I actually had to pick up my business card to see what I do. It has a lot of BS, but “Project Manager” is the gist of things. I am involved with logistics for a semiconductor company. Rusty Willy is somebody I should probably contact as SAP is what I am supposed to be the local “expert” in.
I have been collecting on and off since 80 and since my college roommate is one of the original fab fiver’s, Erik Jarvi, he told me about card grading and renewed my interest. Since then I have accumulated way too much plastic and way too many cloth stickers that I pretend are like baseball cards. Does anyone know of a cure for out illness?
Looking for 77 cloth 9s and 10s. 54 Red Hearts and now 64 Stand ups
Age: 28 Location: Boston MA (about 10 minutes from Fenway) Occupation: Network Services Specialist for a finanical software and network company (anyone here know FIX?) Collecting interests: All over the map. I'm working on 5 modern refractor sets (ranging from 170 to 50 serial #'d cards made), filling in some needs on a 86-87 Fleer Basketball set, as well as a 1957 Topps and 1953 Bowman set (with as many autographs as I can for both).
I am working on the following PSA sets: Hockey: C56, 1963-64. Hall of fame set and the Hockey News Top 50 players of all-time rookie cards Basketball: 1957-58, 1961-62, top 50 players of all-time, hall of fame rookies and 86-87 Fleer Baseball: Rookie cards of all post-war Hall of Famers
Raw or Graded sets Baseball Hall of Famers - one card of every pre-war Hall of Famer Hockey - 1951-52
Occupation: Medical Physicist - I calibrate the machines that deliver radiation treatments for cancer patients.
I am 95% done with the 1955 Topps baseball set in PSA 7. I am looking to start another set soon. Maybe the 1948-49 Leaf set. Call me crazy, but I think that should keep me occupied for a few years.
Age: 31 Occupation: Asst. Professor, Industrial-Organizational Psychology Location: Ohio
I stopped collecting baseball cards around 1991, when I just got fed up with the mass-produced crap. Got back into it early this year, when I picked up what looked like a NM+ 1959 Larry Doby at a local shop and decided to build the set (he actually had some kind of gunk on his surface that I missed; oh well). So now I'm working on that (a little over 50% complete, Ex-NM and up), a 1960 Fleer set that I started when I was in high school, and I keep buying low- to mid-grade t206's and 1950 Bowmans. The "little" cards make me smile, and more importantly, the wife likes them!
Occupation: Fisheries Tech, hopefully I'll be starting graduate school soon.
Colleting interests: I collect PSA graded Don Mattingly cards, also like collecting small older sets. Currently working on 1970 Milton Bradley and 1969 Topps Deckle Edge.
Occupation: Been doing politics for the last 10 years, just moved out of DC last year when I got married. Went out on my own this year and am doing political consulting.
Embarrassingly immature 35 yr. old native Bostonian living in NYC. Next weekend I will sit my butt down in the same location I sat in since I was born, and that my grandfather sat in back in 1930 when he first purchased our season tickets and pray for the curse to be lifted (again).
Psychologist/counselor for student-athletes at University. 13 years total, 7th at this school. Defending dissertation in Feb./March 2004 on Cape Cod league Baseball players and psychological/educational markers--have been studying them for past 3 years.
Primary sets (in order of personal value) are 1967, 1968, and 1965. I will probably not build any full sets (after I do 1975), but will focus on strictly HOF'ers up to 1980. Also have some unique vintage Red Sox stuff passed down and picked up over time.
"...life is but a dream."
Used to working on HOF SS Baseballs--Now just '67 Sox Stickers and anything Boston related.
Looks like this Newbie sparked something here. I mean hell, I might as well get to know a little about the people I "see" everyday. You all make slacking off at work and before I go to bed enjoyable. It's been good learning a little something about you all.
Thanks,
Glen
Also, I forgot to say I am Married to my wife Erin, and just had our first anniversary in July.
I'm 43. I'm surprised, but I seem to be among the older people on the boards. Is anyone besides me to the point where you forget your age and have to do subtraction?
I'm a software engineer by day, and a part-time dealer in the evening. I'm my own best customer, unfortunately, so it's still more of a hobby for me than a business.
Most of the graded cards in my collection I have had graded myself. After collecting as a kid, I started again in 1989, and I bought lots of nice raw cards in the 80's. Most of them aren't in hard plastic yet, and I haven't decided whether to slab them or not. What would I do with all those Ultra-Pro sheets?
i'm 29 and an elementary school teacher. i started buying packs when i was 6 or 7 and started collecting vintage baseball cards when i was about 14 or 15. i drifted away from the hobby when i went away to college but got back into it when i discovered ebay and psa in '99. i now focus on vintage hockey, but still collect some modern hockey and am thinking about getting back into vintage baseball.
Age 52 Plant Manager for a sheet metal frabrication and assembly company. I bought packs from 1959 through 62. In the 70's I sold every thing I had at a swap meet for $1.00. I buy and sell cards for a hobby. My son took me to a card show in 1988 or 89. I watched and thought that I could buy and sell cards, so I did. I kept losing money on the new cards because I did not do enough shows, so I decided to get into vintage. My collection is now in my show case and I get to look at it, and show it off when ever I do a show.
