5. What is the main focus of your collection? Cal Ripken Jr.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Ripken PSA Set
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Kofax jersey card from a $20 retail box, sold for $400 at a show
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 2002 Sweet Spot case
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, THE Ohio State Buckeyes
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Cal Ripken Jr., Johnny U
13. If you have children, do they collect? no children yet
14. What do you do for a living? Computer-Aided Drafting & Design
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Cars/Trucks
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Athiest
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat with some Republican tendancies
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? Cal Ripken Jr., Johnny Unitas, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? Couch Cushion Tester
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 Baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? I'm alive
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, I'm 6'5" & 308 lbs.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? In person? I'd have to say Rick Dempsey Sliding into home with a pillow shoved down his jersey during a rain delay in Baltimore. WHAT A SHOW!!
27. What would you change about our hobby? Lower the cost of cards so kids can collect again. Enough of these $20+ packs!!
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes, but it would have to be pretty bad!
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? About every hour when I have one out there
30. What is your favorite book? Ain't the Beer Cold?! - Chuck Thompson
5. What is the main focus of your collection? opening packs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1983 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? There really isn't one
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Accidentally opened a 1960 Topps pack while inspecting it and pulled a Mantle/Boyer that graded PSA 9 NQ. Sold for $1,100.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 70s/80s football rip
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? nothing is worthless
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Ravens, Terps, Jazz
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? John Stockton
13. If you have children, do they collect?
14. What do you do for a living? Play poker
15. Do you have any other hobbies? internet porn
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Non-believer
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Dependent upon candidates
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Dexter
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Magnum PI, Miami Vice
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jordan, Gretzky, Ripken, Marino
21. What would be your dream job? Unemployed
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Ma
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Not far
24. What was your best sports achievement? Many poker tourney wins
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? First game at Camden Yards, Terps beating UNC and Duke in 90s
27. What would you change about our hobby? Scam artists and counterfeits
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
5. What is the main focus of your collection? hoarding stuff
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? prolly '68 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Mays rookie, Ryan rookie
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? the waterbed deal -'61 thru '63 Fleer Baseball & Football + extras....this was almost 20 years ago, and it is still my favorite deal
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? letting my ex-girlfriend move back in with me....please, don't ask
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? no doubt, they were worthless when i started
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Da Bears & Da Cubbies
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Sweetness
13. If you have children, do they collect? yup, my son likes autographs & my daughter just found some old Pokemon cards and now plays with them
14. What do you do for a living? manage the warehousing operations for the family business, eBay seller
15. Do you have any other hobbies? outdoor sports, traveling, leering
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Jewish
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? INDIFFERENT!
18. What is your favorite current TV show? whichever one embarrasses the crap outta people
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? see above
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jesse Owens & Branch Rickey come to mind
21. What would be your dream job? are you kidding? MLB's lead play-by-play announcer!!!
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my pets
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? JV Football in HS
24. What was your best sports achievement? quitting before my knees got wrecked (no joke)
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? i was in good enough shape to jump up and grab the rim, i was about 25 and i'm 6 feet tall
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? just a few weeks ago, i saw Devin Hester return the opening kickoff for a TD in the Super Bowl, what a treat!....and then, oh nevermind.......
27. What would you change about our hobby? some perceptions, perhaps
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? NEVER
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 20-30 when i have a submission at PSA.....5-10 when i don't
2. Age? 32....althought it's my birthday in less then an hour....so I guess 33
3. Family? single
4. How long have you collected? Collected for 7-8 years, just started back about a year ago I guess.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Wish I had one. Modern PSA's, Steve Young Cards, various other collectibles.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Don't really have one.....sigh.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Purchased a lot of stuff from the Weeb Ewbank estate. One thing I bought was his application file. Applications from former players and the like. One letter was from Joe Paterno, placed it on ebay at $300.00 with a $500.00 Buy it now....got a bid and ended up slightly over $1500.00. Likely made over $5000 from the estate items.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 1990 Pro Set...use to buy the packs all the time.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? More so.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Don't really have one.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nolan Ryan, Steve Young
13. If you have children, do they collect? no kids
14. What do you do for a living? Internet Sales, largest share of income from meteorites.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? coins and stamps
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? N/A
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show? N/A
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Simpsons? Maybe Seinfield. Not sure.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Dan Marino, Nolan Ryan, Michael Jordan
21. What would be your dream job? Curator at a large museum.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Harvey H. Nininger....google him.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Didn't play....but I had season tickets in high school and college.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Interviewed several HOF's....close as I can come.
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? Nolan Ryans 7th No Hitter...to top it off it was fan day and free.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Convince people this is a happy good hobby, and that they complain too much.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes, I sell collectibles for a living...so everything has a price.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Never submitted.
30. What is your favorite book? Of Men and Mice, John Steinbeck
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
3. Family? Very happily married, son (19), daughter (14)
4. How long have you collected? off & on for 20 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? vintage, Dodgers & Heritage
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1978 set, baby!
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1957 Topps baseball set
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? absolutely
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dodgers, Rams
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? retired: Brett Butler, Jack Youngblood, Clyde Drexler - current: Nomar Garciaparra, Torry Holt, Steve Nash
13. If you have children, do they collect? no
14. What do you do for a living? retail furniture store sales manager
15. Do you have any other hobbies? reading, book collecting
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Bible-believing Christian, non-denominational
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? conservative, currently registered republican but pretty much disgusted with politicians regardless of which side of the aisle they're on.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Law & Order SVU
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? tough call
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Hard to pick, but how about Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? Owning a successful card shop. What could be better than talking about sports and sports cards all day?
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Jesus
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? no high school ball, but I did survive the first cut when I tried out for the local junior college basketball team.
24. What was your best sports achievement? I hit my first real home run (without having to run really fast) during last season's softball playoffs.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yes, three times when I was 21. 6'2"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? a few years ago I was at PacBell watching the Giants and Dodgers. Eric Gagne comes in in the 9th and is throwing absolute gas. Bonds is up and Gagne gives him some 102 MPH heat, which Barry turns on and absolutely crushes.....foul. Next pitch comes in at 101, and Bonds crushes it again, this time fair. I bleed Dodger blue and can't stand Bonds, but that was very remarkable on both their parts.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Outlaw high-dollar inserts and packs - kids today don't collect, they gamble on hitting the jackpot
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Man, I'd hate to think I would, but probably so
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? n/a
30. What is your favorite book? Safely Home by Randy Alcorn
5. What is the main focus of your collection? HOF Rookis, 70's sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1977
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? RYAN rOOKIE,60 MANTLE, 56 robinson, 59 Maris, 70 Chamberlin
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)? Bought a Fleer Puckett RC, brought it home and was discolored
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Celtics, Seahawks, Orioles
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Bird, Jerry West, Dr. J, Ripken
13. If you have children, do they collect? yes, no too young
14. What do you do for a living? State Government
15. Do you have any other hobbies? NO
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? Jerry West, Hondo and Cousy
21. What would be your dream job? Lotion boy for Tropicana
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? PAC 10, 3 sport letterman in HS
24. What was your best sports achievement? Member of NCAA Hoop Tournament Team twice
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Ha yes, over 6' under 6'7
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Watching NCAA Basketball player of the year dropping 54 on USC, that player told Raveling to "get someone out here that can guard me"
27. What would you change about our hobby? SLIME...Rip-off Artists...
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?NA
30. What is your favorite book? The Last Amateurs- John Feinstein
Trying to complete 1960, '61 and '68 Topps baseball sets...raw
4. How long have you collected? As a kid ('86-91), briefly in college ('99), and back again ('06-present)
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Set Builder: '60 Topps Baseball, '84 Donruss, 85 Topps Hockey Getting into 1800s tobacco non-sport
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? Began collecting in '86, but first pack I ever remember was '81 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1960 Topps #350 Mantle -- PSA 8, dead nuts centered
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a ton of Topps A&G product in Aug/Sep '06 and flipped months later for a net of over $1500
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? As a kid, my baby-sitter's brother stole a alot of my vintage collection
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Probably. They provide a peace and relaxation and bring me back to childhood
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Hockey = Nashville Predators Football = Tennessee Titans Baseball = St. Louis Cardinals
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Grew up idolizing Ozzie Smith. These days, I really respect hockey players in general. They give a lot to their communities and are really down to earth.
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A - maybe one day
14. What do you do for a living? Entrepreneur = Own 3 businesses (1 recruiting, 1 e-commerce, 1 real estate) and am a full-time recruiting consultant
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Very active. Kickball, Mountain Biking, Softball, Hiking, Camping, Skiing. Enjoy travel & reading as well.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Best term to describe me would be "Agnostic Theism" -- I don't know existence of a Supreme being, but do believe one exists. I've studied religion existensively and am fascinated by it philosophically.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Definite independent --- probably would classify as Libertarian. Never vote along party lines. Fiscal conservative. Socially liberal.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 1. Heroes 2. Friday Night Lights 3. 24 4. Lost 5. Jericho
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? No particular order: Quantum Leap, X-Files, Roswell, and others I can't remember at the moment
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Gretzky, Jordan, Ruth
21. What would be your dream job? Adventure Travel Guide, part time.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My wife, who I met when I was 18.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? I still play recreationally. Moved around too much as a kid to play once I got to high-school.
24. What was your best sports achievement? No-hitter in little league. Those were the days.
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? Music City Miracle, Bills/Titans in Nashville. Unbelievable. Simply amazing in every way. I was hugging strangers that day.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Have it be more popular with kids/teens.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Most of it, yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Once.
30. What is your favorite book? "The Alchemist" - Paulo Coehlo *absolute MUST read*
honorable mention: "The Talisman" - Stephen King/Peter Straub "Incredibly Loud and Extremely Close" - Jonathan Safron Foer
- Building these sets: ------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+ ------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
4. How long have you collected-39 yrs... but not much in the last 15yrs, til now.
5. What is the main focus of your collection- 1960 Topps baseball
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening-1968 Topps baseball, still have my 1st Mantle
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection- A handful of Mantles & Aarons
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)- Bought a 2001 Game Used Edition Box for $90, sold a Mantle GU jersey for $550+ on ebay
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)- thought football cards to be worthless and sold all of them for $200, including 2 1966 Topps wax boxes that were MINT. I kept a few Packer's cards, now worth around $30.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless- Probably enjoy it more
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport) Yankees, Packers, NY Rangers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport) Bobby Murcer, Donny Anderson, Rod Gilbert then, Jeter, Favre now
13. If you have children, do they collect- yes
14. What do you do for a living- video production
15. Do you have any other hobbies- poker, coaching my son's BB team
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-Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show- Deadwood, Entourage..tie
19. What is your all time favorite TV show- The Honeymooners
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it- Ruth, Jordan, Unitas, Orr
21. What would be your dream job- centerfield in the House that Ruth built (then), card-shop owner/pro poker-player (now)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you- parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go- college baseball, freshman yr
24. What was your best sports achievement- bowled a 300 game in league-play
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- Saw Mickey Mantle play, struckout 2x
27. What would you change about our hobby- Scam-artists, 50 million subsets and game-used cards
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble- all except my 68 Mantle (which is basically wothless)
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online- I dunno, haven't sent in my 1st sub....yet!!!!
30. What is your favorite book-too many to list.. the last one I couldn't put down was Seabiscuit
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1963 Topps.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1977 Topps. Got a Dan Meyer
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Gophers Hockey Cards
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Probably.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Gophers Hockey, Twins
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? John Pohl, Joe Mauer
13. If you have children, do they collect? Son has started collecting.
14. What do you do for a living? Work for a large ISP.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Reading.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christmas and Easter presbyterian.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Conservative by nature, which sucks because I hate the Republicans who bring religion into politics.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Danny Phantom.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Oz.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? John Mariucci, Herb Brooks, Neal Broten, hopefully Lucia.
21. What would be your dream job? Big league 3rd Baseman.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Father and Step Father.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Collegiate baseball.
24. What was your best sports achievement? 1987 Minnesota State VFW Champs - only undefeated team ever.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes. 6ft tall. (I did need the help of a solid as a rock 3ft table and the landing gymnastics mats were clutch as well)
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
1. 2002 NCAA Hockey Final 2. 1991 World Series Game 6. 3. 1991 World Series Game 7. 4. 1987 World Series Game 7. 5. 1987 World Series Game 6. 6. 2005 NCAA Hockey Regional. 7. Super Bowl where Redskins crushed Bills.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Lower Ebay listing fees.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Without hesitation.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Five to fifty depending on my schedule at work and if I truly expect them at any moment.
30. What is your favorite book? Harry Potter Series and the Tolkien Trilogy
4. How long have you collected? Since they started Topps Heritage
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Heritage and cards I collected as youngster.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1958. First card was Gus Bell. Also had Pete Daley, a Red Sox.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? My 1958 collection.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I don’t think I every made any
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? My wife, out of the kindness of her heart, bought me 5-blaster boxes of Heritage. Problem was they were Bowman Heritage.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Absolutely.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Red Sox Patriots Boston College. (Yeah, I’m from Bahhhhhhstin.)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ted Williams, Bobby Orr, Bobby Jones.
13. If you have children, do they collect? Nope.
14. What do you do for a living? This week I retire after 35 years as a sportswriter.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf. Every day it is over 50 degrees and there’s no snow on the ground.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Born Catholic. Stopped going to church when I could out-run my parents. Now, I just believe in God and try to be good. Denomination?
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? First, I love America. I would have fought in Viet Nam, but busted up knees (high school sports injuries) prevented that. But I hate politics. Never voted, never will. All politicians are manipulative thieves. But it’s the nature of the beast.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Sopranos
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? West Wing (Yeah, it’s politics, but that just shows you how screwed up I am.)
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Bobby Jones and Jim Thorpe
21. What would be your dream job? I’ve had it my whole life.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My high school basketball coach.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? I was pretty good until I blew out my knees when I was 16.
24. What was your best sports achievement? All-League in basketball, Club champion in golf.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I’m 6-foot-2 and could before blowing out knees.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Too many. Fisk homer in ’75, one of first, is most memorable.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Eliminate insert sets, autos and short prints.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? As much as I love it, I’d have no problem selling off. There are more important things in life.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I write, so I’m on the computer a lot, so it depends.
