The Nationals through the eyes of my 14yr old son

[wazoo]

Ted sounds like a great guy! Being 15 years of age, I've realized some collectors just do not have the patience of spending time and educating the younger generation on t206 cards. On the other hand though, you have great people like mrvster who love to spend the time to educate the younger generations on t206 cards. So many kids are so caught up in the mainstream cards that they do not take the time to appreciate the old, "loved", beauties. Thanks for sharing.

[Michael Peich]

I met Travis at Leon and Scott's table yesterday afternoon. Jay Miller introduced us whereupon Travis and I began talking about T206 backs. He showed me his new collection.

I then negotiated with Jay to buy some T209-II cards I needed. With Travis at my side, I was able to a arrive at a slightly lower price with Jay. At the conclusion of the deal I turned to Travis and told him I'd pay him a negotiator's fee and buy him a different back for his set. We walked over to Chris and Kristin Buckler's, and now Travis is the happy owner of a T206 Cycle back. Thanks to Chris for his generosity.

This is the sort of encouragement we should all extend to younger collectors, and I am impressed with the support Ted, Leon, Jay, and Chris gave Travis.

Thanks for the help, Travis, and good luck with your back set. BTW, I know where there is a blue Old Mill!!

Cheers,
Mike Peich, "King of the River."

[mrvster]

thanks for the kind words!! will always help you on your quest your great people and are our hope

[jtbof99]

Thank you Mike Peich King of The River for that awesome Cycle back! As my dad said, I am currently working on a T-206 back set and many great people have helped and contributed to the collection. Such people, Leon, Ted, Mike and Kris/Chris have made Nationals an amazingly low cost time!