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Posted By: Judson Hamlin

I'm a 38 y/o married father of two girls (4 & 7), and have been collecting ever since I bought by first pack of cards in '75. I ordered my first vending boxes in 1977 from Renata Galasso, and it's been downhill ever since. My first vintage card was a 1939 Playball Luke Sewell that I conviced my grandmother to buy for me somewhere in north Jersey at the same time.
I quickly became the kid that liked "last years cards", which prompted a couple of moms on the block to hand over boxes of cards otherwise destined for the garbage. Many of those I sold at a couple of shows in Jersey in the mid 80's. I was spoiled back in the day by the local card store, run by John Broggi, now of the National Convention group. Great store, and always something vintage in stock.
I live in Metuchen, NJ (which is nowhere near Tuckerton, home of Summer teeth- some 'er here, some ain't) and have recently emerged from lurker status. I wrote a couple of articles for VCBC on T206 backs, 19th Century HOFers and the EPSCC shows, but generally prefer to fly below the radar.
I colect pretty much across the board, but focus on T206 (501 down, 19 to go) and other pre WW2 cards. I also have a run of Topps sets from '69 on, as well as a few that are almost there. I can also boast that I have actually met Barry Sloate in the flesh (in Brooklyn) HA- just seeing if you're paying attention...
I went to the University of Richmond and New York Law School (with a brief stop-over at University of Toledo Law School) and am an assistant prosecutor. My daughters have latched onto my other hobby- birdwatching- with much interest, but haven't shown interest in this part (yet).