How many blame mother?

[DHogan]

My mother never threw out any of my odd collections. From my collection of rocks, to my baseball cards. One day when I was in junior high. When I came home from school. I could see my father up in the bedroom that I shared with my brother. He was throwing clothing out of the bedroom window into the yard that didn't get put away the night before. My brother and I were about the same size. I just turned around and went over a friends house until 10:00pm or so. I got my butt kicked for being out so late on a school night. The clothing was still out in the yard, My brother was alseep. He woke up and said dad threw YOUR cloths out the window. I guess my father would have thrown my cards out too. I never did anything right at home. My brother NEVER did anything wrong.

[Prof_Plum]

Mom never threw out my baseball cards, but she did throw out my comic books. Years later, I think she was more pissed about that than me.

[campyfan39]

My Dad's collection of 50's and 60's cards were tossed but it actually turned out to be a good thing. He went on an adventure to buy back" his paper heroes and took me along for the ride. I wrote about it in my book that just came out.
Rich from SCD just did a write up check it out:
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...generations%2F

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

My Dad's collection of 50's and 60's cards were tossed but it actually turned out to be a good thing. He went on an adventure to buy back" his paper heroes and took me along for the ride. I wrote about it in my book that just came out.
Rich from SCD just did a write up check it out:
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...generations%2F

....and I enjoyed reading the book immensely. Nice job, Chris!

My mom never threw out my cards, but she did give my comic books to low-means school children (I tried to type underpriveleged, but dang-it, I can't spell the darn thing).

[ALR-bishop]

Your Mom gave your comics to a bunch of mean short kids ?

[Tomman1961]

Mom and Dad were both OK with my collecting. In 1973 one of the better baseball magazines had an ad for a cardboard "locker" to store your cards. My parents let me buy it for $3. Dad put it together for me.And without Mom knowing, Dad slipped me a rack pack also that day. I was 11 years old. My collection out grew it. My Dad brought home scrap cardboard and as a surprise made me a bigger one. Dad was a master at making things. A year later my collection outgrew that. Knowing it, my parents found a 10 drawer file cabinet, that if you put cards on their side, fit exactly 3 across. An odd but perfect Christmas gift from Mom and Dad in 1974. In 1975 I wanted to buy the entire set, but still wanted the thrill of opening packs. Dad and I went to a BB card store and we bought the 1975 set. But Dad held the set. Every week he would place a few cards on my dresser. From April until October. I still have that file cabinet, and that is where I keep my incomplete sets. I wish I kept that cardboard locker Dad made for me. I gave it to a cousin who also collected. But sadly, his collection in the locker was given to a younger neighbor when my cousin lost interest.

[Hammerin'Hank]

I have 3 younger brothers..........so I blame them.

[BruceinGa]

I can only blame myself. After I lost interest in collecting in 1964 I gave my cards to a friend. We were pretty rough on them, throwing them.

[Jantz]

Hi Tom

I still have all my cards (baseball, football and basketball) from when I was a kid except for one.

Years ago I worked in retail and one of my employees had a son who wanted to trade some arrowheads he found for a Nolan Ryan card that I pulled from a pack when I was young. Funny because he could have bought a Nolan Ryan card from the 70s almost anywhere, but he wanted to trade for mine. So I made the trade. Only card I don't have from when I was a kid.


Jantz