Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[emmygirl]

Name: Jim MacCord

Age: 66

Day Job: Cleaning,Cooking,Shopping. Retired real estate broker,my wife still works I take care of the house...aauugh.

Location: Lawrence,Massachusetts

Collecting Interests: Mainly set building. 1956, 1960 and 1963 sets.

Family: Married to my wife Sharon for 46 years, 4 grown kids and 3 grand kids

How long in the Hobby? Bought my first wax pack in 1953. And did those thick cards sound good in my bicycle spokes. Started collecting again in 1982 when my kids got the collecting fever.

Other Interests: Volunteering, reading, Online Poker

Do you attend shows? Shriner's in Wilmington, Ma. Hoping to go to a National some day.

[Kalineman]

1. NAME: Nick Edson

2. AGE: 58

3. DAY JOB: PR and Marketing for 12 years. Before that, sports editor of a daily paper for 24 years.

4. LOCATION: Traverse City, Michigan

5. COLLECTING INTERESTS: Detroit Tigers photo packs, pennants, Al Kaline items and anything old and oddball.

6. FAMILY: Wife, 3 kids, 2 grandsons. Married 36 years.

7. HOW LONG IN THE HOBBY: Since 1972 when I attended and set up at an early Detroit show at the Troy Hilton.

8. OTHER INTERESTS: Volunteer work. Rotary board, YMCA board president, Local college, Big Brother for 10 years.

8. DO YOU ATTEND SHOWS: When I can find them. I still do one show a year, at the Apple Festival in Kendallville, Indiana the first weekend in October.

[bn2cardz]

1. Name- @ndy Neuber†

2. Age- 29 (090482)

3. Day job- Graphic Designer/Production Supervisor at a vinyl graphics company

4. Location- Suburb of St. Louis, MO

5. Collecting interest- I collect what ever interests me that week. Recently it has been pre 1920. I do like the 33 Goudey set. Anything baseball related that strikes my fancy at a cost that I can rationalize.

6. Family- Wife and 2 Daughters (3months and 18months)

7. How long in hobby- aprox 24 years. I got a "Start collecting" kit from a book fair thing when in kindergarten. Since then I was hooked. Whenever my parents gave me money for snacks from the local drug store I would buy baseball cards and say "it comes with gum".

8. Other interests- I collect Batman (some other DC comics as well), Kid's meal toys, and movie posters. Also I wouldn't consider myself a hoarder, but when I feel something could possibly be collectible I hold onto it (Like an uncut proof sheet of Buick Invitational badges with Tiger woods on them that were printed at a previous company to a Cadbury Eggs box from the last year prior to them being bought out by Kraft)

9. Do you attend shows? Use to set up as a teenager, but after wasting many weekends with people that thought every price had to be haggled I gave up (even after bringing the price too low at times). Rarely attened, only when it is a free mall show or can get in as a volunteer (or help with someone else's table).

[sycks22]

1. Name - Pete Sycks

2. Age - 29

3. Day job - P.E. Teacher in Durham, NC

4. Location - Cary, NC

5. Collecting interest - Mostly auto baseballs / bats

6. Family - Wife of almost 2 years, no little shavers yet

7. How long in hobby - Since I was around 5 and hit up the local card shops in Minnesota with my dad and brother.

8. Other interests - Helping out with Habitat for humanity, playing baseball / softball and hoping the Twins don't fall back to our late '90's and early 2000's terribleness. I also like performing terrible magic tricks for my friends like the floating fork (it's a classic)

9. Do you attend shows? I hit up the one in Raleigh at the fairgrounds most times.

[bigwinnerx]

1. Name - Mike L.

2. Age - 34

3. Day job - systems engineer @ large defense contractor

4. Location - Near IAD airport

5. Collecting interest - Phillies, some modern. Vintage is a new phase.

6. Family - Wife, 2 kids, dog.

7. How long in hobby - 1985

8. Other interests - Golf, kids

9. Do you attend shows? Haven't in a long time, may have to start again!