Player Collectors and how you do it (Clemente and Koufax for me)

[jimtigers65]

1) Detroit Tigers
2) I started collecting Tiger cards as a kid in the mid 1970s. I remember going to local shows and seeing a Tiger common from the 1960's that I knew that I didn't have and wasn't on my wantlist (there wasn't too many checklists back then). I'm working on a master set; have a complete run of 1949-55 Bowman and only need 2 Tiger cards to have a complete run of Tiger team sets from 1952-2014. I order my Topps Tiger team set each year on ebay and try to pick up the gold insert cards from each year (not high on my priority list but if I see one I'll get it)
3) My favorite Tiger cards are the 1962 Ford Motor Company Post Cards. I only have 5 out of the 17 cards. My second favorite are the 1953 Glendale Meats which I own 7.
4) Yea, I usually pick up my high dollar cards last. I still need two 1952 Topps hi-numbers (Billy Hoeft and Fred Hatfield). I remember going to card shows back in the day and wonder why these cards cost so much. The 1954 Al Kaline card was always on my wantlist. My best friend gave me a Kaline rookie when I retired from the Air Force after serving 26 years (thanks Dave)
Thanks to this site I've picked up 14 T206s-all Tigers of course.
Jim