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Posted By: Mike

My idea from the beginning was to form a collection in which I could pass on through my family.(assuming my children give a damn about baseball).
When I started collecting Pre War cards, I was in college and had a very limited amount of $ to work with. So, I had to be creative and manipulate my pot the best I could. I think, as an art student, we were actually penalized points to our grade if we made too much money. They wanted to prepare us, like any good school, for the realities of our future. In my case: "starving artist". Anyhow, I had very little money to work with but somehow ended up with a Yellow background Goudey Ruth, a PSA 4 Red Backgrd Cobb, a PSA 3 Cy Young portrait, and eventually a PSA 4 A&Ginters Anson and an E90-2 Wagner. In fact, I still have all the cards I listed.(switch the Ruth to #144). I did have a comic collection that I systematically sold on e-bay to aid my new interest in pre war cards(but one that a middle school kid accumulated on an even more limited budget). After college I stored my collection at my dads and ventured off to make a life for myself in DC, where I am now. Now, armed with a half way decent income I am back. Wow, I should take this time to apologize for the length of my entree. Bottom line, I'm a collector and hope to pass down a decent collection to my children in which I can point out HOFers and tell their stories. But, it is nice to watch my cards appreciate.