1 Name: Paul Stewart

2 Age: 41

2b.Years in the Hobby: 32 years(started with topps back in 1978)

3 Occupation: High school math teacher/coach

4 Collection focus: autographed sets(working on 1969 topps, 1974T, 1995T, 2000T and 2001T) and complete Topps sets (have them all from 1976 til now and working on 75,74 and 69 at the moment)

5 Family: Wife of 21 years and 3 boys 14, 10 and 9yrs old

6 How long on Net54? since yesterday(found it trying to find info about oldtimers PCL reunion here in Nor Cal)

7 Going to the National? No

8 Favorite Teams: Brewers, Buccaneers, Warriors and Sharks

Name: Phil Carstensen - Baltimore, MD

Age: 52

Yrs. in Hobby: Got back into it in 2005, sold my previous collection back in 1981 help pay for grad school, MBA.

Occupation: marketing/ product manager

Collector Focus: Pre-1930 cards & memorabilia

Family: Married (21 yrs), no kids, 2-Fox Terriers

Net 54 Member: approx. 1 year, been reading posts since 2008.

Going to Nat.: Yes, probably my once in a lifetime shot at attending in my home town.

1. Name- Jim Parker

2. Age- 42 - 35 years in the hobby

3. Occupation- Director Of Engineering

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Topps issues 52-89, Topps Heritage

5. family- wife and 3 boys( 3,6,8)

6. How long on Net54?- 4 years

7- Going to the National this year? Yes (Fri-Sat)

1. Name- Doug Moore

2. Age-50 - 20+ years in the hobby

3. Occupation- IT Systems Administrator for large insurance company

4. Collector/dealer focus Anything to do with T206....cards, advertising, original packaging

5. family- Lovely wife and Son(21) and daughter (14)

6. How long on Net54?- 3+ years

7- Going to the National this year? Someday!

Name: Dan Beemsterboer

Age: Turned 45 last week

Years in Hobby: 30

Occupation: Office Supervisor for Thompson Hine law firm

Collector Focus: B-18; M-116; 1921 Exhibits; Reds scorecards

Family: Married and have a 5 year old adopted daughter

How long Net 54: 4 years

Going to Nationals: Unfortunately no

Favorite Teams: Reds and Braves

1. Name- Erick Summers

2. Age- 38
2b. Years in hobby- First packs were '78 Topps, collecting through '90, but most of those have been sold or given away. About six years in vintage.

3. Occupation- Software dude

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- T206, and trying to stay focused. Flipped T206s from 2004-2008 to obtain the four Cobbs for "free"

5. family- wife of 10 years; two boys (9, 7) and a little girl (2)

6. How long on Net54?- lurked for years, a member for four months

7- Going to the National this year? Probably not, even though it's close. If someone would buy my cards on B/S/T, I'd have money to spend there :D.

Name: Mike Schulze

Age: 33

Years in Hobby: Off & on for about 28 yrs

Occupation: Transportation Consultant, Ranch Manager, Wildlife Consultant & in the process of starting an estate sale company in Central TX.

Collector Focus: T206 & any Hicks Munsell card

Family: Married, 12 yr old son, 8 yr old daughter & 3 yr old daughter

How long Net 54: little over a year

Going to Nationals: No

Favorite Teams: Astros & TAMU Aggies

1. Name- Mike Witzig

2. Age- 33
2b. Years in hobby- 9

3. Occupation- Insurance claims
4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )-50's - 60's and Pre-WWII HOF's. Building a 34 goudey set

5. family- none

6. How long on Net54?- about 6 months

7- Going to the National this year? No

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1. Name: Hal Kaplan

2. Age: 34
Years in hobby: 29 (interest in pre-war: 22)

3. Occupation: Attorney

4. Collector/dealer focus: '50s and '80s

5. Family: None

6. How long on Net54: About 7 years

7- Going to the National this year: Yes (Fri-Sat)

1. Name - Val Kehl

2.a. Age - 66
2.b. Years in hobby - 25+

3. Occupation - Retired accountant

4. Collector focus - Type cards plus cards of Walter Johnson, Sam Rice & Eppa Rixey

5. Family - Wife (13 years), daughter (43), sons (41, 38 & 38), stepdaughter (29), and 5 grandchildren + another due in September