30. What is your favorite book? “All the King’s Men.”
3. Family? Single, but with a sizeable extended family.
4. How long have you collected? On and off since '72.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 67 Baseball and 72 Football. Until something shiny wanders into my field of vision...
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? Baseball rack pack in the fall of '72 (got a Ken Brett and Phil Niekro which I still have. I wouldn't be submitting either of them...)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? I have some nice ungraded singles of Aaron, Clemente and Jim Brown that I still consider the main jewels.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Buying a 72 Clemente (which I think would pull an 8) in '81 for $3.00 is one I'm happy with.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I've gotten hosed on a few trades, no doubt about it.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, assuming I could still get them in graded form. I'm in this for the fun. I've hardly ever sold anything in my life.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? The Braves, and Virginia Tech teams, with residual committments from better days to the Redskins, Pistons and Flyers.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? I'll go all active: Tom Glavine & John Smoltz, Grant Hill, Eric Lindros and Marshall Faulk.
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Self Employed
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I collect books, CDs and DVDs, along with non-card sports stuff. Sports Illustrateds and other sports periodicals of the 60's and 70's, especially.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Agnostic.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Registered Democrat.
18. What is your favorite current TV show?The Wire
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?Homicide: Life on the Street and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jackie Robinson, Jim Brown, Bill Russell and Bobby Orr
21. What would be your dream job? Pool cleaner in Hollywood.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My mom and my grandmother.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Town parks & recreation dept Baseball league from ages 10-12. I was a teenaged Dick Stuart.
24. What was your best sports achievement? I broke up a double play once that would have made Hal McRae proud,
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No. But I'm 6'3" (Bonus info!!)
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? David Justice, Dale Murphy and Jim Presley all homering against the Mets on scalding night in August 1990.
27. What would you change about our hobby? More respect of it would be nice.
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? Not a member yet. I expect that when I am, I'll be as twitchy as the stereotype suggests some of us already are.
30. What is your favorite book?Tender Is The Night.
4. How long have you collected? In the 70's as a kid and then the last 4 years seriously.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Hockey with eventual expansion into my baseball and football heroes as income permits!
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 73-74 OPC NHL...would have been around Oct of 73
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? My Ken Dryden PSA 10 71/72 opc rookie card or my 54 Topps psa 8 gordie howe.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Well I really don't sell much but a few months ago I bought a PSA 9 71/72 opc nhl Gilbert perrault for 300 US and someone immediataly offered me 500 US for it so I flipped it....
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Oh my....a few....someone I trusted kind of took me to the cleaners and I believe may have taken advantage of my naivete or rookie knowledge of card collecting...probably lost about 800 US on that...also I believe I got shilled early on when I started collecting off of ebay for about 500 dollars us....
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Mmmmm....interesting.....yeah I think so.....I realize I'll make a few bucks when all is said and done and of course I want to make a profit but I love reliving my childhood....
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Philly Flyers, Dallas Cowboys, Toronto Blue Jays and ( I hate basketball but) Spurs.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ovechkin, Romo I guess in football, Puljos, David Robinson
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? Well my post secondary education was in Business...Accounting specifically but I found out in the real world I hated it and had no knack for it.........Being in Alberta, we are awash in Money from our Oil.....so not surprisingly I am somewhat connected to that industry now....making nice money and working very little...
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Reading.....fighting on the internet....ha ha
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? Strong Conservative and Right Wing....make Ronald Reagan look like the President of the ACLU!!!
18. What is your favorite current TV show? I can't say I watch much TV...thankfully.....I guess docu crime shows like American Justice or 48 hours.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? SCTV......John Candy, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Martin Short etc etc.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Bobby Orr, Mickey Mantle, Roger Staubach and David Robinson
21. What would be your dream job? Doing something I should be doing and doing something that I love.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? In human terms....I guess my wife...in complete terms, Jesus Christ.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Pee wee in Hockey
24. What was your best sports achievement? None really...played mainly sandlot stuff as opposed to organized leagues....
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No......never tried.....I'm 5 ' 10.5 "
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Well if you mean by watching it on TV, it would have to be the USA defeating Russia in the 80 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Can't say I have seen very much in person...I guess Danny Tartabull when he played his minor league baseball here in Calgary and I saw him hit a Home run....
27. What would you change about our hobby? I wish it were less expensive.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes........in a heartbeat...Family is FAR FAR FAR more important then my cards.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I have nothing to check.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Strong Conservate and Right Wing....make Ronald Reagan look like the President of the ACLU!!!
Bob 34 Single Just started again a couple years ago. Collected as a kid. All Star and All Pro cards 1981 Topps Gem mint 10 1977 Carew or rookie Gretzky ungraded Haven't started selling yet See above Yes Twins Kent Hrbek No Kids Supervisor of Corporate Security Not really Methodist Conservative leaning Veronica Mars, I know, I am a geek Alice Mantle, Gretzky, Montana, Ruth I actually really like the job I already have Mom Was actually a really solid little leaguer Making the all star team in little league Not even close Winfield's 3000th hit Root out the scumbags Yes At least twice I liked Mick Foley's books
5. What is the main focus of your collection? I am all over the place
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1976 Topps , Aaron and Horton are the only cards I remember from the pack.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Picture of Wayne Gretzky and I 8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I bought 2 90 Topps Tiffany sets for 200. I have both Griffey's,Thomas's and Sosa's graded..................SGC 98 Sosa 455.00???SGC 96 Sosa 125.00..PSA 9 Thomas 100+ on both and 100 + on Both Griffey's SGC 96's, of course back in 99. I probably wouldn't get 100 total for all six now?
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I sold 39 1955 Parkhurst Hockey cards for 1300 on Ebay which included an SGC 96 Toe Blake,SGC 86 Richard and Beliveau and countless SGC 88's and some PSA 8's on others like Ace Bailey,King Clancey Vezina and an SGC 70 Harry Lumley(SWEET LOOKING CARD) that I would give an arm to have all back in original holders! 10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? It would still be fun but I doubt I would be here because PSA wouldn't exist if they were worthless.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Hockey = Hartford Whalers Football = ST Louis Rams Baseball = My favorite sport , but I am more into watching specific players then routing for a team, growing up loved the Yankees until about 94/95 when they dogged Don Mattingly so I have never really routed for them again.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Wayne Gretzky,Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Eric Dickerson and Ken Griffey Jr.
13. If you have children, do they collect? They think Griffey Jr is the greatest Baseball player ever and collect his cards that I give them but other than that no
14. What do you do for a living? DHL route driver
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Playing Softball and doing goofy stuff with the kids.....
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? I try to go with the person I think will do the best job.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 1. Prison Break 2. Baseball Tonight 3. Stanley Cup Playoffs
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Seinfeld,Raymond,The Fugitive (but was yanked?),Johnny Quest and NFL Films
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Gretzky,Lemieux,Jordan,Russell,Ruth,Aaron,Payton and Elway
21. What would be your dream job? Owning a Sports Memrobilia store in a large city like Chicago with BMW's inventory?
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Jesus Christ, My Wife and Mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School
24. What was your best sports achievement? None really
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? Reggie and Martin fight at Fenway , Chris Osgood scoring a goal and the Whalers beating the Habs in Game 6 to force game 7!
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of the crooks
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes, done it before and would/will do it again..
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? If I have a submission out probably 10 times
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1966 Topps Baseball
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1966 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1966 Topps Baseball (broken record) nearly 75% of set in psa 9 or 10 including 38 PSA 10's from that set.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I bought a 1939 who's who of baseball book with autographs of all the american leaguers including gehrig, foxx, dimaggio, greenberg and williams for $200. still own it.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? where do i start-1989 upper deck high french wax box for $500. a lot of junk from late 80's and early 90's that i regret.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes as long as the cost was low.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? miami dolphins and montreal canadians. hard to get attached to teams anymore due to free agency.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? al kaline, peyton manning, john havlicek, mario lemiuex
13. If you have children, do they collect? they could not care less. they think i waste too much time on ebay--they are correct.
14. What do you do for a living? currently unemployed. was a manager of financial analysis. hope to be gainfully employed soon.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? exercise and following my childrens sports teams.
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? Fiscally conservative, socially a little more liberal. depends on the issue.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Sopranos and The Shield. Love Ricky Gervais in the original Office and Extras.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Fawlty Towers
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth, Rice, Gretzky and Chamberlin
21. What would be your dream job? Manager at a Las Vegas Sports Book.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? A former co-worker
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Varsity soccer, basketball and baseball in HS
24. What was your best sports achievement? First soccer game ever played scored the winning goal with 2 minutes to go. All down hill from there!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? never. touched the rim once-5 feet 11.5 inches
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Lou Brock becoming the all time single season base stealing champion. Game 7 1982 world series.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Less sets.
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? seldom submit
30. What is your favorite book? When pride still mattered. The biography of Vince Lombardi
4. How long have you collected? since i was six or seven, on and off since then, on for the last year and a half.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Building sets (69 topps baseball/football, 2006 donruss classics) and mid grade 50/60s stars
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1990 score football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Nothing extemely nice, a couple yogi berra autographed balls i guess
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I dont deal much, so probably pulling addai and deangelo williams auto's from 2006 donruss calssics
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Everytime i go to wally world or targetto and blowing my money on retail boxes.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, but admittidly not as much, its not much fun to put together sets if it isnt challanging.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Baseball - Braves Football - Raiders College - Iowa Hawkeyes
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Baseball - Chipper Jones Football - No real favorite, maybe Seneca Wallace
13. If you have children, do they collect? No children
14. What do you do for a living? I work at Firestone
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Playing various league sports, watching live MMA events, getting into metal detecting, poker, and drinking my arse off
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I was raised Lutheran
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Mostly Democratic for "life policies, Republican for "money" issues. I usually vote democrat.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Rome
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Soprano's
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jordan, Ruth, Gretzky, Ali
21. What would be your dream job? Sports card shop with no pressure to make profit
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Friends now, Boyscouts influenced me early on to be a decent human being to offset the friends.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school
24. What was your best sports achievement? Sectional Champion in wrestling (215)
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? nope. 6 foot
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? last Memorial day weekend when the Braves hit 8 homers at Wrigley against the Cubs. Awsome game, extra innings and all.
27. What would you change about our hobby? No more factory sets, it makes individual base cards worthless IMHO
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yeah, hopefully i never have to, but yeah.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Not a PSA member
30. What is your favorite book? Mostly anything by John Grisham
4. How long have you collected? Off and on for about 30 years.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Topps Baseball All-Star cards from 1975 to 1981.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1976 Topps baseball with Graig Nettles as the prize.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1976 Topps Rod Carew #400, PSA 10.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I bought the Carew listed above raw for $4.25 off of Ebay.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Sold some really nice cards when I left for college. Didn’t make out so well in hindsight.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Without question. I don’t collect for the money associated with the cards (though following a card’s value is interesting to me).
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? College Football – OU MLB Baseball – NYY
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Baseball – all-time, Don Mattingly, presentl, Piazza Football – all-time, Brian Bosworth (ouch), present, Roy Williams, Dallas Basketball - all-time, Wayman Tisdale
13. If you have children, do they collect? Maybe some day
14. What do you do for a living? Industrial-Organizational Psychologist – I run the research group for a consulting firm.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Pets, working out, golf, softball sometimes
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian, Catholic - though I appreciate many denominations
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican but I can’t stand most politicians
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Ardent channel surfer
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Andy Griffith Show
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Johnny Unitas, and Michael Jordan
21. What would be your dream job? Powerball winner
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? God, family
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? College
24. What was your best sports achievement? You just can’t beat the sweet (though all-too-fleeting) feeling associated with hitting a homer IMO.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes. 6’. I don't believe I would have won many dunk contests, however.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? State championship in high school baseball
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of all the promotional stuff associated with modern. Just me, I know some people love it.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Probably.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 10.
30. What is your favorite book? Too many, really – Some that I have really enjoyed are: I am Legend (Richard Matheson), The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy), Everybody’s All-American (Frank Deford), The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton), Red Dragon (Thomas Harris), and Sympathy for the Devil (Kent Anderson).
3. Family? No kids. I have a wonderful girlfriend, and I like my sister's kid. He's pretty cool.
4. How long have you collected? 21 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Ben Sheets cards, and former LSU players (from all sports)
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Ted Williams UDA card, Buck O' Neil autographed baseball
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought 2 '67 Topps Hank Aarons for $40 each. Both graded PSA 8, sold for $250+ each. Also sold a CD I bought used in college for $112.00
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Thanks, Gary! Oh... And I got married (and divorced) once. That wasn't cheap.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Most of mine are.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? LSU, New Orleans Saints, Chelsea FC... after that I'll watch any team with an LSU player on it.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ben Sheets, any LSU player.
13. If you have children, do they collect? I have stuff put away for future kiddos.
14. What do you do for a living? As little as possible, but my business cards say "Marketing Specialist"
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I play harmonica, and travel to watch US Soccer.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I am Christian, non-demoninational. I belong to a great church here in Baton Rouge. (Why no "Where are you?", Frank?)
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Conservative views, Democratic income.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? How I Met Your Mother, CSI, Heroes, Rescue Me
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Chappelle's Show
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Pele
21. What would be your dream job? Working for US Soccer
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 soccer and tennis in high school. Still play rec soccer, even at my advanced age.
24. What was your best sports achievement? 2 years ago, my first game with a new co-ed team. Due to a shortage of female players, we had to play an entire game 11 vs. 9. (Not easy to do). The other team scored early. I scored right before half time, to make it level. We played the next 45 minute half, and I scored a goal in stoppage time for the 2-1 win. I've scored 3 goals in 2 years since that game.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I have not dunked before, but I did grab the rim in high school. I'm 5-7, but my HS gym had the springiest floor ever.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? I've been to so many LSU games, that it's hard to pick something out. On the downside, I did see Kentucky come back from 31 down at halftime (basketball) to beat LSU. I also saw unranked LSU play #1 Arkansas tooth and nail, have Alex Dillard hit a half court 3 pointer to send the game to overtime, and hit another in OT to seal the game. Both of those I remember like yesterday.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of $600 per pack, gambling products. Get rid of Bowman's "prospect" cards, as they are destroying the collectibility of sets. Make the hobby more affordable.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Probably not worth the hassle, but if it came down to it... yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Once.
