N172 Old Judge Collectors - Age Poll

[z28jd]

I got my first OJ when I was 18, a Christmas present ordered out of the Larry Fritsch catalog, but I wanted one well before that. Saw a Ewing/Mascot in a book around the age of ten and always said I would get one. I didn't really start collecting the set until I was 26 though.

[Matthew H]

John, you have too many OJs for your age, you need to let some go.

I saw my first OJ at the 91' national... Wayyyyy out of my price range. Prices were pretty high back then. I left the show with some beater Cracker Jacks and Goudeys, I think I paid close to what they'd be worth today. I've heard that oj prices came down for awhile between now and then... I wish I knew, although I did lose touch with card collecting in high school.

[z28jd]

I'm just under 10 OJ's per year I've been alive, that's not even one a month. I've got some catching up to do

[kkkkandp]

I need to catch up, too.

If I do 10 per year, I should be able to complete the set (minus the California Leaguers) by the time I'm 87! : )

[Fred]

JD,

How old were you when you got your first "Larry"?


Joe,

How would you define an OJ collector? Is this someone that has "one" or "two"? Someone that knows about OJs and has a few or someone that has more than a dozen? I collect Zeenuts but I only have a couple dozen and the Zeenuts are not the focus of my collection. Could you start a "rider" to this poll? Perhaps - how many OJs do you have? I'm not very site savvy and I don't know how to start a poll.

0 - 10
11 - 20
21 - 100
101 - 250
251 - 500
> 500

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Fred

JD,

How old were you when you got your first "Larry"?

19th birthday present. My second OJ and it too was from Fritsch

[Matthew H]

Fred, wouldn't you consider anyone gathering OJs with intent to collect, a collector?

I hope to hit the 100 mark by early next year. I think collecting +/- 25 a year is a good attainable goal for me (while easy ones are still out there)