From Marshall Fogel
19731941
Posts: 9
This is my first use of the message board. I want to start out by how enjoyable it has been for me to witness the growth of collecting sportscards. I was at the begining of it all and to see the changes and the interest of so many of you enjoying the collecting of sportscards has reassured me that I did the right thing when I paid 121,000 for the 52 Mantle 10 some years ago.
If I can help any of you in answering questions I would be happy to do so. I may not respond in a timely manner due to the press of my business obligations; but I will do my best to respond. No matter who you are or how small your collection may be, please do not let that deter you from corresponding.
I did call David Hall and wrote to Joe Orlando about adding regional and low pop cards to the player set registry. I agree that it was the wrong approach. That PSA certainly can list Berk Ross, Redman, American Journal etc. in the regular registry but not in the player registry as no one can acheive satisfaction in completing the player set regardless of grade. Also the obscure cards, as was pointed out on the message board, donot produce enough population to allow for meeting the demand of collectors. More importantly, these cards, high grade and in some cases in any grade will command unrealistic prices. I believe that we should not ever predjudice collectors by requiring them to collect rare cards in any grade to complete a player set registration set where the cards are just unreasonably expensive.
Though some can collect cards as an enjoyable investment, the industry should, in the first instance, be sensitive to the needs of the hobbyist.
Thankyou for the opportunity to say hello and to be a part of the message board community.
Regards, Marshall
If I can help any of you in answering questions I would be happy to do so. I may not respond in a timely manner due to the press of my business obligations; but I will do my best to respond. No matter who you are or how small your collection may be, please do not let that deter you from corresponding.
I did call David Hall and wrote to Joe Orlando about adding regional and low pop cards to the player set registry. I agree that it was the wrong approach. That PSA certainly can list Berk Ross, Redman, American Journal etc. in the regular registry but not in the player registry as no one can acheive satisfaction in completing the player set regardless of grade. Also the obscure cards, as was pointed out on the message board, donot produce enough population to allow for meeting the demand of collectors. More importantly, these cards, high grade and in some cases in any grade will command unrealistic prices. I believe that we should not ever predjudice collectors by requiring them to collect rare cards in any grade to complete a player set registration set where the cards are just unreasonably expensive.
Though some can collect cards as an enjoyable investment, the industry should, in the first instance, be sensitive to the needs of the hobbyist.
Thankyou for the opportunity to say hello and to be a part of the message board community.
Regards, Marshall
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Wayne
Marshall,
Welcome to the boards. It will be quite a pleasure to have one of the cornerstones of the collecting hobby in our midst. I'm sure you will find these boards a wonderful place to share wisdom with the other great collectors on this board.
Bernie
Currently collecting.....your guess is as good as mine.
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Welcome to the board ...You certainly have an amazing collection!
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Thank you for taking the time to contributing to this Forum. I'm looking forward to reading more about your magnificant collection and how it was amassed.
Welcome to the Forum. I will probably be contacting you in the near future to press you for any informatino you have about the 1955 Bowman set. What you have done with your collection is absolutely amazing -- and I thank you for all that you have done to help the hobby (sharing information, publishing articles, etc.)
Marc S.
Since nobody else has asked a question yet, I'll be the first...
Do you plan to grade out and register any of your "newer" sets? If so, how "new" will you go? Do you have a NM/MT 1969 set? It would be interesting to see how high it grades out.
Thanks.
54 Red Hearts
and now 64 Stand ups
54 Red Hearts
and now 64 Stand ups
Please do not be intimidated -- most of us were in the same position as you fairly recently -- whether one year ago, four years ago or two decades ago. The best advice I have is to listen and learn -- and ask intelligent questions. It will all come to you; you will make some mistakes along the way, and be able to share you new knowledge with us before you know it.
MS
I'm the one that started the thread about the addition of the Mantle cards to the set. Although I could never aford to collect Mantle (and a lot of the sets on the registry) I love to look through the registry and see the sets that people are building. I would love to see a Mantle set on the registry that included all of the regional cards, but I understand that some collectors only have the goal to collect the regular Mantle cards. I always thought that the sets on the registry should be representitive of the different goals of collectors, and I thought that making two different Mantle sets would be the best way to do this. I don't see a collection of just the regular issue Mantle cards as incomplete, I see it as a subset like the T206 HOF set listed on the registry.
-Alfred
I will continue to try diligently not to be intimidated anymore...but it's tough...really tough to not leave these boards in tears when you're being intimidated all the time.
Regards,
Alan
I was the one who suggested that he start using physical violence with Alan and I'm glad I did.
That makes a lot of sense. I am just saying that I do not want to intrude on your board. I will start another thread to ask any questions I have, and stop clogging this one up. I do admit that I really enjoy reading more than posting, especially the stories of how people got into the hobby and the joy people get from viewing their cards and reflecting on days gone by.
Thanks,
Luke
54 Red Hearts
and now 64 Stand ups
Good to finally here from you on the boards. We look forward to hearing your opinion especially on the tough cards in the industry. I value your opinion. Look forward to seeing you at the Nationals.
Your friend,
Shane
Thanks for participating in the registry...it's an amazing thing to see what has happened here just in the last 12 months, and see the participation that is making this grow by leap and bounds. It's truly inspiring to a collector like me to see so many other collectors, no matter their collecting experiance or level, communicating and exchanging ideas and information on sports card collecting. The only thing is...it's just too hard to focus on just one set!!! (or sport, for me!) That's why I have a dozen sets at less than 50%! I'll try to get just finish one big set to 100% and go from there... after all, tomorrow is another collecting day!!! Thanks for sharing your collecting experience and knowledge with all of us...it is very appreciated!!!
Have a great weekend!!!
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