Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[lancemountain]

1. Name- Terry Lewis

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- Operations guy for a restaurant group, sell a lot of wine, cheese

4. Location- Philadelphia

5. Collecting interest- Chase Utley, Pre War Phillies sets and 1960 Topps PSA 7

6. Family- Awesome wife from Belarus, West Highland Terrier and a lazy fat cat

7. How long in hobby-ten years>hiatus>six years now

8. Other interests- wine, coins, collecting grateful dead and phish shows, ttm autographs

9. Do you attend shows? Philly show, hope to hit the national this year.

[teetwoohsix]

1. Name- Clayton

2.Age- Will hit 40 in January

3.Day Job- Bus Driver/ Public Transportation

4.Location-" Sin City "

5.-Collecting Interests- T206, and my wife and I like to collect "Cowboy/ Western art" (see pics below, and sorry about the glare).

6.Family-Wonderful wife & best friend Laura, along with 2 cats.

7.How long in hobby-not as long as most of you folks- maybe 4-5 years (I guess I don't really keep track)

8.Other interests-Love music (Metal, Punk, Classic Rock, Acid Rock, Classic Country, BlueGrass, Etc, Etc,) Playing guitar and bass guitar, some gambling,spending time with my wife, scouring antique malls for cool stuff, collecting interesting western items, tattoos (nice leg sleeve Ralph ), traveling (all though haven't traveled in awhile).

9.Attend shows- no, there is nothing out this way to go to most of the time (sometimes shows in California. I WILL make it to a National eventually.)

Nice to meet you all.

Sincerely, Clayton

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Name: Mike Dugan

Age: 56

Day Job: Candy Wholesaler

Location: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas- The birthplace of Spring Training!

Collecting Interst: pre-1950 cards, baseball books and Arkansas sports memorabilia

Family: Wife of 32 years who actually should be up for sainthood and college freshman daughter

How long in hobby: started in 1975 but had a brain problem 20 years ago when I sold almost everything

Other Interests: Golf, tennis before knees went bad

Do you attend shows?: Last show was National in St. Louis in mid 90s

[Harford20]

1. Name - Dave Harford

2. Age - 44

3. Day Job - Active Duty, US Army

4. Location - San Antonio, TX

5. Collecting Interests - Ted Williams, Christy Mathewson, HOF (T204/T205/T206), recently started HOF type set (as much as each set offers a HOF) with my father

6. Family - Wife of 20 years and 3 daughters

7. How Long In the Hobby - Started collecting in 1975 as a Red Sox fan. Slowed in high school, but have been picking up speed ever since.

8. Other interests - The family, art, music, bicycling, golf and English football (Go Chelsea!)

9. Do you attend shows? - Used to hit 10+ a year on the East Coast, barely 1/year in TX

[pitchernut]

Jim Moore

52

Domestically challenged domestic engineer (unemployed)

Coos Bay OR

Hurlers

yes

1976 still have that Ek rc

HO scale slot car drag racing

I wish

[autograf]

1. Name- Tom Boblitt

2. Age- 44

3. Day job- International Long Range Planning for the UPS Airline

4. Location- Louisville, KY

5. Collecting interest- Mostly nonsports now with E card type collection. Still add to some memorabilia collections too like autographed single signed balls and mini bats.

6. Family- Wife, 18 & 14 year old stepsons and 4 year old daughter. College, High School & Preschool all at the same time.

7. How long in hobby- 30+ years.

8. Other interests- Anything my daughter does.

9. Do you attend shows? Made every national from 1992-on. Occasionally hit the Pittsburgh J Paul show or Cincinnati Moeller or the occasional mall show in Louisville here. Not much around anymore........

[LuckyLarry]

1. Name- Larry
2. Age- 61
3. Day job- retired (four years ago) FAA air traffic controller
4. Location- Jacksonville FL
5. Collecting interest- I'm a pre '81 low grade set collector baseball football hockey basketball non-sports and trying to finish my sets. Also low grade T206 raw in binder pages and low grade T205 slabbed in SGC holders.
6. Family- Divorced since 2003 never re-married. Four kids eight grandkids.
7. How long in the hobby- collected as a kid '62-'67 then got rid of my cards restarted in 1988 when my oldest brought home some '88 Donruss
8. Other interests- Fitness, Jaguars rooter and season ticket holder, Travel, Backpacking. Volunteering.
9. Do you attend shows- I have attended the past four Nationals and don't miss our local monthly show.

[champaigneappetite]

1. Name- Tom Hines

2. Age- 42

3. Day job- Chief Boatswains mate in the Coast Guard

4. Location- Coos Bay, OR (currently) From Norfolk, VA

5. Collecting interest- Cincinnati Reds 1985 and earlier, Paul Hines cards (my Great Great Grand Uncle) My collection has ebbed and flowed a lot over the years. Had a T206 near set (minus the big 4), had all the 1950's Topps sets (minus 51' Blue Back). Now I just focus on the Reds and uncle Paul.

6. Family- divorced for 2 years, two sons (13 and 11) and a daughter (9)

7. Years in hobby- 31 (some years more aggressive than others but continuously active since I was 11)

8. Other interests- Travel and History

9. Do you attend shows? Not many. Don't know of any near Coos Bay.

[trdcrdkid]

I've posted about myself on a couple of threads in the past, but I like this kind of thing, so I'll go along with this one too.

