5. What is the main focus of your collection?RAIDERS COLLECTION
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?83 OR 84 TOPPS?
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?1974 RAIDERS TEAM SIGNED HELMET
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?HELPED A LADY MOVE HER SON'S STUFF FROM HIS OLD ROOM TO THE HANGER AND GOT A BOX OF CARDS THAT INC.76 TOPPS PAYTONPSA8!STAUBACH 7,AND A FEW OTHER GREAT GRADED CARDS.SHE ALSO PAID ME FOR THE HELP!
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?BOUGHT A LOT OF AROUND 10-12,000 CARDS FROM EBAY SELLER AND GOT EMPTY BINDERS,WRESTLING CARDS,MARBLES.HE WON THE EBAY DISPUTE BECAUSE OF TRACKING# AND ME SIGNING FOR HEAVY BOX.GLOBALMARKETING(NO LONGER REGISTERED USER).SUCKED.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?YES
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?RAIDERS,PISTONS,MICHIGAN,NO BASEBALL FOR ME
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?STABLER,L.T.,ISIAH THOMAS
13. If you have children, do they collect?YES HE DOES.LOVES IT!
14. What do you do for a living?OWN A LAWN BUSINESS
15. Do you have any other hobbies?FISHING,
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?DEM.
18. What is your favorite current TV show?SHIELD
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?SEINFIELD,
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?JORDAN,MANTLE,W.PAYTON,STABLER
21. What would be your dream job? N.F.L GAMEDAY CAMERMAN
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?MOM
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?H.S.
24. What was your best sports achievement?STUFFING A R.B. ON 4TH N GOAL IN FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS !
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? SEMI-FLAT ONE,CANT PALM IT,VOLLEYBALL ALL DAY!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?SUPERBOWL IN JACKSONVILLE
27. What would you change about our hobby?SCAM ARTIST
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?IF IT CAME TO THAT I SUPPOSE??MY WIFES PRETTY HOT SHE COULD ALWAYS BRING US A COUPLE BUCKS.LOL
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?8-10
1. Name? Martin 2. Age? 54 3. Family? Single, divorced with 5 great kids with three in college.
4. How long have you collected? On and off for 40 years 5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage T205s and T206s
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1959 Topps 7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Psa 4 Hoblitzell no stats
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? Probably
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Tar Heels 12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? My son 13. If you have children, do they collect? no 14. What do you do for a living? ) Realtor/ Builder
15. Do you have any other hobbies? golf and sailing
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? Ron Paul
18. What is your favorite current TV show? the History Channel
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Gunsmoke
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? The Babe
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? HS football, basketball and baseball. Small scholarship to Lafayette for baseball, went to Chapel Hill instead. Played Rugby in college
24. What was your best sports achievement? I had a couple of 35 plus games in basketball, shot a 73 once in golf, it was so surreal!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, 5'11"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? I was sitting in the second row behind Carolina's basket when they made 8 points in 17 seconds (no three point shot back then) against Duke to send it into overtime (which Carolina won). Greatest comeback ever.
27. What would you change about our hobby? I'm happy with it.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? most of it
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
30. What is your favorite book? Patrick O'Brien"s Master and Commander series (finished 15 of them)
5. What is the main focus of your collection? small investment for fun
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 87T
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Ozzie Smith auto ball that i got signed from the man himself when i was 13.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Jaromir Jagr 90 Score PSA 10: $250???
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Had a huge Chris Pronger collection.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? SUre
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? St. Louis Cardinals
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ozzie Smith and Brett Favre
13. If you have children, do they collect?
14. What do you do for a living? Aircraft Sheetmetal assembler
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Play goalie on a hockey team, Hunting, and Drinking.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian, methodist...
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Demo
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Nip Tuck
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? Have to think that over.
21. What would be your dream job? Working for MLB team.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Mom
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Still play on beer league hockey team
24. What was your best sports achievement? 1st place in a hockey tournament. Got a nice MVP goalie trophy that i'm proud of.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? NEVER! 5'10
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Last weekend. Missouri over KU. Dad has honestly waited his entire life for the Tigers to be #1.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Make it affordable and too get the kids back into it!!!!
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? once
30. What is your favorite book? 3 nights in August
4. How long have you collected? since 1980, atleast that's my first lump of cards but i have them before that late 70's
5. What is the main focus of your collection? baseball topps run 1992 back, 1955 topps AA football
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1980 cellos
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? complete 1955 topps AA all graded, i love that set and HOF t 206.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? bought a 87 fleer basketball set with stickers for $12.50 in 90's, still waiting to make big money on a deal.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? bought CE uncirculated as real graded 10's, not good, now getting them for a fraction of what i paid initially. didn't know what i was doing back then
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes, but my collecting would be different
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? celtics-orioles-jets-redwings
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? l. bird-cal ripken-NY sack exchange (80's defense)- sergi fedorov
13. If you have children, do they collect? no i have girls
14. What do you do for a living? attorney
15. Do you have any other hobbies? yes, i have a problem with classic cars as well as cards
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? the office-lost-entourage
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? jackie robinson-rockne-red auerbach-b. ruth
21. What would be your dream job? independently wealthy- pro baseball player (like every other 12 year old)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? college baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? bowled a perfect 300 game
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? no used to be pretty good on an 8 foot rim
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? saw gretzky and jordan play- saw mcgwire put the ball on top of old tiger stadium's left field roof, i think only 3 people had put it out that way, mantle-killebrew and i can't remember the 3rd. very long shot.