30. What is your favorite book? Also, in the "too many" category. The Great Gatsby is a good choice, and anything by John Feinstein.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? - Will Clark (with a little Willie Mays and Juan Marichal thrown in for good measure)
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? - 1982 (though I had 1977 cards in my collection, so I must have opened those)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? - Don't really have one.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? - Trading some 1987 Topps rookies for a 1985 Star Michael Jordan rookie.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? - Asking my dad to buy a case of Skybox basketball.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? - Of course. I have little idea which of my Will Clark cards are worth $20 and which are worth $.20.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? - SF Giants, UW Badgers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? - Will Clark
13. If you have children, do they collect? - N/A
14. What do you do for a living? - Attorney
15. Do you have any other hobbies? - Squash, basketball, politics
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? - atheist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? - Democrat (used to work in politics)
18. What is your favorite current TV show? - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (or The Daily Show)
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? - Twin Peaks
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? - Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana
21. What would be your dream job? - Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? - my parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? - High school (golf, baseball, basketball, football)
24. What was your best sports achievement? - I had about a 12 handicap in golf for a while
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? - Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS
27. What would you change about our hobby? - Not much, actually. There are options for everyone.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? - Probably not, as it wouldn't bring me more than a couple grand.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? - My what?
30. What is your favorite book? - Lords of the Realm (though it often changes)
4. How long have you collected? Off and on since the late 70's.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Currently '55 Topps All-American
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? A pack of '79 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Don't have one.. They are all special in their own special way
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Use to do shows in the early 90's but nothing stands out.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? See above.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yuppers.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Houston and UT teams.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Too many to list but growing up, I wanted to be George Brett.
13. If you have children, do they collect? None that I'm aware of.
14. What do you do for a living? Real Estate.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Drinking, golf, watching/playing sports, getting laid...
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Technically, I'm a mutt but believe in a higher power.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Lean a little to the right.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Law and Order, 24, anything on Food Network.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Tough one. Sienfield?
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? All Houston players.
21. What would be your dream job? Owning a team.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? A little bit from everyone I've met.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Highschool football until my knee done bent the wrong way.
24. What was your best sports achievement? 3 TDs in one game and an inside the park HR in little league
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes but I was on someone's shoulders.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? SB XXXII & XLI, 1986 Division clincher with Scott throwing a no-no, 2005 playoff 18-inning game ending with Chris Burke's HR (buddy I was with almost got divorced because of it).
27. What would you change about our hobby? Gear it towards collecting rather than making money.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? If things got that bad, sure, for the ones that can be replaced.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I've only submitted once but when I did, I checked at least twice a day.
30. What is your favorite book? Don't have a favorite per se but John Grisham is a great story teller.
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
3. Family? Married, no kids, one extremely large and powerful wildcat.
4. How long have you collected? Since 1978.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage Topps Baseball. 1975 and earlier, mostly 50's and 60's.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1978 Topps rack with Rick Reuschel on top.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Fully graded 1957 Topps set with average grade of 7.70.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a collection last year of 53-60 Topps, doubled my money in 6 weeks and still have hundreds of cards left.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? "Investing" in 1988 baseball in 1988.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? No.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Ohio State and all Cleveland teams.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Individual sports: Andre Agassi. Team: None come to mind. Maybe Jim Brown.
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? Professional broadcasting, of course.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Yes. Vintage automobiles.
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? Republican. GIULIANI 2008.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Sports. I watch a few shows, but I have no "stopdown" shows.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Not sure.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Pete Rozelle, Bill Russell, & Roberto Clemente.
21. What would be your dream job? President. Or Commissioner of Baseball. Maybe not in that order.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? God.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Being the #1 player on my high school golf team and making the baseball team despite having a heart condition that I was unaware of.
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? Ohio State beats Miami 31-24 in double OT in the Fiesta Bowl for the national championship. And lest anyone ask, yes it was pass interference, and if college football had replay at the time, the game never goes to overtime because a screwy out of bounds call with 2:00 to go would have been reversed and OSU wins in regulation.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of the dirtiness and greed that is prevalent within it.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Probably.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 8, at least.
30. What is your favorite book? Whichever one I'm reading at the moment (currently The Inner Game of Tennis).
Ron Burgundy
Buying Vintage, all sports. Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
4. How long have you collected? Little bit over a year
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Jonny Gomes
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1984 Topps (bought it on eBay last year)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Jonny Gomes first ever pro Jersey (Princeton Devil Rays, single A)
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Only buy
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Only buy
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, as the pursuit means more than $$$
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Tigers/Red Wings/Pistons/Lions (or Detroit/Detroit/Detroit/Detroit)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Jonny Gomes
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living?
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Collect books
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Atheist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Libertarian
18. What is your favorite current TV show? NA
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? NA
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Cobb, Wagner, Young, someone else (Mathewson?)
21. What would be your dream job? Criminal Lawyer
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Not sure
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Play soccer, ski and whitewater kayak, but only for fun
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? No
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? No hitter in AAA, Jason Hammel and Juan Salas (Hammel would have had the whole thing if not for an error, but oh well)
27. What would you change about our hobby? Less crap in modern products.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? If it would make a difference, yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Don't submit
30. What is your favorite book? White Noise (Don DeLillo)
Looking for Jonny Gomes cards, especially Triple Threads and printing plates. Will consider all cards, though. Got something? Contact me at c_u_l_1@yahoo.com
3. Family? Happily married 3/4 weeks per month; 2 kids (9 and 3)
4. How long have you collected? steadily for 5 years, when i was kid for ~ 10 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1969 topps master set
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1980 topps rack packs from K-Mart
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Everything is great to me!
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought psa 9 Willie McCovey non-error variation for $550. 1 sold 3 months ago on e-bay for over $1,100
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 1981 topps grading fees, waste of time and energy
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? probably not
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? none really (although i live in chicago)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? retired: Bob Gibson, Walter Payton, Wayne Gretsky & Tim Duncan
13. If you have children, do they collect? ---
14. What do you do for a living? Network Admin
15. Do you have any other hobbies? sex w/ my wife!
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? Heroes
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Brady Bunch
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? ---
21. What would be your dream job? What i do now.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents, of course
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School Football & Baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? ---
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? nope
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? In 2001 saw Randy Johnson bean Barry Bonds at Day Game at Pac Bell Park!
27. What would you change about our hobby? Nothing really, find bettter connections to getting sweeter cards maybe?
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? depends
30. What is your favorite book? Pet Semetary Stephen King
5. What is the main focus of your collection? New Orleans Saints, Football sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1969 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Card - 1972 Archie Manning RC PSA 10; Non Card - Vintage New Orleans Saints helmet signed by the original 1967 expansion team (I met the players and obtained the autographs myself).
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Not a clue
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Not a clue
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Dodgers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Archie Manning
13. If you have children, do they collect? yes
14. What do you do for a living? Lawyer
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Yes - I collect courthose postcards; geneaology, coaching little league, playing softball
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I attend Catholic Church because my wife is Catholic. I was raised Episcopal
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Daily Show
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Monday Night Football
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? Owner of the New Orleans Saints
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Hgh School football and baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? I survived without serious injury
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? Last year - reopening of the Super Dome - Saints vs. Falcons on MNF
27. What would you change about our hobby? Nothing
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?
30. What is your favorite book? The World According To Garp
4. How long have you collected? age of 7 to 14 and then again in the last 2 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage Cleveland Indians
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? I do not, although 84 Donruss is coming to mind
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Everything
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? 2007 Topps Derek Jeter - bought for .99 cents...sold for 75
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Nothing 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)? Indians, Browns and Cavs plus Ohio State
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Lou Gehrig
13. If you have children, do they collect? Sometimes, but I am not seeing the passion
14. What do you do for a living? Sales
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf, porn
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? Whoever I feel is the best fit for that post
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Office
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Three's Company
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Pete Rozell and Scott/Bill Rasmussen
21. What would be your dream job? CIA Director
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Grandfather
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Was drafted by the Pirates in the 37th round
24. What was your best sports achievement? Winning state title
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? My sons and daughter playing their games
27. What would you change about our hobby? Greed and deception
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes - not worth that much
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Never
5. What is the main focus of your collection? baseball cards
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1970 Topps (probably late series)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? It was my '86 Jordan PSA 8 - stolen this past December from our house
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Paid $1700 for 3 Jordan rookies - sold 2 for $1700 and kept 3rd
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? paid $400 on Ebay for a counterfeit '38 Dimaggio heads Up
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cubs, Bulls, Cowboys
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Jordan, Staubach,
13. If you have children, do they collect? not really
14. What do you do for a living? buyer with a school district
15. Do you have any other hobbies? not that involve collecting - listening to great music (Zeppelin, Stones, Beatles)
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? Leaning Democrat thanks to our current administration.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? ESPN or House & 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? Jordan, Ruth, Gretzky, Jackie Robinson, Staubach
21. What would be your dream job? Sports Announcer or rock guitarist
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? parents and kids
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Couldn't play competitively - have a disability
24. What was your best sports achievement? helping to make my 8 yr old son who is an incredible athlete
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? not without a ladder
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Tough call -- either Jordan's winning shot in Game 6 (last shot as a Bull) or the entire game 5 from the previous season against Utah where he was sick with the flu. Brent Musberger called the game and said it was the greatest individual performance he witnessed over his entire career.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Find some way to weed out all the frauds that make it difficult to trust even the truly honest people.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yes for my family's sake
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? probably 3 if it is ready to pop.
30. What is your favorite book? Do you consider SMR a book?
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Pre 1915 cards
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1979 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? T206 Green Ty Cobb PSA 3
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought about 50 packs from 1959-1972 Cellos and wax packs and in the same deal he through in a Nm-Mt 1965 Topps Football set for only 3k.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Bought a Fake 1976 Topps football box for 1200.00
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes bc I could have them all
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Colts( i had there starter jacket in the 7th grade, Old fan) Baseball (reds bc of pete rose)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Pete Rose!
13. If you have children, do they collect? Nope
14. What do you do for a living? This and that
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Coins
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? Las Vegas
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Simpsons
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? Day trader
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? 4 year Varsity baseball player in high school
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? Im 5 foot 8
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Hmm not sure
27. What would you change about our hobby? Grading prices
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? everyday its there
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1957 topps football, 1955 topps baseball, 69 topps basketball, 86 fleer basketball, various other sets, 1940s/50s HOF FB,bb,and bkb RCs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1998 Metal Universe Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? RC's of Wilt, Jackie Robinson, Clemente, Unitas, Starr, Thorpe's All American, and a Lombardi cut.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? tie: made a couple hundred bucks on a low #'d David Carr RC in '02, and a '53 Mantle PSA 4.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Getting ripped off for a few hundred bucks when I entered the online dealing game.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? of course!
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Houston Rockets, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Mavericks
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Dirk Nowitzki, Brett Favre, Yao, Tracy Mcgrady
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Student at the UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
15. Do you have any other hobbies? fly fishing, scuba diving, music, college girls
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I go to Church of Christ sometimes, church starts a little early for my taste.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat probably.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? South Park, 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? Wilt, Jackie Robinson, Barry Sanders, Jordan
21. What would be your dream job? NBA PHOTOGRAPHER!
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Not sure.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Still playing basketball, if rec-league counts.
24. What was your best sports achievement? The occasional 3 ball.
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? saw a nice game tying last second 3 from Antoine Walker in Memphis a few years ago.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Make pre-war affordable for me to collect, high numbers less expensive, no scammers, dealers that aren't repulsive.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? sure
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? a couple
30. What is your favorite book? WELL, I can tell you what my favorite books aren't, all these TEXTBOOKS!
5. What is the main focus of your collection? PSA Graded Football RC's, especially HOF'ers
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 85 Fleer baseball, but I know I opened some 84 stuff
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? PSA 7 Starr, Jim Brown and Unitas RC's
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a raw lot and made about $15k (not counting grading fees)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Busting modern wax...what a waste. I used to blow $2-3K / month (luckily I don't make enough to do that anymore)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, but knowing there is investment potential is a nice feeling.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Vikings (even though they cause me nothing but heartache). Love the Twins and always been a Broncos fan
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nobody on the Vikes anymore. I've always been a big Ripken fan and KG fan. I still think Griffey Jr has the sweetest swing in baseball and I love watching him hit home runs.
13. If you have children, do they collect? She will.
14. What do you do for a living? Software Developer
15. Do you have any other hobbies? ...just ask my wife. Bowling (3 nights / wk and I still suck), Golf (suck at that too)
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? Boy these last two questions could really fan the flames. I'll leave them both alone.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Las Vegas and The Office
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Sadly, I never really make it a point to be home to watch something. Seinfeld is great, Cheers was great. I even liked the OC (can't believe I'm admitting that in a public forum at 30 years old) lol. ER was a good show too, now it's too over the top.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Johnny Unitas, Jerry Rice.
21. What would be your dream job? To be so rich that my job title would be "Philanthropist"
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My Mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Not dying when I got hit in the 8th grade by a kid that was as big as a friggin moose. Seriously, he was their running back and this kid was 6'4 260lbs. He got into the secondary and I tackled him. I don't remember anything after I hit him and wrapped him up...but he was down and I was taken out of the game. To put it in perspective, I was probably 5'6 130 lbs or so in 8th grade. This kid was an ox. Must've flunked a few grades. I think he might have had a beard...
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Dunked is such an ambiguous term... lol Does rolling it off my chubby little finger-tips count? I'm 5'10.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? I've had a few. A highlight of mine, though not a sports moment, was meeting Ripken after his 2000 game here in Mpls. Didn't get an autograph, though I asked, I did walk with him all the way to a limo that was waiting for him with his wife and kids inside who had come in to town and surprised him. That was pretty cool.
27. What would you change about our hobby? The rip-off artists and getting kids back into it. Who is going to buy my stuff when I'm 60 if not them?
