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New member intro
Hi guys, John in NC.
I've recently decided to make an honest attempt to get back into collecting old cards - albeit mostly 1950's and not pre-war - after a few long periods of collecting and two distinct hiatuses now since age 9. I started collecting in 1986. The cards were put away once to go to college in the mid 1990's, and again when I went back to grad school and started a family in the mid-2000's. My objectives this time around are first and foremost to stick to some collecting goals! (This is something I've never been so good with in the past). Current interests: 1. Working on 1955 and '56 Topps sets in VG-ish condition. (I've been down the road of attempting to collect only high grade cards before and found that was a good way to get pretty neurotic fast - why am I looking at card corners under a magnifying glass at 2 am?? Why can't I just enjoy this card with a crease anyway like I would have as a kid??) I digress. I'm off to a decent start here as I already have a '55 Jackie Robinson and a '56 Mantle and Ted Williams. :-) 2. Slowly start replacing some of the vintage star cards I had collected as a kid which somehow got away over the years. I recall a '58 Mantle / Aaron and a '54 Bowman Campanella...no, none of these cards were PSA 9's. 3. ANY Brooklyn Dodgers cards. I grew up a Cubs fan (that's another whole sidebar we won't get into...) but my one deviation has always been a fascination for "Dem Bums" of old- a team that vanished from existence a full 20 years before I was even born. Beyond that, just interested to start pouring over what appears to be a VAST wealth of information and knowledge on this site. I see that Rich Klein and Bob Lemke post here - very cool. Mr. Lemke, I have the 2nd issue of Baseball Cards magazine from 1981, where you talk about collecting the Johnston's Cookies Braves and other regional stuff. How I wish I could have been the age I am now in 1981 to pickup some old cards at those prices. :-) Anyway, looking forward to it! Regards, -John |
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Welcome John. Great bunch of folks here with a tremendous amount of knowledge.
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Numerous successful transactions on Net54, just ask for references. https://www.collectorfocus.com/collection/gregr2 |
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Welcome to the party
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Successful transactions with: Drumback, Mart8081, Obcmac, Tonyo, markf31, gnaz01, rainier2004, EASE, Bobsbats, Craig M, TistaT202, Seiklis, Kenny Cole, T's please, Vic, marcdelpercio, poorlydrawncat, brianp-beme, mybuddyinc, Glchen, chernieto , old-baseball , Donscards, Centauri, AddieJoss, T2069bk,206fix, joe v, smokelessjoe, eggoman, botn, canjond Looking for T205's or anything Babe Ruth...email or PM me if you have any to sell. |
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Welcome!
try on a T206
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I do have ONE T-206 - a Turkey Mike Donlin (seated) which is in a box somewhere upstairs...
Honestly I would love to collect T-206, but for the prices I see even beaters going for on the bay these days... My first love does lie with the 1950's Topps cards. Thanks! |
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Welcome to the board!
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Personal Collection Magic Number: 29 Collecting Hall of Famers and players with Nebraska connections. |
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I'm a 50s collector as well. I don't know why as that's 3 decades before I was even a thought in my parents' mind. The cards of that era are simple and beautiful. Way better than the 90s stuff with all that flair, that I once collected.
For nostalgic reasons I did put together a 1993 topps gold set that was my ultimate goal as a kid. Good luck on your sets and welcome to the boards!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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