My Collecting Journey

[Eric72]

Earlier today, Adam Warshaw started a thread. It was titled, "Enough With The Damn Money Talk; Show A Card That Makes You Happy."

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=329846

I left post #9 within that thread. My post shows the same three cards I've attached here. Seeing those cards tonight took me back to the time when I first got them. It also inspired me to start a thread which chronicles my collecting journey.

While this thread won't be everyone's cup of tea, it will serve as a way for me to reminisce about the steps I've taken within this usually enjoyable, sometimes maddening, occasionally hilarious hobby. Along the way, I'll share stories, pictures, links to old threads, and other tidbits that come to mind.

So, where to start? Perhaps it's best to begin with the story of the three cards I've pictured.

The cards were a gift from Scott Mt. Joy. It was about ten years ago and I was fairly new to Net54. Scott sent me a PM and let me know he'd be willing to send me a few cards to help get me started with my pre-war collecting. I gave him my work address and, sure enough, walked into my office a few days later to find a small package on my desk. After opening it up and seeing these inside, I literally closed my door and spent a few minutes admiring the cards. The pre-war "bug" had bitten me, right then and there. I can still go back to that exact moment in my mind; nothing else in the world existed except for my desk and those three cards.

Later on, I wound up purchasing an N172 Doggie Miller card from Scott and he sent along the Old Judge book as a bonus. As someone posted (about ten years ago) Scott is a prince of a guy.

I still have all the items, including the Miller and the OJ book.