Larry Frisch Cards..what happened ??

[bh3443]

Well, I'm now 50 years old and I've been in the hobby for a good 40 of them!
I keep reading "old school" in this and other threads and I am hoping that we can share some old school things done by the old schoolers! Here's a few:

1. Phone Calls were a no-no in the 1970's with most old school guys. I can recall the SCD big advertisers with their "to the point" phone rules that included "no calls on Sunday" and "if you call after hours I'll just hang up on you" and my favorite "some of you have been abusing my phone hours and soon I'll be taking no phone calls:, lol! Back in the 70's I recall my friend Bob Thing's Trader Speaks auctions that ended say midnight. I had a pleasant conversation with Rob Lifson a few years back about how the two of us got creative to sneak around and bid without waking our family! Rob was more creative than me in the Bob Thing auctions! We had a good laugh about those fun old days! Rob's a decent guy who (just like us) loves our hobby's rich history.

2. Another quirk was that in the 70's sme of the big dealers would get furious and refuse to sell you cards if you referred to the cards as an investment!


Those are the first two old school things that come to my mind. I hope om of you will write a blurp about your "old school" quirks, stories, etc.., We can use a good laugh as we stroll down our memory lane!

Bill Hedin <---Wife & I are off to walk our dogs every day at 5:30am and then 5:30pm!My ogs are Holly (hound 55 lns and Sadie (Black Lab) 80lbs!

[Cooptown]

Larry's name recently came up on the PSA boards, and it jogged my memory of this thread.

When I was in Cooperstown this summer, I decided to photo document all of the places that my Dad and I used to go. I decided to track down the Fritsch museum. Ironically enough I had a hard time finding it. The trees had really grown in, so it covered a lot of the building. It was vacant, and as you can see from the reflection in the windows, they were using it as a parking lot that weekend. You can actually see me in the reflection as well.

[rocarroll]

Kind of OT but being from a small town in Georgia I didn't have many card shop options in the early to mid 80s so I always got a catalogue from Kit Young. I bought my t206 cards through him. I remember being a kid and loving when those came in the mail every few months

[Brian Van Horn]

It has been close to 20 years since I have bought a card from Fritsch. About 10 years ago I sold a 1940 Play Ball Berg to his son. Although I miss the catalogues, the person who knew how to run the business in my opinion, was the father.

[7nohitter]

Truly interesting thread...LOVE reading about how things were done back in the 'day.' No phone calls on Sunday, etc....good stuff.

[DHogan]

I remember the card shop Doloff had in Portsmouth NH in the early 90's. He had a sign on the wall of prices he would charge just to ask questions. I think it was $15.00 for 15 minutes of time. A big turn off when I wanted to buy. If I only knew then what I know now.

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by DHogan

I remember the card shop Doloff had in Portsmouth NH in the early 90's. He had a sign on the wall of prices he would charge just to ask questions. I think it was $15.00 for 15 minutes of time. A big turn off when I wanted to buy. If I only knew then what I know now.

Wow, why not just have a sign saying "You're an idiot, spend your money elsewhere"