Collector Web Pages

ajw · August 18, 2006 12:21AM

I have received a bunch of emails from collectors in the two months since putting up my Will Clark Gallery website. It's great to be in touch with so many Will Clark fans and baseball card collectors. Many of the emails I receive have links to the writer's own website. It's a great way to see some interesting sites and collections that I'd never otherwise see.

So, I thought it might be interesting to start a thread with links to various baseball collection websites that we enjoy. I'm mostly interested in fan and collector pages, but feel free to post whatever catches your eye.

Here are a few to start:

The Baseball Card Blog

Now Batting 19

Mark Grace Collection

So, where have you stumbled lately?

Stone193 · August 18, 2006 12:50AM

Hi Drew

This is a pretty good idea!

I have this T206 web in my file. I posted this letter by Charles Bray a ways back.

mike

Brian48 · August 18, 2006 1:08AM

Well, it's not really a collector page per say, but I've always had a fondness for one particular Roger Clemens card: 1991 Topps #530. Over the course of my collecting, I've gathered some information regarding some of the other Topps issues of that year. Although the page is really just a small labor of love for me personally, I've had some people (non-Clemens collectors) tell me that info was useful to them as well.

ajw · August 18, 2006 1:25AM

<< <i>Well, it's not really a collector page per say, but I've always had a fondness for one particular Roger Clemens card: 1991 Topps #530. Over the course of my collecting, I've gathered some information regarding some of the other Topps issues of that year. Although the page is really just a small labor of love for me personally, I've had some people (non-Clemens collectors) tell me that info was useful to them as well. >>

Brian, that's a cool site...and you even answered a question I've had for a couple months. I *finally* know the difference between the Topps Cracker Jack and the Topps Micro. Thanks! They seem to be confused frequently, and no one ever posts a scan of the card back. (Now I need to hunt down a Will Clark Cracker Jack card...)

duner · August 18, 2006 1:26AM

I started this one a couple months ago...LSU/UConn collection

Stone193 · August 18, 2006 1:55AM

<< <i>I started this one a couple months ago...LSU/UConn collection >>

Duner

Very nice! I like the graphics - I wouldn't mind doing something like that down the road.

thanx
mike

Griffins · August 18, 2006 2:05AM

Here's the Net 54 Links page, with a lot of collector sites.
net 54 Links

Nascar360 · August 18, 2006 2:24AM

I started one for the 1988 Maxx Racing cards. There are pictures of each card (Charlotte & Myrtle Beach) and the different packs.
Click links on left

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · August 18, 2006 4:28AM

Pretty new so adding stuff here and there.

Donovan

Another Bill Ripken FF site

Bill Ripken FF website

larryallen73 · August 18, 2006 4:49AM

Some great web pages guys! I am not a Will Clark "fan" (can't be since all my college buddies are big Giant's fans and vocal Dodger haters) but that's an awesome web page you put together. Seriously, that's a really impressive collection, web page looks professional, etc.... Maybe I could hire you to do a Steve Garvey version for me!?

riccaboni · August 18, 2006 5:22AM

This is my autograph website I started a few days ago.

Let me know what you guys think

-Ian

CreeperKat · August 18, 2006 5:30AM

My Angels page can be found in my sig. I will probably move it over to a "real" hosting service since I am running out of space.

ajw · August 18, 2006 5:36AM

<< <i>Some great web pages guys! I am not a Will Clark "fan" (can't be since all my college buddies are big Giant's fans and vocal Dodger haters) but that's an awesome web page you put together. Seriously, that's a really impressive collection, web page looks professional, etc.... Maybe I could hire you to do a Steve Garvey version for me!?

>>

Thanks for the compliments. It's been a lot of fun to create, and it hasn't really been that tough. The scanning is the biggest chore, but if you do a few dozen cards a night it's not too bad. A buddy of mine does the graphics on the main page (the banner at the top and the buttons and banner at the top), and I think they're what really makes the page look great.

If you really want to put up your own page, I'd be more than happy to help you out. My buddy would probably help you with graphics (for a small fee...he does it in his spare time) and I can help you with the photo album software for nothing. It's not nearly as hard as it looks, and it's a ton of fun.

My main advice is this: (1) get your own domain name. It makes your page seem much more professional and people will know that you take it seriously, and (2) get some good and original graphics. They really make the page. Professional looking graphics and www.Garvey.com (or whatever) will make your page look 100 times better. Oh, I should mention that hosting services and domains are CHEAP these days. I paid less than $50 to sign up for hosting for one year, and that included registration of my domain name. It's well worth it. People hate banner ads and popups, so you don't want your site to have them.

PM me if you want to chat.

Oh, if anyone wants to see how their cards will look online in a cool photo album, I'd be happy to throw some up on my page. All you need to do is send me some scans. Ask Lothar...I put up some of his 1957s in about five minutes one night.

Drew

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