My Hobby Mentor

[Cardboard Junkie]

Frank Nagy, Charlie Conlon, Ed Budnik, etc. etc. dead, dead, dead, etc, etc,.

[chris6net]

Dan Dischley. I also remember talking to a guy who was a few years older at me at the NY area shows who at the time was based in Oceanside Larry Gladstone. I know he posts on this board and actually lives very close to me but I have not spoken to him since probably the late 70,s maybe 1980 but Larry you were always what I considered cool at the few shows I talked to you at back then maybe because you were younger than most of the dealers but I still remember you
CN

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

Frank Nagy, Charlie Conlon, Ed Budnik, etc. etc. dead, dead, dead, etc, etc,.

Ummm...wow.

[alanu]

My Mom for allowing me to buy cards when I was little.

[novakjr]

What? 5 pages so far, and still no love for the Prime Minister?

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by alanu

My Mom for allowing me to buy cards when I was little.

A Big YES to this. Mine used to drive me all around Los Angeles in the 60s, in a powder blue Ford Galaxy (don't laugh, that's what they called the color). She kicked in and I got my first Cobb (bat on).

[Leon]

[QUOTE=wonkaticket;1247460]Ummm...wow. [/QUOTEa

He forgot Burdick, Carter and Bray.....

For me, not sure I have a mentor per se' but my auction partner, Scott B, is one if I ever had one. When I first started I would call and bug Lew Lipset too, who was always very nice and helped with my questions. I generally call some hobby friends to bounce things off of them and they would include Mark Macrae, Kevin Struss, Barry Sloate, David Bryan, Corey Shanus, Wonka and a few I am sure I am missing.

And I should add that I don't think I really should be included on lists but it is appreciated. I have been a passionate type card collector from day one, and if showing a few of them helps folks, then that is an added bonus.

[4815162342]

The collective knowledge and expertise of this board has been my mentor in my short 5 years back in the hobby.

[dougscats]

I don't get in touch too much anymore, not like I used to,
but as far as a mentoring me on Net54, Marc has been great with freely giving his expertise and, when asked for, advice.

Beautiful thread that enables us to acknowledge special people on Net54.

Doug