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A Sad day for my My last Post O/T
Posted By: joe brennan
In the last few days I have been sadden by events that have led me to this decision. I no long want to be associated with Pre War collectors and the cards themselves. If you click on my link you will find about 120 Graded T206's that are for sale. This is not a fire sale as money is not the reason I am leaving the hobby. I understand this should be posted in the B/S/T thread and if Leon is kind enough to let this run for a few days becasue I am here to post the reasons. |
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Posted By: E, Daniel
Strangely enough I've been thinking the same myself recently (selling up the collection), though for completely different reasons.....there's a piece of lake front property I know my kids and wife would get a whole lot more joy out of than the cards - so I'm kind of vacillating.. |
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Posted By: peter chao
Of course, it would be better for Net54 if you both stayed. However, Daniel's reason for leaving is more understandable because you would like to do more for your family, that makes sense. |
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A Sad day for my My last Post O/T
Posted By: Bob
Joe- My suggestion is to just take a 6 month breather from here and collecting in general. If you still feel the same, sell your cards. I took a breather a couple of years ago when a couple of miscreants (neither of them posts here regularly or at all anymore) took pot shots at me. I took a deep breath, realized how short life was, and got back in the saddle. I am glad I didn't dispose of my collection and you might feel the same way too. |
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Posted By: Alan
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Posted By: T206Collector
"Therefore, I will pursure other avenues that hopefully have a strong moral integrity and a hobby that has less contriversy around every corner and people that have the same moral values that I think I possess." |
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Posted By: Dave Hornish
Joe-never got to really know you here but good luck. I have always been touched by the tribute to your dad at the end of all your posts. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Hi Joe- I think all of the regular posters on the board have gone through what you are going through at one time or another, and I echo Bob's words that it's always good to take a breather. You may decide sometime down the road you will want to come back again. You always posted intelligently and I felt you were one of the good guys. |
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Posted By: David
Sad to hear the hobby is losing a good guy. I honestly get feed up with all the problems with card collecting but I have a love for baseball that I pursue through cards. The hobby does have a good amount of crooks in it but it has more great people. Someone is more likely to tell of a bad experience than a good one. Although the scammers are talked about a lot, all the good people and forthright deals get left unspoken. I truly hope you find another avenue that you enjoy, but there will be the bad people there too. One thing that lead me deeper into collecting and sticking around the board was the Painted Turtle charity auction the board participated in last year. Although the hobby does have its problems, there is a lot of good out there. Good luck to you Joe on whatever you pursue. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Joe, if it's not about money and you have already said that it isn't then I concur with Bob. Just put them out of site for a while and I guarantee you that you will come back invigorated. If you sell them you may regret it. what's the harm in waiting a few months or however long it takes? |
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Posted By: Anonymous
Ditto what T206 wrote. Unless your new hobby is something akin to taking strolls in the park or reading a good book (nothing wrong w/either, by the way) you're bound to run into shady people. |
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Posted By: Bob
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Posted By: Bob Pomilla
Joe, |
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Posted By: Dave F
Definately sad to hear Joe. Your for sure one of the few good guys around. Also one of the very few that would knowingly not bid on something I was bidding on....good luck whichever route you go. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Dave, there are more than a few good guys right here in this chatroom. I know...I've dealt with LOTS of them and have never had a bad deal...well except for my first one and that guy doesn't post here anymore and I'm not sure if he ever posted here much at all. I can not tell you how many people email me and let me know they saw something on ebay or at the National. I have had guys send me stuff for free out of the blue and I have paid it forward. This group of guys and gals (Hi Joann) are the best in the hobby bar none. |
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Posted By: bruce Dorskind
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Posted By: John
Joe, |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Except for the last sentence that was well put Bruce. As long as I've been collecting there have been shysters in the hobby. I remember when you had to worry about a resealed wax pack....you couldn't buy a rack pack that wasn't searched and someone was counterfeiting 1984 Fleer Update cards of Kirby Puckett. |
