Hello, I'm new to the board

[Chuck9788]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

Hello Chuck and welcome to the board. Collecting raw cards has its good and its bad.... be careful,..... just my two cents being a collector of the same kind of stuff you have for over 50 years now.....

pThanks for the welcome fellas. NiceDoctor, I look forward to reading you and other knowledgeable Net54baseball members posts. Much appreciated.


As for raw cards. My reasoning is that I sometimes lose ALL of the "vintage feeling" with authenticated cards. A buddy of mine has PSA graded cards. The cards are shielded in a "Superman" like ice fortress encasement unable to be pulled out for viewing (and these cards are not highly valuable).

Plus, I can not allow for the words "Fair", "Good" or "Poor" to be located anywhere near Baseball King names such as Ted Williams, Napoleon Lajoie, Yogi Berra, etc...regardless of the cards physical condition, haha.


I may be interested in gaining a Ruth, Gehrig or DiMaggio card within a year. If I do purchase, they will be authenticated. Well ..... maybe grab a raw for the DiMaggio (I like the 1948 Leaf).

[swarmee]

Welcome to the boards; this is a fun place to hang around. Just try to have a thick skin.

[Mark70Z]

Chuck,

Welcome aboard. Hope you have a great time on the site.

Just one comment on the raw. For the higher priced cards, as others have said, I'd personally purchase slabbed. Then if you don't like the card in the tomb break it out and it will be raw again.

[clydepepper]

Hey, Chuck - welcome to a great Baseball community!

One word of advise tacked onto what has already been shared:


Since you collect raw cards, please take the extra step, anytime you have doubts, to ask the opinion of some of these friendly experts as to the authenticity of your current target or targets.


They will steer you right.

Have fun,
Raymond

[TUM301]

Hey Chuck, welcome to the "54" sir. Like your choice of cards and of course the New England connection. Great bunch of people here that are more than willing to discuss,advise and assist you with their collecting knowledge and experiences. I`m sure you`ll enjoy your time here be it just reading and learning or adding your own collecting opinions. On a side note, being in Vegas how`s the NHL`s newest addition, The Knights, being received ? See you on the board,
Murph

[BruceinGa]

Welcome! Nice assortment of cards.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Chuck9788

I may be interested in gaining a Ruth, Gehrig or DiMaggio card within a year. If I do purchase, they will be authenticated. Well ..... maybe grab a raw for the DiMaggio (I like the 1948 Leaf).

Hey Chuck, I'm just curious: why these guys but not Ty Cobb? And also welcome to Net54.

[T206Collector]

Welcome aboard!