27. What would you change about our hobby? more honest people, not enough yet.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yep we're only holding these cards for the next owner.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? once ok twice
30. What is your favorite book? knute rockne builder of men
Fred
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
3. Family? Soon to be divorced, 8 and 3 yr old daughters
4. How long have you collected? About 30 yrs
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Anything to do with Dodgers
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1976 Cello w/ Steve Yeager on top.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Joe DiMaggio auto I got from him at his restaurant many years ago.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a box of '94 flair II for $35, got an Arod Wave of Future and had it graded BGS 9.5 and sold it for $1000.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Everytime I buy a modern box, I don't get squat, but I still love the thrill of the rip.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dodgers, Angels, Lakers, Clippers, Rams
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Joe Rudi, Manny Mota
13. If you have children, do they collect? Girls collect neo-pet cards.
14. What do you do for a living? IT Support for Disney.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Reefing.
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? ESPN
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Twilight Zone (original series)
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? No idea.
21. What would be your dream job? I'm dreaming about the day I retire. Hopefully before I turn 50.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My parents.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Little league baseball. Too short and scrawny to play any sport beyond Jr. High (bad Japanese genes I guess)
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? Nope, 5' 9"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 1981 World Series for the Dodgers.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Tone down the shiney new stuff.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Wouldn't have to think twice about it.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Will be submitting for the first time this year.
30. What is your favorite book? The Boys of Summer.
3. Family: Parents, younger bro, older sister, a dog
4. How long have you collected? since I was about 9. Just got serious about it within the past year.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Nice Braves and Rays cards. Some Bucs or other favorite players but mostly baseball.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1998 SPX baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Don't have just one. Probably all my auto pictures and baseballs though. And my Carl Crawford auto bat
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? don't get into that stuff much
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? see #8
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Of course. Then I'd be able to have anything I wanted!
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bucs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Orlando Magic, UCF Knights
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Chipper Jones/Carl Crawford, Brandon Marshall (UCF alum), Martin St. Louis, Dwight Howard/ Kevin Garnett
13. If you have children, do they collect? Hope I don't have any kids yet.
14. What do you do for a living? Go to school, surf, play basketball, sit on the computer. My parents reward me for doing this by letting me live here.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Surfing and Basketball
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? Chillin for now on this subject.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Baseball Tonight,Sportscenter, CSI
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? The same three above
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Michael Jordan, Unitas, Gretzky, Hammerin Hank.
21. What would be your dream job? Front office of MLB team.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Varsity basketball.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Making the city all star team and finishing 3rd in the county tournament.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I can Finger roll but can dunk on 9 and a half feet. I'm 5 ft. 11......I think
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Maybe not the best sports moment, but the most fun and most memorable for sure is the Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Sat in the 11th row behind home plate. Most fun I've ever had at a baseball game.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Make boxes cheaper. I can't afford to buy them and end up getting NOTHING.
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? don't send cards in for grading. I own less than 10 and all were bought.
30. What is your favorite book? Black and Blue: The Golden Arm, the Robinson Boys, and the 1966 World Series That Stunned America
4. How long have you collected? On and Off for 30 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Roberto Clemente Master Set, 1921-1966 Exhibits, Just Started an E93 set
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? '76 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 72 Topps Clemente that I purchased as a kid that I pasted in a kindergarden scrap book, glad my mom saved it
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a lot of 40 1961 Kahns with clemente described as Very Good with terrible pic, cards were Nm and Clemente graded an 8! Sold the other 39 and got back my initial investment so got the clemente for free.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? haven't lost too much? Lots of 80' and 90's crap, dealing with a gai 8 1965 opc clemente that psa graded as trimmed, $500 doh going to try again.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Steelers, a distant second on Pens/Pirates/Rockets
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Roberto Clemente /Joe Green/Super Mario/Hakeem
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Oil Trader
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Computer Games, Movies
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? NA
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Vote best candidate regardless of party
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Entourage
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? MNF
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth/Jim Brown/MJ/Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? Owning a pro team or designing an MMORPG from scratch
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School Football
24. What was your best sports achievement? Making the Texas 5A Football Playoffs for 2 years
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? Game six of the 1984 NBA Finals, Knicks vs Rockets - Hakeen blocked a John Starks shot at the buzzer for the Rockets to win, place when crazy!
27. What would you change about our hobby? Just about everything regarding the current cards being made and marketed, Big changes needed in the Autograph market too
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes sold them to pay for part of college way back and would do it again if needed
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I dont check at all, I also wait till I get the cards to see the grades for the first time
30. What is your favorite book? Humm I really liked Gates of Fire, sports related would be - The Packer Way by Ron Wolf
5. What is the main focus of your collection? BASEBALL/HOCKEY AUTOGRAPHS
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1968 TOPPS BASEBALL
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1980 GEORGE BRETT GU JERSEY & PANTS
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? +$3300
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? CLOSED MY CARD SHOP IN 1994 AFTER BASEBALL STRIKE
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? YES
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? SHARKS, A'S, AND ERR......RAIDERS
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? AS A KID IT WAS CATFISH HUNTER AND REGGIE JACKSON
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? WHATEVER IT IS AIN'T MUCH OF A LIVING...