Glen , I'm 51 years of age and I'm the guy that has to deliver all these E-Bay auction packages ! Work for the U.S. Postal Service as a mailman (30 yrs.) in Springfield , Illinois ! Been collecting baseball cards since 1987 ( the start of the baseball craze when Don Mattlingly revolutionized the card industry ) ! Discovered E-Bay in 1999 when I needed the last card to complete my 1963 Fleer set ! Bought a Psa 6 o/c Fleer checklist and have been buying slabbed cards ever since ! Joined Psa over a year ago , and only recently joined the set registry because of this Board ! TRYING to complete a 1964 Topps Baseball in Psa 8 and working on a 1969 set and a 1963 Fleer set ! Have these 3 sets in complete raw grade , and continually upgrading them as I find them ! Dave Robinson ( Robby )
Collect 1964 Topps Baseball 1963 Fleer Lou Brock Master Set
Age: 36 Occupation: Engineer/Marketing specializing in new product development/strategic planning for a semiconductor company Collecting interests: All regular issue pre-1976 Topps baseball sets in PSA 8 or better. My main focus is in the 60s through early 70s sets. I also collect vintage unopened packs and currently have a complete collection from 1960 to present.
Glen, I'm old...zardoz is younger than me. My eldest daughter is 36. I have 2 teenage grandchildren. I have two other children still at home. I'm a retired landscape architect/arborculture (tree) specialist. I sold my business a few years ago and built on Cape Cod. Love it here. I attend many Cape league games a year. I live in Harwich, home of the Cape Cod Mariners.
I started collecting baseball in the early 50's. Marbles went out when the card craze started. I collected through the 60's.
I started collecting seriously again in the 80's with one of my boys. Discovered teletrade when it first started. When they went into graded cards, I made the transition, then ebay. I'm presently at 100% with my 61 topps set. I play with a few other key card sets. MVP's, Cy young set. I like the mix of older players and younger guys.
I raced motocross for over 20 years. Yes into my 40's. That's why I can't do much more than sit in a chair and play on my pc. I do have a job at the present, that's for another thread.
43 year old high school teacher who discovered ebay in 98, sold off his childhood collection one card at a time and have been buying and selling PSA graded star cards ever since....just for the fun of it.
www.LloydWTaylor.com Vintage Baseball Cards Sales and Ebay Consignment Service email Lloyd_Taylor_Vintage_Cards -- on Ebay
Which set is yours? And are you selling piece by piece, or entire set as one?
Let me know, i would be interested in a couple of cards.
JasP24
I'm here to question, not to inspire or build up. To live how I want, as I see fit, according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
I'm 44 and I'm an engineer in the oil industry and moonlight by selling on eBay.
I collected '67-'72 Topps baseball as a kid. Most of those cards did survive my mom's spring cleanings but the vast majority of those cards "had a lot of mileage". In 1990, I started collecting again and sold everything that was NM or worse and started building '59-75 Topps baseball sets in NM-Mint or better condition and amassed a large collection of cards by the end of the '90's. These were all raw cards found at hundreds of shows and shops across the nation.
I discovered eBay in 1999 and decided to build '64-75 Topps Baseball graded sets in PSA 8, 9 and 10 and immediately sold off my '59-'63 cards. Even though I had a lot of really nice cards to work with, I realized that building 12 major sets in high grade was too much and sold off my '64, '65, '66, '74 and '75 partially graded sets. So now I'm only working on '67-73 Topps baseball.
My '67 is complete with 61% of those cards being direct submissions to PSA.
My '68 is almost complete with 51% of those cards being direct submissions to PSA.
My '69 is 82% complete with 74% of those cards being direct submissions to PSA.
My '70, '71', 72, and '73 sets are in the 25% to 35% complete range in a 8 or higher and the vast majority were direct submissions to PSA.
Personal--45 years old, married, three kids, a dog and a gecko.
Professional--Own a video production business (corporate projects mainly: management training, marketing, TV commercials) Background is as a television news and sports anchor. Member of the City Council in Oklahoma City.
Collector- Still have a lot of my cards from when I was a kid: 69 Topps baseball set, Namath rookie, a couple of Hartlands, etc. Owned a baseball card store from 1987 to 1991 and gathered a lot more vintage material. Felt like I was trying to collect too many different things so: I discovered PSA, the Registry, and decided to specialize. See sets below. Still mad that I couldn't collect the 1971 Kellogg's sets in 1971. At one box of cereal a week, I never had a chance. Making up for lost time.
Regret--All my good cards are in a safety deposit box and I never see them.
Strong buyer of 1970 Kelloggs Football & 1971 Kelloggs Baseball and Football. Please help me find cards! I have a few hundred extra PSA graded 1971 Kellogg's cards. E-mail for price list. Looking for 1970 Topps Supers in PSA 9 too.
Occupation: I used to be a roadie for the Eagles and a couple of other groups (I worked with U2 on their first tour of North America), and I now manage concert services for a r&b group. Sounds like fun, but I usually spend my day interacting with union reps for the various venues that we play. I have good connections in the industry which allows me to dabble in auto's and related memorabilia. And I always can get concert tickets!
I am 51 years alive now and am a veterinarian in Manchester, TN. We see mostly dogs and cats but enjoy treating and caring for quite a few reptiles, which I also collect and raise as another serious hobby.
I only collect two sets: 1952 and 1961 Topps BB. My 52 set is mostly ungraded, but complete. My 61 set is currently #6 on the list, which is where I probably where I will stay for quite sometime. It is still lots of fun and hope to be able to get those last 13 cards up from 7 to an 8 or nine.