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Posted By: John
Bruce, when you typed that did you have the giant flag from the movie Patton behind you?? |
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Posted By: barrysloate
While baseball card collecting is competitive, I haven't seen anyone killed yet over a nice T206. |
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Posted By: jeffdrum
Unfortunately what Bruce says is true. I was waiting for ..........."was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"..................... |
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Posted By: John
How nice a T206 are we talking here?? |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Thanks a lot Barry...not all of us are finished reading "The Marinoli Treasure". |
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Posted By: peter chao
John, |
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Posted By: barrysloate
I met John and he's twice my size...I concede! |
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Posted By: John
Thanks, Peter sadly I think Sloate would take me he looks like a scrapper! |
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Posted By: barrysloate
You wouldn't hit a 55 year old who wears glasses?? |
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Posted By: jay behrens
it's the kick below the belt that you have to worry about |
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Posted By: Jimmy
I understand your concerns and I wish you the best, there are ups and downs to everything in life even a hobby. The fact is you are right in some ways, but you should not let people turn you off on a hobby that is fun and exciting. If I was able to find all that I wanted in this hobby, I would quit. The number one thing that keeps me going is finding items for my collection and helping dealers and collectors. I would never let a few bad apples get the best of me on something such as collecting, the same thing happens with coins, stamps and antiques. |
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Posted By: Joseph
Congratulations, Joe. You have had, what they call in one trade, a breakthrough...in another, a revelation. I often wish I could get there too, but collecting is so deeply in my blood. If it ain't fun, why bother. I wish you good luck. |
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Posted By: Gilbert Maines
"If one does not have the courage to take the heat, then go off quietly into the sunset". |
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Posted By: John J. Grillo
IMO, if your are gonna leave, just leave, spare the drama...it's only a hobby, lighten up and have fun with it. |
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Posted By: Cobby33
"The world is cut throat...it is kill or be killed...in politics, in war, on Wall Street |
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Posted By: Brian Collie
I consider myself a passionate collector of baseball cards and have enjoyed the hobby for many years. As I am sure some of you can relate, I got the bug in the 80s, drifted away during college, only to come back now that I have more money to spare. I am currently working on a T202 PSA 5 and above set as well as collecting all T206 HOF PSA 5 and above (minus the big ones of course) and am having a lot of fun. |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
The Germans didn't bomb Pearl Harbor. |
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Posted By: John
"Germans?" |
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Posted By: jeffdrum
As a history major I know that the Germans didn't bomb Pearl Harbor. It was a poor attempt at humor on a long Friday afternoon. As was pointed out, it was a classic line uttered by John Belushi in "Animal House." |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Ahhh.... |
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Posted By: peter chao
Jeff, |
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Posted By: boxingcardman
if it bit you in your pampered Upper East Side butt. |
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Posted By: Alan
I have a feeling this thread is going to turn into a 300 posts thread. This message board is great entertainment !!! |
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Posted By: Ed Ivey
"He was wearing my TIE. My Harvard tie. Like, oh sure, HE went to Harvard.." |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Whatever happens in this thread, the quotes from Stripes and Animal House have made it stellar. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
My favorite is still John Candy's: "My psychiatrist says I swallow a lot of aggression...and a lot of pizza too." |
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Posted By: John
"Show, Dick (Bruce) some respect!" LOL |
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Posted By: P
D-Day: War's over, man. Wormer dropped the big one. |
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Posted By: Jim Dale
First let me say that I learned a little about collecting vintage cards just a few years ago and never looked twice at them before that. Someone else mentioned this above after your post in that anything you find involving money is going to have some of the same troubles. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
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Posted By: Rich Klein
Mr. Dorskind: |
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Posted By: Tim Newcomb
Well said-- the Dorskinds of the world are not what I want to think of when I think of baseball cards. Thanks for a great comment-- |
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