Who are the top 10 living vintage BB card experts?

[hangman62]

interesting topic, strange replys.... about 30 guys chimed in..and NOT ONE ( including me !) ..answer Pats question of who you think are the top ten card people are ??.. odd how the thread ends up going off on a tangent...

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by hangman62

interesting topic, strange replys.... about 30 guys chimed in..and NOT ONE ( including me !) ..answer Pats question of who you think are the top ten card people are ??.. odd how the thread ends up going off on a tangent...

More threads like this should go off on a tangent.

[novakjr]

It's somewhat irrelevant who the top 10 are. This board alone, has many members who are probably tops in their own niches, along with many who have a very broad wealth of knowledge of a little of everything. Basically, Net 54 as a whole is better than any 1 or 10 individuals will ever be, and that's really all that matters. Especially considering many of those top 10(if listed) are probably members of this board anyways.

[Peter_Spaeth]

C'est moi, c'est moi, I'm forced to admit.
Tis I, I humbly reply.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

C'est moi, c'est moi, I'm forced to admit.
Tis I, I humbly reply.

Peter

Perhaps many here can more aptly consider themselves King Pellinore in search of the Questing Beast

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by baseballart

Peter

Perhaps many here can more aptly consider themselves King Pellinore in search of the Questing Beast

I see more Don Quixotes

[bbsports]

I've been in this card hobby & since 1964 when I bought cards in a candy store for a nickel. I've been a dealer advertising in The Trader Speaks & with Sports Collectors Digest when it was owned by Stommen Publications. For the collectors today, you don't realize how much fun collecting cards was in the late 60's & 70's. No price guides, no grading, & no internet, There were very few card shows around & if you were a collector of T206 cards back in the early 70's, you were buying a nice common T206 card for 50 cents & HOFers between $2-$5 dollars. I've seen many collectors & dealers pass on & the ones living today are either writing books or running auction houses. Over the years, I've kept to myself doing some e-bay or once in a while a card show. Over the years, some people called me a T206 expert, I totally decline. I don't believe anyone in this hobby is an expert. I know some people will disagree with my comment, but as each year passes, I believe we all are learning different things about the hobby, even the ones that call themselves experts. I may disagree with a lot of people in this hobby, but I do respect them.

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by bbsports

I've been in this card hobby & since 1964 when I bought cards in a candy store for a nickel. I've been a dealer advertising in The Trader Speaks & with Sports Collectors Digest when it was owned by Stommen Publications. For the collectors today, you don't realize how much fun collecting cards was in the late 60's & 70's. No price guides, no grading, & no internet, There were very few card shows around & if you were a collector of T206 cards back in the early 70's, you were buying a nice common T206 card for 50 cents & HOFers between $2-$5 dollars. I've seen many collectors & dealers pass on & the ones living today are either writing books or running auction houses. Over the years, I've kept to myself doing some e-bay or once in a while a card show. Over the years, some people called me a T206 expert, I totally decline. I don't believe anyone in this hobby is an expert. I know some people will disagree with my comment, but as each year passes, I believe we all are learning different things about the hobby, even the ones that call themselves experts. I may disagree with a lot of people in this hobby, but I do respect them.

Well put! though I must disagree that an expert should not know everything and will still be learning as you stated, but an expert will be one of the top knowledgable people in a certain arena.

That being said, and I do appreciate all of the kind words here, I am with you and must decline the expert title. I know enough to enjoy collecting without the ridiculous grading.

Late 1960s and early 1970s we had just 1 show a year nearby at the Holiday Inn in Pikesville Maryland. It is currently a Ramada now I believe. T206 cards were .25 for commons to a few bucks each for Hall of Famers. I still have my green portrait Cobb crease free i paid $2 for back then.