A few Net54baseball board things......

[barrysloate]

There were so many new names on the meet and greet, and I assumed if someone introduced himself then he planned to post beyond saying hello. It's like going to a party, introducing yourself to the other guests, and then leaving five minutes later. Maybe some are still a little intimidated, and feel everyone else knows more about vintage cards than they do. If that is the case, then it's a good thing to read quietly and participate only once in a while. Any way somebody participates is fine; there are just so many new names and some are never heard from again after their intial post.

[Jaybird]

speaking for myself, I joined at the end of May. I just got back into collecting and heavily dove into vintage. I'm 38 and read the board daily (multiple times a day). I love it and all the contributions.

When it comes to posting, I feel like if I wait a couple hours, someone or multiple people will say what I was thinking so sometimes I just hold back.

I plan on going to the next National and meeting some of the board members which might make it easier to speak up and add my contribution once I connect with a few members on a face to face level.

Until then, I'll just add a bit when I feel like i have something unique or out of the norm to say.

Love the board though. It's been my home page since May!

[cubsfan102003]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

There were so many new names on the meet and greet, and I assumed if someone introduced himself then he planned to post beyond saying hello. It's like going to a party, introducing yourself to the other guests, and then leaving five minutes later. Maybe some are still a little intimidated, and feel everyone else knows more about vintage cards than they do. If that is the case, then it's a good thing to read quietly and participate only once in a while. Any way somebody participates is fine; there are just so many new names and some are never heard from again after their intial post.

Barry, and anyone else wondering. I'm one of these type of posters also. I'm very new to vintage cards. I've collected almost all of my life, with breaks here and there due to several different reasons. I've mostly collected modern stuff, but always really wanted to collect vintage too. It's just usually way too expensive for me. I've recently begun collecting vintage Cubs, and am slowly buying them as I can afford them. I've been lurking here for several months, much more so over the last 2 or 3 months. I check in nearly every day to see what I can learn and occasionally buy something someone posts for sale.

I don't know much about the vintage cards, so I usually don't have anything constructive to add to a conversation. I just read and absorb information from the people who do. As time, money and learning allow, I'm sure I'll be more active. For now, I'll just listen and learn.

Tom