NonSports Forum

Net54baseball.com
Welcome to Net54baseball.com. These forums are devoted to both Pre- and Post- war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. There is a separate section for Buying, Selling and Trading - the B/S/T area!! If you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. . Contact the moderator at leon@net54baseball.com should you have any questions or concerns. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. Enjoy!
Net54baseball.com
Net54baseball.com
ebay GSB
T206s on eBay
Babe Ruth Cards on eBay
t206 Ty Cobb on eBay
Ty Cobb Cards on eBay
Lou Gehrig Cards on eBay
Baseball T201-T217 on eBay
Baseball E90-E107 on eBay
T205 Cards on eBay
Baseball Postcards on eBay
Goudey Cards on eBay
Baseball Memorabilia on eBay
Baseball Exhibit Cards on eBay
Baseball Strip Cards on eBay
Baseball Baking Cards on eBay
Sporting News Cards on eBay
Play Ball Cards on eBay
Joe DiMaggio Cards on eBay
Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
Bowman 1951-1955 on eBay
Football Cards on eBay

Go Back   Net54baseball.com Forums > Net54baseball Main Forum - WWII & Older Baseball Cards > Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-06-2013, 03:37 PM
GregMitch34's Avatar
GregMitch34 GregMitch34 is offline
Greg Mitchell
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New York City area
Posts: 2,419
Default If stranded on desert island--which one card would you want to have?

The question of naming your top card, that you own, can be and has been asked in many ways, though often it doesn't get at what's your true favorite, with NO monetary considerations. For example, if asked which card you'd want to save from a fire (or a divorce), many would no doubt pick one that is worth a good deal, not one treasured or cherished for other reasons, such as appearance or sentiment. So my question puts all of that aside since YOU ARE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND, and you ain't getting off, so no eBay or BST or REA.

So pick just one and don't fudge it by picking a whole series or group or choosing 14 because you can't just decide. I wonder if someone will pick the one with the most writing on back so you'll have something to read over the next few years on that island.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:10 PM
4815162342's Avatar
4815162342 4815162342 is online now
Daryl
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,259
Default

I would pick a card in the shape of a life boat.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:10 PM
kkkkandp's Avatar
kkkkandp kkkkandp is offline
{K.e.v.i.n_C.u.m.m.i.n.g.s}
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Closter, NJ
Posts: 1,100
Default

I know you said no sets, but a guy has to play solitaire, right?
Attached Images
File Type: jpg marilyn1.jpg (56.1 KB, 408 views)
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:11 PM
Brian Van Horn Brian Van Horn is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 6,057
Default

I think if I am stranded on island, my train of thought would not be on a baseball card. It wouldn't be a good place for storage
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:25 PM
z28jd's Avatar
z28jd z28jd is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,050
Default

A 1987 Dave Eiland Oneonta card. The Chris Berman nickname of Dave "No Man is An" Eiland, will amuse me in an ironic sort of way and Oneonta is fun to say.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg $T2eC16JHJIYE9qUcN,9JBRbrUqJ1Ig~~60_57.jpg (35.4 KB, 397 views)
__________________
Check out my two newest books. One covers the life and baseball career of Dots Miller, who was mentored by Honus Wagner as a rookie for the 1909 Pirates, then became a mentor for a young Rogers Hornsby. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV633PNT The other has 13 short stories of players who were with the Pittsburgh Pirates during the regular season, but never played in a game for the team https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CY574YNS
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:30 PM
dog*dirt dog*dirt is offline
Andrew
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Lancaster, PA
Posts: 632
Default

Any card in one of those giant Beckett holders would suffice. It would be just enough room for two people to sit on it and float away.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:36 PM
Section103's Avatar
Section103 Section103 is offline
Rich v@n He$$
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Denver-ish
Posts: 718
Default

Which one takes the longest to burn?
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:37 PM
Peter_Spaeth's Avatar
Peter_Spaeth Peter_Spaeth is online now
Peter Spaeth
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 30,353
Default

--
Attached Images
File Type: jpg $_3.jpg (58.5 KB, 387 views)
__________________
My avatar is a sketch by my son who is an art school graduate. Some of his sketches and paintings are at
https://www.jamesspaethartwork.com/

He is available to do custom drawings in graphite, charcoal and other media. He also sells some of his works as note cards/greeting cards on Etsy under JamesSpaethArt.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 12-06-2013, 04:52 PM
atx840's Avatar
atx840 atx840 is offline
Chris Browne
Administrator
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
Posts: 3,737
Default

I know Jim would hear about it and come hunt it down.

Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 12-06-2013, 05:59 PM
MMarvelli's Avatar
MMarvelli MMarvelli is offline
Marvellous Mark
Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: NorCal
Posts: 170
Default

Seems like it would be good to have a Mutoscope card, and it might as well be "Short on Sails"...

Short on Sails.jpg
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 12-06-2013, 07:17 PM
HercDriver's Avatar
HercDriver HercDriver is offline
Geno W@gn&r
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,950
Default My pick

Jamie Moyer's last card. By the time I got through the stats, somebody would be by to pick me up.

