Cards for Christmas?

[donmuth]

A holiday gift question for the board members.

How many of you expect to get cards for Christmas?

If your spouse/family buys cards for you for Christmas, are they knowledgeable enough about cards to pick ones you need/want out on their own?

Do you just give them some years/#'s/names and let them go at it?

Do you give them links to eBay auctions/BINs to choose from?

This is the first year I've asked for vintage cards simply because my wife doesn't have a clue about cards and she doesn't really do eBay either. So, I've found some online stores that have some reasonably priced T206's, Goudeys, and 1950's Topps cards. I bookmarked them all, so she can browse through them and pick one or two. This way it's at least a small surprise. The old way would be she'd just give me a giftcard or cash and I'd go spend it on what I wanted.

Thoughts?

Happy Holidays!
Donny Muth

[barrysloate]

It beats tube socks or a pair of gloves!

[Orioles1954]

Donny,

Good question. I specifically ask my family not to buy me sports cards for Christmas. They usually would have no idea how to find them. Plus, it's just nice to get stuff other than old baseball cards sometimes I always ask for a new suit or Orioles tickets

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Plus, it's just nice to get stuff other than old baseball cards sometimes

Blasphemer! Burn him!!

[Orioles1954]

Matt,

If you worked non-stop with old sportscards, you'd definitely understand!

[brianp-beme]

I'm getting the 20 back issues of Old Cardboard magazine special as a gift from a loved one. It is a perfect gift to request since she doesn't know anything about vintage cards and thinks all the guys pictured on my cards are just plain ugly (I tried to show her some of my Mathewson cards, but still the same opinion). I also have never read any of the Old Cardboards (which is surprising since I have all the VCBC's and loved them). They also have one or two year subscriptions available for those with tighter budgets. It's not cards, but it probably is a better gift than just a card or two, and the giver doesn't have to know a single thing about vintage baseball cards.

Brian