6. How long on Net54 - A couple of years

7. Going to the National on Thursday & Saturday

8. Favorite bb teams - Washington Nationals & UVA Cavaliers

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1. Name - Shaun Steigman

2.a. Age - 30
2.b. Years in hobby - collected as a kid from during mid-80's till mid-90's, and only recently getting back into it, now focusing on select vintage sets

3. Occupation - surgeon

4. Collector focus - T206, 1940 Play Ball, 1952 Bowman

5. Family - none yet

6. How long on Net54 - couple of weeks

7. Going to the National - nope

8. Favorite team - Yankees

Name- Mike Healer

Age- 46

Years in hobby- started when I was 7 or 8(mostly football cards back then)

Collector/dealer focus-T206 HOFers with tougher backs

family- wife and two boys 8 and 3

How long on Net54- a couple of years(pointed this way by Trae Regan)

Going to the National this year? Yes (first time)
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Name- Dave Johnson

Age- 39

Years in hobby- 30

Collector/dealer focus-Vintage Golf Cards

family- wife and one son, and dog Max!

How long on Net54- about a year or so

Going to the National this year? NO, wish I could but just finished up radiation treatments for my Hodgkins (doing well but really really tired)

Hi Dave,

So glad to hear things are going "really really well"! Rest up and you can join us all for next year's National in the Windy City.

Here's hoping your health continues to improve!!! :)

1. Name-Nate Linderman

2. Age- 30
2b. Years in hobby- 20

3. Occupation- Financial Advisor

4. Collector/dealer focus-anything except the current flavor of the month

5. Family- married

6. How long on Net54?- a few months

7. Going to the National this year? Nope, hoping to next year
8. Favorite sports teams- Iowa Hawkeyes, Cubs, Bulls, Blackhawks and Dallas Cowboys

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1. Name-Scott Mt. Joy Spring TX

2. Age- 42
2b. Years in hobby- 18 (big gap in the middle thou)

3. Occupation- Oil Trader

4. Collector/dealer focus-Focus is on scarce Clemente cards, working on a full Exhibit set run and misc cards I find cool like M101-4/5, zeenuts, E's etc

5. Family- single

6. How long on Net54?- 4 or so years

7. Going to the National this year? Nope, hope to go next year

8. Favorite sports teams- Steelers, Pens, Houston Rockets, Pirates

1. Name - Mike Richardson

2.a. Age - 50
2.b. Years in hobby - Off and on since the late 60's

3. Occupation - Senior Computer Analyst for a Telecommunications company

4. Collector focus - HOF autographs, autographs of players from famous teams (1919 Blacksox, 1927 Yankees, 1934 Gas house gang, 61 Yankees, etc) Sporting news record books and just starting to get interested in T206 cards as autograph accent pieces.

5. Family - Wife and 3 dogs

6. How long on Net54 - Since late last year.

7. Going to the National - nope...please comeback to Anaheim!!!

8. Favorite team - Yankees and Padres

1. Name- Abraham Rudy
1b. Location- NY

2. Age- 22 years
2b. Years in hobby- 1 in vintage, 21 in modern :-)

3. Occupation- Prospective law student, current undergrad

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Collector focusing on Yankee cards, Bowmans from the 50s and, my favorite, the t205 set.

5. family- parents and siblings

6. How long on Net54?- started posting late 09, I believe.

7- Going to the National this year? Hope so, but no promises.

8- Favorite team- Yanks

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1. Name- Ed McCollum

2. Age- 47 years
2b. Years in hobby- 38 (last 22 in vintage)

3. Occupation- art director/creative for non-profit health care provider

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- T206s with the rubber stamp of Howe McCormick on the back. Started just over three years ago, now have 160, know the whereabouts of another 16, and have lost track of 20.

5. Family- patient and forgiving wife of 22 years Loretta, 19 year old son George

6. How long on Net54?- on predecessor since around '98.

7- Going to the National this year? Nope, nor in the foreseeable future.