INTERVIEW FOR MESSAGE BOARD MEMBERS
frankhardy
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This is for all that want to participate. I thought it would be neat to sort of interview everybody. I find these boards very helpful for my hobby endeavors and very entertaining. I thought we all might want to know a little more about the ones we communicate with on a daily basis. I will just list a few questions. Just copy and paste the questions to your post and type your answers. I will try to stay focused on the hobby. Some questions might stray a little, though. Keep in mind, they don't have to be a discussion or anything like that, just straight answers would be fine. They will be off the top of my head as I type here. Here goes...
1. Name?
2. Age?
3. Family?
4. How long have you collected?
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
13. If you have children, do they collect?
14. What do you do for a living?
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job?
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
24. What was your best sports achievement?
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you?
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
27. What would you change about our hobby?
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
30. What is your favorite book?
I think that's enough. Chime in everybody. I will post mine now.
1. Name?
2. Age?
3. Family?
4. How long have you collected?
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
13. If you have children, do they collect?
14. What do you do for a living?
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job?
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
24. What was your best sports achievement?
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you?
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
27. What would you change about our hobby?
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
30. What is your favorite book?
I think that's enough. Chime in everybody. I will post mine now.
Shane
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1. Name? Jim
2. Age? 37
3. Family? yes, wife/ 2 kids
4. How long have you collected? 21 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? SGC graded vintage baseball and football
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 78 Topps, maybe?
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1985 Dan Pasqua game used home Yankees jersey, 1977-79 game used and autographed Bill Madlock bat, partial collection of 1955 Dairy Queen baseball statues, and all my vintage cards
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? the purchase of the Dairy Queen baseball statues
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? not really a money issue but when I was 16 I sold a gem mint 57 Topps Mantle/Berra card for $75
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes because the monetary value means nothing to me
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? AL- Yankees, NL - Nationals...football - NY Giants
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Derek Jeter, Eli Manning
13. If you have children, do they collect? too young
14. What do you do for a living? Law Enforcement
15. Do you have any other hobbies? metal detecting, antiques, ebay
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? dont believe in religion
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Las Vegas
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? COPS
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Roger Maris
21. What would be your dream job? Centerfielder, NY Yankees
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? father
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? high school
24. What was your best sports achievement? Well, I consider shooting to be a sport so I'd say my abilities with a handgun are my greatest achievement.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? nope
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Watching Tiki Barber cross a football field, tossing the defense aside.
27. What would you change about our hobby? I'd take the book values out and return the hobby to its roots.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? If I had to.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Once
30. What is your favorite book? Just about any vintage baseball book.
1. Name? Shawn
2. Age? 34, as of today
3. Family? wife, 10 year old boy, 7 year old girl
4. How long have you collected? since 2001 after giving it up around '91
5. What is the main focus of your collection? '55 topps all american set
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1982 topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? sadly, I don't really have one
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? $30 for 89 UD Griffey that graded psa 10
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? traded 68 ryan rookie for an '87 topps box and $25. AAAAHHHHH!!!!
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? I think so
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Colts and Reds, dislike every other team
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Manning and Griffey
13. If you have children, do they collect? modern football
14. What do you do for a living? Work my a$$ off as a construction worker
15. Do you have any other hobbies? fishing, golf, playing sports with the kids
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Catholic
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Voting now against any republican in office when they eliminated internet gambling
18. What is your favorite current TV show? CSI
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Well I never miss Sportscenter
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth, Nicklaus, Rice, Bird
21. What would be your dream job? Porn star
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Grandfather
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Declined small school college baseball offers
24. What was your best sports achievement? Hard to say, the older you are, the better all the stories seem
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, 6'1"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? sadly, nothing out of the ordinary
27. What would you change about our hobby? the outrageous prices for modern lottery tickets
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Sure, wife and kids come first
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? When I've got one in, no more than 6
30. What is your favorite book? Probably something by James Patterson
Okay Frank, the window to my soul is opened. Tell me what you think
2. Age? 33
3. Family? Wife (hot), 2 ½ y.o. daughter (genius)
4. How long have you collected? 25+ years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Post war Pittsburgh Pirates cards
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1980 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Can’t pick one
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? You can MAKE money?
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 2006 Heritage Alex Gordon $100
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Most of mine are worthless
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Pirates, Steelers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Bill Mazeroski
13. If you have children, do they collect? Too young
14. What do you do for a living? You wouldn’t believe me…
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Hunting, shooting, carpentry
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Presbyterian
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Registered Republican even though they are a bunch of commie liberal pinkos. You have to be in a party to vote in a primary in PA.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Intervention
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Sopranos
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Wagner, Lambert, Pele, Maz with Mickey Mantle’s face in his cleats
21. What would be your dream job? No job
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My father
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School
24. What was your best sports achievement? District defensive player of the year - whippiee
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Heck no
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Willie Stargell throw first pitch. Last game at Three Rivers – Thank God. PNC rocks.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Crooks
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? In a heartbeat.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? NONE. I wait for them to come in the mail.
30. What is your favorite book? The Pleasure of Finding Things Out – Richard Feynman
Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason.
My Pirates Collection
2. Age? 40
3. Family? Wife, son, daughter
4. How long have you collected? 35 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? vintage baseball
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 74 topps baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? some nice Mantles
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Raw 1962T -----> PSA 8 & 9's
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Trimmed Mantle, recolored Mantle
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, I like the thrill of a chase
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Pats, Red Sox, Cubs
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Varitek, Ichiro, most fullbacks
13. If you have children, do they collect? too young
14. What do you do for a living? Executive Director of a non-profit retirement community
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Rugby
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Non-practicing Catholic, lots of faith
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 24
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? South Park
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth, Ali, Jim Brown, Jordan
21. What would be your dream job? First Base Coach - Red Sox
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School FB, BB, Track (pole vault) - College & mens club Rugby
24. What was your best sports achievement? Asked to be on all New England Rugby Team - but didn't get to play (broken ribs)
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Tennis ball only. 6'4".
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Sox beat Yankees in game 7 to win ALCS
27. What would you change about our hobby? Find way to better regulate ebay, or build a better site to connect collectors
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? in a minute.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 5
30. What is your favorite book? A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Bosox1976
2. Age? 48
3. Family? One wife, one daughter (8.5 months)
4. How long have you collected? Off and on since 1969
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Filling the basement? Completing sets I started as a youth in raw grade.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1970 Topps. And hooked by the 71 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1953 Bowman Color Rizzuto/Martin
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I was a part of a collectors club in the late 80s/early 90s and received 50-100 cards a month for $12.
Last year sorting my cards I found a 1950 Connie Mack "My 66 Years in the Big Leagues" card
featuring Babe Ruth. I sold it for $300, pinhole, burn mark, and all.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Can we say 'Gary Dagget'?
