Dealers (or fellow collectors) who lit the fire

Bill Stone · #1 07-12-2009, 06:50 PM

Richard Gelman's Card Collectors Co. of New York.

GRock · #2 07-12-2009, 07:07 PM

I just ran across a price list (circa 1982) from Howard's (Findlay, Ohio) 1952 Topps #311, $925.00

Brian Van Horn · #3 07-12-2009, 07:28 PM

My fire was self-lighting. I found a ripped in half 1972 Topps Jimmy Rosario on the hill next to my grade school. I took it home to be stapled together by mother. I still have the card and the staples are still in place.

SteveVerkman · #4 07-12-2009, 07:49 PM

I was into 1950s and 1960s Topps cards from about 1979 but after seeing Dan McKee at a show in Silver Spring MD in 1989 and his table of exclusively pre-war cards, I was hooked. I immediately bought a pair of high grade 1940 Play Ball Lajoies and met him a few days later to get a 1938 Goudey DiMaggio. I have been more or less addicted in various degrees to pre-war cards since then...

Jantz · #5 07-12-2009, 08:18 PM

OJ did it.

I hate to admit it. When the OJ story hit the TV, I said to my father that I probably have a dozen of his football cards from when I was a kid. Of course the story was on the TV non-stop, so I couldn't get the thought of my old sportscards out of my head. So few days later I stopped down to my parent's house, went through the attic and found all my sportscards from when I was younger. That was all it took and I was hooked again.

Jantz

judsonhamlin · #6 07-12-2009, 08:22 PM

Mark me down for Renata Galasso, as well. 1000 1977 Topps, throw in the 76 traded set and a pack of Galasso Stars of the 30's or whatnot. All for 8.99 or something insane.
Then I discovered the Route 1 Flea market in New Brunswick. There were always 5-6 dealers with cards. I still have a 1941 PB Foxx that i got there for next to nothing.

Theoldprofessor · #7 07-12-2009, 08:23 PM

Two guys whose patience and generosity are surely worth mentioning:

-- Max Nanney, retired principal of Mooresville HS, Mooresville, NC. Max and wife Beth would set up at the local "big" flea market once a month. I still own the first T206s he sold me. Two Cobbs, red and bat on, in Ex-Mt. $150 each, which was about right in those days;

-- Chandy Greenholt, whose knowledge of cards was (and I hope still is) matched only by his friendly and helpful approach to selling them.

If either of you happens to read this, thanks from an old guy who stilll hasn't learned enough.

GrayGhost · #8 07-12-2009, 08:35 PM

When I was a kid, I bought cards in the late 60s/mid 70s, but threw them out, and some were lost.

Vividly, when I was about 12, my friend who lived across the street and I had a "Joint card collection". We pooled allowances, and went to a small antique shop here in town and got a HANK AARON rookie w a corner crease for 7.00. long time ago. I remember that card not like I got it near 35 years ago, but yesterday, Sadly, our collection was lost in a basement flood in his house in 78. I then bought more packs, the 78 wax packs by the bushel..haha.

After sliding again, in the middle 80s, I met Famous Neil Sakow, who had a GREAT Mantle and Howdy and JFK collection and museum here in CT. I had won a gift certificate to his dad's store a few years earlier, and Neil had a display there, and I got a 1956 Whitey Ford, But, in the 80s, Neil sold me a lot, and I gained a lot of knowledge from him.

Over the years, financial reasons have cause my collecting and dealing days to be curtailed a lot, but those are some of my fond memories, and I still have love for the hobby, especially the old memorabilia.

Writehooks · #9 07-12-2009, 08:40 PM

For me, it started with mailing $8 (Canadian!) to a guy in Detroit for a four-issue subscription to The Sports Hobbyist, circa 1974. I remember the price, because he sent a note with the first issue, commenting on how "cool" the Canuck $2 bills looked. It was a pretty amateurish publication, but fascinating nonetheless.