15. Do you have any other hobbies? READING, HORSE RACING
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I TRY TO LIVE BY BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES, BUT DON'T CONSIDER IT A RELIGION.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? INDY MODERATE WITH SLIGHT LEFTWARD LEAN
18. What is your favorite current TV show? THE SIMPSONS
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? WKRP IN CINCINNATI
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? (I GUESS THIS SUPPOSES THEY HAVE TO BE AMERICANS SO - MUHAMMAD ALI - MICHAEL JORDAN - JACKIE ROBINSON - JESSIE OWENS.
21. What would be your dream job? RACING MANAGER FOR SHEIKH MOHAMMED OF DUBAI
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? MIKE MARCOULIS, MY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACH
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? FIRST YEAR COLLEGE IN BASEBALL, THEN INJURED. STILL PLAY ADULT ICE HOCKEY ONCE A WEEK
24. What was your best sports achievement? STRUCK OUT RICKEY HENDERSON IN HIGH SCHOOL GAME 1976 AS A SOPH.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? NO WAY - I'M HALF WHITE AND HALF ASIAN - NEITHER SIDE HAS JUMP GENES.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? BENCH CLEARING BRAWL 1970'S SEALS VS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS DAVE SCHULTZ CLIMBS INTO STANDS GOING AFTER KRAZY GEORGE.
27. What would you change about our hobby? NO MORE CUTTING UP MEMORABILIA FOR CARDS
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? YES
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I NEVER CHECK
30. What is your favorite book? GREEN EGGS AND HAM BY DR SEUSS
many a time i can recall George and his pack of lunatics roaming the aisles of the Fabulous Forum while the Seals played the Kings, those days were truly special.....it was probably the best time to be a hockey fan here in L.A., because the team was so hopeless most of the time and the Seals were too.....the rivalry that developed from the teams carried over to the fans and some of the best and rowdiest exchanges came when those nuts invaded the Colonnade sections and started up with that F***in' drum!
we would also convene beneath the press box between periods and hollar as loud as we could so our friends could hear us on the radio, then when the game started up again we would return to our seats for the food and beer fights.....Thanks for the memory, MooseDog....
3. Family? 15 Dogs, 7 Cats, 4 Guinea Pigs, 2 goldfish, 14 Hermit crabs and a tank full of Sea Monkees
4. How long have you collected? Completed my first set in 1968 and finished in 1992. Back in to collecting in 2006
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Sets and chewed gum, I found some gum on photo day in the outfiend grass where Reggie Jackson was standing, it started a life long quest, recently started buying spit sunflower seeds from the stars.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1957
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Run of Topps sets from 1968 to 1981. Non Sport collection including Harry and the Henderson and the very rare Goonies set.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?Bought a torn Yaz rookie for $6.80 and sold it on the bid board for $12.29. Just picked up a beautiful Cindi Lauper set on the Bay for a steal. May start a registry.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Joined PSA or sending my money to that Television Preacher.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes, but Goonies cards will never be worthless
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? WWE
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Kamala the Ugandan Giant and Doink the Clown with little Doinks
13. If you have children, do they collect? My Animals are my children and they do not collect, I do not let them out of the house to go anywhere and they have no money.
14. What do you do for a living? It's important to have a job that makes a difference. That's why I manually masturbate caged animals for artificial insemination.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Knitting with Dog Hair, Shaving my bodyhair and keeping it in a jar for future use , Keeping Scrapbooks of Brittney Spears and Christina Ricci
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? none that I know of
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? I vote for myself and I touchy myself
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Girls Gone Wid
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Benny Hill
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jay Johnstone, Davey Lopes, Walter Alston and me.
21. What would be your dream job? One with less snow and no animals that bite.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Benny Hill, Ghandi, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Princess Di
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? T ball and was a male cheerleader in High Scool
24. What was your best sports achievement? bowled a 120
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? 6'5
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Andre the Giant slam Big John Studd
27. What would you change about our hobby? The dealers and collectors and the grading companies
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I sold half but sent all the money to the Television Preacher for the kids
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 37
30. What is your favorite book? Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet
1. Name? The Hun 2. Age? older than most, but still young
3. Family? wife - 7 children - first grandchild a week ago
4. How long have you collected? since 1970
5. What is the main focus of your collection? international soccer (massive collection) - vintage hockey - vintage baseball - just started vintage non-sport
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1971 O-Pee -Chee hockey ... pulled a Guy LaFleur rookie and Jacques Plante from one and only pack !
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1928 Harrinton's Babe Ruth; 1966 George Best rookie (Manchester United) all my pre-war soccer ...
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? T205 Ty Cobb for two dollars (that's right ... $2.00)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? throwing away my doubles back in the 1970;s (why not, I already had them ?)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yup - just for the art.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Any team with a long history - I like to see the evolution of a club - teams over 75 yeras old like N.Y. Yankees, Liverpool F.C., AC Milan, Montreal Canadians.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Soccer - Kevin Keegan or George Best (both retired); Hockey -Gretzky (ret.); baseball - Ty Cobb (ret.) - football - Joe Namath (ret.).
13. If you have children, do they collect? no
14. What do you do for a living? spend too much time on this message board ?
15. Do you have any other hobbies? history and art
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? heliocentrist (you all must believe-look it up)
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? radical ...
18. What is your favorite current TV show? HEROES; Medium; House; Monk
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Magnum P.I.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? PELE (soccer); Gretzky (hockey); Ruth (baseball); Ali (boxing)
21. What would be your dream job? assistant to the executive - N.Y. Yankees (Seinfeld's - George Castanza's old job)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My grandfather - he never saw a card in his lfe. Saw much more ....
