New web site

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

After noticing that several board members showed off their cards at imageevent.com I've consolidated my two older .mac web sites and moved my collection over to imageevent as well. I'm not 100% done but most of my stuff is up there. I began with the T207 set and now have a group of 25 online "albums" arranged by set, type, era, etc.

Caveat: Nothing is for sale!


http://imageevent.com/uffda51

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Posted By: Joe D.

so, how much $ do you want for ... just kidding.


what an incredible collection you have.

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Posted By: barry arnold

Great site, Bruce!
From my 206 world, I must say your Cobb's,Matty's and angelic Johnson
are gorgeous!
all the best,

barry

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Posted By: Brad

Those 1924 V122 Willard's Sports Champions cards are very cool! I hope to pick up a few this summer.

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Posted By: Neal

Congrats Bruce...Truly an amazing collection! What real treasures you have!!! Enjoy them all!

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Posted By: robert a

Truly incredible collection. Never gets old looking at it.

Where's the E97 set? Thought you had one?

Rob

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Posted By: Scot Reader

What a great collection. Thanks for making all of the images accessible.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Bruce, your collection has always been my favorite to comb through. It's like being in a museum.

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Posted By: Shawn Chambers

Bruce,

What a fantastic collection!! Thanks for sharing. Your cabinets are amazing. I'll never get tired of looking at your N173 Anson, and your Mayo's and your (insert yet another killer item here)...

Shawn

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Posted By: Anthony

Great site Bruce, thanks for sharing.
Adding your Tango's anytime soon?

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Posted By: quan

bruce have the best of both worlds, awesome type cards and some incredible sets. the sick part is he put his whole collection together for about $800 in the late 90's and now i can't even afford one of his more common types!

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

off the frickin chain !

The Fireside and the Matty & Cobb Mellos....Koteles is jealous !

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Posted By: Zach Rice

Bruce-

Fantastic collection and website !

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Posted By: Jason L

What a gorgeous collection of cards!
You are to be commended on both your taste as well as the size of your wallet!!!
Neither are easy to come by, and your masterful combination of the two is exquisite.

Honestly, very very way out there neat-o cool. Thanks for sharing.

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

Quan, you are very close. Actually, I put my collection together for about $900 in the 1980s. (Smiley face here).

Jason, my wallet is not as fat as you might think. Like a lot of collectors, sometimes my chase of a card was more fun the subsequent ownership of card and I would sell stuff (which had appreciated in value over time) to buy other stuff, as my focus changed. That's pretty much what I'm doing now.

I reentered the hobby as an adult in 1981 so parts of my collection have had more than 25 years to appreciate. During those years I focused almost entirely on 50s & 60s cards. My budget was $300 for a big show. I paid $110 for my first red portrait Cobb (about EX condition). An increase in the value of my collection was never really a goal but that's what happened.

There are things I wish I had bought when I had the chance and others I wish I had never sold, but I've had fun along the way. If you are patient and collect what you like to collect, you can build a nice collection over time, as so many on this board have done.

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Posted By: peter chao

Bruce,

Congratulations on the progress you have made on major sets. Also, in particular I like the way you have approached the hobby and you have shown us that it isn't necessary to have a huge card budget in order to put together a dynamite collection.

Peter