My son's birthday gift for this year

BigDaddyBowman

A while back I posted asking for everyone's opinion on what I should buy my son for his 6th birthday present. Since I collect football, I have bought him a baseball card every year as a present for his birthday. Many of you said Mantle...I am going to save that for a "big" birthday...several suggested a player with jersey #6..which I thought was a cool idea. What I decided though was to buy him a Hank Aaron...especially with Bonds in the news (I wasn't going to buy him a Bonds!) I bought the card raw...I was hoping for a 7, but I got a 6. Oh well...a 6 year old won't know the difference!

1420sports

Very cool gift - he is gonna have some playa's when he gets older!

zef204

Great gift. I hope he likes it.


About 10 years ago I gave my dad a Mays/Mantle signed ball. Its in his basement in the box collecting dust.

I hope your son is into the hobby as my old man has lost interest.

Ahmanfan

nice card! why is it only a 6? looks 7 or more worthy to me!!

Stone193

Superb Bday gift BigD

Perhaps, he could do an HOF set in a modest grade?

Or a 500HR set? Anyways, he's off to a great start!

If he doesn't have an 89D Griffey RC yet, pm me your address - I'ld like to wish him a happy birthday!

And that reminds me that I have some mail to get out!
mike

BigDaddyBowman

STONE

That would be very kind of you...he does not have a Griffey yet. So far this is his collection:





I have bought him random packs, but he is just becoming mature enough to actually "collect" so his only cards are the ones that I have bought him each year for his birthday.

ToppsCo1lector

Bowman-What a start for a collection for your boy. I haven't been blessed with a child yet but I will get him into the hobby much like my Father got me into it(I mean, come on how can a kid not start collecting cards when his Pops tells him stories of running the bases at Yankees Stadium and meeting Joey D and The Mick!).

Btw-That's one helluva collection your boy will have, and yes I realize I'm repeating myself!

nightcrawler

Great birthday gift BDB, the cards will last him forever, unlike most toys these days, although I'm sure he got the toys also.

DooF

Great idea. Please PM me a mailing address. I also have a Birthday card for him. It's modern...but it is my favorite. I am a Mariner fan.. so that is a clue...

Thank You
& tell him Happy Birthday

lawnmowerman

<< <i>A while back I posted asking for everyone's opinion on what I should buy my son for his 6th birthday present. Since I collect football, I have bought him a baseball card every year as a present for his birthday. Many of you said Mantle...I am going to save that for a "big" birthday...several suggested a player with jersey #6..which I thought was a cool idea. What I decided though was to buy him a Hank Aaron...especially with Bonds in the news (I wasn't going to buy him a Bonds!) I bought the card raw...I was hoping for a 7, but I got a 6. Oh well...a 6 year old won't know the difference!
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Thats a really nice looking card. I think I need to start collecting some older stuff

Matt

oddball

what 6 year-old wants a ****ing baseball card? how about a bike or a video game? what are you going to get him for his 7th...a stamp collection?

jimq112

<< <i>what 6 year-old wants a ****ing baseball card? how about a bike or a video game? what are you going to get him for his 7th...a stamp collection? >>



Pretty harsh and not needed.

It's a great idea to get him a midgrade card of one of the best people to ever play baseball. Aaron was a HOFer at baseball and life, the card is nice, and most importantly it's in a slab so the kid can look at it AND HOLD IT HIMSELF without damaging it.


I'm sure he already has a bike and some video games already. It was a great gift!

BigDaddyBowman

Thank you to all that have been gracious in offering birthday gifts to my son. I just have to shake my head at Oddball's comment....I guess his screen name is very fitting of him. Does my son truely appreciate baseball cards at 6 years old..of course not. I wouldn't have either at 6....but at about 10 years and older I would have, and I am sure he will too. Some Fathers pass on hobbies like fishing or hunting to their son's, I am choosing to try to pass on a hobby that I have done for about 28 of my 35 years. As an educator, I see many value in card collecting....encouraging and teaching young kids how to read and to analyze statistics, develop organizational skills, encouraging social skills, the basics of economics (supply and demand,) geography and history through sport etc. etc. etc. Most importantly it is something that I hope to be able to do with my son to further develop our Father-Son relationship. I suppose I could give him a grand theft auto game and let him blow someone's head off! Believe me, my son has all the toys he could ever want...and yes he has video games and yes he even has a bike and a pool. The spiderman doll he gets will be forgotten about in about a month...hopefully the card collection I am starting for him will be with him when he has a son to pass the love of the hobby on to.

Skinpinch

The one thing I don't like about your choice of cards is the '53 Berra. Yeah, it is a nice card, but the depiction of him is just way too handsome Is that Berra or Rock Hudson?

I think a '65 Topps probably shows a more realistic depiction of how he looked.

BigDaddyBowman

My son is just realizing that Yogi Berra isn't Yogi Bear! Yogi is one handsome man! LOL

brianwintersfan

Very cool idea. My son is only 6 weeks old but you given me a good idea. It goes without saying that he will get my collection but it might be nice to add a few of the all-time greats as well.

Stone193

I can kinda see where Oddball was going with the comment - but there is a nicer way to phrase a comment and perhaps ask BigD if his son also gets the regular "kid" toys.

And he's reaching the age of full understanding IMO - by the time my son was 7, we were making routine saturday trips to the card shops and a flea market - we even took in a show or two. And by the time he was 9 - he went to his first National.