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? professional soccer player; minor league hockey player
24. What was your best sports achievement? covering 7 FIFA World Cups - seeing the greatest players in their sports - Pele, Gretzky and Ryan, Maradona, Lemeuiex ...
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No but I could kick it in from 20 yards !
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Pele with Santos (pre-Cosmos), Gretzky ... just any day he played. All the soccer greats - George Best, Johann Cryuff, Diego Maradona, Franz Beckenbauer ....
27. What would you change about our hobby? ... simplify
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? ask me when it happens.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? don't
30. What is your favorite book? Angels and Demons - Dan Brown .... I recommend it if you don't have time for a vacation. You can travel all in 24 hours.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Complete Topps baseball sets, 1970 forward; and 72 Topps and OPC FB.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1970 Topps baseball. I remember getting the World Series card, "Powell Scores Winning Run."
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1972 Topps FB...presently the 6th finest all-time on PSA registry.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Got $62.00 for a 1970 Topps Lou Brock for which I paid about $5.00.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Not really a deal, but I gave away free a NM+ 1969 Topps Nolan Ryan after spending a few hundred for it. I gave it to someone whom I knew would it enjoy it, after abandoning my plan to build a complete set. (Too much money!)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Most definitely.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dallas Cowboys, Dodgers, Lakers.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Bob Lilly, Willie Stargell, Wilt Chamberlain
13. If you have children, do they collect? My kids have shown no interest in collecting.
14. What do you do for a living? Cop
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I collect Elvis Presley records.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? No denomination.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? American Idol
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? I Love Lucy...by a wide margin!
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Jim Brown, Bobby Orr
21. What would be your dream job? Dodger play-by-play announcer. Move over, Vin Scully.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Hard to say. I was a fatherless latch key kid (everyone shed a tear for me). I would have to say there were a few teachers and some friends that had the most influence.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Only team sport I played was 1 year of peewee basketball when I was about 8.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Scored a game-high 8 points once. I still brag about it to this day. LOL
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No way. I'm 5'6" with about a 6" vertical.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Saw Willie Stargell hit a homerun in Dodger stadium at the first game I ever attended.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of book values and price guides.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I suppose so. One must be practical.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Once
4. How long have you collected? 22 years on and off
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Topps heritage and Topps sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Sets---Heritage and Topps
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Dont' recall one. Used to buy lots off of Ebay and sell cards individually. Usually made about $200 for every $600 invested....and I got to put my hands on some pretty sweet cards.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? My Glenn Robinson collection?
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? I would enjoy it. I would not spend near the money I do on it.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cubs, Broncos or Bears, Lakers or Warriors,
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Andre Dawson, any Nebraska Cornhusker, Glenn Robinson and Lebron
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Teach, coach
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Travelling to small towns and watching basketball (kind of part of my job though). Poker, like to fish, hunt, and golf although I don't very often.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian, Methodist I guess
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Middle of the road Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? ENTOURAGE! But also like South Park, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Survivorman, that Bear Grills show!
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Entourage
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jordan, Wilt, Ruth, Payton. Tiger Woods would be the Crazy Horse monument.
21. What would be your dream job? Basketball coach at a university
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Stopped after high school.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Lots of mediocre awards. 27 pt. 13 reb. and a 1/2 page picture on the sports page for one game.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, 6'4". Too fat anymore.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Wow.......lots of college FB. Probably double reverse pass back to Eric Crouch when the Huskers beat Oklahoma in 2001, Tommie Frazier's insane run in the Fiesta Bowl, Osborne's 250th win, Troy Edwards torching Nebraska for 405 yards in 1998...it was like a video game. Best one i've been involved in was a district final game about a month ago.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Narrow selection down to Topps, UD, Fleer, and Donruss and only allow them to print 3 or 4 sets a year for each sport.
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? Haven't submitted for a LONG time.
30. What is your favorite book? Pat Riley wrote a good book. I can at least remember reading that one. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy at least kept my attention.
Trying to complete: 2000 Bowman Chrome 2002 Topps Heritage NAP 2003 Topps Heritage chrome and seat relics 2006 Topps Heritage refractors and relics 2007 Topps Heritage refractors and relics 2008 Topps Heritage refractors and relics 2006 Topps Heritage and Topps Chrome football
4. How long have you collected? 1986-1991 and 2006-Pres
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage Basketball and 70's Red Sox Team sets for cards and basketball and golf autographs for memorabilia
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1961 Fleer set - BVG graded. Average grade is a 6 but a 9 and a few 8's mixed in
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a raw 61 Fleer Cliff Hagan for $3 and it graded a 9..SMR is $300
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I sent a US Open golf flag signed by 20 winners to Orville Moody for signature and he died right after...I never got it back.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Sure. I like the nostalgia
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Dustin Pedroia (Sox), Leon Powe (C's), Mike Vrabel (Pats), Phil Mickelson (Golf)
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Unemployed at present, but ordinarily I'm a marketing director in the entertainment industry
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf, poker
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Converting to Catholic to get married in the church my fiance was married in. I was never religious.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Independant
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 24 but we watch Dexter, Heroes, Entourage, Family Guy and 30 Rock
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? All in the Family
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ted Williams, Bill Russell, Carl Yastrzemski, John Havlicek
21. What would be your dream job? I wouldn't change what I do...when I'm employed. It beats selling insurance.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Grandmother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Played golf for my college team (small DIII Emerson College)
24. What was your best sports achievement? I shot an even par back nine at DeBell GC in Burbank (35 - 3 birdies, 3 Pars, 3 Bogeys) last April and shot my all time best - 78 (+6) - at Knollwood CC in Granada Hills in October.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No way
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 1997 AFC Championship game at Foxboro Stadium
27. What would you change about our hobby? Eliminate game used except with auto cards...and no autographs until someone is playing in the major leagues.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I'd like to say no, but if it were bad, I would think so.
