Down to 1 pre-war card :(
 

Well, I'm in my mid-30s and a few years ago I stumbled upon this site. After some months I found out that I really appreciated the T205 and T206 sets in particular (especially Hindu and Broadleaf backs). I had no connection to pre-war cards other than this site so I guess they were the first cards to go in my downsizing process.

At one time I had several dozen of these cards and really liked them... Then, due to financial considerations, I slowly liquidated these cards.

Now I'm down to 1 card, and feel sad about that, one lonely random off-grade plentiful (relatively speaking) card. If I ever become a rich man, which is very unlikely, I would jump back into the fray and get involved in these 2 sets.

Here is my last and only card, and I plan on keeping it to remind me of my dalliance with pre-war cards. All that said, I'm not leaving this site as there are a decent amount of post-war card guys.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images.../t205-john-nee

Count me among the folks who think the minor leaguers are better-looking than the standard T205s. And that's a fitting choice of player given that the card will be serving as a reminder of your former collection. Looks good for the grade as well. I'm sure we'll still be here if you wander back to prewar someday.

Hang in there collecting wise. There are a lot of us who like both pre war and modern. You never know where life will take you (I am the same age as you), and things may change that allow you to get back into it...I am sure the candle will not be hard to re-ignite...

Patrick is a class act hang in there things will work out

That's a nice 1...a great card to remember this time by...the great thing about the hobby is that it is always there as your interests and financial situation changes. I had to take a few years off myself.

It is also nice that there is an excellent video companion to your card...

Sry to hear it, and that is a beautiful card, one of my favorites.

Weird
 

It's weird, part of me wants to sell it to officially "close" my pre-war habit but the other part of me wants to hold onto it to remember this period of my collecting, obviously it is not worth much (sub $50) so it's not a financial decision just a personal one, for now I want to hold on to it.

If you're going to hold onto just one card, that's a good choice. Maybe some day you'll get the itch to buy more cards, but in the meantime it's good to hear you're sticking around.

i believe i need Lee for my t205 minor league project...if u decide to sell...or if u want to trade it for a new hobby!!!!!!