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, the stats on the back steeres me towards my career as a math teacher.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, not really a football or hockey fan
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Duane Kuiper, Larry Bird, Brian Sipe
13. If you have children, do they collect? Yes, but she doesn't know it yet.
14. What do you do for a living? I teach high school mathematics
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Procrastinating
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I am nondenominational. I attend a Church of Christ.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Is there a choice D?
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Criminal Minds
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Quantam Leap
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Naismith, Wooden, Veeck, and Paige.
21. What would be your dream job? Managing the Tribe of course!
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My father.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? I played baseball and basketball in college at a branch of Kent State.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Shooting a 98 on Carnoustie, a Scottish course on the Bristish Open rotation.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? This past year, one of my former athletes won the state CC individual title.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Brings costs of packs down so youngsters could enjoy them.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Family > collection...of course.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Have only made two submissions, but usually around 3 times per day.
30. What is your favorite book? The Bible
My wife didn't ask me this many questions before we got married!
1. Name? Kevin
2. Age? 40
3. Family? wife , daughters 10 and 12
4. How long have you collected? 30 yrs
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Tony Perez
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1976
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1968 Topps 3D PSA 9 Tony Perez
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? rarely sell anything
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? lots of packs in the 1980s
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Reds, Bengals, Buckeyes and Suns
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Tony Perez
13. If you have children, do they collect? no
14. What do you do for a living? CPA
15. Do you have any other hobbies? running
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Sports Center
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? Cap-ologist in NFL
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School
24. What was your best sports achievement? qualifying for Boston Marathon
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yes, 6'1"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 7th Game of World Series and the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees
27. What would you change about our hobby? consistent integrity
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yes
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? depends on schedule
30. What is your favorite book?
Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
Bosox1976
shawn
2. Age? 32
3. Family? Wife 29; Son 6; Daughter 4
4. How long have you collected? off and on for 24 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? St Louis Cardinals team sets and complete Topps sets from my birth year of 1975 (almost done)
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1983 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Game Used 2006 Albert Pujols signed batting gloves
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? So far, I bought a partial set of 1953 Topps for $1000, finished it for another $700; sold it for $3800
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Last week - bought a box of 2006 Bowman Originals for $400 - got absolute junk out of it.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? absolutely
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? St Louis Cardinals
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Albert Pujols; former player - Michael Jordan
13. If you have children, do they collect? yes; my son has his own collection
14. What do you do for a living? work for a Electric Coop as a staking engineer
15. Do you have any other hobbies? no. used to play basketball all the time.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian. Independent Baptist.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Conservative Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 24, by far (it's coming on in a minute, but the DVR is on!)
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? 24
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Muhammed Ali, Wayne Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? In sports, 2nd baseman for Cardinals; realistically, full time in the cards/memorabilia business
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Played high school basketball. Had scholarship offer, but didn't take it. Scored over 2500 points in varsity career with a 25 pts per game avg.
24. What was your best sports achievement? 4 straight 40+ point games....as a freshman...in the post season tournament. Also hit 67 free throws in a row and went on to hit 98 out of 100.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes. 5' 11"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Mark McGwire's 67th and 68th homeruns in 1998.
27. What would you change about our hobby? nothing major that I can think of. Maybe get more kids involved, and get rid of crooks.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? It would be a last (and I mean last) resort.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 3
30. What is your favorite book? The Bible
Shane
1. Name? Donovan
2. Age? 32
3. Family? Wife, 10 yo Boy, 4 yo Boy
4. How long have you collected? since 1986 1/2
5. What is the main focus of your collection? FF and other adult related cards
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps or 87 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? FF saw cut White Scribble showing on rack or missing ink FF version
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? uh 2007 TOPPS JETER and Gordon cutout flip.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Every case of 1989 Fleer I buy and open.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? that can happen? Yeah of course. Actually I'd have a few more.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dodgers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Bill Ripken
13. If you have children, do they collect? Yes they do. Thank you very much.
14. What do you do for a living? Pretend Im busy and being mgmt in a potato/orange packing facility.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Star Wars single carded Troopers-(ie Snow,Storm,Dark,Clone etc )
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Dont have one. Now if anyone comes knocking on my door now on Sat morning they will get a earfull from me.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Dont have one either. Votings too expensive and plus its hard.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? ?? South Park makes me laugh.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? ??
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? Card shop owner.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Natural Light? Taught me cheap is not always better.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
24. What was your best sports achievement? NA
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? NA
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Our 1st Dodger game R. Martin hit 1st HR.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Fine the scammers,pack searchers,make it illegal to use the word rare if grossly a lie,less products more ebay police.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? If I had to.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 3-5
30. What is your favorite book? NA
2. Age? 40
3. Family? 2 kids divorced
4. How long have you collected? 25 years-ish
5. What is the main focus of your collection? To help contain my obsesive compulsive disorder???
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 74-75 OPC Hockey
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Georges Vezina rc
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Lost alot of money???
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Trying to forget selling entire collection in 93 for 30% of it's worth.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Seahawks, Bruins, Mariners, Lakers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Retired
13. If you have children, do they collect? No
14. What do you do for a living? Just inherited between 9 and 12
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Restoring old tractors.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? None.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Don't trust any of em
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Duck Dodgers
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Married with children
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Terry Fox, alone.
21. What would be your dream job? Serviceing Playboy Bunnies
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Pee Wees
24. What was your best sports achievement? None
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? The last game of the semi finals when Gretzky and the Kings beat Vancouver
27. What would you change about our hobby? Less Garys more Stones
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yup
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? N/A
30. What is your favorite book? Moby Dick
1. Brian
2. 33
3. Enagaged to be married 7/7/07
4. 10 years, followed by a 12-13 year break and just over 4 years back in the game
5. Yankees, particularly team sets and several player sets
6. 1979 Topps
7. No one card stands out above others, I enjoy many for different reasons
8. bought a '63 Mantle raw for $25, sold it 5 yrs later for $700
9. Traded a flawless '78 Murray RC for an '81 Fleer set in the mid 80's as a kid
10. Definately. The money means nothing
11. Yankees, Rangers, Giants (FB), Knicks (just not lately)
12. Current- Mariano Rivera, El Duque...in my lifetime Mattingly, Guidry...L.T. ( NY Giants ) in football, and my father ( Pro soccer in Ireland in the 50's, scratch golfer and semi pro boxer )
13. None, but hopefully I will one day and hopefully they will collect
14. Chef
15. Golf, camping, cooking
16. raised catholic...not overly enthusiastic about the whole thing these days
17. Democrat, though none of it means anything, corporations run the country
18. Simpsons
19. Simpsons
20. Lou Gehrig, Mickey mantle, Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly
21. Same thing I am doing now, a chef ( since its too late to pitch or play 1st base for the Yankees )
22. My father
23. 2 years of college golf
24. Beat current PGA star Arjan Atwal in match play while in college..runner up was pitching a no-hitter in a little legue world series qualifing tourney with 13 fever
25. Couldnt palm the ball to get a good enough grip but I could dunk a vollyball in high school ( I am 5' 11" )
26. 1995 A.L. playoffs, 14 inning game between yankees & mariners when Mattingly hit the home run ( never heard Yankee stadium so loud...the place was shaking uncontrollably )
27. Institute lifetime bans for anyone caught in a shady dealing
28. Part of it if the welfare of my family depended on it
29. Ive only submitted a few times..when I did I check it once or twice a day
30. Tough choice...I'll always have a special place in my heart for Lou Gehrigs biography ( read it when I was 7 or 8 yrs old and it made a lasting impression ). Also enjoy many of Stephen Kings stuff ( my uncle worked very closely with him so I was raised on his books and had the new volume before anyone else got it all the time growing up )
Ok, there it was...what do I win ?