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes...but it would be the less meaningful, rare and valuable stuff first.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 2-3
30. What is your favorite book? Freakonomics is terrific. Currently reading The Tipping Point.
I think that's enough. Chime in everybody. I will post mine now. >>
3. Family? Wife and expecting the first child on April 15th
4. How long have you collected? 21 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Pirate team sets, Steeler team sets, T206 HOF Set, Maz, Clemente & Stargel sets, Complete topps run 1971 - 1986.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1958 Topps PSA 8 Clemente WL, PSA 3 T205 Ty Cobb
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a PSA 6 1934 Dizzy Dean Batter-up for 300 and had it regraded as a PSA 7, Highest grade at the time and sold it for 1K.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Sold a 1933 Jimmy Foxx #29 PSA 7 in 2001 for under SMR at the time, I think it was like 1250. Sold a perfectly centered 1953 Topps Paige PSA 7 for $350 in 2001 also.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cornell Big Red
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Peyton Manning, Ivan Rodriguez, Sydney Crosby, don't like basketball.
13. If you have children, do they collect? No
14. What do you do for a living? Scientist, I create new food products.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I play guitar and collect comics.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Native American
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show? I like Family Guy and the new one with Rob Cordroy was great.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Robotech
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jim Thorpe, Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth, Larry Bird
21. What would be your dream job? R&D Manager for a candy company
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? State semi's in football twice, wrestling once
24. What was your best sports achievement? Winning the deciding match in the state quarterfinals in wrestling duel state.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No, 5-10"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Our team scoring on a flee flicker with 2 seconds left to win.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Limit all companies to 2 sets per sport. This would make them put all their money into 1 or 2 great sets instead of 50 half arsed ones. Decrease the amount of fake, trimmed and altered crap making it's way into holders.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Already have before
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I don't submit personally, only at shows
30. What is your favorite book? Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark- Carl Sagan
Currently completing the following registry sets: Cardinal HOF's, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, Bill Mazeroski Master & Basic Sets, Roberto Clemente Master & Basic Sets, Willie Stargell Master & Basic Sets and Terry Bradshaw Basic Set
4. How long have you collected? - Good question... 20+ years-ish.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? - Chris Sabo... I also "collect" graded cards. Sell raw material
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? - I don't remember... mid-80's crap I guess.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? - Hmmm... a few Sabo items... GU'd Auto'd bat, the (2) PSA 10 '93 Finest Refractors, or the '05 Topps Rookie Cup gold 1/1 refractor.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? - Hmmmm... too many to say.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? - RICKIE WEEKS
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? - Two words..... CHRIS SABO
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cincinnati Reds, Indianapolis Colts, Kasey Kahne & Johnny Sauter, and PURDUE!
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Past - Chris Sabo ... Present - Craig Biggio
13. If you have children, do they collect? - Not yet... but I'm brain-washing her already!
14. What do you do for a living? - Information Technology
15. Do you have any other hobbies? - I play in a couple pool leagues, and on a couple beer-league softball teams
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? - I choose not to participate in religion (or politics)
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? - See answer above
18. What is your favorite current TV show? - The Family Guy!
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? - The Family Guy!
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? - Hmmmm.... Manning, Harrison, Wayne, and Addai ???
21. What would be your dream job? - Nascar driver
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? - Me, Myself, and I
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? - I passed up an chance to play college baseball (Purdue)... I knew I wasn't good enough to ignore the education.
24. What was your best sports achievement? - One of my high-school games was broadcasted across the state, I threw a 4-hit shutout against a much MUCH bigger and better school.... needlesstoday, it was great!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? - Uhhh... no. The ol' saying is true...
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? - Was at the game Peyton broke Marino's TD record and Stokley caught it breaking another record.
27. What would you change about our hobby? - Get rid of ALL the memorabila crap... and loose the $500/pack stuff. Let kids be able to afford the HOBBY again!
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? - Of course.... I have sold sections off in the past to help pay for necessary evils.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? - No Comment.
30. What is your favorite book? - Book? ... What's that?
I have been a lurker on this forum for a while waiting for an opportune time to introduce myself. It looks like this a very knowledgeable place to share our hobby. Hopefully the information below will help all of you to get to know me. I have posted some over in the coin forums but that place is going down hill fast. It will be cool to converse with some like minded people. When I come home from a show excited about my new cards my wife only wants to know how much I spent. I am also currently working on a website that showcases my collection and has my want and trade lists.
My most recent pick-ups were a box of 2007 Heritage and a box of 2007 Topps this weekend at a show. I also picked up a few raw 65 Topps commons for my 65 Reds team set.
1. Name - Mike
2. Age - 35
3. Family - Wife & 1 Son
4. How long have you collected - 1978-1994 & 2006-Present
5. What is the main focus of your collection - Cincinnati Reds Team Sets, Pete Rose, The Big Red machine
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening - 1978 Topps Baseball Rack Pack
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection - Thats like asking someone to pick their favorite child
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made) - Trading my Dads fishing lures for some of my neighbors older brothers baseball cards (68-70's Topps HOFers including Mickey Mantle)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost) - Spending too much money on modern cards, what happened to .35 cent packs
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless - Yes, probably more
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport) - Cincinnati Reds, Dayton Dragons, Cincinnati Bengals, Ohio State Buckeyes FB, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dayton Bombers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport) - Pete Rose the baseball player, not Pete Rose the gambler. I still have a scar on my forehead from sliding into second head first. I used to drive my baseball coach nuts!
13. If you have children, do they collect - My Son is three years old, he likes to hang out with me in the den while I sort cards. I put some dupes in top loaders for him. He prefers to carry around a 92 Donruss Chris Sabo card.
14. What do you do for a living - IT Web Developer/SQL DBA
15. Do you have any other hobbies - Fishing, playing my guitar, collecting coins & stamps
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 or the lesser of two evils
18. What is your favorite current TV show - NCIS
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 - Pete Rose, Peyton Manning, Wayne Gretsky, Tiger Woods, Rusty Wallace
21. What would be your dream job - Professional Fisherman
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you - Myself
23. If you played sports, how far did you go - High School Baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement - As a Freshman in high school I cranked the first pitch of our hot shot senior pitcher over the fence during team tryouts
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you - Nope, I am ground bound!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person - Rusty Wallace win at Michigan, Columbus Blue Jackets hat trick, Adam Dunn homer when playing for the Dayton Dragons
27. What would you change about our hobby - Reduce the number of new sets and lower the price
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble - Yes, my family comes first
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online - Have never submitted any cards
30. What is your favorite book - Dont know if I have a favorite. I am currently Reading "Phantom Warriors Book 2" by Gary Linderer
Reds Team Set Collector (Raw) Pete Rose PSA Basic Set Johnny Bench PSA Basic Set
3. Family? wife and kids (4 kids - 17, 6, and 2 year old twins)
4. How long have you collected? 30 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Dallas Cowboys
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1976 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? nothing specific right now.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? bought 3 Staubach Rookies for $20, sold all 3 from double that each.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? too many to mention.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? I collected when cards WERE worthless so I guess the answer is YES.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cowboys, Dodgers, used to be Sixers but now I don't pay much attention to the NBA.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? current; Roy Williams (Cowboys), the Dodgers move players so much I have to swap out each year so I have yet to decide. Past: Tony Dorsett, Steve Garvey and Dr. J.
13. If you have children, do they collect? no, too young except for 17 year old and she has no interest in sports in general.
14. What do you do for a living? I run my own sports card related web site (cowboycards.com) but to pay the bills I am a network engineer.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Nothing that would be described as a hobby.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I grew up Baptist but my kids were baptised in the Orthodox Church.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Moderate Independant.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Lost
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Friends
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Bill Russell, Johnny Unitas, Hank Aaron
21. What would be your dream job? my web site is really fun to run, would love to do it full time all the while sitting behind the counter of my very own card shop.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my mom.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? played a little b'ball in college and when I say little, I mean little.
24. What was your best sports achievement? teaching my son how to dribble and shoot a basketball, then teaching him how to hit, throw and catch a baseball. our next stop is the driving range since my wife is totally agianst him suiting up and playing football.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? oh yea, I used to throw it down with 2 hands and I am 6' even.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Cowboys beat Niners in '93 NFC Championship game - Texas Stadium! What a thrill.
27. What would you change about our hobby? I would quit producing the HIGH PRICED cards - $100 packs! I would stop with the parallel mania going on. 2006 National Treasures have over 100 and I would try to bring kids back into the hobby.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? That's how I started my web site, needed cash to pay the IRS.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? i don't submit..
30. What is your favorite book? geez, i read a lot. Just about anything Stephen King writes is a good read. The Dark Tower series was incrediable. I would hate to pick one book out of the hundreds I have read but if someone had a gun to my head, I would probably say: Roots by Alex Haley.
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2. Age? 26
3. Family? Wife, 2 children (4/2)
4. How long have you collected? Up to 12 years ago and the past 2 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1993 Finest Refractors
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1989 Upper Deck
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? PSA 10 1993 Refractors of Frank Thomas, Nolan Ryan, and Cal Ripken Jr.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? $4,500 on a Puckett PSA 10 1993 Refractor (paid $75). actually did this twice.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Broke even on several sales.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Absolutely. That's what brought me back.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cardinals
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Frank Thomas
13. If you have children, do they collect? Not YET.
14. What do you do for a living? physician
15. Do you have any other hobbies? spending time with children, movies, running/basketball
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Baptist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Smallville
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Smallville
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? physician
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? parents and grandfather.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? just high school
24. What was your best sports achievement? All District pitcher and first baseman in same year.
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? McGwire homer at home.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Vintage vs. Modern idiocy
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Absolutely; everything's for sale.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 1-10
30. What is your favorite book? A River Runs through It
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11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
The University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team!!
Go Cats!
They are down this year. I also remember that 1998 game vs Duke! Loved it!
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2. Age? 30
3. Family? not married, girlfriend lives with me
4. How long have you collected? 22 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Cal Ripken Jr.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Ripken PSA Set
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Kofax jersey card from a $20 retail box, sold for $400 at a show
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 2002 Sweet Spot case
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, THE Ohio State Buckeyes
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Cal Ripken Jr., Johnny U
13. If you have children, do they collect? no children yet
14. What do you do for a living? Computer-Aided Drafting & Design
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Cars/Trucks
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Athiest
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat with some Republican tendancies
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? Cal Ripken Jr., Johnny Unitas, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? Couch Cushion Tester
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 Baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? I'm alive
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, I'm 6'5" & 308 lbs.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? In person? I'd have to say Rick Dempsey Sliding into home with a pillow shoved down his jersey during a rain delay in Baltimore. WHAT A SHOW!!
27. What would you change about our hobby? Lower the cost of cards so kids can collect again. Enough of these $20+ packs!!
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes, but it would have to be pretty bad!
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? About every hour when I have one out there
30. What is your favorite book? Ain't the Beer Cold?! - Chuck Thompson
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2. Age? 30
3. Family? No thanks
4. How long have you collected? 20 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? opening packs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1983 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? There really isn't one
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Accidentally opened a 1960 Topps pack while inspecting it and pulled a Mantle/Boyer that graded PSA 9 NQ. Sold for $1,100.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 70s/80s football rip
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? nothing is worthless
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Ravens, Terps, Jazz
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? John Stockton
13. If you have children, do they collect?
14. What do you do for a living? Play poker
15. Do you have any other hobbies? internet porn
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Non-believer
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Dependent upon candidates
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Dexter
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Magnum PI, Miami Vice
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jordan, Gretzky, Ripken, Marino
21. What would be your dream job? Unemployed
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Ma
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Not far
24. What was your best sports achievement? Many poker tourney wins
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? First game at Camden Yards, Terps beating UNC and Duke in 90s
27. What would you change about our hobby? Scam artists and counterfeits
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? The Stand
2. Age? 39
3. Family? Divorced, one daughter 10 yrs old
4. How long have you collected? 33 yrs
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1960 Topps and Mantles when I can afford them.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1975 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1958 Topps Mantle #150 PSA 7
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Raw vintage to PSA 9
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Very few, I try to spend wisely
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Yankees, Vikings and Twins
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Mickey Mantle, Kirby Puckett, Barry Sanders
13. If you have children, do they collect? No
14. What do you do for a living? Supervisor
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Hunting, fishing, playing guitar, collecting arrowheads
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? None, they all lie
18. What is your favorite current TV show? American Chopper
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? Mickey Mantle, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali and Walter Payton
21. What would be your dream job? Own a card store (financially unable to do the risk)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? grandfather
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? I had full ride offers to play college fb (LB), but enlisted in the marines instead
24. What was your best sports achievement? State Football Championship
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, 6ft 1".
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? can't think of any off hand
27. What would you change about our hobby? go back to topps only and at 15 cents per pack. too many products has been a real turn off.
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? none
30. What is your favorite book? Marine Sniper (93 confirmed kills)
2. Age? 45
3. Family? trophy wife, son - 17, daughter - 6
4. How long have you collected? since 1967
5. What is the main focus of your collection? hoarding stuff
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? prolly '68 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Mays rookie, Ryan rookie
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? the waterbed deal -'61 thru '63 Fleer Baseball & Football + extras....this was almost 20 years ago, and it is still my favorite deal
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? letting my ex-girlfriend move back in with me....please, don't ask
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? no doubt, they were worthless when i started
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Da Bears & Da Cubbies
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Sweetness
13. If you have children, do they collect? yup, my son likes autographs & my daughter just found some old Pokemon cards and now plays with them
14. What do you do for a living? manage the warehousing operations for the family business, eBay seller
15. Do you have any other hobbies? outdoor sports, traveling, leering
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Jewish
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? INDIFFERENT!
18. What is your favorite current TV show? whichever one embarrasses the crap outta people
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? see above
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jesse Owens & Branch Rickey come to mind
21. What would be your dream job? are you kidding? MLB's lead play-by-play announcer!!!
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my pets
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? JV Football in HS
24. What was your best sports achievement? quitting before my knees got wrecked (no joke)
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? i was in good enough shape to jump up and grab the rim, i was about 25 and i'm 6 feet tall
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? just a few weeks ago, i saw Devin Hester return the opening kickoff for a TD in the Super Bowl, what a treat!....and then, oh nevermind.......
