The Net 54 100

[slidekellyslide]

I nominate Bruce Dorskind for #1 SUPERCOLLECTOR OF THE UNIVERSE. He certainly is the most knowledgeable and by far has the best collection.

VOTE DORSKIND!!!1

[Matt]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I nominate Bruce Dorskind for #1 SUPERCOLLECTOR OF THE UNIVERSE.

Why only #1?

[martin neal]

No one has actually determined how many collectors there are in the Dorskind group. Hell, they may take the all the spots.

[Bosox Blair]

Only tangentially related...I was reading a bit last night about Lionel Carter.

As many know, he had one of the greatest collections ever assembled and was (for a collector) fairly high profile. Around 2006 (from memory) he suffered a break-in and theft of part of his collection. He was in his late 80s at the time. He and his wife were so shaken up by it that he pretty much immediately set about selling the collection that he had taken a lifetime to assemble. Within a couple years, he passed away. Apparently after the sale he scarcely wanted to talk about cards and collecting anymore.

This story saddened me, but it made me understand why some collectors guard their privacy.

Cheers,
Blair

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Matt

Why only #1?

I saw this thread and responded within about 1 minute...then said nah, it will get handled, and didn't hit the reply button. I think it should be the Penultimate Collection!! And I vote for Bruce "the Group" Dorskind as the "be all end all". Are we done yet?

Seriously, I can't imagine anyone of us thinking "I have the best collection in the world, or even on the board." We tend to be proud of our collections but with a bit of humility. Hey, I show a ton of pictures of some of my cards but I know that my collection pales to others......and even if it didn't, I wouldn't make a big deal about it. I get excited for other collectors when they get excited about their new toys. It's a great hobby.

[uffda51]

I'm your guy for 1982 Donruss. Now, what to wear on the red carpet?

[barrysloate]

Isn't 82 Donruss the set with the backward Warren Littlefield?

[drdduet]

I thought it was 1982 Fleer and it was John Littlefield???

[ullmandds]

Then again...if certain collectors were labeled as "experts" in a given area of collecting...questions may go directly to these "experts" and the rest of the board will miss out on adding knowledge...and interesting threads may dwindle to nothing more than recurring t206 debates!

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by drdduet

I thought it was 1982 Fleer and it was John Littlefield???

Damn. This will not help my hoard of 1981 Fleer vendor boxes!

[painthistorian]

I nominate ARCHIVE as the best collection on net54 top 100

[kcohen]

What was the name of the episode where Kramer was mistaken for being mentally impaired because he was wearing big sneakers (designed by Jimmy I think) and couldn't speak clearly because his mouth was numb, having been to the dentist? That one cracked me up.

[calvindog]

"The Jimmy" of course.

[kcohen]

Good to see you're on the case.

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by calvindog

"The Jimmy" of course.

Jimmy holds grudges

[T206Collector]

You guys are the reason that "The Marriage Ref" hasn't been canceled yet.

[tbob]

It's funny how many Seinfeldian comments make it in to our daily language. I know I have used "loud talker" and "close talker" as well as "every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in!"