-- Yogi Berra
2. Age? 16
3. Family? 1 Brother, 1 Ugly Sister-In-Law
4. How long have you collected? 7 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Game Used Memorabilia
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 2000 Skybox Dominion
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Ken Griffey Jr. Signed Game Worn 1994 All Star Game helmet
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a Miguel Tejada game used bat off eBay for $54 and sold it 3 weeks later for $168
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Someone offered me a Pujols rookie bat card for my Rafael Furcal bat card and turned him down (I had never heard of him at the time)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Kinda
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Braves
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Andruw & Chipper Jones
13. If you have children, do they collect? n/a
14. What do you do for a living? Student
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Nope
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Is don't give a crap an option??
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Juvies
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Maybe the older good Nickelodeon shows when they actually FILMED shows like All That & Kenan & Kel..........but for now it's Chapelle Show!
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth,Hank Aaron,Jackie Robinson,& Willie Mays
21. What would be your dream job? Photographer for MLB
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? idk
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Little League
24. What was your best sports achievement? Getting my first hit as a little leaguer
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? NO
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Julio Franco's 2,500th hit
27. What would you change about our hobby? The value's to stop from declining every year and the amount of scammers out there
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? No
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Only collect game used
30. What is your favorite book? I'm reading "Built To Win" by John Shouerholz (Braves GM) and it's pretty good
2. Age? 46
3. Family? Wife, 3 kids, cat, dog
4. How long have you collected? nonstop since 1967
5. What is the main focus of your collection? prewar baseball, starting to get into boxing
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1968 Topps with Colavito on top
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Rich Delucia auto rookie card 1990 donruss "To Wondo, Thanks for helping me get here" Coached Rich in little league
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? flipped a Cobb for 4$k at Willow Grove
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Too many to mention lol
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yup
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Detroit Tigers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Al Kaline
13. If you have children, do they collect? only Pokemon
14. What do you do for a living? semi-retured
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? God is good - 10 cents
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Registered Dem - Vote mostly Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? kids don't let me watch
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? M*A*S*H*
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth, Thorpe, Wilt
21. What would be your dream job? Sportscard dealer - workin' on it
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Legion
24. What was your best sports achievement? Throwin 'em out from the hole
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Phillies Clinch 1993 NL Pennant
27. What would you change about our hobby? less expensive new cards
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yup
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 10
30. What is your favorite book? Atlas Shrugged
<< <i>3. Family? 1 Brother, 1 Ugly Sister-In-Law >>
Shane
Go Phillies
2. Age?34
3. Family?wife, 2 kids
4. How long have you collected?Cards in general 28 years..PSA graded 8 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection?Football HOF RCs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?1978 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?PSA 3 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?Cant kiss and tell, bad karma
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?Same as above
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?Yep
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?Jacksonville Jaguars (hometown team)..Before that growing up was a Steelers fan
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?None
13. If you have children, do they collect?Not anymore...Too "cool" now..lol
14. What do you do for a living?Active Duty US Army
15. Do you have any other hobbies?NFL History
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?Presbyterian (during football off-season)
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show?THE OFFICE and 24
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?Seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?Johnny Unitas, Jim Brown, Jerry Rice
21. What would be your dream job?NFL Scouting Director
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?My Drill SGT in Basic Training...lol
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?High School
24. What was your best sports achievement?10 sacks senior season at LB
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you?Yep, 6'1'..But not in about 10 years..lol
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?Michael Jordan dunk as a Washington Wizard
27. What would you change about our hobby?Get Football collectors more respect
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?Yep, family first
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?25....ok, 50...lol
30. What is your favorite book? Johnny Unitas: Mr. Quaterback
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
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<< <i>3. Family? 1 Brother, 1 Ugly Sister-In-Law >>
LOL well yea she's hidious and I just don't like her. SHE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE JOHN LENNON!
1. Name? John
2. Age? 36
3. Family? wife and 3 kids ages 4,6,9
4. How long have you collected? did as a kid and got back into it a bit last year when selling my dad's childhood stuff
5. What is the main focus of your collection?33 goudeys
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? probably Star Wars. LOL
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? some of my 33's until I find an "affordable" Lajoie
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? selling my dad's stuff he bought as a kid 53-61 topps, etc...
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? n/a
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? tough one...I doubt it. I look at it like this...I don't mind buying and accumulating these goudeys because if I have to at some point, I can always sell them if need be.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? The Big Red Machine Baby! The Steelers. OHio State Football.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? I like to see LeBron do well. Griffey JR, and Hafner and Sizemore.
13. If you have children, do they collect? My boy is 9 and loves cards..unfortunately they aren't 25c/pack like they were when I was 9.
14. What do you do for a living? Fuzz
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Coins, Kids, Fishing
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Mine is Rarely. I have worked Sundays up until recently forever. Wife and kids go here and there.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Conservative
18. What is your favorite current TV show? House
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Super Dave Osborn.
21. What would be your dream job? Something where I could work from home
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? grandparents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School
24. What was your best sports achievement? Nothing ever got by me in Little League, unfortunately I could not bat my way out of a wet bag.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I'm lucky to touch the NET!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Game 5 of the Yanks V. Indians Divisional Series a few years back. WILD game.
27. What would you change about our hobby? ????
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes. It can always be replaced
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? LOL.
30. What is your favorite book? I don't know how to read.
<< <i>Here goes nothing...
