[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by drazz5

Am I the only one cracking up at the "I might be able to afford a 14 CJ Cobb but he's a much better collector than me in my humble opinion" line?

Not sure what's funny about that statement. Phil is being quite sincere and I very much appreciate his kindness. Thanks, Forrest, for the compliment.

I've been a member of Net54 since the old Network54 days around 2000 or so. And I lurked for many years before I started posting. I was intimidated by the pick up threads and the knowledge of the membership here. But I learned, after a while, that, like Phil said, you just need to have passion and love this stuff to contribute. I show off my beaters and my Jersey City collection whenever I can to encourage others like me to jump in and post their stuff. It doesn't have to be a Joe Jackson rookie, or a Babe Ruth to be shown off here. I'll happily follow one of Phil's or Ryan's recent pick ups with a common caramel card that I just picked up because I like it and that's all that matters to me.

Great post Phil. I hope some of the lurkers come out and play with us other big children. I mean, we collect baseball cards. None of us are very cool to begin with.



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