New member introduction
 

Hello,

I just wanted to introduce myself. I am a newbie here at Net54, but I've been reading various threads for the past few months as I reintroduce myself to the world of collecting. (Thank you for all your knowledge, you've been incredibly helpful in learning all the subtleties of vintage card collecting in the new dawn of the card collecting world).

Like many of you I collected as a kid in the 70's and 80's, but stashed my cards as I went on to college and then relatively not having the funds to collect for many years following. As my two boys grow older, 9 & 11, and get interested in sports and snooping around the house. Yes, those are two of their interests, sports and snooping. They found my old cards, and were immediately drawn to them as I was many years ago. They have started their own collections and this reignited a fire of collecting in me that I didn't even know was still there. The interesting thing is, I've found that collecting current players is not my cup of tea. Collecting players that are younger then myself just doesnt sit well with me. That is when I stumbled upon the t206 cards and it opened a whole new world for me.

To say that I have fallen for the monster collection is an understatement, she's become my mistress. Since late fall of 2014 I have dove in head first and consumed myself with learning more about the t206's, how to do this ebay and PayPal stuff, and basically taken a crash course in this crazy, fun, exhilarating world all of you live in. Of course I've stumbled along the way, but I am finally confident enough to reveal myself to all of you, that I've only watched from a distance (that sounds creepy, not meant to be).

Since last fall I've amassed over 50 t206 cards and some various other 40's, 50's and 60's topps and bowman cards. There is no question that the t206 are my focus and the other cards are only when they fall in my lap. My lifetime quest is to accumulate every front, except of course the big four, and I can't even wrap my head around collecting oddities. I also have started to collect backs, I think a display of all the backs would look really good (once again, forget the Cobb back and some of the other rarer backs).

Anyhow, that's my story of why I am here. I hope to be active on the forum, but with two young whipper snappers and my own business, time is a rarity. I look forward to learning more from the grizzled vets on here and hope I can add something... If nothing else I can always be relied on for honesty, loyalty and a crappy sense of humor. :p :)

Jeff

Jeff,

Welcome. You have found a great site.

Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.

Best regards,

Eric

Welcome to great forum and good luck in your collecting goals.

T206 is like marsha! Welcome...Come drink the kool aid!

http://youtu.be/w2fXs3bf-p0

Welcome aboard Jeff, lots of great guys on here

Have a great time and enjoy your journey!

Welcom, def enjoy your a elf here so much knowledge and cards to be had.

Thanks!
 

Thank you Eric, Greg, Pete x2, Luis and Jesse for being the welcoming committee. Pete, the Kool-Aid is being chugged!

Jeff I meant to tell you if your going to go for the monster def pick up this book. Fun to read all about each player and the set. I myself haven't had the guts to even attempt it. But I loved reading this. Also I'm sure you have checked this site out but the link is below.

http://t206resource.com

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...L/IMG_4122.jpg

Great book, just received my copy yesterday and I've really been enjoying it.

Jesse,

I actually picked up a used in beautiful condition a couple months ago on Amazon. You are absolutely correct, it's a great read and another catalyst in driving my need to complete the set. I reference t206resource daily! Thanks for the thoughtful post :)

Welcome my friend....
 

I'm obsessed with T206!

great choice:D

peace

johnny

email me with any questions anytime:)

newbie
 

welcome aboard the board!
all the best,
barry

Thank you Johnny and Barry, and I have a feeling I found the right place to revel in my t206 obsession

Welcome jeff! You have come to the right place.

Thanks Steve, but the EvilKing moniker scares me a bit, I promise to be a good commoner.

Welcome Jeff. Best of luck hunting the monster!!

Jeff....
 

great to have another T206 obsessor aboard!:) email me and i'll show you some of the T206 "freaks" I collect(mostly T206 printer's scraps , blank backs, rare backs and factory cut issued T206 errors)...........

I LOVE 'Em:D

Thanks Jeff! I will do that MrV.

That book is my bible and has been for about a year now. I do wish that there was a little more detail on every player my current desire right now is a Bastian with and OM SL back. I love that card because as the book points out nobody really knows anything about him or why for that matter he is even included in the t206 collection at all !

Welcome Josh, guess I'm not the newbie anymore. I couldn't agree with you more about the book needing more info about each player (could we ever be satiated or would we always want more??). Fun stuff on Bastian, thanks for sharing.

Welcome Jeff. It's a fun ride and a lot of the fun is derived from the friendships and camaraderie. Good luck in the hunt!! (Don't let the monster bite you too bad)