Need some help finding a Jackie Robinson card

[brian1961]

Hey BIGMARCCL,

You're most welcome. You spoke of your wife not being crazy about the idea of spending more. That might be very significant. As excited as you are at the prospect of making your nephew overjoyed, if your dear wife is not happy about it, do not do it. Period.

There are other options, such as several of the modern commemorative and tribute cards of Jackie Robinson made by Topps. (TO FIND SOME ON EBAY, SIMPLY GO BACK TO ABOUT "2006 TOPPS JACKIE ROBINSON", and type nothing else, see what comes up, then go to 2007, etc. to this year.) They are beautiful and much much less expensive. There are reprints---75-80% of the eye candy at a greatly reduced price.

If you must get him an original, still go with a graded card by PSA or SGC. However, work within a dollar range that your wife is comfortable with, too. This is imperative. Also, one thing that may be wisely going through her mind is this: "OK, we get the nephew a nice beautiful original, vintage Jackie Robinson card that's been officially graded and encapsulated---is this going to lead to a second Robinson card, then a third, a fourth, a fifth????????????????"

This is a very fair question on her part. Whether you know it or not, collecting vintage cards is VERY euphoric, exhilarating, expensive, fulfilling (as long as you keep on buying them!), and MOST OF ALL, ADDICTIVE. Just a friendly warning. We ARE on your side, but many of us have found that if our wife is not behind us in our collecting, it is not worth it.

Hope all goes well for everyone. --Brian Powell