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05-31-2019, 08:20 PM
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I started collecting in 2006, modern because I was 11 years old and those were the players I watched and looked up to. That year was the 60th anniversary of the 1946 Red Sox, so local news was full of stories about them. That got me into reading The Teammates, and from there I branched out into postwar. There weren't any cards from 1946, but my local card shop had 1949 Bowmans of Bobby Doerr and Sam Mele that I saved up for and eventually bought. When I got into autographs, I stuck with vintage because the old timers have better penmanship, and a lot of them were happy to be remembered 50-60 years after they retired. I'm also a big history nut, so there was that element as well.
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Signed 1953 Topps set: 264/274 (96.35 %) 
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05-31-2019, 11:18 PM
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I started with new cards, but developed a taste for older cards early on. Nothing major, as I was still just a pre-teen, but was picking up 50s stuff in the early 80s. When I discovered the internet, I did go after a lot of older and oddball stuff, but as the prices increased, my collecting of the older stuff slowed down as I was not able to continue affording it. I am glad I got what I did when I did, but woish I would have started earlier in earnest and gone after more than just personal favorites. For example, I liked Jim Palmer more than Seaver or Ryan.
I dabble in anything now if it catcvhes my eye, but unfortunately the vintage pick ups are fewer and further between these days. I did just get a T-205 Brooklyn card the other day though.
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Looking for: Unique Steve Garvey items, select Dodgers Postcards & Team Issue photos
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