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? When I have a sub in - at least 5 times/day
30. What is your favorite book? To Kill a Mockingbird...as for sports books, Breaks of the Game
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1. Name? Tim
2. Age? 31
3. Family? wife
4. How long have you collected? 1985 to present
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Football sets 1969 to present and HOF psa 8 and better
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1985 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Handful of graded T206's (try to pick up one per year)
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I bought a large collection with a friend of mine in high school. Tons of football rookies and Hall of Famers for like $20
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Traded a bunch of vintage football (Unitas, Csonka and such) for a Chris Sabo autographed card. Loved Chris Sabo growing up in Cincinnati.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, I love the history
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Notre Dame Football
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Michael Jordan and Barry Sanders
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Finance
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf, poker
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? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Shield
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? The Cosby Show
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Knute Rockne
21. What would be your dream job? Shortstop for the Reds
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Played college baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? Hit a home run in my last at bat in high school
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? I won a MLB contest and was in a suite for the 2002 All Star Game and Home Run Derby. They took the panoramic picture they sell from my suite. Awesome experience
27. What would you change about our hobby? Not much. I do not collect modern, so I do not care for all the glossy and numbered stuff
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Probably, but it would be tough
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? When I have a sub in - at least 3 times/day
30. What is your favorite book? Lone Survivor, amazing story that I hear they are making into a movie soon
3. Family?wife ,3 cats/ and critters like guinneas& goats that usually get ate by cyotees or bears-one kid thats a idiot, a chip off the old block, runs in the family,damn genetics
4. How long have you collected? pert near going on 2 weeks now i think , i dont believe in time,to me its either daylight or dark,it sucks everybody else does though, it screws up my day
5. What is the main focus of your collection? my 140mm howletzer or civil war uniforms or yanks and rebs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? i stole my first pack of 55 topps to get the gum from my buddies parents store, we always cleaned em out of cards,i know, im a great role model, thank you
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? the 3 oak trees that i made into a staircase is in the center of the rubecave, all debarked and shelaked,complete with oak step i cut,barbed wire and razor wire wrapped around em ,and many other implements of destruction, ill probably trip and fall down it one day and die,cause my wife never come out here
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? joining COL beckworth's c.a.g in 77
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? i dunno
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? sure, ive collected rocks before,im easily amused
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? the riggens pils
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? shooty babbit
13. If you have children, do they collect?no
14. What do you do for a living?absolutley nothing, ive done all i needed to do
15. Do you have any other hobbies? shooting and blowing things up is a major pasttime
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? i am a reformed druid,we pray in bushes
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? politics suck,its a big show to make you believe you have a choice, you dont-george carlin
18. What is your favorite current TV show? dexter/mash/archie bunker/married with children
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? dexter/mash/archie bunker,and married with children,too much pressure
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? oj/michael vick/sholeless joe jackson/and al bundy-who would be bigger than anybody else, case he scored 4 touchdown in one game with polk high
21. What would be your dream job? i already had it for almost 30 years,what other job can you shoot people and not go to prison,they do shoot back though
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? instructors at benning plus hal moore, and basil plumley
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? does chucking grenades count? i could wing em pretty far, never couldget a curve on em though
24. What was your best sports achievement? the lipton tea farm incident was pretty funny-long story
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? no, im only 2 1/2 foot tall tall standing on a drywall bucket
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? i dunno
27. What would you change about our hobby? make cards so they dont suck
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? no, id sell my wife first
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? none
30. What is your favorite book? the anarchist cookbook,which is actually the army special forces guide that somebody wrapped a new red cover around and changed the name ,so people think they are getting something new, you aint, or something by aldous huxley/ maybe something by maddog himself/or the marque de sade/samuel coleridge like xanadu or ryme of the ancient mariner, both turned into songs by rush and iron maden, this has been a rube flashback-thank you fer yer support
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round: And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover! A savage place! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demon-lover! And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, A mighty fountain momently was forced: Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail: And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever It flung up momently the sacred river. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean: And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war! The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated midway on the waves; Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves. It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!
A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw: It was an Abyssinian maid, And on her dulcimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight 'twould win me, That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome! those caves of ice! And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware! Beware! His flashing eyes, his floating hair! Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honey-dew hath fed, And drunk the milk of Paradise.
"the inner maccinations of my mind are a enigma"-patrick star on spongebob-you can learn alot from cartoons bet ya didnt think i knew that many big words did ya
3. Family? Wife and three children (two sons and one of the other kind)
4. How long have you collected? 1967 to present
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Baseball complete sets from 1951 to 1991 + unopened wax packs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1967 Topps 4th series
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1961 Topps Dice Game Mantle, 1968 Topps 3-D Clemente, 1980 Topps Pepsi set
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I don't know, probably very little
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Purchased card I already had from a major online auction for $2K. I'm dumb.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? They used to be worthless, and I enjoyed it then too (probably more). When they aren't worthless, more people are willing to sell them to me, so that's good too.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Bearcats, Tiger Woods (kind of like a team), none in baseball or football
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Barry Bonds (stop booing), Adrian Peterson. Each of these players grab your attention each time they take center stage--you can't help but watch them.
