Anyone strictly buy a single specific player?

[Sailingmachine]

Player collectors...... Do you only buy a specific player? I’m mainly interested in collectors that player collect a non-HOF subject. What drew you to said player? How long have you been collecting this player? How many cards do you have of this player not counting dupes? Different front/back combos count as different cards.

As a guy that that strictly collects a non-HOF subject I’m interested to see who else has a similar passion.

[commishbob]

I collect several different players over multiple sports but my main focus has always been Billy Pierce. He pitched (for the visiting Sox) in the first game I saw as a kid with my father in 1960 at Yankee Stadium. He pitched well, got a couple of hits and became a favorite of mine that day.

I don't have a count as to how many cards/items I have in my Pierce PC. I still have about three items on my want list. His '59 Bazooka is the costliest. I'm not in a hurry but I'll catch it at the right price one day. The others are a 1962 Shirriff Plastic Coin and 1959 Topps Venezuelan Ace Hurlers #156.

Here is a picture I took of it about four years ago and sent to Pierce for a signature. It's grown a bit since.

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[Steve L]

I've wondered the same thing. Thanks for asking. I only collect Jake Daubert cards (MLB 1910-1924). I started collecting about 15 years ago. Some years I have been more diligent than others. So unfortunately, I have missed obtaining quite a few cards. I have about 50 different cards. I know there are at least 30 more that I don't have. When I found out that I am very very distantly related to Daubert, I began to collect. I would like to start a PSA set registry for Daubert with photos. I have learned so much over the years.

[CollectingAmericasPastime]

I have one random pre-war player I PC, which is Grover Hartley. He was the manager for the minor league teams my grandpa and great uncle played on in '40 and '39 respectively. I've been collecting him for a couple of years now, and have 4 of his cards. There are 3 or 4 more on eBay that I need, but a couple of them are listed by yepbg.

I wish I appreciated my grandpa's career (albeit a short one) more when he was alive. I would have loved to have collected these cards and asked him about Hartley.

[Rrrlyons]

Originally Posted by commishbob

I collect several different players over multiple sports but my main focus has always been Billy Pierce. He pitched (for the visiting Sox) in the first game I saw as a kid with my father in 1960 at Yankee Stadium. He pitched well, got a couple of hits and became a favorite of mine that day.

I don't have a count as to how many cards/items I have in my Pierce PC. I still have about three items on my want list. His '59 Bazooka is the costliest. I'm not in a hurry but I'll catch it at the right price one day. The others are a 1962 Shirriff Plastic Coin and 1959 Topps Venezuelan Ace Hurlers #156.

Here is a picture I took of it about four years ago and sent to Pierce for a signature. It's grown a bit since.

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You can mark off the shirriff coin it doesn't exsist in that set its only in the salada set. Rick

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by Rrrlyons

You can mark off the shirriff coin it doesn't exsist in that set its only in the salada set. Rick

Thanks for the info.

[abothebear]

My grandfather told me one time that his favorite player when he was young was Schoolboy Rowe. I found a card of him, the Diamond Stars, and sent it to him in the mail. The next time I saw him he gave it back to me saying, "what I am I supposed to do with this?"

Since then, I have picked up a few more. And I have a vague notion of keeping after it.

[MVSNYC]

I heard there’s a guy on here who collects Cobb...I think his name is Jeff.

[Big Six]

Probably too modern for most people’s taste, but been putting together collection of game used and cards for Josh Phelps. This is my game used from a few years back and I’ve added quite a bit since then. Also have over 80%+ of all his minor/major league cards. Josh is a good guy and still stay in touch...


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[realbigfatdog]

Originally Posted by Sailingmachine

Player collectors...... Do you only buy a specific player? I’m mainly interested in collectors that player collect a non-HOF subject. What drew you to said player? How long have you been collecting this player? How many cards do you have of this player not counting dupes? Different front/back combos count as different cards.

As a guy that that strictly collects a non-HOF subject I’m interested to see who else has a similar passion.

I'm an avid Hal Chase collector. I'm always looking for memorabilia of his that I don't have. I'm still on the lookout for a signed cut. I recently p purchased one that turned out to be a fake. Luckily it had a money back guarantee, so I was only out the authentication fee. The search continues for that one.

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