What was your path to what you currently collect?

[rainier2004]

I was curious what led people what what they currently collect.

My story goes as kid in the 80's I collected my favorite players and my Dads heros collecting some 60s and a few 50s topps. Adulthood let me start to buy more expensive cards and about 3 years started my obsession with older cards moving from a 48 bowman set to a 34 goudey set to my work in progress Cracker Jack set and now am trying for n28s and a couple other sets...and thats where Im at.

Im still a novice to realizing all those unique and far scarcer set coming across this board 6 months ago and wonder what led you all to e90s, 1895 mayos, w-this and e-that cards. Is there a progression that vintage collectors go thru? I lost interest in the 60s along time ago, the 50s faded 3-4 yrs ago and the 40s are starting to go but not missing a bunch there....ILOVE my Cracker Jacks though...


Happy holidays and drive safe.

[Leon]

For me, I never liked the same ole thing. Sets aren't really for me. I like variety...So I became a type card collector. I have dabbled with a few obscure sets but they just don't hold my interest. To each their own, which is also what makes collecting so fun. It can be anything you want it to be. best regards

[jbsports33]

Going to shows starting at the age of 9, now my son goes with me and I still have the same feelings when I look at a new group of vintage cards!

Prewar collecting started right after college, when I had a little more money in my pocket and looked at the Barry Halper collection.

Jimmy

[kmac32]

When I was a youngster I began my Cub addiction, Started collecting Topps cubs and continued to collect forward and back till I had every card in topps and updates of the Cubbies. Also, my great great uncle played ball for the Yankees on the early twenties so I started collecting his cards. This led to collecting E121 yankees and Giants associated with the 1921 World Series in which Uncle Elmer played along with Babe Ruth. Also collect 1912 T 207 Cubs.

[GoudeyJim]

I strictly collect 1933 Goudey cards and am working on a set. This came from hearing stories from my Dad of all the Goudey cards he bought and opened as a kid. He said he had "numerous cards" including Ruth's and Gehrigs. It is the typical story of my grandmother throwing them away when he was older. That didn't stop me from searching my grandparents house each time I went there in case they missed some.
Those stories and all the great players are what attracted me to the set.

Jim

[Wichita]

I collected cards as a kid with my brothers in the mid 80s. Lost interest in the late 80s. A few years ago, I got into astronomy, but found it frustrating to wait for the right weather and to stay up late at night in the cold.

From other experiences in life, I discovered that I get great satisfaction from having a specific project goal in mind and gathering all of the parts or materials needed to complete it. That made me think back to when I was a kid and tried to gather each and every baseball card in a set. It gave me such satisfaction to track down missing cards and complete sets.

So I sold my astronomy equipment to start collecting cards again.

[Runscott]

I returned to cards in 2000, trying to complete the '67 Philly gum Cowboys subset (which I did, and it's framed on my wall). Bought a T206 McGann out of curiosity (still have it), loved it, bought a few more....that was all she wrote. Best I did was slowly build a HOF'er portrait subset, which I eventually sold. Also collected printer scrap for a while, but got bored and got rid of all that as well. Starting over now with the goal of getting the entire T206 set, and even have a Wagner fund.

Thanks to you guys for making me realize that cards don't have to have fuzzy color photos on the front and stats on the back to be real cards.