Complete first issue of SCD -- October 12, 1973

[jsq]

thanks for posting the scd 1st issue.

nice to be reminded of those days.

in this first issue of scd i see names of people i knew long ago like who were a big deal in the hobby back in the early and mid 70's. i suspect they may now be somewhat forgotten in the hobby. i will mention ONLY the names of substantial collectors who i have NOT seen mentioned in the hobby anymore (not that i read much besides this site). not sure if they are still alive or not.

in the first issue of scd you see:

tommy koppa of dallas who lists he has 125,000 cards to trade in the classifieds.

jack urban of wisconsin has a classified ad. a real solid advanced collector as i recall.

rob bruce from mn, later of california if i recall correctly. rob used to show up at shows with hundreds of regionals in a briefcase. at that time regionals were the most desirable cards and almost all the advanced collectors sought them. rob had glendales, rodeo meats, dan dees, etc. nobody could figure out how he got so many, so often.

stan mcclure, i recall was an advanced collector

charles ault the 4th much younger then the 3 mentioned above. charles was advertising that he had an auction in sports collectors news. i recall charles had a great run of rare leafs show up at the chicago show one year from a friend of his when we shared a table or had a table next to each other, not sure after all these years which it was. i didn't even know what rare leafs were initially. that was a awesome sight of all those rare leafs in one box. he was helpful to educate me on the subject. thats how you learned back before practical guides emerged.

all the best