Age: 35 Profession: Investment Advisor - owner of firm. Started with Prudential. Left them and started my own business 10 years ago. Best move I ever did. At 25, it was a big decision to make though.
I started collecting in 1979 at the age of 11. I stopped collecting cards in April '92 when my father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Cards just didn't seem that important or fun anymore then. I started back again in 1999. That is when I discovered graded cards. Started getting my stuff graded with SGC at first. I was surprised to see most of my "old" stuff getting an average of SGC 92s. I have a ton of those. I stopped doing SGC about a year and half ago. Just PSA now.
I collect only football now. I kept my RCs of some baseball stars. My passion is collecting Pittsburgh Steelers from 1970 to present. I currently have the #1 sets of Terry Bradshaw Basic and Master, All-Time Steelers Team and Franco Harris Basic and Master Set (although I'm the only one for the Harris sets). I also collect Walter Payton. I collect the 1972 Topps Football set.
Jeff
Always looking for high-grade Terry Bradshaw and Steelers cards.
Watch out on the Steelers set...One more upgrade and I think I will finally pass you...lol
Gotta love those Steelers though...
JasP24
I'm here to question, not to inspire or build up. To live how I want, as I see fit, according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
Family: Married with twin 6-year old boys and and a 2-year old daughter. We live in Lawrence, Kansas. (Go Jayhawks!!)
Profession: Attorney.
Collecting Background: I purchased my first pack of baseball cards in 1973. I collected regularly (at least when the grocery stores in Kansas City would stock them) between 1973-77. In 1986, I found a couple boxes of 1985 Topps in my boss' storeroom that he let me have and I was hooked anew. I bought my first PSA card on e-Bay in 1999.
I have never sold a card. And, I have only been to one card show (and I didn't buy any cards). I went because Pete Rose and Joe Morgan were signing autographs. The boys were babies then and as I walked past the autograph table, pushing the boys in a stroller, Pete nudged Joe and said, "Look. It's a couple of them identicals."
What I collect now: George Brett cards (the other third baseman) in PSA and currently have the number one registered Basic and Master sets. I recently started the 1973 set (after a false start on the 1975) in PSA with the idea of completing 1973-77 Topps in PSA 8+. I also collect in raw form George Brett, 1978-present Topps (in as high a grade as I can), 2001 Topps Archives Autographs, and 2003 Fan Favorites Autographs.
I enjoy reading these boards, and have purchased many cards from many of you. Long live the King!
55 going on 12 When it comes to cards. I've never met a piece of cardboard made before 1967 that I didn't like. I even like some of the "new" stuff from the 70s and 80s. I started selling cards to support my habit about 15 years ago. Economic necessity dictated that I become a full time dealer. My collection is now my inventory although i will admit a penchant for non sports sets of the 50s & 60s. I started my 1st business when I was 9 and have been self employed ever since. My wife and I have run a B&B [Cameo Inn web page - sorry for the shameless plug outside of Niagara Falls for the last 17 years. I want to be a baseball player for the Boston Red Sox when I grow up.
Holy cow, I'm almost embarrassed to answer this. I haven't seen this many postgraduate professionals in one place this side of Dodger Stadium - during the fifth inning of course, not the first few.
Age: 31 on Monday.
Occupation: Interviewer with the Gallup Polls - been there coming up on 9 years. Hey, I'm good at what I do and paid commensurately. And be nice or I'll call you and ask what you think of Cruz Bustamante.
Collecting: Found PSA a few years back after I sold off a couple of nearly autographed sets that I had accumulated over 15 years of autograph collecting. It's too much of a pain to start those again, but collecting PSA cards offers the thrill of the chase just as much as tracking down a signature. Besides, there's a whole board of people over here who can appreciate a mint '69 Mike Andrews that I can share it with, but everyone I bragged to about finally getting Jeffrey Leonard to sign my 88 Topps card was unimpressed. I'm slowly accruing 71 Topps cards (mostly my own submissions) but I'm feeling I've bitten off more than I can chew with that set and might move to something else.
Thank you for initiating this thread; it gives me the opportunity to post my first message.
My wife and I own our own mortgage brokerage on Long Island, New York.
I have been collecting on and off, as funds allow, since I was 5 years old and my 35th birthday is next week.
I collect raw Topps "standard issue" sets which were the only thing around when I was a kid. (I'm starting to sound like my Grandfather.) I have complete sets from 1973 to present and I have been working on sets from 1965 to 1972.
Earlier this year, I bought my first PSA card to see what all of the hoopla was about. I had some high end 1969s and I decided that I would complete the set with PSA material and then send in my cards for grading but I had no idea when I started out how difficult it would be because of the centering issues that reside within that set. I do love the thrill of the chase though.
I still need three cards to complete the overall set. I have 76 cards graded 7 or better with 7 being my personal minimum. That gives me access to a much a larger population and I can always upgrade in the future (unless I start with the '68s next).
My birthday present from my wife was a submission to PSA. I sent the Mantle and Jackson which are heavyweights in the set, along with a few others so I am looking forward to climbing the registry chart a little.
