T206 Tris Speaker sells for a mint.

[brass_rat]

WOW! Thanks for sharing, Jason!

May I ask how long you've been working on the collection? I noticed the first pictures were posted in 2008, and there are a lot from March 2010. How many did you get in person?

I agree with Jeff -- I love the Big Hurt NNOF.

Cheers,
Steve

[Jasonxmay]

Originally Posted by brass_rat

WOW! Thanks for sharing, Jason!

May I ask how long you've been working on the collection? I noticed the first pictures were posted in 2008, and there are a lot from March 2010. How many did you get in person?

I agree with Jeff -- I love the Big Hurt NNOF.

Cheers,
Steve

Steve,

Thanks for the kind words. I started collecting signed rookies around 2007. I got Sandy Koufax to sign one through the mail and I was hooked. I bought what I could afford until I graduated law school and passed the bar exam in 2009. Fortunately, my criminal defense practice has been very good, and I've been able to buy a lot of very nice cards. My 33 Goudeys are my favorite.

Jason

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Jasonxmay

Steve,

Thanks for the kind words. I started collecting signed rookies around 2007. I got Sandy Koufax to sign one through the mail and I was hooked. I bought what I could afford until I graduated law school and passed the bar exam in 2009. Fortunately, my criminal defense practice has been very good, and I've been able to buy a lot of very nice cards. My 33 Goudeys are my favorite.

Jason

Great to see a young criminal defense attorney with the best autographed prewar card collection in the hobby!

[irishdenny]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Great to see a young criminal defense attorney with the best autographed prewar card collection in the hobby!

I Wonder HoW MaNY Criminals Jason Kept OuT oF JAiL iN Order
ta Purchase HiS CollectioN... "WoW!!!"

I Only MentioN THiS Cause last month I went home ta
New York... My God SoN's a Cop!
& He Just got engaged... And WHeN I Saw His Finance's RiNG,
He SAiD ta me...
"GuESS How Many Guys went ta JAiL Fir me ta BuY THaT Bowlder!?"

[brass_rat]

Pretty sweet! Congrats on choosing a recession-proof business with no shortage of customers.

Thanks again for sharing...I know others also enjoy knowing "where cards end up."

Cheers,
Steve

Originally Posted by Jasonxmay

Steve,

Thanks for the kind words. I started collecting signed rookies around 2007. I got Sandy Koufax to sign one through the mail and I was hooked. I bought what I could afford until I graduated law school and passed the bar exam in 2009. Fortunately, my criminal defense practice has been very good, and I've been able to buy a lot of very nice cards. My 33 Goudeys are my favorite.

Jason

[begsu1013]

hot d@mn to everything.

i hear ya!

-Bob

[mrmopar]

I often wonder what people do for their money or how they got it when they have epic items or show insane recent purchases, but that is a fairly private question for most so it often remains a mystery. I know there are a few people who have enviable collections who are either famous or are at least public enough to find out information on them such as google. I often imagine what kind of impact a guy like Gates or Allen could have on any hobby they chose if they were interested.

I was recently reading some of the PSA bios and couldn't help but wonder…doctor, lawyers, successful investors, entrepreneurs, internet millionaires, etc.? I do OK, but couldn't even fathom spending so much on the hobby unless I had much, much more in reserve to feel comfortable doing so. Most I have ever dropped on a single collectible item was around $500. When those Brooklyn Dodger UD Master sets came out, I bid on several on ebay, actually scaring myself into thinking I might actually win one a few times. Paying for it had I won was a non-issue, but I think buyers remorse would have kicked in immediately had I won one. Call me small time!

Good for you and awesome collection. The '33 Goudey Ruth #181 is one of my favorite cards of all time and to see a couple nice signed ones together is that much more impressive!!

Originally Posted by Jasonxmay

Steve,

Thanks for the kind words. I started collecting signed rookies around 2007. I got Sandy Koufax to sign one through the mail and I was hooked. I bought what I could afford until I graduated law school and passed the bar exam in 2009. Fortunately, my criminal defense practice has been very good, and I've been able to buy a lot of very nice cards. My 33 Goudeys are my favorite.

Jason

[Cooptown]

Originally Posted by Jasonxmay

Steve,

Thanks for the kind words. I started collecting signed rookies around 2007. I got Sandy Koufax to sign one through the mail and I was hooked. I bought what I could afford until I graduated law school and passed the bar exam in 2009. Fortunately, my criminal defense practice has been very good, and I've been able to buy a lot of very nice cards. My 33 Goudeys are my favorite.

Jason

Jason,
Whenever your posts show up in the "Show It Off" section on SCN, I get excited. You have hands down my favorite collection I have ever seen on the internet. What I did not know was that this impressive collection was amassed in less than 10 years. That almost seems incomprehensible.

Scott

[jbhofmann]

Love the Thomas NNOF Signed....

Also the Aaron cookie version...always nice to see the non-Topps first year card signed.