3. Engaged to be married 7/7/07
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Good luck..... Bet you can not forget you anniversary
Go Phillies
2. Age? 32
3. Family? Wife (8 Years) 1 Daughter 15 months
4. How long have you collected? Off on through out my life. About a total of 12 years.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Baseball PSA Graded 1959-1987
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? I had cards before this, but I remember opening 1981 Fleer.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Mickey Mantle, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams and 3000 Hit Club autographs
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I bought a Johnny Unitas rookie in 1987 for $25 and sold it several years later for about $225.00
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Probably all the late 80's stuff. I am sure I lost several hundred to low thousands.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Probably
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Oakland A's, Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Cowboys
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Mark McGwire, Troy Aikman
13. If you have children, do they collect? Too young
14. What do you do for a living? I work for the Dept. of Defense
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Reading (non-fiction), History and studying to be a Lay Minister
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Presbyterian
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Conservative Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? I like Survivor and American Idol
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky and Peyton Manning
21. What would be your dream job? Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Father
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Little League Baseball and wrestled briefly in high school
24. What was your best sports achievement? Don't really have one. I am not the best athlete. Though, I did have the pickup football game of my life against players from my high school football team. They told me I should try out for tailback.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Not even close, I am only 5'8.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Dominik Hasek getting about 70 Saves in Game 6 vs. the New Jersey Devils. I want to say it was like 1994.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Not rating the best collectors by how much money they spend. Also, continue to do more to bring the kids back.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes, but it would break my heart.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I own over 700 PSA cards, but I never had one graded myself.
30. What is your favorite book? The only fiction book I read by choice - Jaws.
Terry
2. Age? 38
3. Family? Wife and 5 year old son.
4. How long have you collected? Cards 19 years but have collected other stuff nearly my entire life.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Don't really have a focus.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 88 Donruss
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Undecided
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? N/A
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? N/A
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Absolutely
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Braves
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Don't have one but always enjoyed Dale Murphy, Bruce Sutter, Gary Carter, Andre Dawson and many more.
13. If you have children, do they collect? Not yet but he is always saying he needs my stuff.
14. What do you do for a living? Stay at home Dad.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Collect bootleg audio and video concerts but as trades only.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Currently not going to any church and don't believe in labeling myself anything but a sinner that will hopefully be saved by grace.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? N/A
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Don't really watch tv but I like Dirty Jobs and Headline News with Robin Meade.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Anything that is Sci-Fi
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Can't decide.
21. What would be your dream job? Can't decide.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My life sucked (Pre-teen through teen years) do to an abusive father (Physical and mental abuse) and a mother who sat by and allowed it so I had none growing up.
I will say that my son and wife have been a great influence on me as I now know that I can be loved and also give love back.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? N/A
24. What was your best sports achievement? N/A
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Never witnessed any sports in person.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Would like to see more people collect for the fun of it and stop worrying about what something is worth.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes but who would want my mess.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? N/A as I don't have my cards graded.
30. What is your favorite book? Don't really have any favorites.
Jeff
Miscut Museum
My Mess
<< <i>30. What is your favorite book? I don't know how to read. >>
Fantastic job answering these questions considering your difficulties!
<< <i>1. Name? Jeff
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My life sucked (Pre-teen through teen years) do to an abusive father (Physical and mental abuse) and a mother who sat by and allowed it so I had none growing up.
I will say that my son and wife have been a great influence on me as I now know that I can be loved and also give love back.
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Sorry to hear that, but great follow up answer!!
Shane
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<< <i>30. What is your favorite book? I don't know how to read. >>
Fantastic job answering these questions considering your difficulties!
That one gets my vote for post of the year!!!!!!!!!!
Shane
31. what bank do you use
32 what is the last 4 numbers of your social security number
33. what is your mothers maiden name
34 what is your favorites pet name
best answer so far: favorite show: Little House, how sweet shane!
2. Age? 35
3. Family? wife and 3 kids ages 18 mn,4,6
4. How long have you collected? 80-89, got back into it two years ago
5. What is the main focus of your collection?33 goudeys, burger king, 86 fleer
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 80 wax loved the gum... got some player named henderson? put in my bike spokes
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? some of my 33's, mj 86 fleer pack fresh!!! w/ mj sticker
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? 86 fleer box for $8 in 86!!!
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 84 clemens for 68 bench! ouch!
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? wife already says that.... yes I love the old players
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?all phila also broncos
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? howard, forsberg, LT
13. If you have children, do they collect? not really... they like my doubles
14. What do you do for a living? carpenter
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Kids, camping
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? christian, wife & kids catholic
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? CSI miami
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? All in the family
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? thorpe, gretzy, ruth, wilt
21. What would be your dream job? Something where I could work from home ( not work at all)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? grandparents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? college football (lettered in bench warming)
24. What was your best sports achievement? ALL STAR every year in Little League (third & pitcher)
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? I'm 3- point shooter
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 1984?USFL PHILA STARS almost all home games (I saved the stubs!!)
27. What would you change about our hobby? $$$ to get the best cards
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? when I get home from work
30. What is your favorite book? Bible
Go Phillies
2. Age? 47
3. Family? wife of 15 years,son 13,daughter 11
4. How long have you collected?on and off for 40 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? finishing my '56 registry set
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? '70 topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? '56 psa 7 mantle
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? bought my friends fathers collection in '79 for 100.00['52 topps no #numbers&'53 topps no mays,mantle.vg/ex condition
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?recently sold rookie mccovey psa for smr book
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?of course
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?cubs,bears,bulls
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?p.manning,pujols
13. If you have children, do they collect? my son does
14. What do you do for a living? electrician
15. Do you have any other hobbies? golf,watching my son play sports
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? non practing catholic
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? demo
18. What is your favorite current TV show? nfl football
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? mantle,jordan,payton,gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? manage major league baseball team
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my mom
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? high school baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? won about 15 bar league 16" softball champioships
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? no
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? was at eddie murrays 500th hr at camden yards
27. What would you change about our hobby? too many people are in it just for the money
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yes
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 1
30. What is your favorite book? sports illustrated-the baseball book
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5. What is the main focus of your collection? Baseball PSA Graded 1959-1987 >>
WHAT focus
Go Phillies
<< <i>shane you forgot
31. what bank do you use
32 what is the last 4 numbers of your social security number
33. what is your mothers maiden name
34 what is your favorites pet name
best answer so far: favorite show: Little House, how sweet shane! >>
Hey! I said no comments!!!!
So, Scott, what bank do you use... and so on.. and so forth!
Shane
2. Age? 49
3. Family? Wife and two boys 21 and 19
4. How long have you collected? In grade school as a kid, psa graded last couple of years, also when boys were small
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Working on 64 to 67 PSA 7+ baseball sets, good portion of cards came from opening packs as a kid...thanks mom for saving
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 66 topps but have no idea who was in pack
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? have several mantles, ryan rc's etc that I put in my bike spokes as a kid...lol
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? have cracked a few cards that were 7s and came back 8s
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Bought a fair amount of 80s junk
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes but would take some fun out of it
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? California Angels, no Anaheim Angels, no Los Angeles Angels etc.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nolan Ryan...really enjoyed seeing him pitch while an Angel.