27. What would you change about our hobby? some perceptions, perhaps
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? NEVER
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 20-30 when i have a submission at PSA.....5-10 when i don't
30. What is your favorite book? Roget's Thesaurus
2. Age? 32....althought it's my birthday in less then an hour....so I guess 33
3. Family? single
4. How long have you collected? Collected for 7-8 years, just started back about a year ago I guess.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Wish I had one. Modern PSA's, Steve Young Cards, various other collectibles.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Don't really have one.....sigh.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Purchased a lot of stuff from the Weeb Ewbank estate. One thing I bought was his application file. Applications from former players and the like. One letter was from Joe Paterno, placed it on ebay at $300.00 with a $500.00 Buy it now....got a bid and ended up slightly over $1500.00. Likely made over $5000 from the estate items.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 1990 Pro Set...use to buy the packs all the time.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? More so.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Don't really have one.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nolan Ryan, Steve Young
13. If you have children, do they collect? no kids
14. What do you do for a living? Internet Sales, largest share of income from meteorites.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? coins and stamps
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? N/A
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show? N/A
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Simpsons? Maybe Seinfield. Not sure.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Dan Marino, Nolan Ryan, Michael Jordan
21. What would be your dream job? Curator at a large museum.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Harvey H. Nininger....google him.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Didn't play....but I had season tickets in high school and college.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Interviewed several HOF's....close as I can come.
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? Nolan Ryans 7th No Hitter...to top it off it was fan day and free.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Convince people this is a happy good hobby, and that they complain too much.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes, I sell collectibles for a living...so everything has a price.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Never submitted.
30. What is your favorite book? Of Men and Mice, John Steinbeck
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
1. Name? Rob
2. Age? 39
3. Family? married 20 yrs/ 20yr old son/ 18 yr old daughter
4. How long have you collected? 91-97 / 2003-present
5. What is the main focus of your collection? psa graded vintage football
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 76 football / wacky packs
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1962 Fran Tarkenton
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? bought numerous Larry Johnson rc cards during his "diaper years"
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 180.00 for raw 62 Tarkenton/ graded a 6 and sold for 88.00
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? YES
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Detroit Lions/ Tigers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Tarkenton / any Tiger
13. If you have children, do they collect? No
14. What do you do for a living? Repair stamping presses
15. Do you have any other hobbies? golf / poker
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Baptist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Deadwood ( HBO)
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? sportscenter
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Cobb / Chamberlain / Montana / Woods
21. What would be your dream job? sportscenter anchor
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my children
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? not very far / tall skinny football player
24. What was your best sports achievement? shot a 74 twice in golf
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yes 6'2"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? my son scoring a touchdown in high school
27. What would you change about our hobby? the " Gary's of the world"
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? 2-3 times a day
30. What is your favorite book? Penthouse letters IV
2. Age? 40
3. Family? Very happily married, son (19), daughter (14)
4. How long have you collected? off & on for 20 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? vintage, Dodgers & Heritage
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1978 set, baby!
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1957 Topps baseball set
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? absolutely
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dodgers, Rams
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? retired: Brett Butler, Jack Youngblood, Clyde Drexler - current: Nomar Garciaparra, Torry Holt, Steve Nash
13. If you have children, do they collect? no
14. What do you do for a living? retail furniture store sales manager
15. Do you have any other hobbies? reading, book collecting
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Bible-believing Christian, non-denominational
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? conservative, currently registered republican but pretty much disgusted with politicians regardless of which side of the aisle they're on.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Law & Order SVU
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? tough call
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Hard to pick, but how about Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? Owning a successful card shop. What could be better than talking about sports and sports cards all day?
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Jesus
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? no high school ball, but I did survive the first cut when I tried out for the local junior college basketball team.
24. What was your best sports achievement? I hit my first real home run (without having to run really fast) during last season's softball playoffs.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yes, three times when I was 21. 6'2"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? a few years ago I was at PacBell watching the Giants and Dodgers. Eric Gagne comes in in the 9th and is throwing absolute gas. Bonds is up and Gagne gives him some 102 MPH heat, which Barry turns on and absolutely crushes.....foul. Next pitch comes in at 101, and Bonds crushes it again, this time fair. I bleed Dodger blue and can't stand Bonds, but that was very remarkable on both their parts.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Outlaw high-dollar inserts and packs - kids today don't collect, they gamble on hitting the jackpot
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Man, I'd hate to think I would, but probably so
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? n/a
30. What is your favorite book? Safely Home by Randy Alcorn
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
1. Name? What is a name?
2. Age?old
3. Family? wife 1 son
4. How long have you collected? Since 1970's
5. What is the main focus of your collection? HOF Rookis, 70's sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1977
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? RYAN rOOKIE,60 MANTLE, 56 robinson, 59 Maris, 70 Chamberlin
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)? Bought a Fleer Puckett RC, brought it home and was discolored
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Celtics, Seahawks, Orioles
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Bird, Jerry West, Dr. J, Ripken
13. If you have children, do they collect? yes, no too young
14. What do you do for a living? State Government
15. Do you have any other hobbies? NO
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? Jerry West, Hondo and Cousy
21. What would be your dream job? Lotion boy for Tropicana
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? PAC 10, 3 sport letterman in HS
24. What was your best sports achievement? Member of NCAA Hoop Tournament Team twice
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Ha yes, over 6' under 6'7
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Watching NCAA Basketball player of the year dropping 54 on USC, that player told Raveling to "get someone out here that can guard me"
27. What would you change about our hobby? SLIME...Rip-off Artists...
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?NA
30. What is your favorite book? The Last Amateurs- John Feinstein
Tom
2. Age?
30
3. Family?
Wife of 7 years & Dog
4. How long have you collected?
As a kid ('86-91), briefly in college ('99), and back again ('06-present)
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
Set Builder: '60 Topps Baseball, '84 Donruss, 85 Topps Hockey
Getting into 1800s tobacco non-sport
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
Began collecting in '86, but first pack I ever remember was '81 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
1960 Topps #350 Mantle -- PSA 8, dead nuts centered
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
Bought a ton of Topps A&G product in Aug/Sep '06 and flipped months later for a net of over $1500
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
As a kid, my baby-sitter's brother stole a alot of my vintage collection
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
Probably. They provide a peace and relaxation and bring me back to childhood
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
Hockey = Nashville Predators
Football = Tennessee Titans
Baseball = St. Louis Cardinals
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
Grew up idolizing Ozzie Smith. These days, I really respect hockey players in general. They give a lot to their communities and are really down to earth.
13. If you have children, do they collect?
N/A - maybe one day
14. What do you do for a living?
Entrepreneur = Own 3 businesses (1 recruiting, 1 e-commerce, 1 real estate) and am a full-time recruiting consultant
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
Very active. Kickball, Mountain Biking, Softball, Hiking, Camping, Skiing. Enjoy travel & reading as well.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
Best term to describe me would be "Agnostic Theism" -- I don't know existence of a Supreme being, but do believe one exists. I've studied religion existensively and am fascinated by it philosophically.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?
Definite independent --- probably would classify as Libertarian. Never vote along party lines. Fiscal conservative. Socially liberal.
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
1. Heroes
2. Friday Night Lights
3. 24
4. Lost
5. Jericho
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
No particular order: Quantum Leap, X-Files, Roswell, and others I can't remember at the moment
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
Gretzky, Jordan, Ruth
21. What would be your dream job?
Adventure Travel Guide, part time.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
My wife, who I met when I was 18.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
I still play recreationally. Moved around too much as a kid to play once I got to high-school.
24. What was your best sports achievement?
No-hitter in little league. Those were the days.
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?
Music City Miracle, Bills/Titans in Nashville. Unbelievable. Simply amazing in every way. I was hugging strangers that day.
27. What would you change about our hobby?
Have it be more popular with kids/teens.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
Most of it, yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
Once.
30. What is your favorite book?
"The Alchemist" - Paulo Coehlo *absolute MUST read*
honorable mention:
"The Talisman" - Stephen King/Peter Straub
"Incredibly Loud and Extremely Close" - Jonathan Safron Foer
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
2. Age- 45
3. Family- Wife, 2 boys ages 10 & 4
4. How long have you collected-39 yrs... but not much in the last 15yrs, til now.
5. What is the main focus of your collection- 1960 Topps baseball
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening-1968 Topps baseball, still have my 1st Mantle
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection- A handful of Mantles & Aarons
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)- Bought a 2001 Game Used Edition Box for $90, sold a Mantle GU jersey for $550+ on ebay
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)- thought football cards to be worthless and sold all of them for $200, including 2 1966 Topps wax boxes that were MINT. I kept a few Packer's cards, now worth around $30.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless- Probably enjoy it more
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport) Yankees, Packers, NY Rangers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport) Bobby Murcer, Donny Anderson, Rod Gilbert then, Jeter, Favre now
13. If you have children, do they collect- yes
14. What do you do for a living- video production
15. Do you have any other hobbies- poker, coaching my son's BB team
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-Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show- Deadwood, Entourage..tie
19. What is your all time favorite TV show- The Honeymooners
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it- Ruth, Jordan, Unitas, Orr
21. What would be your dream job- centerfield in the House that Ruth built (then), card-shop owner/pro poker-player (now)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you- parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go- college baseball, freshman yr
24. What was your best sports achievement- bowled a 300 game in league-play
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- Saw Mickey Mantle play, struckout 2x
27. What would you change about our hobby- Scam-artists, 50 million subsets and game-used cards
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble- all except my 68 Mantle (which is basically wothless)
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online- I dunno, haven't sent in my 1st sub....yet!!!!
30. What is your favorite book-too many to list.. the last one I couldn't put down was Seabiscuit
1. Name? -- Soren
2. Age? -- 36
3. Family? -- Wife, son, two dogs.
4. How long have you collected? 29 years.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1963 Topps.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1977 Topps. Got a Dan Meyer
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Gophers Hockey Cards
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Probably.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Gophers Hockey, Twins
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? John Pohl, Joe Mauer
13. If you have children, do they collect? Son has started collecting.
14. What do you do for a living? Work for a large ISP.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Reading.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christmas and Easter presbyterian.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Conservative by nature, which sucks because I hate the Republicans who bring religion into politics.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Danny Phantom.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Oz.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? John Mariucci, Herb Brooks, Neal Broten, hopefully Lucia.
21. What would be your dream job? Big league 3rd Baseman.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Father and Step Father.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Collegiate baseball.
24. What was your best sports achievement? 1987 Minnesota State VFW Champs - only undefeated team ever.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes. 6ft tall. (I did need the help of a solid as a rock 3ft table and the landing gymnastics mats were clutch as well)
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
1. 2002 NCAA Hockey Final
2. 1991 World Series Game 6.
3. 1991 World Series Game 7.
4. 1987 World Series Game 7.
5. 1987 World Series Game 6.
6. 2005 NCAA Hockey Regional.
7. Super Bowl where Redskins crushed Bills.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Lower Ebay listing fees.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Without hesitation.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Five to fifty depending on my schedule at work and if I truly expect them at any moment.
30. What is your favorite book? Harry Potter Series and the Tolkien Trilogy
1. Name? Paul
2. Age? 58
3. Family? Married, 36 years, son 34, daughter 32
4. How long have you collected? Since they started Topps Heritage
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Heritage and cards I collected as youngster.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1958. First card was Gus Bell. Also had Pete Daley, a Red Sox.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? My 1958 collection.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I don’t think I every made any
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? My wife, out of the kindness of her heart, bought me 5-blaster boxes of Heritage. Problem was they were Bowman Heritage.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Absolutely.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Red Sox Patriots Boston College. (Yeah, I’m from Bahhhhhhstin.)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ted Williams, Bobby Orr, Bobby Jones.
13. If you have children, do they collect? Nope.
14. What do you do for a living? This week I retire after 35 years as a sportswriter.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf. Every day it is over 50 degrees and there’s no snow on the ground.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Born Catholic. Stopped going to church when I could out-run my parents. Now, I just believe in God and try to be good.
Denomination?
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or
leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? First, I love America. I would have fought in Viet Nam, but busted up knees (high school sports injuries) prevented that. But I hate politics. Never voted, never will. All politicians are manipulative thieves. But it’s the nature of the beast.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Sopranos
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? West Wing (Yeah, it’s politics, but that just shows you how screwed up I am.)
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on
it? Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Bobby Jones and Jim Thorpe
21. What would be your dream job? I’ve had it my whole life.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My high school basketball coach.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? I was pretty good until I blew out my knees when I was 16.
24. What was your best sports achievement? All-League in basketball, Club champion in golf.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how
tall are you? I’m 6-foot-2 and could before blowing out knees.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Too many. Fisk homer in ’75, one of first, is most memorable.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Eliminate insert sets, autos and short prints.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad
financial trouble? As much as I love it, I’d have no problem selling off. There are more important things in life.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I write, so I’m on the computer a lot, so it depends.
30. What is your favorite book? “All the King’s Men.”
2. Age? 39
3. Family? Single, but with a sizeable extended family.
4. How long have you collected? On and off since '72.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 67 Baseball and 72 Football. Until something shiny wanders into my field of vision...
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? Baseball rack pack in the fall of '72 (got a Ken Brett and Phil Niekro which I still have. I wouldn't be submitting either of them...)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? I have some nice ungraded singles of Aaron, Clemente and Jim Brown that I still consider the main jewels.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Buying a 72 Clemente (which I think would pull an 8) in '81 for $3.00 is one I'm happy with.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I've gotten hosed on a few trades, no doubt about it.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, assuming I could still get them in graded form. I'm in this for the fun. I've hardly ever sold anything in my life.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? The Braves, and Virginia Tech teams, with residual committments from better days to the Redskins, Pistons and Flyers.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? I'll go all active: Tom Glavine & John Smoltz, Grant Hill, Eric Lindros and Marshall Faulk.
