Hello from a new member

[T205Cub]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I was referring to the Russell situation. Stupid front office desision...

My Brown is a SGC 2 in the new holder. A corner crease but otherwise very presentable. You are right, T206's all over the place anymore are more expensive than drugs. Sorry but I'm not paying $400 for a Joe Tinker card. I'm mostly into post-war...

I like post war stuff too. I want to do a 1956 Topps set someday.. One of my favorite Topps designs and without any tough rookies or scarce high numbers, seems like it should be relatively easy to complete.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by T205Cub

I like post war stuff too. I want to do a 1956 Topps set someday.. One of my favorite Topps designs and without any tough rookies or scarce high numbers, seems like it should be relatively easy to complete.

I've been saying I'm doing '56 Topps for 20 years now. I have the Mantle and Ted Williams but other than that have not made much headway w/ the commons. The Clemente from that set is going nowhere but up; I'd say now would be the time to try to get a nice one if I'm going to. But yes you are right, the rest of the set in mid- or lower grade should be fairly easy to put together.

[T205Cub]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I've been saying I'm doing '56 Topps for 20 years now. I have the Mantle and Ted Williams but other than that have not made much headway w/ the commons. The Clemente from that set is going nowhere but up; I'd say now would be the time to try to get a nice one if I'm going to. But yes you are right, the rest of the set in mid- or lower grade should be fairly easy to put together.

Funny you say that because I think it's literally been about 20 years I've been saying that, too, lol. The Williams was the first one I bought back in the late 90's. I don't have it anymore, though.

Maybe once my T205 set is done - or next time I take a break from it, I can get a start on the 56's. That project has everything else on hold..

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by T205Cub

Funny you say that because I think it's literally been about 20 years I've been saying that, too, lol. The Williams was the first one I bought back in the late 90's. I don't have it anymore, though.

Maybe once my T205 set is done - or next time I take a break from it, I can get a start on the 56's. That project has everything else on hold..

If I could bear down over the next 5 years or so and get the rest of the Hall of Famers in mid-grade, it would be a lot easier to finish the commons after that.

[T205Cub]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

If I could bear down over the next 5 years or so and get the rest of the Hall of Famers in mid-grade, it would be a lot easier to finish the commons after that.

I had a really good start around 1999, last year in college, had an on-campus job so had a few bucks saved up for a starter set. I had nearly all the commons, the Williams I mentioned, the Koufax and a low grade Mantle.

Then I graduated, got married and work was tough to find for a while so had to sell it all. But I'll make it happen someday for sure.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by T205Cub

I had a really good start around 1999, last year in college, had an on-campus job so had a few bucks saved up for a starter set. I had nearly all the commons, the Williams I mentioned, the Koufax and a low grade Mantle.

Then I graduated, got married and work was tough to find for a while so had to sell it all. But I'll make it happen someday for sure.

LOL we are the same age then. '99 was my final year of college too. I got back into cards that year after finding some random (and I'm sure now non-existant) online auctions. That summer after graduation I found eBay and it was all over...

[T205Cub]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

LOL we are the same age then. '99 was my final year of college too. I got back into cards that year after finding some random (and I'm sure now non-existant) online auctions. That summer after graduation I found eBay and it was all over...

Cool. Yeah eBay is dangerous lol. I often gripe about the way it is now compared to back then (signed up in '97) but it still is probably the easiest place to find stuff. Too easy sometimes... But was interested in this community.. I was lurking and reading for a while and decided it was worthwhile to just join.

I got into autograph collecting mid-2000's and was out of cards completely for about 5 years. Literally had zero cards at one point but got back into it hard core about 2013-14 or so. I was hanging with my brother and we started talking cards, and got fired up to collect again. Tends to happen.. I've had that effect on him too, lol.