Wealthy people & their collections...
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All this recent talk about Dmitri Young & his collection got me thinking about
what it would be like to have practically unlimited funds to throw at my collection.
Oh, the things I would buy....
This made me remember a picture of one of my favorite musicians, Geddy Lee of
the band "Rush", that appeared in a tourbook. If you guys have pictures of any
other collections to add, whether they be someone else's or your own, feel free
to add them here. Here's Geddy with part of his collection:
what it would be like to have practically unlimited funds to throw at my collection.
Oh, the things I would buy....
This made me remember a picture of one of my favorite musicians, Geddy Lee of
the band "Rush", that appeared in a tourbook. If you guys have pictures of any
other collections to add, whether they be someone else's or your own, feel free
to add them here. Here's Geddy with part of his collection:
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Of course we cannot forget Ricabonni either.
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cool picture!
Rush was one of my favorite bands, especially the early Rush. Are they still touring??
Nice Clemente photo on the wall too.
BOTR
Website: http://www.qualitycards.com
their last tour was in 2002, and they have plans to do a limited
tour this summer. Definitely worth checking out, and they do quite
a few older tunes.
Jay--
did a search on ebay & google and couldn't find anything on the Kelly.
I'll keep looking -- thanks. If anyone has it, please post!
koby--
the guy who makes McFarlane sports figures also has a nice collection,
although I hear one of the baseballs he owns took QUITE a hit!
Come to think of it, I've seen a few cool collections on that mtv show
"Cribs". Hopefully through hard work, some good decisions, and maybe a
little luck, we'll all have that kind of dough to lay down on cards &
collectibles.
I was thinking of the guy who makes modern Hartland statues. He posted a few pictures of his home not long ago. I trie dto go back into the archives, but couldn't find the old link.
He has things that you wouldn't believe.
That was a great week for me.
I got to hold a Sosa bat and a Mac bat within a few days apart.
Thanks Joe and Matt.
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http://www.mrbaseball.org/index.htm
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Money is good, but being in a position to meet virtually every athlete would be just as sweet.
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His collection currently features about 350 bats, including 50 game used and autographed bats from stars of the 1960's and 1970's, including All-Star game used bats by Killebrew (1964) and Rose (1970).
Enjoy!
JEB.
That bat collection is unreal!
here's another little article about Fogel's collection.
More pics in the article, but here's a sample:
- Slowly (Very Slowly) Working On A 1952 Topps Raw Set (Lower Grade)
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The lifesize Babe Ruth is great.
1954
that's great
in next months SMR they are debuting price listing for cryogenically frozen hall of famers. this is only a rumour.
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<< <i>Speaking of wealthy and influential collectors, I heard Jim Crandell has quite a collection. Perhaps Jim can take a few photos with a digital camera and post some scans. It would be fascinating how someone stores and displays 28000 slabbed trading cards. >>
Jim Crandell's card room is very impressive to say the least. It's a rather large room. The layout of the room is basically maze of tables that have books of high quality complete sets and stacks of PSA slabs. If I remember correctly the tables are by sport and then by year.
From the tables to the ceiling each wall is completely lined with shelves that display some of the best cards in Jim's collection. They are all PSA slabbed cards on the walls. It's a truly impressive sight.
To be honest, there is so much to see one becomes totally desensitized by the experience. just about everything is NM-MT and there is waaaaayyyyy more that the so called 100 sets Jim is completing in PSA 8. Way more.
That's probably why I laugh when people think Jim is bragging. I think Jim is pretty humble considering the facts as I know them. The fact is most of you have no idea just how much Jim has and the tremendous quality of the his collection. You all only know what he posts on the registry.
I wish FB or luxurywines would chime in. They shared the experience with me. 20,000 slabs creates one hell of a scene. Jim would have to move to a bigger house if he ever wanted to grade the tens of thousands of other high quality cards he has.
<< <i>Actually, I use real people to make wax figures. In fact, I had RobE lured here once and was all set to kill him and turn him into a figurine when I found out that the market for short fat bulbous headed wax figurines had dried up, so we gave him a sandwich and he left. >>
Sorry Rob but ....
My six year old son loves Rush (I'm a bad influence). It's great to see that Geddy is a collector. The Fogel pictures are amazing...
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<< <i>Actually, I use real people to make wax figures. In fact, I had RobE lured here once and was all set to kill him and turn him into a figurine when I found out that the market for short fat bulbous headed wax figurines had dried up, so we gave him a sandwich and he left. >>
Sorry Rob but ....
Oh yeah GBS he's a riot alright,just ask his buddy Dixon what type of abuse he takes from him....Just a notch slightly above thick when it comes to skin and Mr.Baseball.