13. If you have children, do they collect? Yes. The youngest collects baseball cards, all collect Pokemon cards.
14. What do you do for a living? Retired
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Poker, bridge, running, biking, golf, tennis, coin collecting
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Presbyterian
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Liberterian
18. What is your favorite current TV show? LOST/30 Rock (one drama, one comedy)
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Firefly
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Brown
21. What would be your dream job? Auction manager for REA (but only if they go to three auctions a year)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Friends
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school
24. What was your best sports achievement? Intercepted a pass for a touchdown with time expiring to win game
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, but used stick-um. 6'1"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Nothing of note
27. What would you change about our hobby? Return to one set per year (Topps monopoly), increased number of food issued and regional sets, force two graders to look at each card to ensure consistency
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? No
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? I've never submitted a card
30. What is your favorite book? Read too many to have a favorite. Last really good book read--The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
+1 for playing bridge Bob. Why does nobody play anymore? I'm only 29 and we used to have family games. It's actually a great game to play for money. They should have casino bridge with a rake. It'd be excellent. You could go to Vegas with a partner for a weekend and clean up!!
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2. Age? 45
3. Family? Divorced single dad of 2 girls ages 5 & 7
4. How long have you collected?
5. What is the main focus of your collection?
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1970 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? T206 Plank
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? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Reds
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?
13. If you have children, do they collect? No to young
14. What do you do for a living? VCP
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? Greys Anatomy
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Seinfeld
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?
21. What would be your dream job? Have it
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Father
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? All American in Water Polo
24. What was your best sports achievement? All American
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No...6-2
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Don Sutton winning a WS game on a 3 hitter
27. What would you change about our hobby? Integrity
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Sold them already
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Never
30. What is your favorite book? Harry Potter series
2. Age?32
3. Family?WIFE,SON 7
4. How long have you collected?18-20YRS
5. What is the main focus of your collection?RAIDERS COLLECTION
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening?83 OR 84 TOPPS?
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection?1974 RAIDERS TEAM SIGNED HELMET
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?HELPED A LADY MOVE HER SON'S STUFF FROM HIS OLD ROOM TO THE HANGER AND GOT A BOX OF CARDS THAT INC.76 TOPPS PAYTONPSA8!STAUBACH 7,AND A FEW OTHER GREAT GRADED CARDS.SHE ALSO PAID ME FOR THE HELP!
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)?BOUGHT A LOT OF AROUND 10-12,000 CARDS FROM EBAY SELLER AND GOT EMPTY BINDERS,WRESTLING CARDS,MARBLES.HE WON THE EBAY DISPUTE BECAUSE OF TRACKING# AND ME SIGNING FOR HEAVY BOX.GLOBALMARKETING(NO LONGER REGISTERED USER).SUCKED.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless?YES
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)?RAIDERS,PISTONS,MICHIGAN,NO BASEBALL FOR ME
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)?STABLER,L.T.,ISIAH THOMAS
13. If you have children, do they collect?YES HE DOES.LOVES IT!
14. What do you do for a living?OWN A LAWN BUSINESS
15. Do you have any other hobbies?FISHING,
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?DEM.
18. What is your favorite current TV show?SHIELD
19. What is your all time favorite TV show?SEINFIELD,
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it?JORDAN,MANTLE,W.PAYTON,STABLER
21. What would be your dream job? N.F.L GAMEDAY CAMERMAN
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you?MOM
23. If you played sports, how far did you go?H.S.
24. What was your best sports achievement?STUFFING A R.B. ON 4TH N GOAL IN FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS !
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? SEMI-FLAT ONE,CANT PALM IT,VOLLEYBALL ALL DAY!
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person?SUPERBOWL IN JACKSONVILLE
27. What would you change about our hobby?SCAM ARTIST
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble?IF IT CAME TO THAT I SUPPOSE??MY WIFES PRETTY HOT SHE COULD ALWAYS BRING US A COUPLE BUCKS.LOL
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?8-10
30. What is your favorite book?PLAYBOY
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1972 Football-9's high#'s
1965 Football-8's
1958 Topps FB-7-8
2. Age? 54
3. Family? Single, divorced with 5 great kids with three in college.
4. How long have you collected? On and off for 40 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage T205s and T206s
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1959 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Psa 4 Hoblitzell no stats
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? Probably
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Tar Heels
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? My son
13. If you have children, do they collect? no
14. What do you do for a living? ) Realtor/ Builder
15. Do you have any other hobbies? golf and sailing
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? Ron Paul
18. What is your favorite current TV show? the History Channel
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Gunsmoke
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? The Babe
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? HS football, basketball and baseball. Small scholarship to Lafayette for baseball, went to Chapel Hill instead. Played Rugby in college
24. What was your best sports achievement? I had a couple of 35 plus games in basketball, shot a 73 once in golf, it was so surreal!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, 5'11"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? I was sitting in the second row behind Carolina's basket when they made 8 points in 17 seconds (no three point shot back then) against Duke to send it into overtime (which Carolina won). Greatest comeback ever.
27. What would you change about our hobby? I'm happy with it.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? most of it
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online?
30. What is your favorite book? Patrick O'Brien"s Master and Commander series (finished 15 of them)
1. Name Ben
2. Age 28
3. Family My wife and 2 dogs
4. How long have you collected? Childhood
5. What is the main focus of your collection? small investment for fun
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 87T
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Ozzie Smith auto ball that i got signed from the man himself when i was 13.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Jaromir Jagr 90 Score PSA 10: $250???
