[FrankWakefield]

Well this is a thought-provoking thread.

Who are the 10 most important collectors in hobby history.

For me, the 'are' and the 'history' have me leaning in differing directions on this. I think what it means (not necessarily what was intended) is that in the history of our hobby (baseball card collecting is inferred) who are the 10 most important collectors. I agree with those who make the distinction between being important to the hobby and having a great collection. So this is about important collectors, not the best collections.

Bruce, Leon and Jay have their top 10s... (Bruce's reflecting his correction)

1. Jefferson Burdick---- 1. Jefferson Burdick------------1.Wharton Tigar
2. Charles Bray---------2. Sir Edward Wharton Tigar---2.Jeff Burdick
3. Sir EW Tigar---------3. Buck Barker----------------3.Lew Lipset
4. Buck Barker----------4. Lionel Carter---------------4.Barry Halper
5. Lionel Carter---------5. Richard Egan---------------5.Richard Masson
6. Richard Egan---------6. Larry Fritsch---------------6.Frank Nagy
7. James Copeland------7. Frank Nagy-----------------7.Buck Barker
8. Frank Nagy----------8. Barry Halper----------------8.Keith Olbermann
9. Barry Halper---------9. Lew Lipset------------------9.Lionel Carter
10. Dr. R Wesiberg-----10. Charles Bray---------------10.Charles Bray

My 10...

1 Jefferson Burdick
2 EW Tigar
3 Lew Lipset
4 Buck Barker
5 Charles Bray
6 Richard Egan
7 Frank Nagy
8 Bill Haber
9 Keith Olbermann
10 Lionel Carter

I know not of Dr. Robert Wesiberg. Copeland and Halper did massive collecting, but I don't think they were that important to the hobby. Sharing information is a major component to be considered. Some major collectors have actually done things that hurt the hobby. So this isn't about the size of a collection. Tigar pushes Burdick closely for 1st...

I would think that there are many collectors of T206s who have no idea who Barker, Bray, Egan, and Haber were. They might know of Nagy and Carter only because of the slabs that bear their names for cards having been in their collections. And that is a shame. Maybe our hobby needs a book on the history of baseball card collecting. Maybe only a few of us care about such...



Either we need this site to accept spreadsheets so columns and such work, or if it already does then I need to learn how to use such. Probably both...