got back into it around July of last year.

8. Other interests- Running, reading, generally anything by David Halberstam or memoirs from the two World Wars, especially if USMC or USN.

9. Do you attend shows? Already saving up for Atlantic City next year!

[the 'stache]

I'll play

Name: Bill Gregory
Age: 44
Day job: stockbroker prior to back injury
Location: Flower Mound, TX (just north of Dallas)
Collecting interests: T206, T202, '33 and '34 Goudey, '53 Bowman, '75 Topps. I'd like to get into the '14 and '15 Cracker Jack sets. Working (slowly) on player collections of Robin Yount and Roberto Clemente.
Family: just my folks and a dog
How long in hobby: started collecting again about four years ago.
Other interests: film enthusiast (old Hollywood, foreign films, indie, art house especially), music (progressive rock & metal, jazz, 80s pop), baseball and football, especially my home teams in Wisconsin, physics, reading.
Do you attend shows: I'd like to

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Hi Ya'all! (typed in a southern drawl of which I wish I had)

Name: A.J. Johnson
Age: 43
Day job: SVP Client Partnerships at HYFN (digital ad agency) and owner of www.liquorstore-online.com and www.oldguysrule.com
Location: Native Los Angeleno
Collecting interests: 1914 Cracker Jack, HOF T206 & 33 Goudey, Ted Williams, Nolan Ryan, Rod Carew. Early 1900's game used bats and equipment.
Family: wife and 3 boys (15, 13 & 6)
How long in hobby: Started as a kid in the 80's. Started pre-war in my 30's. Sold everything to buy a business. Re-started again in my early 40's.
Other interests: Family Fun times (traveling, involved with kids' interests). Movies (watching with family & friends or even solo), live music and festivals (alternative rock // SXSW, Life is Beautiful), baseball (die hard Red Sox fan) and football (whichever team my fantasy guys play for), Fantasy Sports (Fanduel is fun but sick of the commercials), restaurants with my wife.
Do you attend shows: Been to the last two Nationals. Hoping to get to Atlantic City!

[Bestdj777]

Not sure if I did this a while ago, but a lot has changed over the past couple of years:

Name: Chris
Age: 31
Day job: Attorney. I specialize in defending pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in products liability actions.
Location: New York City
Collecting interests: I almost exclusively collect Mickey Mantle cards (1951-1969), but I do have an eccentric mix of pre-war cards, modern game used memorabilia from some of the New York sports teams, and watches (my only non-sports collecting area at this point).
Family: wife and a fluffy white dog
How long in hobby: Collected as a kid but have been back in the hobby for about 8-10 years.
Other interests: I like to travel, watch terrible reality TV shows, and spend time with my family.
Do you attend shows: I've been to one Hofstra show and would love to go to a National at some point.

[Joshwesley]

I'll play

Name: Josh
Age: just turned 35
Day job: director of property management for a local commercial real estate firm.
Location: Mobile, Alabama (Gulf coast)
Collecting interests: t-206 HOF'ers and rare backs.... Really any of the dead ball era sets, candy/caramel cards.
Family: wife and 6 month old daughter!
How long in hobby: collected in the late 80's-mid 90's like everyone during the boom...... Found this site randomly while waiting on my daughter to be born 6 months ago.... Built a nice little collection in a short amount of time.
Other interests: spending time with family, college football ( Go Gators!) and tennis... I played in college and still teach private lessons... Finances my card obsession.
Do you attend shows: Never but I would sure like to

[billyb]

1. NAME.............Bill Boyd

2: AGE...............67

3. DAY JOB..........work hard everyday at being retired........(law enforcement 40 years)

4. LOCATION.......Gladwin, Michigan

5...COLLECTING INTERESTS.....Am currently selling off my 1970s and newer cards, will be going to pre war and more photos.

6...FAMILY........Two sons and 4 grandchildren

7...HOW LONG IN HOBBY......Since 1984

8...OTHER INTERESTS......volunteer as a genealogist, fishing, golf, recently buying and selling antiques, thus am able to locate some historical items and donate them to historical societies, or where ever they belong.

9...DO YOU ATTEND SHOWS......have not in the last 10 years, as not many in Northern, Michigan. But do want to attend a National, mainly to meet and greet the members of 54.

[dabigyankeeman]

Wow, cant believe how big this thread is, I have read thru a lot of it, will got back little by little and read the whole thing, this is interesting as hell.

1. NAME.............Arnie Prichep

2: AGE...............67

3. DAY JOB..........retired, love being an unproductive member of society

4. LOCATION.......south Florida

5...COLLECTING INTERESTS.....cards from New York teams in all sports but mainly Yankees (all years from 1904 thru current on the Yankees, just old cards on the other teams), also cards of Jewish athletes in all sports.

6...FAMILY........Wife and me, thats it.

