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[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).