I would like to close by 1. congratulating and 2. thanking Dave Read. Dave, congratulations on becoming a father for the first time. Being a father is absolutely the most important thing in my life and I think many others on this board feel the same way. Also, thanks for helping me out with my set by offering the cards you have upgraded for very reasonable BINs on e-Bay.
age: just turned 33 on Friday (currently recovering from the weekend).
profession: computer technician/hardware engineer for Rave Computer, specializing in rack-mountable SPARC(Sun)/Intel servers. Been there for 13 years, no college degree.
Trying to finish up a 1955 All-American football set in PSA 7 or better. Currently at 85% complete, and it's taken me almost 2 years. I started collecting in 1977 at the age of 7, just buying packs with what little cash my Mom would give me. Continued on until 1985 and then stopped collecting altogether to concentrate on high school, girls, basketball, drinking, and girls. I still have all the cards I collected as a kid, but I haven't had any of them graded.
Discovered eBay in 1998 while watching the Shop at Home network. Luckily, I never did fall for the Shop at Home scam because it was easy to see you could find the same cards they were selling at much cheaper prices on eBay. I started out collecting modern in PSA/BGS/SGC slabs, but eventually my focus shifted to vintage, with PSA being my grader of choice. Besides the '55 AA's, I also try to pick up star cards from pretty much any vintage set as funds allow. The 50's Bowman sets, the 1941 Play Ball set, and the T206 set have been on my radar screen lately. PSA 6 is fine with me (and much more affordable) but I will pick up T206's in grades as low as PSA 3.
Once I finish the All-American set I'll probably try either the 1941 Play Ball set or the 1934-36 Diamond Stars set -- I love the art deco look of those cards! I also keep an eye on PSA or SGC graded Ty Cobb cards, but I usually can't afford to win these cards on eBay. I have a PSA 4 T201 Mecca Double Folder of Crawford & Cobb, as well as a PSA 4 Cobb "Bat Off Shoulder" and a PSA 3 Cobb "Green Portrait". Those are among the favorite cards in my collection, and will never be sold.
Great thread, and thanks for asking. Very interesting to read about everyone else's cards, and also nice to see I'm among the young 'uns on the board. Was feeling a little old having just turned 33....
WOW I MAY BE ONE OF THE OLDEST KIDS ON THIS BLOCK. I TURN 63 IN A WEEK. I COLLECTED STAMPS FOR YEARS, THEN STARTED WITH BASEBALL CARDS IN 1988. DID COLLECTING AND LOCAL WEEKEND SHOWS WITH MY TWO YOUNGEST SONS. MY MOM THREW OUT MY BB CARDS IN THE 1950's. MY STAMP COLLECTION (I STILL HAVE IT, BUT STOPPED IN 1994). SAME COMPASSION OF COLLECTING EVERY STAMP ISSUED (SINGLES, PLATE BLOCKS, STRIPS, ETC. IN MINT) TOOK ME TO MY BASEBALL CARDS COLLECTION. COMPLETE SETS , 1951 TO YESTERDAY.... MY SONS AND I STILL SET UP AT NATIONALS EACH YEAR. MY ONLY SELLING OF MY DUPS TIME. MY BOYS ARE NOT AS ACTIVE AS ME--- SEEMS THEY ARE PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR WIVES AND 6 OF MY 7 GRANDKIDS-- I AM SEMI-RETIRED IN THE DEVELOPMENT/REALTY BUSINESS IN TALLAHASSE, FLA. AND AM ACTIVE AS A BOOSTER FOR FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY.---- I AM RON HOBBS AND I ENJOY THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE REGISTRY PLAYERS. --
I have 3 kids of my own and 3 foster kids along with one of the best wives anywhere.Living on Amelia Island Fl,home of some of the finest beaches and fishing anywhere. I have been working with the post office for 27 years and am currently the address management specialist (keeping up with new growth in a data base)(glorified clerk)
Currently collecting 56's in PSA 8 or better.
Vic
Please be kind to me. Even though I'm now a former postal employee, I'm still capable of snapping at any time.
Have complete raw sets (collected during youth, upgraded & completed at shows in the 90's): 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 (top 15 stars graded by SGC)
As a result of duplicate trades, weekend warrior dealings and buying right, had less than $7k in everything until the graded craze came along. Collection is now a significant part, though not a majority or even a plurality, of my net worth.
Also have "junk" sets from 1984 Donruss, 1985, 87, 89, 91 Topps and (are you ready for this?) 1992 Fleer Ultra. I'll wait for the market to come to me on that one. The baseball strike turned me against modern collecting in 1994. The 2003 Astros turned me against baseball forever (until the WS starts).
<< <i>(are you ready for this?) 1992 Fleer Ultra >>
This was one of my favorites. I was sure the All Star and Gold Glove cards were going to be "the next big thing." I was just looking at a couple unopened boxes of this in my closet and remembering how big they were. That was the last time I collected until 99 and was shocked to see how valueless they had become. Sorry for getting off topic, but I hadn't heard anyone else mention the set in a while. I thought maybe I imagined the whole thing.
Looking for 77 cloth 9s and 10s. 54 Red Hearts and now 64 Stand ups
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I actually had to pick up my business card to see what I do. It has a lot of BS, but “Project Manager” is the gist of things. I am involved with logistics for a semiconductor company. Rusty Willy is somebody I should probably contact as SAP is what I am supposed to be the local “expert” in.
I have been collecting on and off since 80 and since my college roommate is one of the original fab fiver’s, Erik Jarvi, he told me about card grading and renewed my interest. Since then I have accumulated way too much plastic and way too many cloth stickers that I pretend are like baseball cards. Does anyone know of a cure for out illness?