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Self Employed
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I collect books, CDs and DVDs, along with non-card sports stuff. Sports Illustrateds and other sports periodicals of the 60's and 70's, especially.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Agnostic.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Registered Democrat.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Wire
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Homicide: Life on the Street and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jackie Robinson, Jim Brown, Bill Russell and Bobby Orr
21. What would be your dream job? Pool cleaner in Hollywood.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My mom and my grandmother.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Town parks & recreation dept Baseball league from ages 10-12. I was a teenaged Dick Stuart.
24. What was your best sports achievement? I broke up a double play once that would have made Hal McRae proud,
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No. But I'm 6'3" (Bonus info!!)
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? David Justice, Dale Murphy and Jim Presley all homering against the Mets on scalding night in August 1990.
27. What would you change about our hobby? More respect of it would be nice.
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? Not a member yet. I expect that when I am, I'll be as twitchy as the stereotype suggests some of us already are.
30. What is your favorite book? Tender Is The Night.
2. Age? 42
3. Family? Married no kids
4. How long have you collected? In the 70's as a kid and then the last 4 years seriously.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Hockey with eventual expansion into my baseball and football heroes as income permits!
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 73-74 OPC NHL...would have been around Oct of 73
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? My Ken Dryden PSA 10 71/72 opc rookie card or my 54 Topps psa 8 gordie howe.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Well I really don't sell much but a few months ago I bought a PSA 9 71/72 opc nhl Gilbert perrault for 300 US and someone immediataly offered me 500 US for it so I flipped it....
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Oh my....a few....someone I trusted kind of took me to the cleaners and I believe may have taken advantage of my naivete or rookie knowledge of card collecting...probably lost about 800 US on that...also I believe I got shilled early on when I started collecting off of ebay for about 500 dollars us....
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Mmmmm....interesting.....yeah I think so.....I realize I'll make a few bucks when all is said and done and of course I want to make a profit but I love reliving my childhood....
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Philly Flyers, Dallas Cowboys, Toronto Blue Jays and ( I hate basketball but) Spurs.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ovechkin, Romo I guess in football, Puljos, David Robinson
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? Well my post secondary education was in Business...Accounting specifically but I found out in the real world I hated it and had no knack for it.........Being in Alberta, we are awash in Money from our Oil.....so not surprisingly I am somewhat connected to that industry now....making nice money and working very little...
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Reading.....fighting on the internet....ha ha
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? Strong Conservative and Right Wing....make Ronald Reagan look like the President of the ACLU!!!
18. What is your favorite current TV show? I can't say I watch much TV...thankfully.....I guess docu crime shows like American Justice or 48 hours.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? SCTV......John Candy, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Martin Short etc etc.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Bobby Orr, Mickey Mantle, Roger Staubach and David Robinson
21. What would be your dream job? Doing something I should be doing and doing something that I love.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? In human terms....I guess my wife...in complete terms, Jesus Christ.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Pee wee in Hockey
24. What was your best sports achievement? None really...played mainly sandlot stuff as opposed to organized leagues....
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No......never tried.....I'm 5 ' 10.5 "
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Well if you mean by watching it on TV, it would have to be the USA defeating Russia in the 80 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Can't say I have seen very much in person...I guess Danny Tartabull when he played his minor league baseball here in Calgary and I saw him hit a Home run....
27. What would you change about our hobby? I wish it were less expensive.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes........in a heartbeat...Family is FAR FAR FAR more important then my cards.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I have nothing to check.
30. What is your favorite book? Holy Bible.
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17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Strong Conservate and Right Wing....make Ronald Reagan look like the President of the ACLU!!!
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Single
Just started again a couple years ago. Collected as a kid.
All Star and All Pro cards
1981 Topps
Gem mint 10 1977 Carew or rookie Gretzky ungraded
Haven't started selling yet
See above
Yes
Twins
Kent Hrbek
No Kids
Supervisor of Corporate Security
Not really
Methodist
Conservative leaning
Veronica Mars, I know, I am a geek
Alice
Mantle, Gretzky, Montana, Ruth
I actually really like the job I already have
Mom
Was actually a really solid little leaguer
Making the all star team in little league
Not even close
Winfield's 3000th hit
Root out the scumbags
Yes
At least twice
I liked Mick Foley's books
2. Age? 40
3. Family? Wife/3 daughters
4. How long have you collected? 25+ years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Baseball, right now 84 Donruss PSA 9 or 10
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1974 Topps BB
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? None
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)? Selling all my cards before going off to college!!
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Anything Detroit and Michigan State Univ.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Currently or now??
13. If you have children, do they collect? No
14. What do you do for a living? Govt. Employee, with County Drain Commission office.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Camping
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Non-Denominational
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Lean towards Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Tie, 24 or Prison Break
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, Gretzky, Jordan and Payton
21. What would be your dream job? Sports Journalist or broadcaster.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Wrestled in Highschool.
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? Saw Mark Fidrych first major league game/win back in 76.
27. What would you change about our hobby?
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? NA
30. What is your favorite book? Anything about WWII
1. Name?
John
2. Age?
37
3. Family?
Wife & 3 daughters 11,9 &7
4. How long have you collected?
21 Years
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
I am all over the place
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
1976 Topps , Aaron and Horton are the only cards I remember from the pack.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
Picture of Wayne Gretzky and I
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
I bought 2 90 Topps Tiffany sets for 200. I have both Griffey's,Thomas's and Sosa's graded..................SGC 98 Sosa 455.00???SGC 96 Sosa 125.00..PSA 9 Thomas 100+ on both and 100 + on Both Griffey's SGC 96's, of course back in 99. I probably wouldn't get 100 total for all six now?
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
I sold 39 1955 Parkhurst Hockey cards for 1300 on Ebay which included an SGC 96 Toe Blake,SGC 86 Richard and Beliveau and countless SGC 88's and some PSA 8's on others like Ace Bailey,King Clancey Vezina and an SGC 70 Harry Lumley(SWEET LOOKING CARD) that I would give an arm to have all back in original holders!
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
It would still be fun but I doubt I would be here because PSA wouldn't exist if they were worthless.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
Hockey = Hartford Whalers
Football = ST Louis Rams
Baseball = My favorite sport , but I am more into watching specific players then routing for a team, growing up loved the Yankees until about 94/95 when they dogged Don Mattingly so I have never really routed for them again.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
Wayne Gretzky,Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Eric Dickerson and Ken Griffey Jr.
13. If you have children, do they collect?
They think Griffey Jr is the greatest Baseball player ever and collect his cards that I give them but other than that no
14. What do you do for a living?
DHL route driver
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
Playing Softball and doing goofy stuff with the kids.....
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?
I try to go with the person I think will do the best job.
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
1. Prison Break
2. Baseball Tonight
3. Stanley Cup Playoffs
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
Seinfeld,Raymond,The Fugitive (but was yanked?),Johnny Quest and NFL Films
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
Gretzky,Lemieux,Jordan,Russell,Ruth,Aaron,Payton and Elway
21. What would be your dream job?
Owning a Sports Memrobilia store in a large city like Chicago with BMW's inventory?
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
Jesus Christ, My Wife and Mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
High School
24. What was your best sports achievement?
None really
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?
Reggie and Martin fight at Fenway , Chris Osgood scoring a goal and the Whalers beating the Habs in Game 6 to force game 7!
27. What would you change about our hobby?
Get rid of the crooks
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
Yes, done it before and would/will do it again..
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
If I have a submission out probably 10 times
30. What is your favorite book?
The Bible
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Shane
2. Age? 47
3. Family? Wife and two daughters 14 & 17
4. How long have you collected? since 1966
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1966 Topps Baseball
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1966 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1966 Topps Baseball (broken record) nearly 75% of set in psa 9 or 10 including 38 PSA 10's from that set.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I bought a 1939 who's who of baseball book with autographs of all the american leaguers including gehrig, foxx, dimaggio, greenberg and williams for $200. still own it.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? where do i start-1989 upper deck high french wax box for $500. a lot of junk from late 80's and early 90's that i regret.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes as long as the cost was low.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? miami dolphins and montreal canadians. hard to get attached to teams anymore due to free agency.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? al kaline, peyton manning, john havlicek, mario lemiuex
13. If you have children, do they collect? they could not care less. they think i waste too much time on ebay--they are correct.
14. What do you do for a living? currently unemployed. was a manager of financial analysis. hope to be gainfully employed soon.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? exercise and following my childrens sports teams.
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? Fiscally conservative, socially a little more liberal. depends on the issue.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Sopranos and The Shield. Love Ricky Gervais in the original Office and Extras.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Fawlty Towers
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth, Rice, Gretzky and Chamberlin
21. What would be your dream job? Manager at a Las Vegas Sports Book.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? A former co-worker
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Varsity soccer, basketball and baseball in HS
24. What was your best sports achievement? First soccer game ever played scored the winning goal with 2 minutes to go. All down hill from there!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? never. touched the rim once-5 feet 11.5 inches
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Lou Brock becoming the all time single season base stealing champion. Game 7 1982 world series.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Less sets.
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? seldom submit
30. What is your favorite book? When pride still mattered. The biography of Vince Lombardi
2. Age? 22
3. Family? Nope, just a girlfrend
4. How long have you collected? since i was six or seven, on and off since then, on for the last year and a half.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Building sets (69 topps baseball/football, 2006 donruss classics) and mid grade 50/60s stars
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1990 score football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Nothing extemely nice, a couple yogi berra autographed balls i guess
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I dont deal much, so probably pulling addai and deangelo williams auto's from 2006 donruss calssics
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Everytime i go to wally world or targetto and blowing my money on retail boxes.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, but admittidly not as much, its not much fun to put together sets if it isnt challanging.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Baseball - Braves Football - Raiders College - Iowa Hawkeyes
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Baseball - Chipper Jones Football - No real favorite, maybe Seneca Wallace
13. If you have children, do they collect? No children
14. What do you do for a living? I work at Firestone
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Playing various league sports, watching live MMA events, getting into metal detecting, poker, and drinking my arse off
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I was raised Lutheran
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Mostly Democratic for "life policies, Republican for "money" issues. I usually vote democrat.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Rome
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Soprano's
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jordan, Ruth, Gretzky, Ali
21. What would be your dream job? Sports card shop with no pressure to make profit
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Friends now, Boyscouts influenced me early on to be a decent human being to offset the friends.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school
24. What was your best sports achievement? Sectional Champion in wrestling (215)
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? nope. 6 foot
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? last Memorial day weekend when the Braves hit 8 homers at Wrigley against the Cubs. Awsome game, extra innings and all.
27. What would you change about our hobby? No more factory sets, it makes individual base cards worthless IMHO
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yeah, hopefully i never have to, but yeah.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Not a PSA member
30. What is your favorite book? Mostly anything by John Grisham
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Bobby
2. Age?
40
3. Family?
Wife, Two English Bulldogs
4. How long have you collected?
Off and on for about 30 years.
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
Topps Baseball All-Star cards from 1975 to 1981.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
1976 Topps baseball with Graig Nettles as the prize.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
1976 Topps Rod Carew #400, PSA 10.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
I bought the Carew listed above raw for $4.25 off of Ebay.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
Sold some really nice cards when I left for college. Didn’t make out so well in hindsight.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
Without question. I don’t collect for the money associated with the cards (though following a card’s value is interesting to me).
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
College Football – OU
MLB Baseball – NYY
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
Baseball – all-time, Don Mattingly, presentl, Piazza
Football – all-time, Brian Bosworth (ouch), present, Roy Williams, Dallas
Basketball - all-time, Wayman Tisdale
13. If you have children, do they collect?
Maybe some day
14. What do you do for a living?
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist – I run the research group for a consulting firm.
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
Pets, working out, golf, softball sometimes
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
Christian, Catholic - though I appreciate many denominations
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?
Republican but I can’t stand most politicians
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
Ardent channel surfer
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
Andy Griffith Show
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
Babe Ruth, Johnny Unitas, and Michael Jordan
21. What would be your dream job?
Powerball winner
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
God, family
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
College
24. What was your best sports achievement?
You just can’t beat the sweet (though all-too-fleeting) feeling associated with hitting a homer IMO.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you?
Yes. 6’. I don't believe I would have won many dunk contests, however.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
State championship in high school baseball
27. What would you change about our hobby?
Get rid of all the promotional stuff associated with modern. Just me, I know some people love it.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
Probably.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
10.
30. What is your favorite book?
Too many, really – Some that I have really enjoyed are: I am Legend (Richard Matheson), The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy), Everybody’s All-American (Frank Deford), The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton), Red Dragon (Thomas Harris), and Sympathy for the Devil (Kent Anderson).
2. Age? 34
3. Family? Engaged to get married on 6/15 in Rivierra Maya Mexico - Wooooo Hooooo!!!
4. How long have you collected? Since age 10.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Building raw sets, all sports, back to 1951.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1982 topps baseball.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Mint 1972 (birth year) topps football set, only missing 20 3rd series to be 100% complete.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Convincing by GF to marry me (she's a doctor).
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I don't sell anything so I guess this is a wash.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yep.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bills, Cubs.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nobody current.
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? Environmental Consultant
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Photography, Poker
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? Indepensent
18. What is your favorite current TV show? prison break
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? Gehrig, Brown, Orr, Jordan
21. What would be your dream job? Freelance photographer
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? ??
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school hockey
24. What was your best sports achievement? never any good.
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? "the comeback" - Bills vs Oilers, AFC playoffs.
27. What would you change about our hobby? ???
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yep
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Don't submit, collect in the raw.
30. What is your favorite book? Championship Pot Limit and No Limit Poker.
2. Age? 30 (Just turned in December)
3. Family? No kids. I have a wonderful girlfriend, and I like my sister's kid. He's pretty cool.
4. How long have you collected? 21 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Ben Sheets cards, and former LSU players (from all sports)
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Ted Williams UDA card, Buck O' Neil autographed baseball
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought 2 '67 Topps Hank Aarons for $40 each. Both graded PSA 8, sold for $250+ each. Also sold a CD I bought used in college for $112.00
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Thanks, Gary! Oh... And I got married (and divorced) once. That wasn't cheap.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Most of mine are.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? LSU, New Orleans Saints, Chelsea FC... after that I'll watch any team with an LSU player on it.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ben Sheets, any LSU player.
