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[irv]

Originally Posted by Nunzio11

Hello everyone,

I wanted to drop a quick intro and greeting to everyone. My name is Tony, mid 40's, live in Baltimore.

Like many, I was an avid collector growing up in NY. When not playing baseball much of my childhood was spent in hobby shops, stationary stores and card shows in the early 80's. Most of that collection has died off in moves, college parties and parents downsizing. I haven't purchased a single card in about 25 years.

All that changed this summer as I hit an unexpected home run at of all places a neighborhood yard sale. I was lucky enough to come into a large stack of baseball cards all between 1961 and 1965. Since that day cards have become the obsession they were when I was kid.

A lot has changed since I was younger (didn't even know eBay was the place to go for collectors). I jumped right into the auction process and have been learning by trial and error. I've spent much more money than expected and have had to tell myself I can't replace my memories and entire collection in 3 months on eBay (my wife would kill me).

I've been reading the forum for a couple months and want to thank everyone for their knowledge, expertise and professionalism. I hope I can add to it even if in a small way.

Happy to join the group,

Tony

Welcome to the site, Tony!

I can relate to the bold! This place has created a monster since I found out forums like this existed.

I even purchased my wife a couple 1959 Elvis Presley cards hoping it would take some heat off of me, but I don't think it worked, sadly.

[Nunzio11]

Thanks Irv.

I've had to greatly narrow my focus partly because of the money, but more so I don't catch so much grief when I get home from work and there's a stack of deliveries waiting for me...haha

[Stonepony]

Welcome Tony, this a great place to share and learn!

[T206Collector]

Welcome -- I too am in my mid-40s, and was an avid collector growing up in NY. You'll fit right in!

[spaidly]

Welcome! This place and the people are cool as they come.

[Zach Wheat]

Hey welcome....a lot of smart & informed guys on this site. I hope to one of them some day.

Enjoy the ride...


Z

[Rookiemonster]

What ? Your not a lurker ? Well welcome anyway

[irv]

Originally Posted by Nunzio11

Thanks Irv.

I've had to greatly narrow my focus partly because of the money, but more so I don't catch so much grief when I get home from work and there's a stack of deliveries waiting for me...haha

LOL. Just last night my wife yelled downstairs to inform me, while I was on here, what I had spent the last month on baseball cards!

I knew the bill was going to be high but I didn't expect her to loudly vocalize what I had spent recently in front of my son!

I told her, which is true, that that was the reason I chose to work 3 overtime shifts last month.

She surprisingly wasn't overly upset, but I know myself I need to slow down and spend more wisely/carefully, especially with Christmas coming up, among other things.

[nat]

Glad to have you around Tony. Good work with the finding those cards. My best find at a Charm City yard sale was a 1991 Don Mattingly.

[Shoebox]

Welcome to the board!

[mark evans]

Originally Posted by irv

LOL. Just last night my wife yelled downstairs to inform me, while I was on here, what I had spent the last month on baseball cards!

I knew the bill was going to be high but I didn't expect her to loudly vocalize what I had spent recently in front of my son!

I told her, which is true, that that was the reason I chose to work 3 overtime shifts last month.

She surprisingly wasn't overly upset, but I know myself I need to slow down and spend more wisely/carefully, especially with Christmas coming up, among other things.

My wife and I never combined our finances, so we don't have these kinds of issues. Not to say we don't have other issues, but after 30+ years, they seem pretty manageable.