His book reports when he was 7 and 8 were on MLB players like Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson. Elementary schools have abridged biography books of MLB players.

mike

NewJerseyMeatHook

I bought my kid a carton of cigarettes and said, "Smoke up, Johnny!"

brianwintersfan

<< <i>I bought my kid a carton of cigarettes and said, "Smoke up, Johnny!" >>



Thanks for making me laugh out loud with that gem!

ToppsCo1lector

<< <i>I bought my kid a carton of cigarettes and said, "Smoke up, Johnny!" >>



lol, best line of that movie.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

<< <i>what 6 year-old wants a ****ing baseball card? how about a bike or a video game? what are you going to get him for his 7th...a stamp collection? >>



Mine.
Ever since my 4 yo went to see the Dodgers play in May he has been collecting baseball cards. before then it was Star Wars cards ect. Now he collects Dodgers,Yankess and likes autos,GU and cards with funny names or geat action pictures. He enjoys it alot. He has about 7 binders filled and we look at them every weekend together. He understands condition/pride in belongings and value/investment. Great tools for life. My 10 yo collects as well but not as interested in the Sports cards. When we go to Target he'd rather get a pack than a hot wheels.

shouldabeena10

<< <i>The spiderman doll he gets will be forgotten about in about a month... >>



BigDaddy,

I was totally on your side, until you called his new Spiderman action figure .... a DOLL.

dude

This reminds of a funny story that happened recently. When the Conlon Collection came out in the early 1990's I decided to build a set for my father and give it to him in a binder. The Conlon Collection was a vintage looking B&W card set of pre-1940 players, many of which were Hall of Famers. My father followed baseball since the early 1930's and used to always tell me stories about some of the great players he saw growing up. When I gave him a set for Christmas about 15 years ago, he didn't act real excited about it but thanked me just the same. He passed away this past spring and we had to put his house up for sale.

My sister had everything in the house removed except for that dusty binder of Conlon cards she found in the garage because she figured I may want it when I came to visit (I was executor of the estate. I live in Houston and the house is in Pittsburgh). But a few days later the real estate agent calls me, who is a longtime family friend, and tells me has the house ready to go on the market but he noticed a note on a binder that said, "Save for Dan in case he wants it". The agent mentions the binder during this phone call and tells me, "There's this old book full of really old baseball cards I found in your father's house with a note it that you may want it". Then he says, " I need to move it somewhere or ship it to you so that nothing happens to it." Since I already had the set, I told him, "Well there's no need to mail it to me, just it give it away to one of his neighbors." So the agent replies, "Well if you're going to give it away, do mind if I have it?" I said, "Sure! Take it Rich! It's all yours." He responded back in the most elated voice saying, "Are you really sure you want to give this away? I don't want you to regret this down the road." He kept asking me if I really certain that I wanted to give it away and I kept on saying "I'm positive!". He finally says, "You know there's cards of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner in this book?" I said, "Yeah, I know". He finally says in the most jubilant voice, "Thank you so much!". A month later I fly up to visit him to sign some closing papers and I said to him, "How did you like those baseball cards?". He just looked at me for about 10 seconds and then finally said, "You knew those cards were only printed 15 years ago didn't you?" I burst out laughing and said, "Yeah, I did. I was the one that gave them to him."

ChrisC

My kids already know my daughter gets mom's jewlery and my son gets dad's cards!

They dont like the sports cards yet, but they will not go anywhere with out their YuGiOh decks and I enjoy watching them put their rubberbands around them and bust them out to Battle. The god cards are like $20-$25 each and they are in poor condition(now) but I cant tell them not to play with them, their the most powerful!

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

Dude-good story.

detroitfan2

<< I bought my kid a carton of cigarettes and said, "Smoke up, Johnny!" >>

<lol, best line of that movie. >

I actually put that line 2nd behind this exchange:

Vernon: Questions?

Bender: Yeah, I've got a question. Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?

Allen

dude- that is a pretty good story.

ToppsCo1lector

The exchanges between those 2 were classic.

fdnyladder7

Oddball, That was the same tone my wife took when I bought her a Rube Marquard autograph for her 39th!

detroitfan2

ToppsCo1lector, just for you (the "Brian" lines really add to the dialogue):

Vernon: You're not fooling anyone, Bender. The next screw that falls out is going to be you.
Bender: Eat my shorts.
Vernon: What was that?
Bender: Eat. My. Shorts.
Vernon: You just bought yourself another Saturday.
Bender: Ugh, I'm crushed.
Vernon: You just bought one more right there.
Bender: Well, I'm free the Saturday after that. Beyond that, I'm gonna have to check my calendar.
Vernon: Good. Because its going to be filled. We'll keep going. Want another one? Say the word. Just say the word. Instead of going to prison you'll come here. Are you through?
Bender: No.
Vernon: I'm doing society a favor.
Bender: So?
Vernon: Thats another one right now. I've got you the rest of your natural born life if you don't watch your step! You want another one?
Bender: Yes.
Vernon: You got it! Right there, thats another one pal.
Claire: Cut it out!
Vernon: You through?
Bender: Not even close, BUD.
Vernon: Good. You got one more, right there.
Bender: You really think I give a sh!t?
Vernon: Another. You through?
Bender: How many is that?
Brian: Thats seven including when you asked Mr.Vernon here if Barry Manilow knew that he raided his closet.
Vernon: Now its eight. You stay out of this.
Brian: Excuse me, sir, its seven.
Vernon: Shut up, Peewee. You're mine, Bender.For two months, I've gotcha.
Bender: What can I say? I'm THRILLED.