13. If you have children, do they collect? Both collected when younger but all newer stuff, too busy with college now
14. What do you do for a living? controller
15. Do you have any other hobbies? kids college baseball games
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Lutheran
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 24, Prison Break...love Monday nights!
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? ESPN
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Would hurt my head to come up with answer
21. What would be your dream job? card dealer full time and able to make a living at it
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? high school baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? my kids, older son is a projected top 50 draft pick for 2007 by Baseball America
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yes 6'4"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Nolan Ryan No Hitter while with Angels, Reggie Jackson 500th HR, Rod Carew stealing home.
27. What would you change about our hobby? dishonest people really bug me
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? if I had to
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? depends how busy at work but more than I can admit
30. What is your favorite book? Epicenter by Joel Rosenberg
2. Age? 45
3. Family? Wife and son
4. How long have you collected? 7 years this time, 4-5 years in the mid '70's
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Complete sets 1888-2006 (or '07 when I get that case of Heritage)
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? '70 Topps 4th series, Aug '70. Maz, Felipe Alou, Royals Team, Carew AS, Boog AS
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? what day of the week is it?
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Haven't sold a card this time round, unless it was a dupe. In the mid '70's bought a T206 Uzit back for .50 and sold it for $15.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? No loss until you sell, but I suspect it was those '70 Kellogg's cards that were so hyped up a few years ago here.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yup. I'd have the worlds biggest collection of Kalamazoo Bats and T4's
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? '34 Gas House Gang, mid '80's showtime Lakers, '75 Zephyr Team.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Magic, Jackie Robinson, Billy Hamilton or Gerry Lopez
13. If you have children, do they collect? Not really
14. What do you do for a living? Advertising Photographer
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Travel and sports (surfing, skateboarding, scuba)
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? None.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Liberal.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Studio 60
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Taxi or WKRP
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jackie Robinson
21. What would be your dream job? The one I have
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Lots of everyday heroes who don't even know they are.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Hawaii, South Pacific, Africa
24. What was your best sports achievement? Having fun with my friends
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yeah, right.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Kareem stuffing Parish in the opener of the '87 Playoff. I was under the basket, 6 feet away.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Less focus on condition and more on completion
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? In a heartbeat
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? maybe once, if it's really late..
30. What is your favorite book? Viet Nam by Stanley Karnow, East of Eden by Stienbeck, or The '50's by Halberstamm. And The Phantom Tollbooth is way up there as well.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
2. Age? 21
3. Family? Single but dating
4. How long have you collected? 16 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Probably vintage baseball autographs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1991 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Tough to say, some favorite items based on looks are various Spahn and Maris signatures.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Hopefully the Jackie Robinson cut autograph I have on eBay right now
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I have the biggest Ryan Leaf rookie collection in the world - enough said.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Absolutely.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Baseball - Houston Astros Football - Tennessee Titans
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Baseball - Morgan Ensberg Basketball - Charles Barkley Football - Tony Romo
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? Full time student / home improvement retailing :-(
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I also collect antiques of almost any kind
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Catholic
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? most likely republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? South Park
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Married With Children / Sanford & Son
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Mickey Mantle, Lefty O'doul, Sandy Koufax, Ty Cobb, Cy Young...
21. What would be your dream job? Making a decent living for a job that I enjoy that allows time for my family
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? There are 5 or so people that mean the world to me that have influenced me...
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Basketball, high school...
24. What was your best sports achievement? High school Varsity basketball
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I am 6 foot 2 and this white boy can't jump :-(
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? In person...not sure. On TV, McGwire's #62 - will never forget it.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Less game used jersey cards and no damaging rare autographs in those cut sig cards
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I have had to sell items from time to time...
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Sadly, 2-5 times.
30. What is your favorite book? Not sure...
Great idea. Thanks!
- Joe
2. Age? 48
3. Family? wife of 26 years,son 20,daughter 23
4. How long have you collected? 2 years (did collect when I was a kid and again in 80-81 but never seriously)
5. What is the main focus of your collection? MLB HOF RC's (or as close to RC as I could afford/find)
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 67 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Briesch-Williams Type 2 Nap Lajoie
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Still no great deals!
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I have many. How about paying $176 for a 33 Goudey Vance PSA3 (bought it raw)??
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?No, I don't collect for the $$$ but the fact that they are worth something adds to the excitement.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?Red Sox, Celtics and NY Giants
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?Ortiz, ?? was Larry Bird, ?? was Lawrence Taylor
13. If you have children, do they collect? No sports stuff
14. What do you do for a living? real estate developer (retired from 22 years in computer software)
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Not any more
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? non practicing catholic
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? King of Queens
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Cy Young, Mantle, Ruth, Aaron, Mays
21. What would be your dream job? manage Red Sox
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my wife
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? high school baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? a couple of town and state league softball championships
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No, was able to dunk a baseball though
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Been to many games, none with exceptionally great moments. What I will always remember is standing at Fenway Park waiting for the National Anthem and the Red Sox announcer telling us that Mickey Mantle died.
27. What would you change about our hobby? same as life, get rid of the dishonest people
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yes, then I'd start all over again
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? not often, most cards I buy are already graded
30. What is your favorite book? I still remember reading the Babe Ruth story 3 times in elementary school
Age: 29
Family:Single full time dad of a wonderfull 3 year old boy
How long have you collected: on and off for the past 15 years
What is your main focus of your collection: Jordans and Quackenbushes
What was the first pack of cards you remember opening: cant remember
What is the centerpiece of your collection: Graded Quackenbush Rookie
what is the most money Made: probally 20 bucks lol
What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Thougt I was getting a jordan Rc but did not.
Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? of course
What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Bulls
If you have children, do they collect? still to young
What do you do for a living? stay at home dad make money online mlm
Do you have any other hobbies? no
(Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian
(Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? none to much crap
What is your favorite current TV show? Prison break
What is your all time favorite TV show? Prison break/ smallville
If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it. Me lol
What would be your dream job? I am doing it
Who in your life has had the most influence on you: son
If you played sports, how far did you go: little leauge
What was your best sports achievement?none
Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? not my jordans or quackenbushes but let every thing else go baby.
Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Kirbey puckett hit a home run agains the oreals
How many time per day do you check your submission online??
What is your favorite book? first year in network marketing LoL
Collecting Jordan graded cards,
Jordan #d cards,
Wanted: Bill Quackenbush cards
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LOL well yea she's hidious and I just don't like her. SHE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE JOHN LENNON! >>
She's probably better off looking like John Lennon as opposed to Yoko!!!
2. Age? 37
3. Family? Awesome wife, three children
4. How long have you collected? Off and on since 1976
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1978 Topps, 1957 Topps, Topps Heritage, unopened!