And the steak sandwich his wife makes is to die for....
By the way he forgot to mention the 6 or 7 pots of fresh coffee and the 37 cups we kept losing on HLM's mini Cooperstown tour.
BTW-what's the story on the Mac Bat Knob???
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Too funny HartlandMan, but I'd be afraid that that thing with the bat
would come to life in the middle of the night, like Kramer's Mr. Marbles doll.
Also, I'd like to see that picture again of Virtualizard's slab display that he posted last year.
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
1. How much is too much.
2. How to display your collection.
Someone mentioned that you become desensitized when you see so much at one time, especially when the space isn't big enough. I'd assume that many of us here are not living in mansions, whereby we have the luxury of space and additional monies to properly display the material.
The majority of my sports collections are trading cards and you can store a lot in a 3 inch binder to peruse through like a picture book in a library. I do like quality pictures and prints of favorite players as well. but try to limit those purchases. However, graded cards are becming more of my focus. The draw back is how to display graded cards and/or store them for viewing pleasure. I prefer to keep them out on custom shellving, but now my shelving space has run out.
I think the key is in the presentation, and not having too much at one time to look at. Rather, keep things out for display and rotate the pieces that are visible on a regular basis to keep you interested and handling/looking at them more closely.
Looking through this thread strengthens my belief to focus on a few things and go for high quality. It also gives me some ideas of how I'd like to display what I have, and that I don't want to have a cluttered/over-stuffed feel to what I own.
The sporting Halls of Fame and museums have the same issues on the grandest scale. The idea of rotating the pieces or visible items helps address the issue.
I would imagine an outlet to the problem is to sell off what you have. The realization that you've gone too far hits in based upon the means you have to display/store and you sell off and then build up again. Look at that Barry Halper guy. He had clothes rack machinery in his basement like a dry cleaner would have. I think there's some other Halper-like collector out there that has so much that he's negotiating with different entities, like casinos, on how to really display what he has. I like that idea. I think a sports themed casino with some elaborate and awesome collectible pieces throughout the casino restaurants, bars and even a museum area would be great.
Erik
<< <i>...Also, I'd like to see that picture again of Virtualizard's slab display that he posted last year. >>
Wolfbear - Do you mean this one?
Like Estang said, most of us don't have unlimited space - I just don't use those 2 bedrooms at the end of the hallway often!
Oh yeah, don't stack the slabs too high, or this may happen:
JEB.
Joe's uncle was an ump who walked away from the game.Very interesting story of a man who called some big games in the early 50s.
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Your friendly jab at Rob has to be one of the funniest comments I've
read on these boards! (Sorry it had to come at your expense, Rob.)
Also, Joe, your collection is incredible! I thought the wax figure of
Babe Ruth that was offered in the Halper auction was nice, but seemed to
lack "life" (something that the Babe was full of). The figure that you
have of Ruth in full swing is amazing, and it really captures the essence
of the Babe. Did you make it yourself? Would you mind sharing the story
of how you got it in your collection?
jimtb--
That's the way to do it -- start 'em out young!
him to the show when they hit the Detroit area this summer.
estang--
I remember someone mentioned in another thread that they make plastic
sheets for graded cards so you can store/display them in a binder.
And to answer your question #1... is it ever enough?
Our Babe came from a museum right near the HOF there in Cooperstown, but the artist and the museum people got into a squabble, and the state of NY went in & and seized the statues and put them up for sale, with the benefits going to the artist and a special fund that helps people that are unfairly prosecuted, if my memory serves me correctly...
We bought Babe right from the artist, but I had to go through the Atty. General's office first. I had him sign Babe's leg. (or was it his arm?)
Many baseball players visiting Cooperstown saw this on display there, as did Babe's daughter, Pres. Clinton, and others that the artist mentioned but I've forgotten about.
He isn't wax. He's a form of polyurethane. If you want to know more about how they're created, I'll try to find the guys web page, if it's still in existance...
Thanks for the nice words.
Thanks for the scoop on the Babe.
Seth's Room
You need flash and this is one of the few flash sites that is worth it.
cheers,
minibeers
1963T Dodgers in 8s
Pre-war Brooklyn 5s or higher
I have posted a link to Seth's page several times in the past on these forums. Every 2 months or so, I go back and spend about 30 minutes or so going through his website. It's one of the best ones out there for some rare and unique items and the background music is enjoyable as well - instrumental version of Al Green's Love is a Wonderful Thing, written by Seth. Thanks for reminding me about it (it's been a couple months since I last visited).
JEB.