Take Care,
Geno
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 12-06-2013, 07:25 PM
wolf441's Avatar
wolf441 wolf441 is offline
Steve Woe.lfel
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Walpole, MA
Posts: 2,120
Default Well, if I'm going to be stranded on a desert isle...

Might as well have Gilligan..
Attached Images
File Type: jpg gilligan.jpg (18.6 KB, 296 views)
__________________
___________________
T206 Master Set:103/524
T206 HOFers: 22/76
T206 SLers: 11/48
T206 Back Run: 28/39

Desiderata

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Strive to be happy.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 12-06-2013, 07:46 PM
MMarvelli's Avatar
MMarvelli MMarvelli is offline
Marvellous Mark
Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: NorCal
Posts: 170
Default

You gotta have a raft

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/George-Raft-1934-John-Sinclair-Film-Stars-Tobacco-Card-18-/00/s/NTUyWDI5OA==/z/OU4AAMXQgwNSIK2p/$(KGrHqZHJFMFIDU(O!8FBSIK2pB8C!~~60_3.JPG
Attached Images
File Type: jpg $(KGrHqZHJFMFIDU(O!8FBSIK2pB8C!~~60_3.JPG (14.8 KB, 284 views)
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 12-06-2013, 08:00 PM
wonkaticket wonkaticket is offline
John
J0hn McD@niel
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,668
Default

One that turns into a boat.
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 12-06-2013, 08:12 PM
DHogan's Avatar
DHogan DHogan is offline
Dave
Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Boston
Posts: 807
Default

I would like to have this one with me. It always make me grin. Even tho it looks like he's laughing at my situation.

1915 Zeenut photo scan0001-20.jpg
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 12-06-2013, 08:39 PM
t206fix's Avatar
t206fix t206fix is offline
Tony Davis
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Washington
Posts: 1,184
Default this

not my card
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Capture.JPG (46.8 KB, 265 views)
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 12-07-2013, 12:01 AM
Theo_450's Avatar
Theo_450 Theo_450 is offline
Ted
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Dirty South
Posts: 224
Default

This one has a lot of nutrition in it due to the sticky back.
I would suck on it for a couple days before I actually ate it.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg cal_front.jpg (68.8 KB, 205 views)
File Type: jpg cal_back.jpg (75.3 KB, 206 views)
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 12-07-2013, 12:03 AM
BigRedOne's Avatar
BigRedOne BigRedOne is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 236
Default

I think I would take this one. It would make me more determined than ever to find a way off the island.

Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 12-07-2013, 12:17 AM
GoldenAge50s's Avatar
GoldenAge50s GoldenAge50s is offline
FredYoung
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: RI
Posts: 7,778
Default

I'm taking this one w/ me. If we get tired of one another I'll just have her swim for help.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg whoz49f.jpg (58.0 KB, 200 views)
__________________
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it.
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 12-07-2013, 06:24 AM
rgpete
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Leaving in first class
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Cunard 001.jpg (77.9 KB, 174 views)
Reply With Quote
  #21  
Old 12-07-2013, 01:58 PM
Cardboard Junkie Cardboard Junkie is offline
David Pierson
Banned
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Kea'au, Hawai'i
Posts: 1,568
Default

I want one of those real shiny chrome cards!
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 12-07-2013, 02:31 PM
baseballart's Avatar
baseballart baseballart is offline
Max Weder
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 1,137
Default

__________________
Max Weder www.flickr.com/photos/baseballart for baseball art, books, ephemera, and cards and Twitter @maxweder
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 12-07-2013, 11:30 PM
Cerberus Cerberus is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 154
Default Stranded on Island............

..........I'm thinking one of those old Wheaties panels, on an unopened box
(love those preservatives)
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 12-08-2013, 07:15 AM
Exhibitman's Avatar
Exhibitman Exhibitman is online now
Ad@m W@r$h@w
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Beautiful Downtown Burbank
Posts: 13,111
Default

Julie Newmar PC; I'm gonna need a hobby...

__________________
Read my blog; it will make all your dreams come true.

https://adamstevenwarshaw.substack.com/

Or not...

Last edited by Exhibitman; 12-08-2013 at 07:18 AM.
Reply With Quote
Reply




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Coney Island Arcade Card Checklist Expansion Exhibitman Boxing / Wrestling Cards & Memorabilia Forum 0 08-22-2012 03:57 PM
Sports Nuts on a Desert Island jefferyepayne WaterCooler Talk- Off Topics 2 02-25-2012 10:06 AM
The Old "You're Stranded on a Desert Island Thread" HRBAKER WaterCooler Talk- Off Topics 56 02-14-2012 06:06 PM
To HRBAKER'S desert island thread add... jerrys WaterCooler Talk- Off Topics 0 02-13-2012 12:09 PM
Long Island National Card Show -- anybody plan to go? Archive Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions 41 10-27-2006 09:05 AM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:40 PM.


ebay GSB