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1976 Topps Cello
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1978 Topps set
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? 200 bucks (I do not sell much)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Nothing that comes to mind
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? YES!
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? New York Yankees, New York Giants, New Jersey Nets, New Jersey Devils
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Mariano Rivera / Derek Jeter
13. If you have children, do they collect? My oldest are not interested.
14. What do you do for a living? Outside Sales
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Yes
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Pissed off Rebublican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? LOST, Two and a Half Men. The Class, Nashville Star
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Too many
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretsky, Walter Payton
21. What would be your dream job? NO JOB
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My father
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School Baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? Three GREAT children
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes 6' 1"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? The admiration of Thurman Munson first game after he died
27. What would you change about our hobby? Snobby Tudes
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Of Course
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Its been awhile but ONE
30. What is your favorite book? Too Many
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
2. Age? 36
3. Family? Wife, 1 son and 2 daughters
4. How long have you collected? 30 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage Hall of fame football stars and rookies....love the Bowmans!
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 77 football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Don't think I can choose just one.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
I don't sell much......
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
Bought a counterfeit Red Grange sport Kings for $225.00 off ebay...seller skipped town.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
No doubt!!!
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dallas Cowboys
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, Sammy Baugh
13. If you have children, do they collect? I have bought my son a card every year for his birthday...but he doesn't collect yet.
14. What do you do for a living? Athletic Director at local high school
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Being an athletic Director, my life is surounded by sports 24-7
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? wife and kids Greek Orthodox.....I am baptised protestant...but I attend my wifes church.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? registered Democrat...but I would say 50/50 Democrat/Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Prison Break
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Does NFL Films count?
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Football Rushmore Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Chuck Bednarik, Sammy Baugh, Johnny Unitas, Jim Brown, Joe Montana, Dick Butkus, Vince Lombardi.. damn too many too list!
21. What would be your dream job? The one I have
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Wife and kids
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School football and wrestling
24. What was your best sports achievement? Coached our wrestling team to 3 straight top 25 finishes in Cleveland PD..14-3,13-1,16-2 records
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I've dunked 10 doughnuts in a cup of milk.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Many great Cleveland area High School sports moments
27. What would you change about our hobby? too much new product
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Painfully...yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
Never
30. What is your favorite book? "What a game they played" by Whittingham about 1940's pro football
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2. Age?
I'll be 27 this March 22.
3. Family?
My lovely wife Denise (married since 6/17/05); we have no children unless you count our Care Bears.
4. How long have you collected?
I've bought packs here and there in the mid 1990s, but it wasn't until I got into college (late 1999) that I really started to get really serious about it (once I had the money to be serious of course). I've always collected just baseball (and some non-sport sets) but I'm not starting to think about getting into Topps football as well.
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
Complete sets!!
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
When I was nine years old, my father first got me into collecting, and always bought either 1989 Donruss or 1989 Topps (naturally, those were among the first complete sets I bought). In the mid 1990s I got back into it again as a teen and first got mostly 1993 Topps jumbo packs (cuz you got five gold cards per pack) and then I got mostly the major set packs; my favorites were 1994 Fleer and 1994 Ultra cuz you got an insert in every pack and they were quite interesting.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
My complete run of Topps sets from 1978-2004 (which I hope to get up to 1974-present). I also take pride in my 1981-95 Fleer set run (still need 1993 though) and my Ultra run 1991-95 as well as my collection of insert sets of Fleer and Ultra from 1992-95. I also own nearly all major 1980s unopened packs.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
Not enough selling experience to really be able to answer.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
Yes, in fact the only reason I could possibly do master sets of mid 1990s Fleer and Ultra is BECAUSE the insert sets, for the most part, are so affordable.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
The University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team!!
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
Don Mattingly
13. If you have children, do they collect?
We have no children (in fact, for medical reasons, my wife cannot have children) again, unless you count our Care Bears
14. What do you do for a living?
I'm a cashier at our local Kroger grocery store (which I'm sorry to say only pays a little over $7/hour
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
Video games; my favorites are Mega Man (especially Legends and Battle Network), Zelda, Metroid, and Sonic. I currently own a Nintendo DS, Playstation 2, GameCube, and I hope someday to get a Nintendo Wii
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
I was baptised a Roman Catholic my freshman year at college (Easter 2000), but now my spiritual beliefs are, to say the least, rather unorthodox. I do not believe in the concept of eternal punishment nor the mainstream Christian stance towards homosexuality (which I believe both gay rights as well as unborn rights are no different than the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s), so I'm not sure if I'm even a good Christian anymore. I absoultely positively do not believe there is such a thing as a "one true religion".
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?
This one is a lot easier to answer, eh, sort of. My political ideology would be best described as conservative libertarian. Although I'm a dittohead (Rush Limbaugh fan), my ideology is probably closer to that of Bill O'Reilly or John Stossel. I wouldn't make a good Democrat due to my stance on abortion, gun rights, and the war in Iraq. But I wouldn't make a good Republican either because of my stance on the death penalty and gay rights. As far as my voting style goes, I tend to only vote for national offices (President, House, Senate) and constitutional amendment refrendums. I've so far only voted for Republicans since I seem to identify more with them on a national level, though if a good pro-life, conservative Democrat comes along and runs for President in 2008, I'll gladly take him/her over a pro-choice Republican any day of the week.
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
Simpsons and South Park
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
Star Trek, especially Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise. I didn't even care about Trek until I met my wife, so I guess I'm what you call a Trek-convert. We now have ALL the Star Trek DVDs.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
I couldn't even begin to decide, even if it was just one sport and one decade.
21. What would be your dream job?
Perhaps working at Topps and getting employee only sets and getting to see how cards are made. Though my REAL dream would be to go into outer space like they do in Star Trek, although I'll have to wait until I'm 83 years old (2063) before Zefran Cochrane invents warp drive.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
My wife
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
I was student manager at Daviess County High for varsity baseball (1998 and 1999) and football (1998)
24. What was your best sports achievement?
In 1998 our baseball team came three outs short of a Sectional Championship (state Final Four). Our 1998 football team only went 4-6, but we did pull off a huge upset of our arch-rival Apollo High (on their homecoming night and while ranked #6 in the state no less!).
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you?
Hell no, are you nuts? I'm only 5'10"!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
In 1998, when Kentucky came back from 17 points down against Duke to go the Final Four (thus avenging the 1992 heartbreaker) and ultimately the National Championship. Unfortunately, we haven't been back to the Final Four since.
Also, watching Cal Ripken play in his magical 2,131st consecutive game with my grandpa, although he claimed they were "making something out of nothing".
Sorry, I just realized it's in person. In that case it'd be when I was at Rupp Arena when Kentucky upset #1 ranked Florida sometime in Feb 2003 (only a few months away from graduation); the first time since 1979 Kentucky beat a top ranked team at Rupp. I was VERY disappointed we didn't get to storm the court though.
