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Originally Posted by Topnotchsy
Like many, I started with cards.
I find the nexus between baseball and American and world history fascinating. Two of my primary areas of collecting are WWII baseball items and Integration-related items. Both are examples of where baseball played a role in something much bigger. I love that.
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I love the history of baseball. I'm probably a historian because of baseball and the Ken Burns documentary. At the same time, the Conlon Collection cards were in dollar stores. While I didn't care about the cards, I did care about the pictures and stories.
As a boy, I bought all of the extras: posters, Starting Lineup, Wheaties, whatever. My favorite poster was all about memorabilia. So many amazing objects for me to look at and imagine.
I always saw GU bats, balls, Gloves, jerseys and they were out of my range. Now I can afford them. They are a true 1/1.
I have narrowed my focus to certain players, primarily Barry Larkin, Ken Griffey Jr, and Lou Gehrig. I still have some Tris Speaker items, but I sold a few to pay for some other items. I have Joey Votto items but nowhere to display them right now.
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Last edited by todeen; 11-25-2024 at 09:04 PM.
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