T206 Reference / Reflections.....Tuesday Nite Trivia

[tedzan]

For those of you who haven't seen this, here is the very last 1952 wax-pack I opened in the Fall of 1952.....and the 5 cards that were in it.
I still have them....they are in my near-master 1952 TOPPS set (555 cards)

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[tedzan]

Hey guys,
I'm sorry for sounding sort of "grumpy"...... but please cease emailing me about selling these cards. If I decided to sell them, I would advertise them
in the B/S/T. I have promised my entire collection to my Grandson Ron. Ron is now the proud owner of my 1952 TOPPS near-master set (555 cards).
Plus, several other TOPPS sets, and certain T206 stars. Eventually, he will have my N162 set (and its Album). And all my T206 sets (as I'm upgrading
certain cards in them).



Me and Grandson Ron....Univ. of Maine graduate.


TED Z

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[Ronnie73]

Hi Ted, I started with coins at 3 years old. I had a pink plastic piggy bank with the plastic cap on the bottom. I've always been into numbers and math my whole life. I'd empty my pennies out and look at them. I noticed that many had different numbers on them and some also had letters under the numbers. So I decided to see how many different ones I could find. I didn't know I was coin collecting until like a year later when I had my pennies all in order on the floor in my room and a friend of my mom's said, I didn't know you were a coin collector, so by 4 years old I had a name to what I was doing. Nobody in my family collected anything, except for my grandfather that lived a thousand miles away, and only saw him a week out of a year or two, for maybe ten times. He collected old steam engines that he'd restore and mount all the different types onto a custom trailer he built, and would travel around the country during the summer months, and display them at engine shows. So I probably got the collecting and mechanical gene from him.

Next came stamps when I was 6, then cards and comic books when I was 7.

In my teen years, I started collecting girlfriends named Jennifer. That went on for a while.

Then in my 20's and up, I was collecting Camaro Z28's and Rally Sports pre 1982. Also, everything that's needed for a custom performance shop, along with vinyl decals and ceramic & powder coatings. Currently everything has been sitting in storage because jobs were coming in slower, and most people were not spending like they used to. So I temporarily closed my 30k sqft business 9 months before covid hit.

I still collect everything, even though I've been trying to consolidate everything the past ten years. My biggest concern is I have no kids, and I'm basically the last person in my family legacy. Plus the big 50 hits this year. Ouch. Just like how many want to buy Ted's collection, many want me to adopt them.

[2dueces]

Unfortunately when I was young I spent half my money on women and booze.
The rest I wasted.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Ronnie73

Hi Ted, I started with coins at 3 years old. I had a pink plastic piggy bank with the plastic cap on the bottom. I've always been into numbers and math my whole life. I'd empty my pennies out and look at them. I noticed that many had different numbers on them and some also had letters under the numbers. So I decided to see how many different ones I could find. I didn't know I was coin collecting until like a year later when I had my pennies all in order on the floor in my room and a friend of my mom's said, I didn't know you were a coin collector, so by 4 years old I had a name to what I was doing. Nobody in my family collected anything, except for my grandfather that lived a thousand miles away, and only saw him a week out of a year or two, for maybe ten times. He collected old steam engines that he'd restore and mount all the different types onto a custom trailer he built, and would travel around the country during the summer months, and display them at engine shows. So I probably got the collecting and mechanical gene from him.

Next came stamps when I was 6, then cards and comic books when I was 7.

In my teen years, I started collecting girlfriends named Jennifer. That went on for a while.

Then in my 20's and up, I was collecting Camaro Z28's and Rally Sports pre 1982. Also, everything that's needed for a custom performance shop, along with vinyl decals and ceramic & powder coatings. Currently everything has been sitting in storage because jobs were coming in slower, and most people were not spending like they used to. So I temporarily closed my 30k sqft business 9 months before covid hit.

I still collect everything, even though I've been trying to consolidate everything the past ten years. My biggest concern is I have no kids, and I'm basically the last person in my family legacy. Plus the big 50 hits this year. Ouch. Just like how many want to buy Ted's collection, many want me to adopt them.

Hi Ron

I'm not sure whether I started collecting Coins or Stamps first. It doesn't really matter, though. Then the local Diner installed a Pin-Ball machine in their restaurant,
and I spent all my coins playing that machine. The Stamps and Baseball cards from my youth I still have. As I said in an earlier post, the excitement of the 7-game
1947 World Series got me hooked on collecting Baseball cards....especially New York Yankees players.
Plus we sort of share an interesting coincidence. In my teen years, I started collecting girlfriends whose name started with the letter "J" (Jean, Jane, June, Jennifer,
Judy, etc.).

Furthermore, I was a "Train nut". We lived nearby the Pennsylvania RR line. At 5 PM everyday, my neighbor and I would ride our bikes over to the tracks to see the
Steam Locomotive (2-8-4) fly-by pulling a dozen crowded passenger cars on their way to NYC. I got quite a kick reading about your Grandfather, who collected old
steam engines, and restored them. That is an amazing story.

Thanks Ron for reminiscing about the good ole days.


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We always enjoy meeting and greetng some of you Net54er's at the Philly Show.

My Grandson, Ron, and I will be set up at Booth # 312 at the Oaks, PA facility.... Showroom B.

We have quite a bit of vintage stuff for sale or trade at reasonable prices.

Or, if you just prefer talking BB (or FB) cards with us....the conversation is free


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[FrankWakefield]

The conversation with Ted is well worth the price of admission and cost of getting there.

[tedzan]

Hi Frank

I appreciate your complimentary words.


Regarding the Philly Show....the crowds on Friday and (especially) Saturday were enormous.

Business was good, and the majority of the folks were there for the autographs on Saturday (many big-name Ball players were signing).

As usual, most of my customers were mainly T206 / T205 collectors looking for tougher backs (BROAD LEAF, RED HINDU, Pd #42, etc.).

My Grandson, Ron, from Maine is visiting us. He enjoyed the Show. Our first sale on Friday was Ron's 1969 TOPPS Mickey Mantle card.

And, had some really nice conversations with Net54 members.


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