OT: When you give cards to kids

[kcohen]

Nice Jason! I'd say that you definitely put those cards to their highest and best use.

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by kcohen

Nice Jason! I'd say that you definitely put those cards to their highest and best use.

I'll second that.

[z28jd]

Did you say you've thrown away cards boxes at a time? If so, bless you. If I could only get more people to do that, I wouldn't feel bad about dedicating 91% of my closet to cards from the 80's-90's

[t206blogcom]

Originally Posted by z28jd

Did you say you've thrown away cards boxes at a time?

Yup! I got rid of a ton of stuff I collected as a kid in the 80s/90s. I also went on a wax box buying spree last summer so I could relive some childhood memories. I threw away several boxes of Topps, Bowman, Fleer, Donruss, Upper Deck, Score, etc.

[DerekMichael]

that is awesome jason

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

Yup! I got rid of a ton of stuff I collected as a kid in the 80s/90s. I also went on a wax box buying spree last summer so I could relive some childhood memories. I threw away several boxes of Topps, Bowman, Fleer, Donruss, Upper Deck, Score, etc.

If only there were more people like you!...I guess the donating cards to kids part is good too

[deadballfreaK]

What was that hideous red speckled set? 1990 Fleer? Donruss? Those should be burned. Could be harmful to young kids.

[Beatles Guy]

I recommend this guy if any of you want to make room in the collection.

http://commons4kids.org/

[cdn_collector]

Originally Posted by deadballfreaK

What was that hideous red speckled set? 1990 Fleer? Donruss? Those should be burned. Could be harmful to young kids.

Sounds like 1990 Donruss to me...1991 Donruss was very similar, but in blue and green (series 1 and 2, I think). 1991 is a love-hate for me. It's one of the first sets I tried to collect, but looking back it sure it hideous


Regards,

Richard.

[bwbc917]

My wife teaches 4th grade. For the last 2 years we have done a baseball unit. I give a presentation on the history of baseball and some of the famous people. Before hand each student has filled out a card with their favorite player and team. They get a card either of the player or of the team. We are near Cincy so Joey Votto gets the most requests. This year I was overwhelmed with Babe Ruth and Jackie R requests. A few days later I get a stack of thank yous similar to the one posted above. My favorite this year said I hit a home run!!!