As I recall, the only professional-looking ad was for The Card Collectors Company in NYC. When I received their first catalog, I spent the whopping sum of $40 to acquire complete Topps hockey sets from 1962-65. I subsequently acquired a couple of dozen T206s (which I later swapped for more hockey cards) and began corresponding with some of the classified advertisers. Subscriptions to The Trader Speaks and SCD quickly followed, and I've been hooked ever since...

Fuddjcal · #10 07-14-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Writehooks

For me, it started with mailing $8 (Canadian!) to a guy in Detroit for a four-issue subscription to The Sports Hobbyist, circa 1974. I remember the price, because he sent a note with the first issue, commenting on how "cool" the Canuck $2 bills looked. It was a pretty amateurish publication, but fascinating nonetheless.

As I recall, the only professional-looking ad was for The Card Collectors Company in NYC. When I received their first catalog, I spent the whopping sum of $40 to acquire complete Topps hockey sets from 1962-65. I subsequently acquired a couple of dozen T206s (which I later swapped for more hockey cards) and began corresponding with some of the classified advertisers. Subscriptions to The Trader Speaks and SCD quickly followed, and I've been hooked ever since...

In 1974, I was 13 years old and had been collecting with every penny I could find, including searching for pop bottles. I too saw the Sports Hobbyist and couldn't believe what was available. 1952 Mantle was $75.00. I worked all summer to get the funds and my dad told me I was crazy when I gave him the money for him to write me a check.

Mickey never came. I received a 1955 Sandy Koufax, a 1956 Campanella and 1955 Jackie Robinson. I think they snuck in a few others like Spahn and so forth and.....a friggen $25.00 credit. Memo. Probably didn't order too much through the mail again. Makes for a great Story though. I believe they were selling a Wagner for $1,500 at the time. Glad I didn't end up with a $1000.00 credit memo.

slidekellyslide · #11 07-12-2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theoldprofessor

-- Chandy Greenholt, whose knowledge of cards was (and I hope still is) matched only by his friendly and helpful approach to selling them.

I've bought a ton of stuff off of ebay from Chandy. He is TOP SHELF...for sure.

sando69 · #12 07-12-2009, 11:50 PM

weren't goepner & nacho partners?
i just cannot picture bill at the moment...
did you ever attend gregg hara & george grauer's scottish rite temple shows (first friday of every month)?

vintagechris · #13 07-13-2009, 06:41 PM

-- Chandy Greenholt, whose knowledge of cards was (and I hope still is) matched only by his friendly and helpful approach to selling them.

If either of you happens to read this, thanks from an old guy who stilll hasn't learned enough.[/QUOTE]

Chandy had a card shop in Winston Salem a few years ago. Not sure if he still does. I live a couple hours away. Also use to set up at the show in raleigh regularly but I had not been to a card show in a year or so until I went to this last one and he was not there.

I'm sure he is still active.

GasHouseGang · #14 07-13-2009, 06:53 PM

I remember buying the new year's set quite often from Renata Galasso. You could get those great special sets that they always included with the new sets. I also remember getting many commons from Bill Henderson at several of the bigger midwest shows. He always had such a giant selection at good prices. But one place I used to order from all the time was Wholesale Cards Co. in Georgetown, Conn. run by Bruce Yeko. I would always send a list with alternates, include a check and sit back and wait to see what I got. I still have the last catalog I ordered from. I got a 1967 Topps series two for $7.95, a 1960 Fleer set for $19.95, and 1964 Topps Giants for $4.95.

Those were the days! I also remember later on winning many nice mail auction items from Johnny Adams Jr. Is he still around?

robedits · #15 07-13-2009, 06:43 PM

Forgot to add Howards Sports Cards (Lepsic,Ohio). Loved to get their mailers. I constantly bought the groups of cards from them (for instance, 10 ExM to M 1961 Topps) and many singles. They were always super pleasant to deal with and they were very helpful starting me on set builders.

Wonder whatever happened to them?

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