7...HOW LONG IN HOBBY......Got in late 1979

8...OTHER INTERESTS......Used to collect Coca Cola memorabila but sold it all, used to do a lot of photography but not anymore, love music and am always playing concerts on dvd's. Love cars from the 1950's and 1960's, love skyscrapers - always watch tv shows featuring the old cars and skyscrapers. Love to watch baseball and Formula 1 auto racing on tv. Used to play golf and tennis. A lot of "used to" stuff here, guess my life is condensed now!!!

9...DO YOU ATTEND SHOWS......I attend our one show a month down here, loved going to a show every weekend in the heyday of collecting. Been to two Nationals, 1986 and 1990, boy they were great, would love to get to another one day.
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[clydepepper]

Name....Raymond 'Robbie' Culpepper

Age...59

Retired

Location...Columbus, GA

Family...locally- Aunt & Uncle & one wonderful Dog; siblings and their families live in Atlanta area, Utah, and Hawaii.

Hobby Interest...Koufax, Mantle, Ryan, The First Five, Atlanta Braves and local players; Baseball History.

Time in Hobby - on & off since opening my first pack in 1964 - sold collection three times - became more active since retiring from actually playing.

Shows...have not attended one yet, but hope to next year (with my new hip)

Activity...I played Baseball for about twenty years including high school, college, and local 'semi-pro' league...LHP
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[Joshchisox08]

1. Name- Josh Buckley

2. Age- 29

3. Day job- contractor for United Aerospace Technologies. I maintain a database and prepare a power point presentation for monthly executive reviews with Pratt & Whitney Canada's management team. The presentation shows the MTBF and MTBUR of engine part removals for the past month. I have another project that I work as well but it's not as interesting. Get paid like crap but it's great experience.

4. Location- East Hartford, CT

5. Collecting interest- T206

6. Family- Fiance' and a 3 year old son (god I wish my fiance' was his mother).

7. How long in hobby- The past 3 years but altogether I started when I was about 10 and stopped at about 18. Picked back up when I was 26 or 27

8. Other interests- Beer, ex-bowler (won two league tournaments and shot a 280), this site, researching and developing checklists for other pre-war sets.

9. Do you attend shows? I used to when I was younger but no longer. Went to one in the past 5 years.

[chipperhank44]

1. Name- Trey Cumby

2. Age- 31

3. Day job- Instructional Designer

4. Location- Little Elm, Texas (N Dallas burbs)

5. Collecting interest- Pre 1920 HOF Postcards

6. Family- Wife of 10 years and a 7 year old son

7. How long in hobby- 10 years as an adult

8. Other interests- hunting, fishing, flag football, Jesus

9. Do you attend shows? I try to attend local DFW shows, the National when its in Chicago, and Tristar in Houston.

[jiw98]

Name: Jeff
Age: 57
Day Job: Union Electrician, I have worked all over the country work for the same contractor doing anything from large generators to power plants. Worked on one of the first solar fields for power distribution.
Location: In West Michigan, along the shore of beautiful Lake Michigan. (well not exactly on the shore, but with in a couple of miles)
Collecting Interest: Pre 1975 baseball and football cards. Currently working on 1955 Bowman baseball. Autographed baseballs and football mini helmets. Autographed mini helmets of Michigan football. GO BLUE!
Family: Wife Sue of 38 yrs. Two children, 4 grand children. My son also collects, we are getting the grandson slowly involved. The grand daughters are not interested.
How Long in the Hobby: Off and on since childhood.
Other Interests: Church, Golf, projects around the house, did I mention Golf.(Family is a given)
Do I Attend shows: My son and I set up at one show a year to support a High School baseball team, we attend shows when they are in the area, we went to our first National Show this year.

[Leon]

Interesting thread so far. It's neat to see what we were doing 4-5 yrs ago. Things certainly change.

[darwinbulldog]

1. Name- Glenn Scheyd

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Psychology professor and department chair

4. Location- Ft. Lauderdale, or close enough as makes no difference

5. Collecting interest- rare backs, Louisiana issues, bakery issues, rookie cards, E126s

6. Family- One of each: wife, son, daughter, fetus, doxle

7. Years in hobby- 1986-1991, 2002-present

8. Other interests- evolutionary psychology/biology/anthropology, probability and statistics, sports handicapping, movies

9. Do you attend shows? Nope.

[Laxcat]

1. Name- Matthew Charlton

2. Age- 34

3. Day job- former peddler of poisons

4. Location- Austin TEXAS

5. Collecting interest- Cobb Red Portraits, working on t206 Dahlen Brooklyn Back run, SLer's, UT, Maris, and Colt 45's

6. Family- my folks and a brother

7. Years in hobby- born into it. Left for a while in my 20's. Back full force.

8. Other interests- 60's and 70's Japanese motorcycles. 2-strokes are my favorite.

9. Do you attend shows? Lately, as many as I can

[LuckyLarry]

1. Name- Larry
2. Age- 61
3. Day job- retired (four years ago) FAA air traffic controller
4. Location- Jacksonville FL
5. Collecting interest- I'm a pre '81 low grade set collector baseball football hockey basketball non-sports and trying to finish my sets. Also low grade T206 raw in binder pages and low grade T205 slabbed in SGC holders.
6. Family- Divorced since 2003 never re-married. Four kids eight grandkids.
7. How long in the hobby- collected as a kid '62-'67 then got rid of my cards restarted in 1988 when my oldest brought home some '88 Donruss
8. Other interests- Fitness, Jaguars rooter and season ticket holder, Travel, Backpacking. Volunteering.
9. Do you attend shows- I have attended the past four Nationals and don't miss our local monthly show.

