How did you get into pre-war card collecting?

[Dandor]

I bought a lot of 1950 Bowman football cards with a Marion Motley rookie. I know it isn't the time period, but these beautiful cards got me hooked on the non-Topps era for vintage. This made me dive into the history of cards and soon I was buying T206 and 1933 Goudey cards. I have always loved history of sports and the cards are not just a piece of art, but the stories of the players are amazing. The rarity of the cards and the emphasis not put on grading is also the big thing that stopped me from junk wax to modern. Pre 1952 cards raw and graded don't have the insane multipliers that current cards have. Sometimes grading them makes the card lose value because the raw collectors don't want to deal with slabs.

[dianamine]

Originally Posted by Dandor

I bought a lot of 1950 Bowman football cards with a Marion Motley rookie. I know it isn't the time period, but these beautiful cards got me hooked on the non-Topps era for vintage. This made me dive into the history of cards and soon I was buying T206 and 1933 Goudey cards. I have always loved history of sports and the cards are not just a piece of art, but the stories of the players are amazing. The rarity of the cards and the emphasis not put on grading is also the big thing that stopped me from junk wax to modern. Pre 1952 cards raw and graded don't have the insane multipliers that current cards have. Sometimes grading them makes the card lose value because the raw collectors don't want to deal with slabs.

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[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by dianamine

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[SyrNy1960]

Thanks for sharing your stories. Much appreciated!!!

[Keith H. Thompson]

Back around 1938 I noticed that a silver cup with baseball motif that held my mothers sewing materials also had an old baseball and a gold plated medal that read "Detroits First Winner of the Dauvray Cup." I asked her "where did these come from?"
She answered, "oh, those belonged to your great uncle, see it is engraved on the back S. Thompson R.F.
Thus, I have developed into a lifelong Detroit collector and fan, no matter how mercenary the players become, no matter how often they lower or raise the pitcher's mound, no matter how many balls or strikes constitute an out ...

[NiceDocter]

Originally Posted by Keith H. Thompson

Back around 1938 I noticed that a silver cup with baseball motif that held my mothers sewing materials also had an old baseball and a gold plated medal that read "Detroits First Winner of the Dauvray Cup." I asked her "where did these come from?"
She answered, "oh, those belonged to your great uncle, see it is engraved on the back S. Thompson R.F.
Thus, I have developed into a lifelong Detroit collector and fan, no matter how mercenary the players become, no matter how often they lower or raise the pitcher's mound, no matter how many balls or strikes constitute an out ...

S Thompson? You mean like HOFer Sam Thompson? Whoa that is awesome! Still have that trophy???

[LEHR]

In early elementary school around 1981-82'ish I got a baseball card collecting kit at the yearly book fair. This contained around 50 cards from 1978-80, a dozen or so 9 pocket pages, and a price guide that had many photos of Goudey and Play Ball cards. This was the first time I'd every seen photos of cards that old and I was memorized by the 1933-34 Goudeys. Fast forward a few years and I was able to pick up a few Goudey commons at a local card shop and they were the prize of my collection at the time. Around 1990-92 I was in high school and bought my first T206 (Mickey Doolan Batting) over the phone from Sportscards Plus after seeing their advertisement in SCD. I thought that little card was amazing when I got it in hand. I've never really focused on pre-war specifically, and don't buy many cards today, but I'll always remember my first pre-war cards.

[brianp-beme]

This 'member' needs to get das boot.

Brian

Originally Posted by dianamine

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