13. If you have children, do they collect? I have stuff put away for future kiddos.
14. What do you do for a living? As little as possible, but my business cards say "Marketing Specialist"
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I play harmonica, and travel to watch US Soccer.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I am Christian, non-demoninational. I belong to a great church here in Baton Rouge. (Why no "Where are you?", Frank?)
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Conservative views, Democratic income.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? How I Met Your Mother, CSI, Heroes, Rescue Me
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Chappelle's Show
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Pele
21. What would be your dream job? Working for US Soccer
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 soccer and tennis in high school. Still play rec soccer, even at my advanced age.
24. What was your best sports achievement? 2 years ago, my first game with a new co-ed team. Due to a shortage of female players, we had to play an entire game 11 vs. 9. (Not easy to do). The other team scored early. I scored right before half time, to make it level. We played the next 45 minute half, and I scored a goal in stoppage time for the 2-1 win. I've scored 3 goals in 2 years since that game.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I have not dunked before, but I did grab the rim in high school. I'm 5-7, but my HS gym had the springiest floor ever.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? I've been to so many LSU games, that it's hard to pick something out. On the downside, I did see Kentucky come back from 31 down at halftime (basketball) to beat LSU. I also saw unranked LSU play #1 Arkansas tooth and nail, have Alex Dillard hit a half court 3 pointer to send the game to overtime, and hit another in OT to seal the game. Both of those I remember like yesterday.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of $600 per pack, gambling products. Get rid of Bowman's "prospect" cards, as they are destroying the collectibility of sets. Make the hobby more affordable.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Probably not worth the hassle, but if it came down to it... yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Once.
30. What is your favorite book? Also, in the "too many" category. The Great Gatsby is a good choice, and anything by John Feinstein.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
2. Age? 34
3. Family? Seperated - Lauren 7 and Eric 6
4. How long have you collected? 85-88 and PSA for the last year
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Football
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1985 topps baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1976 Walter Payton PSA 9
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Sold my childhood collection for $800 and bought my 1st car
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? not sure
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Bears, Bulls and Mets
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Walter Payton, Michael Jordan and Pete Rose
13. If you have children, do they collect? Yu-gi-oh and Pokemon
14. What do you do for a living? Executive VP of a Security Company
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf and Beer
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? Depends
18. What is your favorite current TV show? None
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Friends
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe - Jordan - Gretzky - W. Payton
21. What would be your dream job? President/100% owner of a multi million dollar company
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? Home Runs and a couple eagles
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? only a volleyball (Couldnt palm) 6'2
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? none in person, but some great ones on TV
27. What would you change about our hobby? not to much
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yeap
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 3
30. What is your favorite book? Witching Hour
2. Age? - 32
3. Family? - Nope
4. How long have you collected? - since 1982
5. What is the main focus of your collection? - Will Clark (with a little Willie Mays and Juan Marichal thrown in for good measure)
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? - 1982 (though I had 1977 cards in my collection, so I must have opened those)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? - Don't really have one.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? - Trading some 1987 Topps rookies for a 1985 Star Michael Jordan rookie.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? - Asking my dad to buy a case of Skybox basketball.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? - Of course. I have little idea which of my Will Clark cards are worth $20 and which are worth $.20.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? - SF Giants, UW Badgers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? - Will Clark
13. If you have children, do they collect? - N/A
14. What do you do for a living? - Attorney
15. Do you have any other hobbies? - Squash, basketball, politics
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? - atheist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? - Democrat (used to work in politics)
18. What is your favorite current TV show? - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (or The Daily Show)
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? - Twin Peaks
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? - Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana
21. What would be your dream job? - Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? - my parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? - High school (golf, baseball, basketball, football)
24. What was your best sports achievement? - I had about a 12 handicap in golf for a while
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? - Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS
27. What would you change about our hobby? - Not much, actually. There are options for everyone.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? - Probably not, as it wouldn't bring me more than a couple grand.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? - My what?
30. What is your favorite book? - Lords of the Realm (though it often changes)
2. Age? 33
3. Family? Single
4. How long have you collected? Off and on since the late 70's.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Currently '55 Topps All-American
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? A pack of '79 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Don't have one.. They are all special in their own special way
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Use to do shows in the early 90's but nothing stands out.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? See above.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yuppers.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Houston and UT teams.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Too many to list but growing up, I wanted to be George Brett.
13. If you have children, do they collect? None that I'm aware of.
14. What do you do for a living? Real Estate.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Drinking, golf, watching/playing sports, getting laid...
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Technically, I'm a mutt but believe in a higher power.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Lean a little to the right.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Law and Order, 24, anything on Food Network.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Tough one. Sienfield?
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? All Houston players.
21. What would be your dream job? Owning a team.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? A little bit from everyone I've met.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Highschool football until my knee done bent the wrong way.
24. What was your best sports achievement? 3 TDs in one game and an inside the park HR in little league
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes but I was on someone's shoulders.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? SB XXXII & XLI, 1986 Division clincher with Scott throwing a no-no, 2005 playoff 18-inning game ending with Chris Burke's HR (buddy I was with almost got divorced because of it).
27. What would you change about our hobby? Gear it towards collecting rather than making money.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? If things got that bad, sure, for the ones that can be replaced.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I've only submitted once but when I did, I checked at least twice a day.
30. What is your favorite book? Don't have a favorite per se but John Grisham is a great story teller.
2. Age? 36.
3. Family? Married, no kids, one extremely large and powerful wildcat.
4. How long have you collected? Since 1978.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage Topps Baseball. 1975 and earlier, mostly 50's and 60's.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1978 Topps rack with Rick Reuschel on top.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Fully graded 1957 Topps set with average grade of 7.70.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a collection last year of 53-60 Topps, doubled my money in 6 weeks and still have hundreds of cards left.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? "Investing" in 1988 baseball in 1988.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? No.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Ohio State and all Cleveland teams.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Individual sports: Andre Agassi. Team: None come to mind. Maybe Jim Brown.
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? Professional broadcasting, of course.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Yes. Vintage automobiles.
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? Republican. GIULIANI 2008.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Sports. I watch a few shows, but I have no "stopdown" shows.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Not sure.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Pete Rozelle, Bill Russell, & Roberto Clemente.
21. What would be your dream job? President. Or Commissioner of Baseball. Maybe not in that order.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? God.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Being the #1 player on my high school golf team and making the baseball team despite having a heart condition that I was unaware of.
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? Ohio State beats Miami 31-24 in double OT in the Fiesta Bowl for the national championship. And lest anyone ask, yes it was pass interference, and if college football had replay at the time, the game never goes to overtime because a screwy out of bounds call with 2:00 to go would have been reversed and OSU wins in regulation.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of the dirtiness and greed that is prevalent within it.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Probably.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 8, at least.
30. What is your favorite book? Whichever one I'm reading at the moment (currently The Inner Game of Tennis).
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
2. Age?
3. Family? Two sisters
4. How long have you collected? Little bit over a year
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Jonny Gomes
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1984 Topps (bought it on eBay last year)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Jonny Gomes first ever pro Jersey (Princeton Devil Rays, single A)
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Only buy
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Only buy
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, as the pursuit means more than $$$
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Tigers/Red Wings/Pistons/Lions (or Detroit/Detroit/Detroit/Detroit)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Jonny Gomes
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living?
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Collect books
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Atheist
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Libertarian
18. What is your favorite current TV show? NA
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? NA
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Cobb, Wagner, Young, someone else (Mathewson?)
21. What would be your dream job? Criminal Lawyer
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Not sure
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Play soccer, ski and whitewater kayak, but only for fun
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? No
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? No hitter in AAA, Jason Hammel and Juan Salas (Hammel would have had the whole thing if not for an error, but oh well)
27. What would you change about our hobby? Less crap in modern products.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? If it would make a difference, yes.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Don't submit
30. What is your favorite book? White Noise (Don DeLillo)
Looking for Jonny Gomes cards, especially Triple Threads and printing plates. Will consider all cards, though. Got something? Contact me at c_u_l_1@yahoo.com
2. Age? 35
3. Family? Happily married 3/4 weeks per month; 2 kids (9 and 3)
4. How long have you collected? steadily for 5 years, when i was kid for ~ 10 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1969 topps master set
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1980 topps rack packs from K-Mart
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Everything is great to me!
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought psa 9 Willie McCovey non-error variation for $550. 1 sold 3 months ago on e-bay for over $1,100
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? 1981 topps grading fees, waste of time and energy
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? probably not
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? none really (although i live in chicago)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? retired: Bob Gibson, Walter Payton, Wayne Gretsky & Tim Duncan
13. If you have children, do they collect? ---
14. What do you do for a living? Network Admin
15. Do you have any other hobbies? sex w/ my wife!
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? Heroes
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Brady Bunch
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? ---
21. What would be your dream job? What i do now.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents, of course
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School Football & Baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? ---
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? nope
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? In 2001 saw Randy Johnson bean Barry Bonds at Day Game at Pac Bell Park!
27. What would you change about our hobby? Nothing really, find bettter connections to getting sweeter cards maybe?
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? depends
30. What is your favorite book? Pet Semetary Stephen King
RIP GURU
2. Age? 45
3. Family? Married - two kids, ages 7 and 9
4. How long have you collected? 38 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? New Orleans Saints, Football sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1969 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Card - 1972 Archie Manning RC PSA 10; Non Card - Vintage New Orleans Saints helmet signed by the original 1967 expansion team (I met the players and obtained the autographs myself).
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Not a clue
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Not a clue
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Dodgers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Archie Manning
13. If you have children, do they collect? yes
14. What do you do for a living? Lawyer
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Yes - I collect courthose postcards; geneaology, coaching little league, playing softball
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I attend Catholic Church because my wife is Catholic. I was raised Episcopal
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Daily Show
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Monday Night Football
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? Owner of the New Orleans Saints
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Hgh School football and baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? I survived without serious injury
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? Last year - reopening of the Super Dome - Saints vs. Falcons on MNF
27. What would you change about our hobby? Nothing
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?
30. What is your favorite book? The World According To Garp
2. Age? 30
3. Family? Married, 3 kids
4. How long have you collected? age of 7 to 14 and then again in the last 2 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage Cleveland Indians
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? I do not, although 84 Donruss is coming to mind
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Everything
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? 2007 Topps Derek Jeter - bought for .99 cents...sold for 75
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Nothing 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)? Indians, Browns and Cavs plus Ohio State
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Lou Gehrig
13. If you have children, do they collect? Sometimes, but I am not seeing the passion
14. What do you do for a living? Sales
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf, porn
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? Whoever I feel is the best fit for that post
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Office
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Three's Company
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Pete Rozell and Scott/Bill Rasmussen
21. What would be your dream job? CIA Director
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Grandfather
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Was drafted by the Pirates in the 37th round
24. What was your best sports achievement? Winning state title
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? My sons and daughter playing their games
27. What would you change about our hobby? Greed and deception
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes - not worth that much
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Never
30. What is your favorite book? SPIN Selling
2. Age? 41
3. Family? Married with 4 kids
4. How long have you collected? 37 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? baseball cards
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1970 Topps (probably late series)
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? It was my '86 Jordan PSA 8 - stolen this past December from our house
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Paid $1700 for 3 Jordan rookies - sold 2 for $1700 and kept 3rd
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? paid $400 on Ebay for a counterfeit '38 Dimaggio heads Up
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cubs, Bulls, Cowboys
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Jordan, Staubach,
13. If you have children, do they collect? not really
14. What do you do for a living? buyer with a school district
15. Do you have any other hobbies? not that involve collecting - listening to great music (Zeppelin, Stones, Beatles)
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? Leaning Democrat thanks to our current administration.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? ESPN or House & 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? Jordan, Ruth, Gretzky, Jackie Robinson, Staubach
21. What would be your dream job? Sports Announcer or rock guitarist
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? parents and kids
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Couldn't play competitively - have a disability
24. What was your best sports achievement? helping to make my 8 yr old son who is an incredible athlete
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? not without a ladder
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Tough call -- either Jordan's winning shot in Game 6 (last shot as a Bull) or the entire game 5 from the previous season against Utah where he was sick with the flu. Brent Musberger called the game and said it was the greatest individual performance he witnessed over his entire career.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Find some way to weed out all the frauds that make it difficult to trust even the truly honest people.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yes for my family's sake
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? probably 3 if it is ready to pop.
30. What is your favorite book? Do you consider SMR a book?
2. Age? too old
3. Family? 2 children (14 and 16)
4. How long have you collected? steadily for 3 years, off and on since I was 6
5. What is the main focus of your collection? HOF Players; 34 Goudey
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1958 Topps and vividly remember pulling a Ted Williams.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? HOF set is my passion; all my Mantle cards.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Not tracking
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Don’t track
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Yankees, Celtics, Rangers, Patriots, Boston College
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Mickey Mantle, Larry Bird, Tom Brady
13. If you have children, do they collect? --- zero interest
14. What do you do for a living? Video Game Company Exec
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Astronomy, weight lifting
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 ---
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Rome
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Star Trek
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? --- Ruth, Jordan, Joe Montana, Lance Armstrong ….
21. What would be your dream job? CEO of Topps.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents and grandparents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? College Football
24. What was your best sports achievement? --- graduating close to DL
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? no
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? The CAL-Stanford game “The Big Play”
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of the scamsters
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? absolutely
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Maybe once
30. What is your favorite book? The Stand, Stephen King
Seeking primarily PSA graded pre-war "type" cards
My PSA Registry Sets
34 Goudey, 75 Topps Mini, Hall of Fame Complete Set, 1985 Topps Tiffany, Hall of Fame Players Complete Set
2. Age? 25
3. Family? Dating
4. How long have you collected? 16 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Pre 1915 cards
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1979 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? T206 Green Ty Cobb PSA 3
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought about 50 packs from 1959-1972 Cellos and wax packs and in the same deal he through in a Nm-Mt 1965 Topps Football set for only 3k.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Bought a Fake 1976 Topps football box for 1200.00
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes bc I could have them all
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Colts( i had there starter jacket in the 7th grade, Old fan) Baseball (reds bc of pete rose)
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Pete Rose!
