Exclusively Pre-War?

[rhettyeakley]

I also collect quite a bit, and have a decent post-war collection, as well as hockey and more recently I have been getting more into non-sports stuff. I am at the VERY early stages of going for a N-card type collection N1 all the way up to N694+. It has been kind of fun because while some stuff is quite exensive, there are also many issues in there that can be had for a few bucks each, ask yourself how many 19th century baseball cards you can buy for less than $10. Regardless, collecting is fun and you can't blame yourself for enjoying a different era than anyone else.

-Rhett

I also still buy "shiny" packs when I'm at Target but I usually limit myself to Topps Heritage b/c I'm really only buying them for the gum.

[Jason Carota]

While the majority of my collection is pre-war, my Sox type collection extends to 1969.

[Ladder7]

Though Prewar is King., I have several postwar vintage (Robinson, Paige, Dimagg, Williams, G Howe, B Orr, Mantle) that I enjoy and a few modern rookies (Jeter, Rivera, Ripken, Bird, MJ, Lemieux) to perhaps one day pique the grandkids interest.

[Mark]

When I was a kid, I collected Topps cards (with a few Post Cereal / Jellos). Since I still have a lot of those cards and still like them, they are an important part of my collection. But since I'm not adding to my post-war accumulation, I am not collecting them that sense.

[Jacklitsch]

As my pre-war interest begins to wane, due to lack of availability of what I collect or cost, I move forward in time.

Right now I'm working on a 53 Topps set and need six cards to re-complete my 59 Topps set.

I have the collector gene so there will always be an interest in collecting something be it pre-war, post-war, non-sports, or whatever.

[JasonL]

Pre-war and post war alike...too many opportunities to spend my money.
baseball, basketball, football, oh my

[philliesphan]

pre-war helps me understand the history. Post-war, some of the shiny stuff gets me excited about Phillies prospects, and in the general post-war, there are some really cool esoteric Topps test issuues that are fun for a Phillies collector. [Topps Comics, Candy Lids, etc.]

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[ScottFandango]

i agree, i like to mix it up too...

Love the E90-1 Set, 1914 Cracker jacks, T201 and

anything 2001 Pujols......i have been saying for 7 years now that i think Pujols is an all-time great and now some are agreeing (bill James)....

[Rickyy]

I collect by type now both pre and post war...(I saw Leon's and several other board members collection on this site and I got hooked!) and only collect what I like instead of trying to get every issue or variation. I think right now its about even in terms of breakdown pre to post. Sometimes I focus on prewar and then go back to post...it's really fun to collect by type!

Ricky Y