27. What would you change about our hobby?
To go back to the way things were in the mid-1990s. You still had a good variety of sets/hi-tech cards and such, but at least it was kept within reason. Same goes for game-used jersey and 1/1 cards. They would be awesome if they were kept within reason.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
We already are in bad finanical trouble (credit card debt), so obviously the answer is no. I deeply regret selling my 1976-79 Topps sets (for only $600 at that!) a few years back (I got new 1978 and 1979 sets now, just need the 1976 and 1977 sets now), so I've now learned my lesson about what happens if you're not careful with what you sell. Now the only time I sell cards is if they don't fit my collection's theme (and I now only have a few sets like that left).
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
I don't do graded cards.
30. What is your favorite book?
Beckett Baseball Card Almanac and the Complete Peanuts series.
D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
2. Age? 25
3. Family? Wife with a bun in the oven
4. How long have you collected? 14 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Usually baseball, nothing right now
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 91 Topps baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Black auto'd George Brett bat
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? $40
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? $100
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yup
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? KC Royals & Chiefs
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ken Griffey, Jr.
13. If you have children, do they collect? Not yet but he will
14. What do you do for a living? Construction project manager, real estate investor
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Not really
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? American
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 24, Family Guy
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? South Park
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth, Aaron, Mays, Cobb
21. What would be your dream job? Being self employed
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My wife
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school football and track
24. What was your best sports achievement? Set a couple of HS lifting records
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Nope
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Eric Crouch's 97 yard scramble vs. MU
27. What would you change about our hobby? Eliminate the shady dealers
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Don't have a collection, yet
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I don't submit
30. What is your favorite book? SMR
2. Age? 30
3. Family? Wife & 1 daughter (2 1/2 yrs old)
4. How long have you collected? Off and on from 1987-present
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Currently raw sets (1963 Topps & 1964 Topps Giants) as well as Jackie Robinson & Catifsh Hunter Registry sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1987 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1953 Topps Jackie Robinson
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Can't remember but I'm not a high roller so not too much
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Definitely
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? MLB - Oakland A's, NFL & NBA - don't have one
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? MLB - Jackie Robinson, NFL & NBA - don't have one
13. If you have children, do they collect? Not yet
14. What do you do for a living? Homebuilder
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Family & travel
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? - Hmmm. Good one.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? - Democrat/Independent
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Office
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Curb Your Enthusiasm
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth
21. What would be your dream job? MLB scout
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Mom
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Little league baseball and beer league softball
24. What was your best sports achievement? Made it to first base once.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Nope and I'm 6' 4"!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Vince Young beating USC in the Rose Bowl - unreal.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of the slime
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? When I have one, probably once a day
30. What is your favorite book? The Glory of Their Times
2. Age? 26
3. Family? Just what I was born into
4. How long have you collected? 20 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Anything and everything of Mark McGwire
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 2 packs of 1988 Topps. 1st pack regular card of McGwire, 2nd pack RB of McGwire. Thats how he became my favorite
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Too many to pick, but probably a 1/1
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? n/a
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 2007 topps box trying to get a Jeter ($100)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes, hey have no value to me
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Oakland A's, Raiders, Lakers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? McGwire, Montana, Kobe
13. If you have children, do they collect? n/a
14. What do you do for a living? Own a construction/painting co.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? playing sports
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? none
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? I vote for what makes sense no matter the party
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Prison Break
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jordan, Mantle, Ruth, Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? I have it
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? nobody
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? college
24. What was your best sports achievement? Coca Cola Player of the Year in California
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yes, many a times. 6' 7"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Oakland A's 13 runs in the 1st. Matt Stairs 7 RBI in the inning
27. What would you change about our hobby? the corruption
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? never ever.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? once at night
30. What is your favorite book? The Kid from Tomkinsville (baseball)
2. Age? 25
3. Family? Wife and 7 month old son
4. How long have you collected? Since 1987
5. What is the main focus of your collection? I'm sad to say that I don't really have one.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1987 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1953 Topps Roy Campanella
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I've never sold anything.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Probably all the money I waste on packs at Wal-Mart. I've never gotten anything good there.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Actually I would prefer it. I can't afford anything worth having now.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? St. Louis Cardinals
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nolan Ryan or Albert Pujols
13. If you have children, do they collect? Not yet but he's still young.
14. What do you do for a living? I'm an accountant at a local bank.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Coins, golf, reading
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian, non-denominational
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Independent
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Heroes
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Night Court
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Nolan Ryan, Larry Bird, Muhammad Ali, Gordy Howe
21. What would be your dream job? Owner of a sports card/memorabilia and coin store.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My father.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school golf and basketball.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Hole-in-one on the 6th hole of Timber Lake Golf Course when I was 15.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I wish.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Sadly I have not witnessed anything fantastic.
27. What would you change about our hobby? I would get rid of a lot the modern crap that all of the companies produce and go back to making it a somewhat affordable hobby.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I wouldn't get much out of it but yes (although I will probably cry a little if I have to)
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I've never submitted anything.
30. What is your favorite book? The Gunslinger series by Stephen King.
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
2. Age: 40
3. Family: Married to the same woman for 16 years. She's my best friend. 2 kids - one US Marine, the other a ninja in training (aka Naruto)
4. How long have you collected: 4 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection: 1967-78 Topps Baseball sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening: 1973 Topps last series.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection: none. I'm a setbuilder.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made): Dunno
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost): $38 if the last seller has absconded with my MO
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless: Wife thinks they are worthless, and she's probably right. Enjoy collecting anyway (it's cheaper and safer than adultery and alcoholism).
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport): St. Louis Cardinals - Infected with baseball virus through KMOX's Jack Buck/Mike Shannon during 1970s. Philadelphia Eagles - my adopted Football team. Pittsburgh Steelers a childhood sentimental fave.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport): Lou Brock/Pete Rose, Terry Bradshaw
13. If you have children, do they collect: Nope
14. What do you do for a living: Business Analyst/IT Architect
15. Do you have any other hobbies: Model trains (N gauge), computers
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?: Devout atheist/sometime Buddhist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent: "South Park" Republican - social/environmental liberal, fiscal conservative
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Scrubs
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Star Trek Next Generation
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it: Dunno.
21. What would be your dream job: Write about current events
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you: The Wife
23. If you played sports, how far did you go - N/A
24. What was your best sports achievement? Really enjoyed myself playing with the neighborhood kids.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? Nope.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Don't go to events.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of the gambling aka inserts.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Nope.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I don't submit anymore.
