Tonight: 'Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector' collection

[Rob D.]

The Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector magazine created quite a splash in the hobby after it debuted in Match 1995. Up for auction are 25 issues (21 different), including 11 of the first 12. VCBC's roster of writers was impressive and included -- among others -- Lew Lipset, Mark Macrae, Mark Rucker, Barry Sloate, Keith Olbermann, Jeff Obermeyer, Dr. Mark Cooper, Ted Zanidakis and Larry Fritsch.

Needless to say, this collection not only contains a wealth of information but also a history of the hobby. A complete list of issues in this lot is below. The group includes the very-tough-to-find Issue No. 7, which includes what was then a controversial article on third-party grading services. Issue No. 7 was discussed in this old thread on Net54.

Bidding ends at 10 p.m. Eastern on Monday, March 15, 2010. No bids time-stamped after 10:00 p.m. on March 15 will be valid. If two bids for identical amounts are placed at the same time on the same date, the first bid placed is the valid one. Bidding starts at $12; subsequent bids should be made in minimum increments of $2. No e-mailed bids; all bids must be posted on this thread.

Payment can be made by check, money order or PayPal. Shipping charge will be the exact total and will be calculated after I have the winner's address. I will ship any way the winning bidder chooses.

Any questions, feel free to pass them along.

Thanks, Rob

wolfie51sb at aol.com

Issues in this lot (a few have newsstand price stickers on the cover):

No. 1, March 1995
No. 2, June 1995 (2)
No. 3, September 1995
No. 5, Jan/Feb 1996
No. 6, May/June 1996
No. 7, July/August 1996
No. 8, Sept/Oct 1996
No. 9, Jan/Feb 1997
No. 10, March/April 1997
No. 11, July/August 1997
No. 12, Sept/Oct 1997
No. 14, Jan/Feb 1998 (2)
No. 15, May/June 1998 (3)
No. 16, July/Aug 1998
No. 18, February 1999
No. 19, April 1999
No. 22, February 2000
No. 23, December 2000
No. 25, February 2001
No. 26, March/April 2001
No. 33, October 2002