What was your path to what you currently collect?

[peterb69]

Started collecting in 1969 with that year's Topps set. But my mother threw them away by mistake as I kept them in a brown paper shopping bag. I started up again from 1974 to 1979 and then went off to college the next year. In 1986, the Red Sox were making a run towards the World Series and there was a huge flea market near me. I stated to collect again, mostly Red Sox team sets. I bought the yearly Beckett price guide for the various checklists. It was there I saw the T205 Jimmy Collins card pictured above the T205 checklist. I am originally from RI and I never kenw there were baseball cards of Providence teams. I caught the T205 fever and from the mid 80's to mid 90's I was able to almost complete a master set. I am just Wilhelm 'suffered' and Hoblitzell no stats away. I also collected other various type T-cards & N-cards.

The mid 90's and early 00's there was so much garbage coming out of the various card manufactors that I really got turned off and stopped collecting until about 3 years ago. I found this website and started up again. I love seeing the various t206 backs and I am now trying to collect the Providence T206 team with as many backs as I can. Every time Leon shows that Moran Drum card, I start to drool.

[Fred]

Early 70s I started collecting Topps (of course). When I first started I had no clue that there were any cards before the 50s. My older brother collected around 65-68 and he gave me his stuff. After I saw my first T206 (mid 70s) I was hooked on the old stuff. I collected new and shiney until the early 90s. I never really got into the chase cards or the rookie cards too much.