1. Name- David Kathman

2. Age- 49

3. Day job- Mutual fund analyst. Basically, I talk to a lot of money managers, crunch some numbers, and write about mutual funds and investing, trying to make it all understandable for ordinary people.

4. Location- Chicago, Illinois

5. Collecting interest- Very eclectic, including some of just about everything. Pre-war sets I have at least 50 of include T206 (300+, with many tough backs), T205, T212, T210, and N172, plus some of just about every T and E card set except a few of the real toughies. Also representative samples of most major sets from 1920 on, and Topps sets or near-sets from 1967-1991. I also collect non-sport tobacco cards, including several non-sport T-card sets and a pretty good type collection (N and T cards), plus advertising trade cards from the late 1800s, of which I have around 5,000 (17 albums worth).

6. Family- Not married, but I have a girlfriend with a 7 year old daughter. Parents, two brothers, two sisters, all with spouses and kids (8 nieces and nephews).

7. How long in hobby- Started in 1975, the year I became interested in baseball, when I collected the Topps MVP subset because I liked the pictures of old cards. Started more seriously the following year, when I went to my first card shop and paid $2.95 to a mail-order dealer to get one card from each Topps set from 1952 through 1975. Took a break from 1983 to 1991, then got back in and have never been totally back out, though there were some stretches of several years when I wasn't actively collecting much.

8. Other interests- Shakespeare and Elizabethan theater history (I've published many scholarly papers and go to the Shakespeare Association of America meeting every year); medieval history (I go to the International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo every year and sometimes give a paper there); theater (I go to many, many plays and used to perform improv comedy); the U.S. Supreme Court; popular culture of the 20th century (especially popular music); politics; and lots of other stuff. I have over 5,000 books.

9. Do you attend shows? This year's National was the first card show I had been to in many years, and it was a lot of fun. I went to numerous card shows in the early 80s and then again in the early-to-mid-90s, but after that other things got in the way, and then eBay came along.

[glynparson]

1. Name- Glyn Parson

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Now Owner Spring training Sportscards ( Starting In June/July President All County Employment Services)

4. Location- Blandon PA

5. Collecting interest- T5's and Pittsburgh Pirates

6. Family- wife and 4 year old daughter

7. How long in hobby- 31 years

8. Other interests- Classic Rock n Roll, Traveling to visit friends around USA

9. Do you attend shows? Yes mostly in Philly area and National but i travel occasionally for a show.

[jimivintage]

1. Name- Jimi Thayer

2. Age- 32

3. Day job- 3rd grade teacher, high school percussion instructor

4. Location- Howard, OH -- about an hour from Columbus

5. Collecting interest- 1957 Topps high grade set, Lections, T205s, HOF RCs, and a few other random things

6. Family- wife and two daughters that are 6 and 3

7. How long in hobby- 25 years, but about 8 years in prewar cards

8. Other interests- I write music for a local high school percussion ensemble that performs a rock show (lights, smoke machines, etc....love it!)

9. Do you attend shows? In the last 10 years I've been to only 3 shows which includes the 2005 and 2007 Nationals

[ethicsprof]

always glad to see you back around, ole buddy.
remember the old epdg days!

best,
barry

[bh3443]

1. Name: Bill Hedin

2. Age: 49 (50 in July!)

3. Day Job: Retired in 2008 from promoting shows (1977-2008), owned stores in the 80's.

4. Location: Framingham, Massachusetts

5. Collecting Interests: Ted Wiliams, vintage Boston cards, 61 Fleer & 67 Topps, many other cards as well.

6. Family: Wife Becky, 2 daughters, 2 grand-children

7. How Long in Hobby: Since 1973 via SCD/Trader Speaks, I ran thousands of shows in my life and attended others in 23 States. I owned 2 stores and ran a third as a co-operative. These days, I'm happy to be a collector.

8. Other Interests: Pain management with opiates and researching blood diseases. I love Net54, youtube and Facebook!

9. Do you Attend Shows: Not since my last one in 2008. During my 30+ years running shows and being in the hobby, I've met the most wonderful people in the world and I always talk about that. However, I have also met the darkest elements of the hobby. Shows today are a shell of their former selves. The future is "virtual shows", such as this site!

10. My favorite people: The finest people I've had the pleasure of knowing are the members of Net 54! Good luck and God Bless you all..........

[Big Ben]

Name- Ben Hudson

Age- 45

Day job- Loan Officer

Location- Peoria,IL

Collecting interest-Pre World War II cards especially Goudey, T205, T206, and Playball

How long in hobby? off and on for 38 years going back to when I was a kid

Other interests- Travel

Do you attend shows? I used to attend a lot of shows from the mid 1980'a through the early 1990's. Basically before the autograph market boom. I am planning to attend the National this year.
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[greenmonster66]

1. Name: Neal Kublin

2. Age: 44

3. Day Job: Sales Rep for Security company

4. Location: South Florida but originally from Boston,MA

5. Collecting Interests: Pre-1960 cards especially Red Sox players,team sets,etc.

6. Family: Wife Jennifer, 2 daughters

7. How Long in Hobby: Since I was 5. My dad and I use to travel all over New England to attend many shows together.

9. Do you Attend Shows: Once in a while attend a local show near the house.

10. My favorite people: All of you on N54