54 Red Hearts
and now 64 Stand ups
Location: Boston MA (about 10 minutes from Fenway)
Occupation: Network Services Specialist for a finanical software and network company (anyone here know FIX?)
Collecting interests: All over the map. I'm working on 5 modern refractor sets (ranging from 170 to 50 serial #'d cards made), filling in some needs on a 86-87 Fleer Basketball set, as well as a 1957 Topps and 1953 Bowman set (with as many autographs as I can for both).
Real Estate Salesperson and Teacher/Coach
I am working on the following PSA sets:
Hockey: C56, 1963-64. Hall of fame set and the Hockey News Top 50 players of all-time rookie cards
Basketball: 1957-58, 1961-62, top 50 players of all-time, hall of fame rookies and 86-87 Fleer
Baseball: Rookie cards of all post-war Hall of Famers
Raw or Graded sets
Baseball Hall of Famers - one card of every pre-war Hall of Famer
Hockey - 1951-52
Occupation: Medical Physicist - I calibrate the machines that deliver radiation treatments for cancer patients.
I am 95% done with the 1955 Topps baseball set in PSA 7. I am looking to start another set soon. Maybe the 1948-49 Leaf set. Call me crazy, but I think that should keep me occupied for a few years.
Owner Texas Rang.....oops. President of the United States
Always looking for 1957 Topps BB in PSA 9!
Age: 31
Occupation: Asst. Professor, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Location: Ohio
I stopped collecting baseball cards around 1991, when I just got fed up with the mass-produced crap. Got back into it early this year, when I picked up what looked like a NM+ 1959 Larry Doby at a local shop and decided to build the set (he actually had some kind of gunk on his surface that I missed; oh well). So now I'm working on that (a little over 50% complete, Ex-NM and up), a 1960 Fleer set that I started when I was in high school, and I keep buying low- to mid-grade t206's and 1950 Bowmans. The "little" cards make me smile, and more importantly, the wife likes them!
Age: 24
Occupation: Fisheries Tech, hopefully I'll be starting graduate school soon.
Colleting interests: I collect PSA graded Don Mattingly cards, also like collecting small older sets. Currently working on 1970 Milton Bradley and 1969 Topps Deckle Edge.
Occupation: Been doing politics for the last 10 years, just moved out of DC last year when I got married. Went out on my own this year and am doing political consulting.
I mainly focus my collecting on my T-205s....
Psychologist/counselor for student-athletes at University. 13 years total, 7th at this school. Defending dissertation in Feb./March 2004 on Cape Cod league Baseball players and psychological/educational markers--have been studying them for past 3 years.
Primary sets (in order of personal value) are 1967, 1968, and 1965. I will probably not build any full sets (after I do 1975), but will focus on strictly HOF'ers up to 1980. Also have some unique vintage Red Sox stuff passed down and picked up over time.
Used to working on HOF SS Baseballs--Now just '67 Sox Stickers and anything Boston related.
Greg - Age 37 Occupation Cancer Specialist
Thanks,
Glen
Also, I forgot to say I am Married to my wife Erin, and just had our first anniversary in July.
I'm a software engineer by day, and a part-time dealer in the evening. I'm my own best customer, unfortunately, so it's still more of a hobby for me than a business.
Most of the graded cards in my collection I have had graded myself. After collecting as a kid, I started again in 1989, and I bought lots of nice raw cards in the 80's. Most of them aren't in hard plastic yet, and I haven't decided whether to slab them or not. What would I do with all those Ultra-Pro sheets?
Mike
Vintage Football Card Gallery
Click here to view my Knickstars collection and wantlist
Plant Manager for a sheet metal frabrication and assembly company.
I bought packs from 1959 through 62. In the 70's I sold every thing I had at a swap meet for $1.00.
I buy and sell cards for a hobby.
My son took me to a card show in 1988 or 89. I watched and thought that I could buy and sell cards, so I did. I kept losing money on the new cards because I did not do enough shows, so I decided to get into vintage. My collection is now in my show case and I get to look at it, and show it off when ever I do a show.
Old Vintage Baseball Cards
eBay Auctions
Occupation- I train voters in Palm Beach Florida how to vote correctly
Collecting- early to mid 70s sets. Mostly baseball.
Interests- Watching my kids play sports and reading.
David
1974 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
Occupation: Engineer/Marketing specializing in new product development/strategic planning for a semiconductor company
Collecting interests: All regular issue pre-1976 Topps baseball sets in PSA 8 or better. My main focus is in the 60s through early 70s sets. I also collect vintage unopened packs and currently have a complete collection from 1960 to present.
I have two other children still at home.
I'm a retired landscape architect/arborculture (tree) specialist. I sold my business a few years ago and built on Cape Cod. Love it here. I attend many Cape league games a year. I live in Harwich, home of the Cape Cod Mariners.
I started collecting baseball in the early 50's. Marbles went out when the card craze started. I collected through the 60's.
I started collecting seriously again in the 80's with one of my boys. Discovered teletrade when it first started. When they went into graded cards, I made the transition, then ebay.
I'm presently at 100% with my 61 topps set. I play with a few other key card sets. MVP's, Cy young set. I like the mix of older players and younger guys.
I raced motocross for over 20 years. Yes into my 40's. That's why I can't do much more than sit in a chair and play on my pc.
