Top Ten Reasons to Collect Prewar Cards

[frankbmd]

Top Ten Reasons to Collect Prewar Cards (Scroll Down slowly, while humming "You Can't Always Get What You Want")






10. Cards damaged during the war reduce supply and increase demand.






9. We protect our cardboard in plastic holders and then ship them in cardboard. Huh!






8. Forget the cigarettes. You cannot smoke 100 year old tobacco.






7. Your neighbors will not covet your stuff, but just think that you're crazy.






6. We fight less than the autograph guys.







5. Shill, Baby, Shill







4. We just smile when our girlfriends ask to see Zeenuts.







3. We're saving the Post Office.






2. The cards are actually older than I am and better looking. And number...(Drum Roll)






1. Wonka Envy.





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[rainier2004]

good stuff Frank

[Bocabirdman]

Top FIVE (I got Lazy) Reasons to Collect Prewar Cards

5. Holograms ain’t baseball.

4. Scarce or rare cards are a result of happenstance, not intentionally planned by card companies.

3. We know that buying a Factory Set is not “collecting”.

2. At our age it is always nice to incorporate "rigid" or, hell, even "semi-rigid", into a conversation a little more often.

1. As it turns out, tobacco is healthier for you than Topps gum.

[wolf441]

+1 Chicks just dig pre-war card guys!!

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by wolf441

+1 Chicks just dig pre-war card guys!!

I can't tell you how many women I have gotten lucky with because of my card collection......No..really I CAN'T tell you.......

[t213]

Response from women when they find out you are older than all major league baseball players and you collect baseball cards:

"You didn't date much in high school, did you?"

[PolarBear]

10. Rare 3-fingered pitcher only found in pre-war.

9. One word: Mustaches

8. Get to call deaf people "dummy" without appearing insensitive.

7. Disgusted looks from relatives when you tell them you collect tobacco premiums.

6. Modern sets lack cool nicknames like The Monster

5. Nostalgic feeling trying to imagine fathers and sons organizing their collection while smoking a couple of Piedmonts.

4. Player diversity means red or green Cobb.

3. Tobacco staining is more masculine than wax marks.

2. Cubs cards actually picture World Series players.

1. Collecting pictures of men who are still alive is creepy.

[EvilKing00]

frank your #4 is just awesome!

[wonkaticket]

Very very funny Frank, I needed a good laugh as I sit on the airplane. Good stuff also if you suffer from envy via me we need to get you out more.

Cheers,

John

[Eric72]

10. Because "Shoeless Joe" is a much better nickname than A-Roid

9. Non-collectors look at us funny if we tell them we bought, "a Heinie Berger"

8. Nobody cares if the card isn't a Gem Mint 10

7. I hand to those old-timers. Playing well with a hangover is much more impressive than playing well while using PEDs.

6. Back then, nobody ever delayed the action on the field for a television commercial

5. Color lithography is much more appealing than lenticular technology

4. All of my favorite .400 hitters are Pre-War. Oh, wait...every .400 hitter is Pre-War

3. Pre-War players spoke their mind, without a PR team crafting their words for them. Could you imagine Ty Cobb on Twitter? How about Rube Waddell?

2. Pre-War players were tough. For instance, a broken finger would simply be taped to the next one. Modern players are made out of glass. A broken finger involves surgery, weeks of rehab, no less than a dozen medical professionals, and a complete psychological evaluation, just for good measure.

1. Pre-War cards were meant to be collected. Modern cards are meant to be encapsulated in plastic and then quickly sold before the inevitable precipitous drop in value occurs.

[mrvster]

Buhahahahaha!!!

Great

[Brian Van Horn]

1. and only 1.

They don't come with a Honey, do list.

[tschock]

10. A picture is worth a thousand words.
9. Good things come in small packages.
8. They demonstrate how heat, wetness, light, and handling can affect a degradable item like paper. (respect the chemistry)
7. They demonstrate how well a degradable item like paper can survive when not exposed to heat, wetness, light or handling.
6. You mean there's cards older than me?
5. You don't go instantly blind when looking at them (like modern cards).
4. They take you back to a time when baseball was base ball, grass was grass, hits were hits, and getting spiked was getting spiked.
3. They take you back to a time when you wouldn't get arrested for throwing things onto the field.
2. They remind you of how cool it is to wear baggy wool in the heat of the summer.
1. They're cool! Since there are no "10s", they all go up to 11!

[EvilKing00]

I been laughing all day about z-nuts, lolol

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

I been laughing all day about z-nuts, lolol

Please do not call 911 over this under any circumstances.

[EvilKing00]

Gonna ask the wife if she wants to see z..,. Nuts. If this dosnt go well im blaming you, lolol

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

Gonna ask the wife if she wants to see z..,. Nuts. If this dosnt go well im blaming you, lolol

I showed the wife zee-nuts. She wasn't impressed. She said that they are under-sized and that they haven't aged well. Well, at least they are authentic.

[HRBAKER]

1. As expensive as they can be, they're cheaper than ex-wives.

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

I been laughing all day about z-nuts, lolol

This entire thread is hilarious

[PolarBear]

10. PEDS consist of copious amounts of booze and hotdogs.

9. Self control developed by saying "Merkle's boner" without snickering like a 6th grader.

8. Players with .290 batting averages are "commons".

7. Two words: Old Judge

6. Designated hitter is guy on team assigned to punch hecklers in stands.

5. Instead of boring foul ball injuries, stadium accidents consist of exciting bleacher fires.

4. Typical master sets consists of over 3000 cards. Wait, never mind.

3. Esoteric card series where T205 comes after T206.

2. Florida and Texas are spring training locations.

1. Additional 8 IQ points added by learning what "gonfalon bubble" means.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Eric72

4. All of my favorite .400 hitters are Pre-War. Oh, wait...every .400 hitter is Pre-War

Well, technically, Eric, Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, which was after WWII started.

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Well, technically, Eric, Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, which was after WWII started.

Not for the U.S.

[joeadcock]

The lack of them vs newer cards is a big attraction.
The artwork is great on those without photos
Cabinet cards are awesome.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by PolarBear

10. PEDS consist of copious amounts of booze and hotdogs.

9. Self control developed by saying "Merkle's boner" without snickering like a 6th grader.

8. Players with .290 batting averages are "commons".

7. Two words: Old Judge

6. Designated hitter is guy on team assigned to punch hecklers in stands.

5. Instead of boring foul ball injuries, stadium accidents consist of exciting bleacher fires.

4. Typical master sets consists of over 3000 cards. Wait, never mind.

3. Esoteric card series where T205 comes after T206.

2. Florida and Texas are spring training locations.

1. Additional 8 IQ points added by learning what "gonfalon bubble" means.

Simply brilliant!

Best Regards,

Eric

[ShoelessCrusader]

Turkey Red Cabinets!

[nebboy]

No one came up with the fact that:

You got to call a guy "BABE" who was not in women's clothing.