re: Frank Barning -- slightly OT

[U240robert]

Nice to hear they are doing well.
I haven't thought about Baseball hobby News in years
I started collecting as a 10 yr old in '76
and kept it up until the 1990's.
I got back into it 5 or so years ago.
Pretty much kept alot of my cards.

I read everything possible back then
missed the publications.

[toppcat]

Thanks for posting this Rich-I always enjoyed his columns and articles and remember BHN well. Glad he and Vivian are doing well.

[Wite3]

I was interviewed by Frank for SCD years ago when he was doing his collectors corner column. Great guy and i met him a couple of times at bigger shows (incl. the national). Glad to see he is coming back.

Joshua

[Kalineman]

For many years, I was fortunate enough to write a monthly column in Baseball Hobby News called The Inside Pitch. I got to know Frank and Vivian well and they were first-class people. Frank and I would often have long coast-to-coast discussions about the hobby, since he would call my Traverse City (MI) home from San Diego. Frank loves the hobby. I'll always treasure his friendship.

[jcmtiger]

Hi Nick, glad to see you are still active in the Hobby. Remember those Plymouth shows?

Joe maples

[blackandgold]

Originally Posted by Kalineman

For many years, I was fortunate enough to write a monthly column in Baseball Hobby News called The Inside Pitch. I got to know Frank and Vivian well and they were first-class people. Frank and I would often have long coast-to-coast discussions about the hobby, since he would call my Traverse City (MI) home from San Diego. Frank loves the hobby. I'll always treasure his friendship.

I loved your column in BHN, especially the "Wiffle Ball" one. Don't know if you remember me, but I traded you a bunch of Chip Hilton books you needed.
Take care.
Matt

[Kalineman]

Joe, those old Detroit shows were so memorable - from Frank Nagy sitting there selling his 1959 Fleer sets (minus #68) for $5 and his Dad's Hockey - to talking to the late but great Don Steinbach about the hobby. He got me started on my 1952 Bowman set and then offered me the Mantle and Mays - both near mint - for a combined $70. This was in the mid 1970s. Still a lot of money for a poor college kid, but I pulled the trigger.
Matt, I sure do remember you helping me with those Chip Hilton books. A few years ago, a guy who said he was working on a Chip Hilton movie wanted to read the entire series, so he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I put together another set after that, book-by-book.

[wrapperguy]

Great to hear that Frank will be blogging. I am sure they have a lot to share. They are class all the way. Nick, good to see you on the board every now and then. Also remember your articles and seeing you at Chicago area shows. You would not remember me, however.

[mrmopar]

Frank did a Barnstorming piece on my collecting interests a number of years ago. He'd apparently pick a couple guys and feature them in his column and then this would be a way to get exposure for trades and dealings you might not otherwise have.

I also used to buy a lot from Vivian on Ebay. I was a regular repeat customer and got some great items, but then she stopped selling suddenly. If she resumed, it was under a different ID.

[Frank Barning]

Hello. We ran out of great cards to sell. Were you buying T206s with tough backs?

Please check out . . .

http://barnstormingwithfrankbarning.blogspot.com/

[mrmopar]

Frank,

If that was directed at me, I was more of a modern guy. I did get a bunch of autographed stuff and various oddball stuff (BHN sets, Garvey Raisin Bran tip sets, etc). I would buy whatever caught my eye and I tended to shop a sellers listings if I found one thing I liked and eventually end up with numerous items.

I believe got a couple nice of Gil Hodges autographed photos...pretty sure those were from you, but it's been a while.