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andrew whiteI am a longtime lurker and have only posted a few times but read this board several times a day to pass the time at the ole' workplace
I am 42 and am married with 2 kids and live in Delavan, Wisconsin. My daughter is in the air force working with the NSA in D.C. and my son is a college sophmore. I currently work for a large HR firm that administers benefits for many companies probably including the one you all work for! After high school I decided to forget about college and instead took a job with the Chicago Cubs and worked in the front office for 7 years!! I have memories I will never forget but somehow think I should have gone to school now that I am older.
I have collected since I was 8 years old and my 1st memories are of buying 1973 Topps baseball for a nickle a pack on clearance at the Ben Franklin!. My friends in school all knew I collected and many gave me cards from their attics....52 Topps, Playballs etc. I stated doing card shows in my area in 1981 before they were popular and people could not believe I would pay them for the shopping bags full of cards they had sitting in their attic. I had almost complete runs of Topps sets from 1955 to the present as well as many pre war and post war cards. I have since sold that collection....bought back a good part of it and sold it off once again. (kids get expensive) I have owned a card shop and closed it!! I am now trying to decide where I am going to go from here.
I just wanted to thank everyone here for this board. You have all given me insight as to the hobby that i did not have previously. Most if not all of you are a breath of fresh air in this hobby world. Someday when I grow up I want to be just like you all!! Even Jay!