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[T206.org]

1. Name- Trae

2. Age- 29
2b. Years in hobby- 6 or 7?

3. Occupation- software dev project manager

4. Collector focus- Sharp T206 Portraits
http://www.collectorfocus.com/collection/traeregan

5. family- wife

6. How long on Net54?- 6 or 7 years?

7- Going to the National this year? Yes

[wrapperguy]

1. Name- Jeff Schwarz

2. Age- 54 and feeling younger after learning how to kayak recently
2b. Years in hobby - officially since the 1982 or 1983 Chicago National where Dad and I bought our first price guide, unofficially since my first pack in 1960.

3. Occupation- recently retired physical education teacher, now I assign sports officials for over 17,000 games per year and organize basketball and baseball tournaments, so I do not feel that retired but the extra work does help with the hobby budget.

4. Collector focus - Set collector - R303A, 1923-4 Exhibits, 1926 Exhibits, 1931-32-33 Exhibits, E121-80, T202, Morgan Red Belts, R315 are the focus for now, hopefully finish these and on to the next challenge

5. family- wife of 26 years, two sons and a daughter, but would be divorced if my wife knew how much I spent on this addiction

6. How long on Net54?- I think a couple years, wish I had found it sooner as I would be more knowledgeable and filled in some holes in the wantlist.

7- Going to the National this year? Yes (Wed-Fri) - nephew lives in DC so I will be multi-tasking and taking in an Orioles game.

8-Favorite teams - baseball "lovable losers" - Chicago Cubs

Noticed quite a few Chicago area guys that answered this thread. We show get together sometime. There are 3 known collectors in my town alone and another two suburbs over.

[sbfinley]

1. Name - Steven Finley, but all my friends call me Barry. In 5th grade there were six Stevens and I didn't want to be Steven 3 so I took my middle name. Stuck ever since.

2. Age - 26

3. Years in Hobby - Collected as a youth. Returned and adopted Pre-War almost three years ago.

4. Occupation - Audio Engineer by day. Bartender by night.

5. Collector/Dealer Focus - Collector. Focus is SGC graded t206s, any type card I don't have, and most importantly any thing relating to Tommy Bridges.

6. Family - Married in Oct of 2008.

7. How long on Net 54 - Almost three years.

8. Going to the National this year? - Still up in the air.

9. Favorite Sports Team - BB St. Louis, FB Tennessee Titans, HK Nashville Predators, College ROLL!!!! TIDE!!!