30. What is your favorite book? Holidays in Hell - PJ O'Rourke
2. Age? 34
3. Family? Wife 2 boys ages 4 and 1
4. How long have you collected? 26 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Topps Heritage, HOF autos, and rookie cards
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening Either Rocky, or 79 Topps..don't remember which came first
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 01 Heritage Willie Mays Real One Auto
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Selling 5 common Jeter's for 275 bucks aint bad
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Selling my Marino/Peyton Manning Co-Signers for 125.00
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? If they were free I would!
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport) Bucs in football since 79, Phillies since 80, Celtics in the Bird era
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport) Schmidt in baseball. Derrick Brooks in football
13. If you have children, do they collect Not yet, but they will...and hopefully it will be a better hobby!
14. What do you do for a living? I own a tavern
15. Do you have any other hobbies? too many to list.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Methodist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Which ever the lesser evil is.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Lost or 24
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Mash
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Cal Ripken Jr and Abe Lincoln
21. What would be your dream job? The man in charge of world peace.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? 3 years of track
24. What was your best sports achievement? Winning first place at the regionals in the driving rain in the 440
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? with the help of a chair maybe!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? The smile my 4 year old had after he hit it over the fence in our backyard.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Everything but the good stuff.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I thinking grading is a crock
30. What is your favorite book? A good man is hard to find by Flannery O Conner
1. Name? Kurt
2. Age? 42
3. Family? Wife, son and another son coming out in a couple of weeks
4. How long have you collected? 35 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Topps products from '71 forward
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? Way too many 1972 series 1,2 & 3 (west coast didn't get much more than that)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Fairly low end stuff
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? late 50's/early 60's Mantles for a quarter that I sold to buy food in college
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? late 50'/early 60's Mantles for a quarter that I sold to buy food in college
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Aren't they, really?
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Giants
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ty Cobb & Pudge Fisk
13. If you have children, do they collect? By tearing the random commons (He's 2), than yes.
14. What do you do for a living? Finance
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Soccer
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? None.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? - Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Wire
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Brideshead Revisited
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Bill Russell & Joe Montana
21. What would be your dream job? Topps Designer
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Lots
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? College Tennis
24. What was your best sports achievement? A few tournament wins (city league)
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? regulation basketball? No
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Bonds against Gagne a few years ago. Watching him lock in as he was fouling off balls and than pumping one out was pretty amazing. Say what you will, the dude is freaking amazing.
27. What would you change about our hobby? thin stock cards
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I have and would again
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? N/A
30. What is your favorite book? This Side of Paradise
2. Age? 37
3. Family? girlfriend
4. How long have you collected? >20 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1952 topps sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1983 topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1952 topps set
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? cant say b/c i deal in cards
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? plenty $100 losses
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? certainly
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? yankees eagles
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? arod
13. If you have children, do they collect? i dont have any children that i am aware of.
14. What do you do for a living? investor
15. Do you have any other hobbies? collect antique cars - i have 1 1966 gto, 1968 charger, 1970 charger, and i collect guns and coins
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? roman catholic
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? n/a
18. What is your favorite current TV show? south park
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? cheers
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? i love what i do now
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? karate 6 years
24. What was your best sports achievement? black belt in karate, and very good with firearms
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? cant dunk
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? pete rose braking hitting record
27. What would you change about our hobby? cracking down on counterfeiters more
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? sure, but i deal in cards to begin with
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? <1
30. What is your favorite book? band of brothers
1. Name? Keith
2. Age? 39
3. Family? Wife, 2 boys
4. How long have you collected? Non-stop since 1975
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Nolan Ryan, Hall of Famers, 1967 Topps, and anything else that catches my fancy
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1975 Topps... first card was Mario Guerrero, Red Sox
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? It's always in flux
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Sold four 1996 SI Kids Tiger Woods for over $12K
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I've lost money on every deal I've ever made (IRS compatible response)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Huh, aren't they worthless
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Boston Red Sox
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nolan Ryan, Dan Fouts, Larry Bird, Nomah, Bob Feller
13. If you have children, do they collect? They are just starting (Star Wars)
14. What do you do for a living? Graphic design and communications consulting
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Family activities, plastic model kits, Medieval history, maps
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Anglican
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Libertarian without the hemp
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Don't have one
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Don't have one
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Eddie Gaedel
21. What would be your dream job? What I do, maybe with more sports clients
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? I am molded of many parts
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school
24. What was your best sports achievement? Getting out before I made a fool of myself
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Using a trampoline? No way!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 2005 Opening Day at Fenway when the WS banner was unfurled
27. What would you change about our hobby? Grading would stop at PSA 7
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Of course, except a few cards
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? No more than once
30. What is your favorite book? A Christmas Carol; Robinson Crusoe
2. Age? 43
3. Family? married, 3 boys (Zach 14, Riley 4, Corey 2)
4. How long have you collected? since '90
5. What is the main focus of your collection? do a lot of reselling on Ebay but have completed '55 Bowman BB, working on '59 Fleer Ted Williams set and just started T206 and T218
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? '78
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? complete '55 Bowman set
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? '59 Topps Musial #000th hit card, bought raw for $40..graded PSA 9 and sold for over $700
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? alsmot all the late '80's stuff that I bought thinking they'd be worh $$$$
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?yes & no...I love the items I collect, but the selling on Ebay helps w/the bills
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Houston Astros...huge Nebraska Cornhuskers fan..Go Big Red!!
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?Both retired.. Jeff Bagwell and Dave Winfield
13. If you have children, do they collect?..my 4 year old has a 3200 count box and knows all the players and they are older cards from the 50's thru late 70's......I can take him to card shows and he points out all the stars/HOFers cuz he recognizes their faces, not cuz he can read the names...it's pretty cool to see the looks on the dealers faces!!
14. What do you do for a living? 20 yrs. working for a Mack truck dealership
15. Do you have any other hobbies? working on my '66 Barracuda, wrestling in open-class/masters division wrestling tournaments.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Catholic
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? raised Republican..now I'm kind of a Republicrat.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Survivor and 2 1/2 Men
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?MASH
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth, Jordan, Gehrig, Jim Thorpe
21. What would be your dream job? selling cards...and making enough money at it to quit my day job!!
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? 2 people. my Dad of course..and my oldest son Zach...he has Cerebral Palsy and the tenacity and love of life he has and shows every day is just astounding....if I could only be as strong as him!!!!!!!!!!!
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Wrestled elementary school thru high school and one year in college and then coached for 10 years and still participate ocasionally!
24. What was your best sports achievement? Placing 2nd in the Northeast Regionals for wrestling when I was 38 and wrestling guys half my age!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? nope!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? I was in Lake Placid when the Hockey team won the gold...didn't get into the game but hung out outside the arena and kept getting updates as the game progressed...truly unforgettable!!
27. What would you change about our hobby? just want everyone to be truthful
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yes
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? cant count that high!
30. What is your favorite book? not sure