Question for people who began collecting in the early 1990s.

[mrmopar]

Maybe once Covid clears up a bit and the world goes back to normal, we can meet. I could use someone in the flesh, who can converse about baseball cards for more than 8 seconds (I think that is my wife's record ).

I used to be a little more active in roaming the shops and shows, but in the last decade or so it seems that making those trips was simply a chance to chat with the owners and I rarely found anything aI wanted or was priced where I felt it was better than just buying one online.

When I was working on the Eastside and found myself out in the "field" and close enough, I used to hit DJs in Renton around lunchtime. When my kids were younger, we drove down a few times on a Saturday, but they lost interest fast and a 80+ mile round trip drive to a card shop just doesn't make sense these days.

[mferronibc]

Ha Curt I'm down. Agreed, I am thankful my wife tries her best to engage in these conversations and humors me when I show her my latest purchases, it isn't quite the same as sharing stories with fellow collectors.

John, you and I seem to share the same nostalgia for the glory of 80s-90s collecting as kids and the same philosophy on P2020 collecting. It is nice to have communities like this to make connections in the hobby (as I wait anxiously for my 1 year old son to get to the age we can share it together - here's hoping!)

[todeen]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

Maybe once Covid clears up a bit and the world goes back to normal, we can meet.



When I was working on the Eastside and found myself out in the "field" and close enough, I used to hit DJs in Renton around lunchtime. When my kids were younger, we drove down a few times on a Saturday, but they lost interest fast and a 80+ mile round trip drive to a card shop just doesn't make sense these days.

I love in WA State, southeast corner. Same problem for me, too far to drive for a local card shop.

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[TedWill1939]

I started collecting as a kid in 82 and can clearly remember trading cards in school and ripping wax. By 85 I found my dads 1950s cards and was hooked on vintage. The only way I was able to get vintage was trading, yard sales, and thrift stores. By 87, I was buying sets thru mail and still ripping wax. Buying individual cards just wasn't happening, as a kid just didnt have the money. Finding a valuable card was all about what you had in your collection from previous years, Card shops seemed to pop up overnight. I remember drooling looking at cards in glass cases but thankful for what I had already