kids now a days!!

ravenman

i attempemted to GIVE my 8-year-old neighbor an unopend box of 1992 UD baseball cards(i just bought a case of them) just to be a nice guy and a good neighbor and believing he would enjoy them....so anyways, when my daughter comes back home from playing football in front of his house, she has the box of cards with her....UNOPENED!!!!! i asked her why and she said he didnt want them. my question is ...is the boy a complete goofball???!!! what is up with these kids.....unless he wants a unopened wax box from 1978!!!

ps by the way, his dad is the only "man" i know who has no interest in sports what-so-ever!!! doesnt even watch or keep up with football!!!

I NEED HELP....

lawnmowerman

Kids want to do and take part in what the people they look up to do. So if his dad wants to knit blankets or something of that nature then he will as well.

matt

tennesseebanker

Kid is probably some kind of computer geek, like a lot of kids today .......

BigtimeBowmanfan

My 6 year old boy and 9 year old girl know nothing about baseball. But i can't keep them out of my cards. At this age what i like they like. I just got done at the Fort show and cannot go without my daugter going with me.

lawnmowerman

<< <i>My 6 year old boy and 9 year old girl know nothing about baseball. But i can't keep them out of my cards. At this age what i like they like. I just got done at the Fort show and cannot go without my daugter going with me. >>

When they look at the cards with you and go to shows with you, thats something they will always remember and look back on. Thats real special to a child. My girls love looking at my cards with me when I pull them out of the closet.

Matt

ravenman

thats me...my 5 year old girl, who is the one playing football with 8 and 9 year old boys, asks me everyday when i get home from work, if we are going to open some cards up..it is an awesome feeling especially knowing i can teach her some history in baseball and the players, but her main thing is, is that she wants all the oriole cards!!!......BUT YOU KNOW WHAT......more power to her!!!

Hub

ps by the way, his dad is the only "man" i know who has no interest in sports what-so-ever!!! doesnt even watch or keep up with football!!!


My father-in-law: resident of Green Bay, WI since 1967 (the Wiff grew up there). He has NO interest in the Packers; has never attended a game and has never watched a game on TV.

During his first visit to Boston in 1997 or 1998, we drove by the soon-to-be-torn-down Boston Garden. We chatted a little bit about some of the greats who played there. I kid you not--this 60 year old man had NEVER heard of Larry Bird or Bobby Orr. The names meant nothing to him.

Otherwise, he's a sweetheart of a guy.

But Yikes!

lawnmowerman

<< <i>I kid you not--this 60 year old man had NEVER heard of Larry Bird or Bobby Orr. The names meant nothing to him. >>






Matt

Knuckles

Maybe give him a box of these instead.

ravenman

that would kill me!!!! if wasnt for sports....WHAT WOULD YOU DO???? watch bob villa or something???? this is the suckiest time of the year for sports...until the madness begins...but i still find myself watching womens bball, arena ball, nba, col mens ball, and most importantly(iam in a fantasy league for this)GOLF!!!

Rambler

<< <i>ps by the way, his dad is the only "man" i know who has no interest in sports what-so-ever!!! doesnt even watch or keep up with football!!!


My father-in-law: resident of Green Bay, WI since 1967 (the Wiff grew up there). He has NO interest in the Packers; has never attended a game and has never watched a game on TV.

During his first visit to Boston in 1997 or 1998, we drove by the soon-to-be-torn-down Boston Garden. We chatted a little bit about some of the greats who played there. I kid you not--this 60 year old man had NEVER heard of Larry Bird or Bobby Orr. The names meant nothing to him.

Otherwise, he's a sweetheart of a guy.

But Yikes! >>




I'd bet he sure knows his cows and cheese though lol

ravenman

<< <i>Maybe give him a box of these instead.

>>



YEAH...HE WOULD PROBABLY LIKE THOSE!!!!.............

ctsoxfan

<< <i>

<< <i>Maybe give him a box of these instead.

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YEAH...HE WOULD PROBABLY LIKE THOSE!!!!............. >>

jmbkb4

Do you guys realize you've been bashing an 8-year old kid????

bri2327

It is a sad day when American youth arent into this one bit.....kids father must be a communist....I heard his grandmother HATES apple pie and burns flags too

Brian48

When I was a kid, we bought wax packs for the gum. The cards was just a nice extra.

That doesn't exist any more.

DaBigHurt

Maybe the kid knows 1992 UD is considered "junk wax."

jmbkb4

<< <i>Maybe the kid knows 1992 UD is considered "junk wax." >>


It's like giving someone a half-eaten, rotten sandwich.

If I tried to give someone a 1993 Refractor PSA 8, I'd probably get punched in the mouth!!!

Boopotts

Not liking cards is fine, but refusing to accept a gift simply because it's not your style is rude-- even for an eight year old.

fiveniner

Does anyone out there think pricing might have something to do with kids not intrested in collecting.I am sure that there are a few of us on this board that can relate back to the late 50,early 60s when paks were just a nickel.A nickel if you were lucky would
get you possibly a home town favorite you would idolize or Super Star,Mantle,Mays etc.Today a kid has to spend at least a couple bucks on a pak and get zilch.Honestly I think many of todays kids have been simply priced out of the hobby as well as possibly some of us adults.Kids also have many more alternatives we never had years back that are given to them by thier parents etc,computer games etc etc.

yankeeno7

Buy the kid a box of Pokemon cards...he will probably go nuts and you will become his favorite neighbor.