[champaigneappetite]

1. Name- Tom Hines

2. Age- 42

3. Day job- Chief Boatswains mate in the Coast Guard

4. Location- Coos Bay, OR (currently) From Norfolk, VA

5. Collecting interest- Cincinnati Reds 1985 and earlier, Paul Hines cards (my Great Great Grand Uncle) My collection has ebbed and flowed a lot over the years. Had a T206 near set (minus the big 4), had all the 1950's Topps sets (minus 51' Blue Back). Now I just focus on the Reds and uncle Paul.

6. Family- divorced for 2 years, two sons (13 and 11) and a daughter (9)

7. Years in hobby- 31 (some years more aggressive than others but continuously active since I was 11)

8. Other interests- Travel and History

9. Do you attend shows? Not many. Don't know of any near Coos Bay.

[trdcrdkid]

I've posted about myself on a couple of threads in the past, but I like this kind of thing, so I'll go along with this one too.

1. Name- David Kathman

2. Age- 49

3. Day job- Mutual fund analyst. Basically, I talk to a lot of money managers, crunch some numbers, and write about mutual funds and investing, trying to make it all understandable for ordinary people.

4. Location- Chicago, Illinois

5. Collecting interest- Very eclectic, including some of just about everything. Pre-war sets I have at least 50 of include T206 (300+, with many tough backs), T205, T212, T210, and N172, plus some of just about every T and E card set except a few of the real toughies. Also representative samples of most major sets from 1920 on, and Topps sets or near-sets from 1967-1991. I also collect non-sport tobacco cards, including several non-sport T-card sets and a pretty good type collection (N and T cards), plus advertising trade cards from the late 1800s, of which I have around 5,000 (17 albums worth).

6. Family- Not married, but I have a girlfriend with a 7 year old daughter. Parents, two brothers, two sisters, all with spouses and kids (8 nieces and nephews).

7. How long in hobby- Started in 1975, the year I became interested in baseball, when I collected the Topps MVP subset because I liked the pictures of old cards. Started more seriously the following year, when I went to my first card shop and paid $2.95 to a mail-order dealer to get one card from each Topps set from 1952 through 1975. Took a break from 1983 to 1991, then got back in and have never been totally back out, though there were some stretches of several years when I wasn't actively collecting much.

8. Other interests- Shakespeare and Elizabethan theater history (I've published many scholarly papers and go to the Shakespeare Association of America meeting every year); medieval history (I go to the International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo every year and sometimes give a paper there); theater (I go to many, many plays and used to perform improv comedy); the U.S. Supreme Court; popular culture of the 20th century (especially popular music); politics; and lots of other stuff. I have over 5,000 books.

9. Do you attend shows? This year's National was the first card show I had been to in many years, and it was a lot of fun. I went to numerous card shows in the early 80s and then again in the early-to-mid-90s, but after that other things got in the way, and then eBay came along.

[Louieman]

1. Name- Louie Michaud

2. Age- 29

3. Day job- Tutor. I go house-to-house. My primary focus is creative writing, along with math, the sciences, history. Middle schoolers up through college.

4. Location- Oakland, California

5. Collecting interest- early 20th century (t206, t212), obscure foreign cards, rookie cards of modern day players. Whatever, really. I operate primarily from whatever I deem "aesthetically pleasing", and go from there. Far more a "type collector" than "set collector".

6. Family- girfriend

7. How long in hobby- since I was 8, on and off, but completely on since I was 24

8. Other interests- playing pickup baseball, disc golf, golf, going to concerts, food, exploring Oakland and San Francisco, reading (favorite book at the moment: The Idiot), movies

9. Do you attend shows? Only the bi-annual San Francisco Bay Area show that's in San Leandro. But I do hope to someday attend a National.

[pariah1107]

Name - Ty

Age - 42

Job - Nurses Assistant

Location - Ellensburg, Washington

Collecting Interests - Central Washington Sports Memorabilia (pre-1970); from Hunky Shaw to Billy North, Football Cards 1958-1976

Family - 10 year old daughter

How long in the Hobby - Off/on since 1980

Other Interests - Local History, Hiking, Fishing, and BBQ

Do you attend any shows - Just the twice annual WSCCA show