new member from Indiana

[bravesfan22]

Hello,
I just recently joined the board. I'm on 2 other boards (blowout and fcb) but i'm not as active on there because I don't prospect collect too much and that seems to be what those are focused on. I'm more into my PC and occasional box breaks with my brother and nephew. I am just now getting into vintage. I collected when I was a kid and picked it back up on the modern side for the last few years. I'm 24 so unfortunately I did not get to see the vintage guys play but I have a deep appreciation for baseball and would like to show that through my collection. I believe I'm going to start out my vintage collection by doing hof/stars of the 1955 topps set all in at least PSA 5. With my budget psa 5 seems to be the right grade for me to collect. Obviously by my username you can tell i'm a braves fan so I'm hoping my first pickup will be Hank Aaron. There's a card show in the town I work in this weekend with a few vintage dealers so I'm excited to see what they may have.

I have learned a lot just from looking around on this board and am looking forward to getting to ask some questions and hearing what seems to be pretty sound and honest answers from the members here!

For any members from Indiana the card show I referenced is in Kokomo,IN at the markland mall Jan 18th-20th. There are 3 or 4 vintage dealers usually and then 3 or 4 modern dealers.

Thanks for having me and happy collecting to all!

-Adam

[freakhappy]

You will love it here...a lot to talk about and learn as well.

Looks like you picked a great set to collect...55's! Enjoy the ride and have fun!

[bravesfan22]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

You will love it here...a lot to talk about and learn as well.

Looks like you picked a great set to collect...55's! Enjoy the ride and have fun!

Thank you! I liked the looks of 54 and 55, I settled on 55 because I realized I really wanted a Hank Aaron card from one of those sets and his RC in decent condition is just not in the budget. Maybe someday though!

[Leon]

Welcome to the forum Adam. Make sure you tool around the site a little bit by clicking on the icons on each page. Also, make sure you don't miss the "community" tab in the darker blue line. Lots of great collections can be seen there and you can also put cards there if you wish to.

[bravesfan22]

Originally Posted by Leon

Welcome to the forum Adam. Make sure you tool around the site a little bit by clicking on the icons on each page. Also, make sure you don't miss the "community" tab in the darker blue line. Lots of great collections can be seen there and you can also put cards there if you wish to.

thank you Leon, will do!

[ethicsprof]

welcome aboard!!!
although i type collect from 1900-39, i have been a fan of hank aaron for many years now. I taught his daughter in the early 80s and was lucky to receive
a baseball and photograph signed by him re: his surpassing the babe's lifetime
homerun record.
glad to have you with us!
all the best,
barry