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Had a huge Chris Pronger collection.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? SUre
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? St. Louis Cardinals
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ozzie Smith and Brett Favre
13. If you have children, do they collect?
14. What do you do for a living? Aircraft Sheetmetal assembler
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Play goalie on a hockey team, Hunting, and Drinking.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian, methodist...
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Demo
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Nip Tuck
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? Have to think that over.
21. What would be your dream job? Working for MLB team.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Mom
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Still play on beer league hockey team
24. What was your best sports achievement? 1st place in a hockey tournament. Got a nice MVP goalie trophy that i'm proud of.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? NEVER! 5'10
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Last weekend. Missouri over KU. Dad has honestly waited his entire life for the Tigers to be #1.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Make it affordable and too get the kids back into it!!!!
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? once
30. What is your favorite book? 3 nights in August
1. Name? Chris
2. Age? 28
3. Family? I have a fiancee
4. How long have you collected? About 10 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Manny Ramirez Rookies, anything Red Sox
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1985 Fleer I believe
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Stan Musial Rookie PSA 5
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? It's in progress :-)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I've never (knock on wood) lost money in a trade/sale
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Absoulutely
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Red Sox
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Ramirez
13. If you have children, do they collect? No kids here
14. What do you do for a living? Collect, lol
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I collect vintage casino chips as well.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Um, none I guess
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? None here either
18. What is your favorite current TV show? World Poker Tour
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Knight Rider, lol laugh if you must
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? No clue
21. What would be your dream job? PSA grader, HAHAHAHAHAHA
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My Sister I think
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? A little baseball when I was a kid.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Spent time with my Dad
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yeah... um... no
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Nothing interesting
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of this GU and 1/1 garbage.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Absolutely. Family first
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I'm not a collectors club member yet.
30. What is your favorite book? Wine for dummies. Go ahead, laugh that one up too.
2. Age? 38
3. Family? yes wife 2 daughters
4. How long have you collected? since 1980, atleast that's my first lump of cards but i have them before that late 70's
5. What is the main focus of your collection? baseball topps run 1992 back, 1955 topps AA football
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1980 cellos
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? complete 1955 topps AA all graded, i love that set and HOF t 206.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? bought a 87 fleer basketball set with stickers for $12.50 in 90's, still waiting to make big money on a deal.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? bought CE uncirculated as real graded 10's, not good, now getting them for a fraction of what i paid initially. didn't know what i was doing back then
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes, but my collecting would be different
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? celtics-orioles-jets-redwings
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? l. bird-cal ripken-NY sack exchange (80's defense)- sergi fedorov
13. If you have children, do they collect? no i have girls
14. What do you do for a living? attorney
15. Do you have any other hobbies? yes, i have a problem with classic cars as well as cards
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? the office-lost-entourage
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? jackie robinson-rockne-red auerbach-b. ruth
21. What would be your dream job? independently wealthy- pro baseball player (like every other 12 year old)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? my mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? college baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? bowled a perfect 300 game
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? no used to be pretty good on an 8 foot rim
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? saw gretzky and jordan play- saw mcgwire put the ball on top of old tiger stadium's left field roof, i think only 3 people had put it out that way, mantle-killebrew and i can't remember the 3rd. very long shot.
27. What would you change about our hobby? more honest people, not enough yet.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? yep we're only holding these cards for the next owner.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? once ok twice
30. What is your favorite book? knute rockne builder of men
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
2. Age? 39 (going to be 40 in March...ugh)
3. Family? Soon to be divorced, 8 and 3 yr old daughters
4. How long have you collected? About 30 yrs
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Anything to do with Dodgers
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1976 Cello w/ Steve Yeager on top.
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Joe DiMaggio auto I got from him at his restaurant many years ago.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a box of '94 flair II for $35, got an Arod Wave of Future and had it graded BGS 9.5 and sold it for $1000.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Everytime I buy a modern box, I don't get squat, but I still love the thrill of the rip.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dodgers, Angels, Lakers, Clippers, Rams
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Joe Rudi, Manny Mota
13. If you have children, do they collect? Girls collect neo-pet cards.
14. What do you do for a living? IT Support for Disney.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Reefing.
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? ESPN
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Twilight Zone (original series)
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? No idea.
21. What would be your dream job? I'm dreaming about the day I retire. Hopefully before I turn 50.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My parents.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Little league baseball. Too short and scrawny to play any sport beyond Jr. High (bad Japanese genes I guess)
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? Nope, 5' 9"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 1981 World Series for the Dodgers.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Tone down the shiney new stuff.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Wouldn't have to think twice about it.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Will be submitting for the first time this year.
30. What is your favorite book? The Boys of Summer.
1. Name Michael
2. Age 16
3. Family: Parents, younger bro, older sister, a dog
4. How long have you collected? since I was about 9. Just got serious about it within the past year.
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Nice Braves and Rays cards. Some Bucs or other favorite players but mostly baseball.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1998 SPX baseball
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Don't have just one. Probably all my auto pictures and baseballs though. And my Carl Crawford auto bat
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? don't get into that stuff much
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? see #8
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Of course. Then I'd be able to have anything I wanted!
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bucs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Orlando Magic, UCF Knights
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Chipper Jones/Carl Crawford, Brandon Marshall (UCF alum), Martin St. Louis, Dwight Howard/ Kevin Garnett
13. If you have children, do they collect? Hope I don't have any kids yet.
14. What do you do for a living? Go to school, surf, play basketball, sit on the computer. My parents reward me for doing this by letting me live here.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Surfing and Basketball
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? Chillin for now on this subject.
