26-year-old collector buys 1952 Hank Aaron Indy Clowns postcard for $275,000

Peter_Spaeth · #1 12-01-2025, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by raulus

Let's hope he has a lot of bougie friends that love vintage too.

"Bougie" lol.

Michael B · #2 12-01-2025, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

"Bougie" lol.

I find it amusing that a word which is meant to mean low class has been turned into a positive expression.

bk400 · #3 12-01-2025, 05:23 PM

Respect this guy for his conviction. He has good taste. Certainly smarter in terms of value than buying a Ferrari.

BioCRN · #4 12-01-2025, 05:33 PM

I was born in the 70s and started following baseball at a competent level around 1982. I got turned onto baseball card collecting in 1983 and the rest is my wallet's history.

I have a sizable collection of 1950s+ stuff from all teams, and of course my junk wax heroes. I didn't get to see most of the 1950s-1960s players in their time, but I've seen enough clips on TV and listened to enough people talk about them.

...but I have no interest in having cards of Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, etc.

If it wasn't for caring about the deeper dive into Cubs team lineage history, I probably wouldn't be into the pre-war scene at all. I didn't get into it until I decided to get into the cards of the players I was reading about in team history books.

My 1800s-current Cubs collection has been (and still is) a fun chase and build. The pre-war part of that chase ends 13 cards from now...unless I discover another name I should add to the list...which occasionally happens.

Aquarian Sports Cards · #5 12-01-2025, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BioCRN

I was born in the 70s and started following baseball at a competent level around 1982. I got turned onto baseball card collecting in 1983 and the rest is my wallet's history.

I have a sizable collection of 1950s+ stuff from all teams, and of course my junk wax heroes. I didn't get to see most of the 1950s-1960s players in their time, but I've seen enough clips on TV and listened to enough people talk about them.

...but I have no interest in having cards of Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, etc.

If it wasn't for caring about the deeper dive into Cubs team lineage history, I probably wouldn't be into the pre-war scene at all. I didn't get into it until I decided to get into the cards of the players I was reading about in team history books.

My 1800s-current Cubs collection has been (and still is) a fun chase and build. The pre-war part of that chase ends 13 cards from now...unless I discover another name I should add to the list...which occasionally happens.

To me this is a GOOD example of how pre-war collectors are made and will continue to be made, even if you don't really consider yourself as one.

darwinbulldog · #6 Today, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael B

I find it amusing that a word which is meant to mean low class has been turned into a positive expression.

a) The proletariat is lower class, not the bourgeoisie. The former work for the latter.
b) Bougie carries a negative connotation in most cases.
c) Hoi polloi is the phrase that your comment applies to.

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