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[Bobsbats]

Bob Hamlin: 37
Live in a suburb of Philadelphia. My dad and I have been collecting cards since the mid 80's at the "old" Willow Grove card show at the George Washington Motor Lodge.
I work in a dermatopathology labratory as a supervisor for 6 years now.
Married for 14 years and a father of two.
I coach baseball almost 9 months a year for a local league and a travel team

We have been lurkers on this website for probably 5-6 years without ever posting. We currently are going through a transition phase with our collection....(collecting on a budget stinks), we have gone from trying to obtain a card for every HOF'r, but most of the 19th century guys ( our true passion) has become very difficult. Thanks to Leon and the other moderators for doing a great job with this site.....its a good retreat from reality sometimes. The stuff that people own on this site is amazing and I will try to post from time to time.

[zork1974]

Andy Palmer
Age: 35

I went to my first ball game at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto during the 1985 season. Bell, Barfield, Moseby, Griffin, Fernandez, etc were my favourites growing up. I was also a huge Gary Carter fan (my grandmother got me a team signed Expos ball at spring training in 1982) and I still collect his cards today.

I was a comic geek growing up and I worked at Lookin' for Heroes Cards & Comics during my high school years in Kitchener, Ontario. It was during this time that I joined their N.L. Rotisserie Baseball League. From there I started to collect baseball cards. Went to University of Waterloo for my BA, and York University in Toronto for my B.Ed. I'm now a special education teacher in Kitchener, Ontario.

I've been married for 6 years and loving every second of it. We have a beautiful early 19th century arts & crafts home with all the original parts (everything from heating grates to door knobs and hinges). As you can see, transitioning into pre-war baseball cards isn't too much of a stretch for me. I'm a type collector with my eye on Old Judge cards. I also love the T200 Fatima set. I'd like to complete it some day.

Oh. And I love hockey. Pretty Canadian, eh?