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MJThanks for ya'lls help; I use to collect as a kid and decided to get back into the game...problem is, I HATE this new stuff coming out.
My heyday from collecting as a kid was back in 1986, so unfortunately for me, I started at the beginning of the "overproduction" period. I've been picking up cards the last couple of months, but the "thrill" is completely gone, not like when I was a kid, hoping for that Mark McGuire pull; now, it's all jersey inserts, autographs, etc etc and while many collectors find that thrilling, I simply do not - I MISSED THE HUNT, THE CHASE, THE THRILL. And with overproduction going on now, it's completely pointless and pretty much a waste of cards.
That's when I started looking at the vintage, classic stuff. Absolutely beautiful works of art. Back in day as a kid, I barely had $5 bucks to spend; now as a grown adult...well, I have a bit more to spend than $5 bucks hehehe
I'm in complete agreement with many of ya'll - these card companies essentially destroying history to make a card...well...it's just sickening and stupid. I'd rather have a complete glove or bat from a vintage player...than a chunk of it.
Well, thanks for having me and as soon as I start building my collection, I'll post more!
PS - I work for an assisted living community and I'm hoping to land some inexpensive cards soon to put into a display case at work - believe it or not, I have 90+ year old residents that REMEMBER these players...which is absolutely fascinating to me...and some of the stories they've told me about their "card" collection, or as one southern gentleman puts it, his "to-baccy stuff," would probably make any of us here cry.... 