Introduction
 

I'm happy to join this forum and have heard a lot about it from my collecting friends. I'm excited to search around in here and learn more about the cards we all love. I am a young vintage collector (24). I got into collecting when I was around 10-12 years old. I always have been a vintage collector. At that young age I would go on ebay and buy cards like 1964 topps giants and 1958 topps all stars. Perfect cards to introduce me into the vintage world. I recently got back into the hobby about 1.5 years ago as I was wrapping up my senior year in college. I am from Atlanta, GA, so Hank Aaron has always been my favorite player to collect growing up. I was very happy to acquire his 1954 topps card about a year ago. Today, Jackie Robinson is my favorite player to collect. I love how he transcends sports and baseball to a level maybe no one else has. My favorite years to collect also coincide with his career 1948-1956. I love color on cards and artwork, so I naturally gravitate to this time period. I also love the "oversized" topps cards from 1952-1956. Seeing these big cards next to the smaller bowman counterparts really make me understand how topps was able to capture the market share and monopolize the card industry for a long time. I often buy and sell cards to supplement my collecting like many others. I was able to work my way up into a 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson and it is currently my favorite card.

It is good to meet everyone and I hope to learn more from all the experienced collectors here.

Card doctor.

Welcome aboard. That is one huge card to own for a young collector. Congrats.

Welcome to the forum. That is a fantastic card.
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Welcome aboard

Great Jackie and the colors really pop.

Great card you worked your way up to.

glad to see you on here!

Thank you! I would have never imagined I would get to one, especially not so fast

Welcome aboard and what a fantastic Jackie!
Bob

Welcome...fantastic Jackie!!!

Welcome aboard...but that first post is really painful to a lot of us. At the Millennium, most of us were already old, but you were barely alive yet. Ouch. (But have fun here!) :D

Welcome to Fantasy Island, and because I never pass up a chance to post m113 or m114 posters, here are my two favorite Hank and Jackie "cards" :

What are these? Never seen or heard about them

Welcome to the board, you can't find a better group of folks.

Thanks for the intro. Welcome. Great to see a younger vintage collector!

Welcome and happy to have you join this amazing community. BST is a great resource and highly recommend to help you grow your collection and meet some fantastic people.