I do have a job at the present, that's for another thread.
mx'er/jml517
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1961 topps 100%
Occupation: Mechanical/Nuclear Engineer working as a contractor to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert
Any high grade OPC Jim Palmer
High grade Redskins (pre 1980)
Vintage Baseball Cards
Sales and Ebay Consignment Service
email
Lloyd_Taylor_Vintage_Cards -- on Ebay
I work at charter com. and own an apartment business.
Been collecting since I was a kid. Mostly Football
Due to lifes bumps in the road selling all my 1956, 57, 58 and 62 FB set registry sets.
Paul
Let me know, i would be interested in a couple of cards.
JasP24
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
I collected '67-'72 Topps baseball as a kid. Most of those cards did survive my mom's spring cleanings but the vast majority of those cards "had a lot of mileage". In 1990, I started collecting again and sold everything that was NM or worse and started building '59-75 Topps baseball sets in NM-Mint or better condition and amassed a large collection of cards by the end of the '90's. These were all raw cards found at hundreds of shows and shops across the nation.
I discovered eBay in 1999 and decided to build '64-75 Topps Baseball graded sets in PSA 8, 9 and 10 and immediately sold off my '59-'63 cards. Even though I had a lot of really nice cards to work with, I realized that building 12 major sets in high grade was too much and sold off my '64, '65, '66, '74 and '75 partially graded sets. So now I'm only working on '67-73 Topps baseball.
My '67 is complete with 61% of those cards being direct submissions to PSA.
My '68 is almost complete with 51% of those cards being direct submissions to PSA.
My '69 is 82% complete with 74% of those cards being direct submissions to PSA.
My '70, '71', 72, and '73 sets are in the 25% to 35% complete range in a 8 or higher and the vast majority were direct submissions to PSA.
Professional--Own a video production business (corporate projects mainly: management training, marketing, TV commercials) Background is as a television news and sports anchor. Member of the City Council in Oklahoma City.
Collector- Still have a lot of my cards from when I was a kid: 69 Topps baseball set, Namath rookie, a couple of Hartlands, etc. Owned a baseball card store from 1987 to 1991 and gathered a lot more vintage material. Felt like I was trying to collect too many different things so: I discovered PSA, the Registry, and decided to specialize. See sets below. Still mad that I couldn't collect the 1971 Kellogg's sets in 1971. At one box of cereal a week, I never had a chance. Making up for lost time.
Regret--All my good cards are in a safety deposit box and I never see them.
I have a few hundred extra PSA graded 1971 Kellogg's cards. E-mail for price list. Looking for 1970 Topps Supers in PSA 9 too.
I'm a chef and restaurant owner.
College grad: UCLA
Occupation: I used to be a roadie for the Eagles and a couple of other groups (I worked with U2 on their first tour of North America), and I now manage concert services for a r&b group. Sounds like fun, but I usually spend my day interacting with union reps for the various venues that we play. I have good connections in the industry which allows me to dabble in auto's and related memorabilia. And I always can get concert tickets!
Which restaurant and in which borough? And can I leave PSA 8's as tips?
Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!
lynnfrank@earthlink.net
outerbankyank on eBay!
I only collect two sets: 1952 and 1961 Topps BB. My 52 set is mostly ungraded, but complete. My 61 set is currently #6 on the list, which is where I probably where I will stay for quite sometime. It is still lots of fun and hope to be able to get those last 13 cards up from 7 to an 8 or nine.
<< <i>Age- 40 (but a very young 40...)
Profession: Director of Data Warehousing (Prudential Financial)
Currently building complete graded Topps sets from 64 to 72 >>
"Prudential Financial a division of wachovia"
<< <i>Collector- Still have a lot of my cards from when I was a kid: 69 Topps baseball set, Namath rookie, a couple of Hartlands. >>
One of the newer owners of Hartlands is a boardmember.
His house is a museum with everything you could possibly
imagine and then some.
My Auctions
occupation: collectable toy dealer, run my own business.
collect: pre-1980 raw and graded all sports apart from hockey
Matt in the UK.
Profession: Investment Advisor - owner of firm. Started with Prudential. Left them and started my own business 10 years ago. Best move I ever did. At 25, it was a big decision to make though.
I started collecting in 1979 at the age of 11. I stopped collecting cards in April '92 when my father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Cards just didn't seem that important or fun anymore then. I started back again in 1999. That is when I discovered graded cards. Started getting my stuff graded with SGC at first. I was surprised to see most of my "old" stuff getting an average of SGC 92s. I have a ton of those. I stopped doing SGC about a year and half ago. Just PSA now.
I collect only football now. I kept my RCs of some baseball stars. My passion is collecting Pittsburgh Steelers from 1970 to present. I currently have the #1 sets of Terry Bradshaw Basic and Master, All-Time Steelers Team and Franco Harris Basic and Master Set (although I'm the only one for the Harris sets). I also collect Walter Payton. I collect the 1972 Topps Football set.
Jeff
Watch out on the Steelers set...One more upgrade and I think I will finally pass you...lol
Gotta love those Steelers though...
JasP24
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
Age: 39 (will turn 40 in December).
Family: Married with twin 6-year old boys and and a 2-year old daughter. We live in Lawrence, Kansas. (Go Jayhawks!!)
Profession: Attorney.
