Jupiter Intro

[jupiter451]

Hello to everyone on the Net54 forum! This seems to be the place to introduce myself. I started collecting baseball cards at age 5, with the Post cereal box cutouts. My family settled in the Bay Area, and by 1965 I was a pretty serious collector for a 7 year old. I remember my first ever classroom oral report was about my collection. From 1966-1969 I diligently assembled complete sets. Fast forward to 1980 when I was short on cash. I read in the paper that the 1967 Brooks Robinson was going for $100 each, and I thought, "I have 3 of those." So I drove from our then home in D.C. to the Philly card show and sold most of my duplicates, but kept the complete sets. Fast forward again to 2025 when the L.A. wildfires ripped across my neighborhood (missing my house). How to protect these precious objects? Bottom line is I'm selling most of it. Waiting on grades of star cards and then will be looking for buyers of those nice late 60s sets. But I caught the bug and am now trying to build, rather than unload, a 1965 set. And selling the peripheral stuff like the 1970 partial set. All that said, it's great to be back in the hobby after over 50 years and I look forward to getting to know you guys.

[JollyElm]

In high school learning about Roman vs. Greek Gods, I pissed off the teacher by remarking, "So, you're saying Jupiter is just the thrift store version of Zeus??"

That has no bearing on anything, but it still makes me laugh. Welcome aboard!!!!!

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

In high school learning about Roman vs. Greek Gods, I pissed off the teacher by remarking, "So, you're saying Jupiter is just the thrift store version of Zeus??"

That has no bearing on anything, but it still makes me laugh. Welcome aboard!!!!!

I'm wondering if any of the moons of Jupiter are habitable, or am I thinking of Saturn?

But as Jolly said, welcome!!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by jupiter451

Hello to everyone on the Net54 forum! This seems to be the place to introduce myself. I started collecting baseball cards at age 5, with the Post cereal box cutouts. My family settled in the Bay Area, and by 1965 I was a pretty serious collector for a 7 year old. I remember my first ever classroom oral report was about my collection. From 1966-1969 I diligently assembled complete sets. Fast forward to 1980 when I was short on cash. I read in the paper that the 1967 Brooks Robinson was going for $100 each, and I thought, "I have 3 of those." So I drove from our then home in D.C. to the Philly card show and sold most of my duplicates, but kept the complete sets. Fast forward again to 2025 when the L.A. wildfires ripped across my neighborhood (missing my house). How to protect these precious objects? Bottom line is I'm selling most of it. Waiting on grades of star cards and then will be looking for buyers of those nice late 60s sets. But I caught the bug and am now trying to build, rather than unload, a 1965 set. And selling the peripheral stuff like the 1970 partial set. All that said, it's great to be back in the hobby after over 50 years and I look forward to getting to know you guys.

A belated, welcome.
I am a few years younger than you and mainly collected from 1966 to 1972....then as an adult from about 1995 on...
Great story and good luck in the quest. Once a collector, always a collector!