13. If you have children, do they collect? Nope
14. What do you do for a living? This and that
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Coins
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? Las Vegas
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Simpsons
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? Day trader
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? 4 year Varsity baseball player in high school
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? Im 5 foot 8
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Hmm not sure
27. What would you change about our hobby? Grading prices
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? everyday its there
30. What is your favorite book?
2. Age? 19
3. Family? N/A at this point
4. How long have you collected? About 10 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? 1957 topps football, 1955 topps baseball, 69 topps basketball, 86 fleer basketball, various other sets, 1940s/50s HOF FB,bb,and bkb RCs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1998 Metal Universe Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? RC's of Wilt, Jackie Robinson, Clemente, Unitas, Starr, Thorpe's All American, and a Lombardi cut.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? tie: made a couple hundred bucks on a low #'d David Carr RC in '02, and a '53 Mantle PSA 4.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Getting ripped off for a few hundred bucks when I entered the online dealing game.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? of course!
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Houston Rockets, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Mavericks
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Dirk Nowitzki, Brett Favre, Yao, Tracy Mcgrady
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Student at the UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
15. Do you have any other hobbies? fly fishing, scuba diving, music, college girls
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I go to Church of Christ sometimes, church starts a little early for my taste.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Democrat probably.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? South Park, 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? Wilt, Jackie Robinson, Barry Sanders, Jordan
21. What would be your dream job? NBA PHOTOGRAPHER!
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Not sure.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Still playing basketball, if rec-league counts.
24. What was your best sports achievement? The occasional 3 ball.
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? saw a nice game tying last second 3 from Antoine Walker in Memphis a few years ago.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Make pre-war affordable for me to collect, high numbers less expensive, no scammers, dealers that aren't repulsive.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? sure
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? a couple
30. What is your favorite book? WELL, I can tell you what my favorite books aren't, all these TEXTBOOKS!
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1. Name? Josh
2. Age? 30
3. Family? 1 baby girl on the way
4. How long have you collected? 22+ yrs
5. What is the main focus of your collection? PSA Graded Football RC's, especially HOF'ers
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 85 Fleer baseball, but I know I opened some 84 stuff
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? PSA 7 Starr, Jim Brown and Unitas RC's
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a raw lot and made about $15k (not counting grading fees)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Busting modern wax...what a waste. I used to blow $2-3K / month (luckily I don't make enough to do that anymore)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, but knowing there is investment potential is a nice feeling.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Vikings (even though they cause me nothing but heartache). Love the Twins and always been a Broncos fan
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Nobody on the Vikes anymore. I've always been a big Ripken fan and KG fan. I still think Griffey Jr has the sweetest swing in baseball and I love watching him hit home runs.
13. If you have children, do they collect? She will.
14. What do you do for a living? Software Developer
15. Do you have any other hobbies? ...just ask my wife. Bowling (3 nights / wk and I still suck), Golf (suck at that too)
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? Boy these last two questions could really fan the flames. I'll leave them both alone.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Las Vegas and The Office
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Sadly, I never really make it a point to be home to watch something. Seinfeld is great, Cheers was great. I even liked the OC (can't believe I'm admitting that in a public forum at 30 years old) lol. ER was a good show too, now it's too over the top.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Johnny Unitas, Jerry Rice.
21. What would be your dream job? To be so rich that my job title would be "Philanthropist"
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My Mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Not dying when I got hit in the 8th grade by a kid that was as big as a friggin moose. Seriously, he was their running back and this kid was 6'4 260lbs. He got into the secondary and I tackled him. I don't remember anything after I hit him and wrapped him up...but he was down and I was taken out of the game. To put it in perspective, I was probably 5'6 130 lbs or so in 8th grade. This kid was an ox. Must've flunked a few grades. I think he might have had a beard...
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Dunked is such an ambiguous term... lol Does rolling it off my chubby little finger-tips count? I'm 5'10.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? I've had a few. A highlight of mine, though not a sports moment, was meeting Ripken after his 2000 game here in Mpls. Didn't get an autograph, though I asked, I did walk with him all the way to a limo that was waiting for him with his wife and kids inside who had come in to town and surprised him. That was pretty cool.
27. What would you change about our hobby? The rip-off artists and getting kids back into it. Who is going to buy my stuff when I'm 60 if not them?
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes...but it would be the less meaningful, rare and valuable stuff first.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 2-3
30. What is your favorite book? Freakonomics is terrific. Currently reading The Tipping Point.
I think that's enough. Chime in everybody. I will post mine now. >>
My eBay Store
BigCrumbs! I made over $250 last year!
Jason
2. Age?
32
3. Family?
Wife and expecting the first child on April 15th
4. How long have you collected?
21 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
Pirate team sets, Steeler team sets, T206 HOF Set, Maz, Clemente & Stargel sets, Complete topps run 1971 - 1986.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
1986 Topps Baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
1958 Topps PSA 8 Clemente WL, PSA 3 T205 Ty Cobb
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
Bought a PSA 6 1934 Dizzy Dean Batter-up for 300 and had it regraded as a PSA 7, Highest grade at the time and sold it for 1K.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
Sold a 1933 Jimmy Foxx #29 PSA 7 in 2001 for under SMR at the time, I think it was like 1250.
Sold a perfectly centered 1953 Topps Paige PSA 7 for $350 in 2001 also.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cornell Big Red
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
Peyton Manning, Ivan Rodriguez, Sydney Crosby, don't like basketball.
13. If you have children, do they collect?
No
14. What do you do for a living?
Scientist, I create new food products.
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
I play guitar and collect comics.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
Native American
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?
Democrat
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
I like Family Guy and the new one with Rob Cordroy was great.
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
Robotech
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
Jim Thorpe, Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth, Larry Bird
21. What would be your dream job?
R&D Manager for a candy company
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
My dad
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
State semi's in football twice, wrestling once
24. What was your best sports achievement?
Winning the deciding match in the state quarterfinals in wrestling duel state.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you?
No, 5-10"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
Our team scoring on a flee flicker with 2 seconds left to win.
27. What would you change about our hobby?
Limit all companies to 2 sets per sport. This would make them put all their money into 1 or 2 great sets instead of 50 half arsed ones.
Decrease the amount of fake, trimmed and altered crap making it's way into holders.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
Already have before
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
I don't submit personally, only at shows
30. What is your favorite book?
Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark- Carl Sagan
2. Age? - 31
3. Family? - Wife, daughter (15 months old)
4. How long have you collected? - Good question... 20+ years-ish.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? - Chris Sabo... I also "collect" graded cards. Sell raw material
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? - I don't remember... mid-80's crap I guess.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? - Hmmm... a few Sabo items... GU'd Auto'd bat, the (2) PSA 10 '93 Finest Refractors, or the '05 Topps Rookie Cup gold 1/1 refractor.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? - Hmmmm... too many to say.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? - RICKIE WEEKS
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? - Two words..... CHRIS SABO
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cincinnati Reds, Indianapolis Colts, Kasey Kahne & Johnny Sauter, and PURDUE!
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Past - Chris Sabo ... Present - Craig Biggio
13. If you have children, do they collect? - Not yet... but I'm brain-washing her already!
14. What do you do for a living? - Information Technology
15. Do you have any other hobbies? - I play in a couple pool leagues, and on a couple beer-league softball teams
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? - I choose not to participate in religion (or politics)
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? - See answer above
18. What is your favorite current TV show? - The Family Guy!
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? - The Family Guy!
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? - Hmmmm.... Manning, Harrison, Wayne, and Addai ???
21. What would be your dream job? - Nascar driver
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? - Me, Myself, and I
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? - I passed up an chance to play college baseball (Purdue)... I knew I wasn't good enough to ignore the education.
24. What was your best sports achievement? - One of my high-school games was broadcasted across the state, I threw a 4-hit shutout against a much MUCH bigger and better school.... needlesstoday, it was great!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? - Uhhh... no. The ol' saying is true...
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? - Was at the game Peyton broke Marino's TD record and Stokley caught it breaking another record.
27. What would you change about our hobby? - Get rid of ALL the memorabila crap... and loose the $500/pack stuff. Let kids be able to afford the HOBBY again!
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? - Of course.... I have sold sections off in the past to help pay for necessary evils.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? - No Comment.
30. What is your favorite book? - Book? ... What's that?
ALWAYS Looking for Chris Sabo cards!
I have been a lurker on this forum for a while waiting for an opportune time to introduce myself. It looks like this a very knowledgeable place to share our hobby. Hopefully the information below will help all of you to get to know me. I have posted some over in the coin forums but that place is going down hill fast. It will be cool to converse with some like minded people. When I come home from a show excited about my new cards my wife only wants to know how much I spent. I am also currently working on a website that showcases my collection and has my want and trade lists.
My most recent pick-ups were a box of 2007 Heritage and a box of 2007 Topps this weekend at a show. I also picked up a few raw 65 Topps commons for my 65 Reds team set.
1. Name - Mike
2. Age - 35
3. Family - Wife & 1 Son
4. How long have you collected - 1978-1994 & 2006-Present
5. What is the main focus of your collection - Cincinnati Reds Team Sets, Pete Rose, The Big Red machine
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening - 1978 Topps Baseball Rack Pack
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection - Thats like asking someone to pick their favorite child
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made) - Trading my Dads fishing lures for some of my neighbors older brothers baseball cards (68-70's Topps HOFers including Mickey Mantle)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost) - Spending too much money on modern cards, what happened to .35 cent packs
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless - Yes, probably more
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport) - Cincinnati Reds, Dayton Dragons, Cincinnati Bengals, Ohio State Buckeyes FB, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dayton Bombers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport) - Pete Rose the baseball player, not Pete Rose the gambler. I still have a scar on my forehead from sliding into second head first. I used to drive my baseball coach nuts!
13. If you have children, do they collect - My Son is three years old, he likes to hang out with me in the den while I sort cards. I put some dupes in top loaders for him. He prefers to carry around a 92 Donruss Chris Sabo card.
14. What do you do for a living - IT Web Developer/SQL DBA
15. Do you have any other hobbies - Fishing, playing my guitar, collecting coins & stamps
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 or the lesser of two evils
18. What is your favorite current TV show - NCIS
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 - Pete Rose, Peyton Manning, Wayne Gretsky, Tiger Woods, Rusty Wallace
21. What would be your dream job - Professional Fisherman
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you - Myself
23. If you played sports, how far did you go - High School Baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement - As a Freshman in high school I cranked the first pitch of our hot shot senior pitcher over the fence during team tryouts
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you - Nope, I am ground bound!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person - Rusty Wallace win at Michigan, Columbus Blue Jackets hat trick, Adam Dunn homer when playing for the Dayton Dragons
27. What would you change about our hobby - Reduce the number of new sets and lower the price
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble - Yes, my family comes first
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online - Have never submitted any cards
30. What is your favorite book - Dont know if I have a favorite. I am currently Reading "Phantom Warriors Book 2" by Gary Linderer
Pete Rose PSA Basic Set
Johnny Bench PSA Basic Set
It's who I wrote my senior thesis on in college, for what it's worth.
kmn
2. Age? 33
3. Family? Married as of this post, no kids yet.
4. How long have you collected? 1979
5. What is the main focus of your collection? At the moment 1974 Topps set.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1980 Topps.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Several Mantle cards and autos.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Best deal would be purchasing my Dads 50's and 60's collection for $1
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Nothing major comes to mind.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Most likely.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Reds, Steelers, and Celtics
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? To many to list.
13. If you have children, do they collect? No kids.
14. What do you do for a living? Welding Instructor.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Muscle cars!
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? All of it is BS.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Around the Horn.
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? Don Zimmer and Pedro Martinez.
21. What would be your dream job? GM of the Reds/ PSA Grader.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My Father.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Highschool.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Tossed a no hitter my Senior year.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, 6'2".
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 1997 Final Four in Indy.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Crack down on Ebay scammers.
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? Never.
30. What is your favorite book? Mad as Hell - Mike Lupica.
Marty Ogelvie
2. Age?
41
3. Family?
wife and kids (4 kids - 17, 6, and 2 year old twins)
4. How long have you collected?
30 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
Dallas Cowboys
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?
1976 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?
nothing specific right now.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?
bought 3 Staubach Rookies for $20, sold all 3 from double that each.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?
too many to mention.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?
I collected when cards WERE worthless so I guess the answer is YES.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?
Cowboys, Dodgers, used to be Sixers but now I don't pay much attention to the NBA.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
current; Roy Williams (Cowboys), the Dodgers move players so much I have to swap out each year so I have yet to decide.
Past: Tony Dorsett, Steve Garvey and Dr. J.
13. If you have children, do they collect?
no, too young except for 17 year old and she has no interest in sports in general.
14. What do you do for a living?
I run my own sports card related web site (cowboycards.com) but to pay the bills I am a network engineer.
15. Do you have any other hobbies?
Nothing that would be described as a hobby.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination?
I grew up Baptist but my kids were baptised in the Orthodox Church.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent?
Moderate Independant.
18. What is your favorite current TV show?
Lost
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?
Friends
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
Babe Ruth, Bill Russell, Johnny Unitas, Hank Aaron
21. What would be your dream job?
my web site is really fun to run, would love to do it full time all the while sitting behind the counter of my very own card shop.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?
my mom.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?
played a little b'ball in college and when I say little, I mean little.
24. What was your best sports achievement?
teaching my son how to dribble and shoot a basketball, then teaching him how to hit, throw and catch a baseball.
our next stop is the driving range since my wife is totally agianst him suiting up and playing football.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you?
oh yea, I used to throw it down with 2 hands and I am 6' even.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?
Cowboys beat Niners in '93 NFC Championship game - Texas Stadium! What a thrill.
27. What would you change about our hobby?
I would quit producing the HIGH PRICED cards - $100 packs! I would stop with the parallel mania going on. 2006 National Treasures have over 100 and I would try to bring kids back into the hobby.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?
That's how I started my web site, needed cash to pay the IRS.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
i don't submit..
30. What is your favorite book?
geez, i read a lot. Just about anything Stephen King writes is a good read. The Dark Tower series was incrediable. I would hate to pick one book out of the hundreds I have read but if someone had a gun to my head, I would probably say: Roots by Alex Haley.
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