Collecting Background: I purchased my first pack of baseball cards in 1973. I collected regularly (at least when the grocery stores in Kansas City would stock them) between 1973-77. In 1986, I found a couple boxes of 1985 Topps in my boss' storeroom that he let me have and I was hooked anew. I bought my first PSA card on e-Bay in 1999.
I have never sold a card. And, I have only been to one card show (and I didn't buy any cards). I went because Pete Rose and Joe Morgan were signing autographs. The boys were babies then and as I walked past the autograph table, pushing the boys in a stroller, Pete nudged Joe and said, "Look. It's a couple of them identicals."
What I collect now: George Brett cards (the other third baseman) in PSA and currently have the number one registered Basic and Master sets. I recently started the 1973 set (after a false start on the 1975) in PSA with the idea of completing 1973-77 Topps in PSA 8+. I also collect in raw form George Brett, 1978-present Topps (in as high a grade as I can), 2001 Topps Archives Autographs, and 2003 Fan Favorites Autographs.
I enjoy reading these boards, and have purchased many cards from many of you. Long live the King!
Thanks
Randy
pebblyjack
When it comes to cards. I've never met a piece of cardboard made before 1967 that I didn't like. I even like some of the "new" stuff from the 70s and 80s.
I started selling cards to support my habit about 15 years ago. Economic necessity dictated that I become a full time dealer. My collection is now my inventory although i will admit a penchant for non sports sets of the 50s & 60s.
I started my 1st business when I was 9 and have been self employed ever since. My wife and I have run a B&B [Cameo Inn web page - sorry for the shameless plug outside of Niagara Falls for the last 17 years.
I want to be a baseball player for the Boston Red Sox when I grow up.
Profession: Sales/engineer for an industrial gas company out of Pittsburgh, PA.
Looks like the average age here is around 40, with more than half the jobs in tech, engineering, or small business owner.
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1956 Topps PSA 8's+(active)
1969 Topps PSA 8's+(retired)
1972 Topps PSA 9's+(active)
1973 Topps PSA 9's+(retired)
1986 Topps PSA Perfect(active)
1997 Flair Legacy's(active)
attorney in Los Angeles area (specializing in business litigation)
collect: everything (lately focusing on vintage autographs)
Nick
Reap the whirlwind.
Need to buy something for the wife or girlfriend? Check out Vintage Designer Clothing.
Age: 31 on Monday.
Occupation: Interviewer with the Gallup Polls - been there coming up on 9 years. Hey, I'm good at what I do and paid commensurately. And be nice or I'll call you and ask what you think of Cruz Bustamante.
Collecting: Found PSA a few years back after I sold off a couple of nearly autographed sets that I had accumulated over 15 years of autograph collecting. It's too much of a pain to start those again, but collecting PSA cards offers the thrill of the chase just as much as tracking down a signature. Besides, there's a whole board of people over here who can appreciate a mint '69 Mike Andrews that I can share it with, but everyone I bragged to about finally getting Jeffrey Leonard to sign my 88 Topps card was unimpressed. I'm slowly accruing 71 Topps cards (mostly my own submissions) but I'm feeling I've bitten off more than I can chew with that set and might move to something else.
So there you have it. Cool thread.
Steve
Thank you for initiating this thread; it gives me the opportunity to post my first message.
My wife and I own our own mortgage brokerage on Long Island, New York.
I have been collecting on and off, as funds allow, since I was 5 years old and my 35th birthday is next week.
I collect raw Topps "standard issue" sets which were the only thing around when I was a kid. (I'm starting to sound like my Grandfather.) I have complete sets from 1973 to present and I have been working on sets from 1965 to 1972.
Earlier this year, I bought my first PSA card to see what all of the hoopla was about. I had some high end 1969s and I decided that I would complete the set with PSA material and then send in my cards for grading but I had no idea when I started out how difficult it would be because of the centering issues that reside within that set. I do love the thrill of the chase though.
I still need three cards to complete the overall set. I have 76 cards graded 7 or better with 7 being my personal minimum. That gives me access to a much a larger population and I can always upgrade in the future (unless I start with the '68s next).
My birthday present from my wife was a submission to PSA. I sent the Mantle and Jackson which are heavyweights in the set, along with a few others so I am looking forward to climbing the registry chart a little.
I would like to close by 1. congratulating and 2. thanking Dave Read.
Dave, congratulations on becoming a father for the first time. Being a father is absolutely the most important thing in my life and I think many others on this board feel the same way. Also, thanks for helping me out with my set by offering the cards you have upgraded for very reasonable BINs on e-Bay.
I'll try to keep my future posts shorter.
Michael Flaherty
wayne
Welcome Michael.. You'll fit in nicely
Larry
email....emards4457@msn.com
CHEERS!!
Let's see.......................
Late 20's...
Collects cards...
Dealer is "toys"....
Own your own biz...
Wife, a lot younger........
Matt..Life sounds pretty good in the U.K.
(I want to be Matt now....
Larry in the U.S....
email....emards4457@msn.com
CHEERS!!
Director of Accounting/Financial Reporting for Safeway, Inc........ the supermarket chain.
Live on Leisure Lane in Carefree, Arizona. It is beautiful in the high Sonoran desert.
Been collecting vintage baseball cards as an adult since 1978.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
age: just turned 33 on Friday (currently recovering from the weekend).
profession: computer technician/hardware engineer for Rave Computer,
specializing in rack-mountable SPARC(Sun)/Intel servers. Been there
for 13 years, no college degree.
Trying to finish up a 1955 All-American football set in PSA 7 or
better. Currently at 85% complete, and it's taken me almost 2 years.
I started collecting in 1977 at the age of 7, just buying packs with
what little cash my Mom would give me. Continued on until 1985 and
then stopped collecting altogether to concentrate on high school, girls,
basketball, drinking, and girls. I still have all the cards I collected
as a kid, but I haven't had any of them graded.
Discovered eBay in 1998 while watching the Shop at Home network.
Luckily, I never did fall for the Shop at Home scam because it was easy
to see you could find the same cards they were selling at much cheaper
prices on eBay. I started out collecting modern in PSA/BGS/SGC slabs,
but eventually my focus shifted to vintage, with PSA being my grader
of choice. Besides the '55 AA's, I also try to pick up star cards from
pretty much any vintage set as funds allow. The 50's Bowman sets, the
1941 Play Ball set, and the T206 set have been on my radar screen lately.
PSA 6 is fine with me (and much more affordable) but I will pick up
T206's in grades as low as PSA 3.
Once I finish the All-American set I'll probably try either the 1941
Play Ball set or the 1934-36 Diamond Stars set -- I love the art deco
look of those cards! I also keep an eye on PSA or SGC graded Ty Cobb
cards, but I usually can't afford to win these cards on eBay. I have
a PSA 4 T201 Mecca Double Folder of Crawford & Cobb, as well as a PSA 4
Cobb "Bat Off Shoulder" and a PSA 3 Cobb "Green Portrait". Those are
among the favorite cards in my collection, and will never be sold.
Great thread, and thanks for asking. Very interesting to read about
everyone else's cards, and also nice to see I'm among the young 'uns on
the board. Was feeling a little old having just turned 33....
Chuck
I MAY BE ONE OF THE OLDEST KIDS ON THIS BLOCK. I TURN 63 IN A WEEK. I COLLECTED STAMPS FOR YEARS, THEN STARTED WITH BASEBALL CARDS IN 1988. DID COLLECTING AND LOCAL WEEKEND SHOWS WITH MY TWO YOUNGEST SONS. MY MOM THREW OUT MY BB CARDS IN THE 1950's. MY STAMP COLLECTION (I STILL HAVE IT, BUT STOPPED IN 1994). SAME COMPASSION OF COLLECTING EVERY STAMP ISSUED (SINGLES, PLATE BLOCKS, STRIPS, ETC. IN MINT) TOOK ME TO MY BASEBALL CARDS COLLECTION. COMPLETE SETS , 1951 TO YESTERDAY.... MY SONS AND I STILL SET UP AT NATIONALS EACH YEAR. MY ONLY SELLING OF MY DUPS TIME. MY BOYS ARE NOT AS ACTIVE AS ME--- SEEMS THEY ARE PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR WIVES AND 6 OF MY 7 GRANDKIDS-- I AM SEMI-RETIRED IN THE DEVELOPMENT/REALTY BUSINESS IN TALLAHASSE, FLA. AND AM ACTIVE AS A BOOSTER FOR FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY.---- I AM RON HOBBS AND I ENJOY THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE REGISTRY PLAYERS. --
Good Post!!!
Age 45 years young
I have 3 kids of my own and 3 foster kids along with one of the best wives anywhere.Living on Amelia Island Fl,home of some of the finest beaches and fishing anywhere.
I have been working with the post office for 27 years and am currently the address management specialist (keeping up with new growth in a data base)(glorified clerk)
Currently collecting 56's in PSA 8 or better.
Vic
Age: 47
Profession: Self-Employed Financial Doctor Who Makes House Calls, complete with numerous and requisite professional licenses.
Collected cards from 1964 to 1969, then discovered golf & girls, on which I've easily spent more than I had on cards up to that point.
Mom saved my cards, of which I regained possession in 1990.
Have graded sets (%complete):
1967 - 100%
1965 - 82%
1963 - 100%
1961 - 99.66%
1959 - 99.65% (SGC)
Have complete raw sets (collected during youth, upgraded & completed at shows in the 90's):
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968 (top 15 stars graded by SGC)
As a result of duplicate trades, weekend warrior dealings and buying right, had less than $7k in everything until the graded craze came along. Collection is now a significant part, though not a majority or even a plurality, of my net worth.
Also have "junk" sets from 1984 Donruss, 1985, 87, 89, 91 Topps and (are you ready for this?) 1992 Fleer Ultra. I'll wait for the market to come to me on that one. The baseball strike turned me against modern collecting in 1994. The 2003 Astros turned me against baseball forever (until the WS starts).
<< <i>(are you ready for this?) 1992 Fleer Ultra >>
This was one of my favorites. I was sure the All Star and Gold Glove cards were going to be "the next big thing." I was just looking at a couple unopened boxes of this in my closet and remembering how big they were. That was the last time I collected until 99 and was shocked to see how valueless they had become. Sorry for getting off topic, but I hadn't heard anyone else mention the set in a while. I thought maybe I imagined the whole thing.
54 Red Hearts
and now 64 Stand ups
Profession : Database Administrator
I currently collect Koufax, Mantle, Colavito, 65 Dodgers and dabble in other stars of the 50s & 60s (Mays, Aaron, Banks, Mathews, Kaline)