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Baseball Tonight,Sportscenter, CSI
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? The same three above
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Michael Jordan, Unitas, Gretzky, Hammerin Hank.
21. What would be your dream job? Front office of MLB team.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Varsity basketball.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Making the city all star team and finishing 3rd in the county tournament.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? I can Finger roll but can dunk on 9 and a half feet. I'm 5 ft. 11......I think
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Maybe not the best sports moment, but the most fun and most memorable for sure is the Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Sat in the 11th row behind home plate. Most fun I've ever had at a baseball game.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Make boxes cheaper. I can't afford to buy them and end up getting NOTHING.
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? don't send cards in for grading. I own less than 10 and all were bought.
30. What is your favorite book? Black and Blue: The Golden Arm, the Robinson Boys, and the 1966 World Series That Stunned America
2. Age? 39
3. Family? None
4. How long have you collected? On and Off for 30 years
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Roberto Clemente Master Set, 1921-1966 Exhibits, Just Started an E93 set
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? '76 Topps Football
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 72 Topps Clemente that I purchased as a kid that I pasted in a kindergarden scrap book, glad my mom saved it
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a lot of 40 1961 Kahns with clemente described as Very Good with terrible pic, cards were Nm and Clemente graded an 8! Sold the other 39 and got back my initial investment so got the clemente for free.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? haven't lost too much? Lots of 80' and 90's crap, dealing with a gai 8 1965 opc clemente that psa graded as trimmed, $500 doh going to try again.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Steelers, a distant second on Pens/Pirates/Rockets
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Roberto Clemente /Joe Green/Super Mario/Hakeem
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Oil Trader
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Computer Games, Movies
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? NA
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Vote best candidate regardless of party
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Entourage
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? MNF
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ruth/Jim Brown/MJ/Gretzky
21. What would be your dream job? Owning a pro team or designing an MMORPG from scratch
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Mother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School Football
24. What was your best sports achievement? Making the Texas 5A Football Playoffs for 2 years
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? Game six of the 1984 NBA Finals, Knicks vs Rockets - Hakeen blocked a John Starks shot at the buzzer for the Rockets to win, place when crazy!
27. What would you change about our hobby? Just about everything regarding the current cards being made and marketed, Big changes needed in the Autograph market too
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes sold them to pay for part of college way back and would do it again if needed
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I dont check at all, I also wait till I get the cards to see the grades for the first time
30. What is your favorite book? Humm I really liked Gates of Fire, sports related would be - The Packer Way by Ron Wolf
<< <i>wow most of you guys are way younger than me, ill be board grandpa at 61 i guess
how 'bout board great-grandpa??
1. Name? Lou
2. Age? 43
3. Family? wife 2 sons 16,12
4. How long have you collected? On and Off since late 60's
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Roberto Clemente,Willie Stargell,misc.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? unsure
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? clemente,stargell rookies
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?just sent in a 56Koufax and jordan rookie,hopefully these!
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? haven't lost too much?maybe 200.00?
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Steelers, a distant second on Pens/Pirates/Pitt Panthers
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Roberto Clemente /Lambert/Super Mario/Chamberlain
13. If you have children, do they collect? a little
14. What do you do for a living?super hero
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Movies,sports,weightlifting,shooting
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? Vote best candidate regardless of party
18. What is your favorite current TV show? mythbusters
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? beverly hillbillies
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Clemente,stargell,lambert,Lemieux
21. What would be your dream job? I have it
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Andrew & Zach,my sons
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High School Football
24. What was your best sports achievement? Bench pressing 540lbs on Meat & Potatoes not roids!
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? yes once
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? no hitter by John Candelaria
27. What would you change about our hobby? auto and jersey cards
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Yes
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 1
30. What is your favorite book? I enjoyreading newspapers & magazines
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2. Age? 48
3. Family? GF + 3 DOGS
4. How long have you collected? 40 YEARS
5. What is the main focus of your collection? BASEBALL/HOCKEY AUTOGRAPHS
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1968 TOPPS BASEBALL
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1980 GEORGE BRETT GU JERSEY & PANTS
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? +$3300
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? CLOSED MY CARD SHOP IN 1994 AFTER BASEBALL STRIKE
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? YES
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? SHARKS, A'S, AND ERR......RAIDERS
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? AS A KID IT WAS CATFISH HUNTER AND REGGIE JACKSON
13. If you have children, do they collect? N/A
14. What do you do for a living? WHATEVER IT IS AIN'T MUCH OF A LIVING...
15. Do you have any other hobbies? READING, HORSE RACING
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? I TRY TO LIVE BY BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES, BUT DON'T CONSIDER IT A RELIGION.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? INDY MODERATE WITH SLIGHT LEFTWARD LEAN
18. What is your favorite current TV show? THE SIMPSONS
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? WKRP IN CINCINNATI
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? (I GUESS THIS SUPPOSES THEY HAVE TO BE AMERICANS SO - MUHAMMAD ALI - MICHAEL JORDAN - JACKIE ROBINSON - JESSIE OWENS.
21. What would be your dream job? RACING MANAGER FOR SHEIKH MOHAMMED OF DUBAI
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? MIKE MARCOULIS, MY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACH
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? FIRST YEAR COLLEGE IN BASEBALL, THEN INJURED. STILL PLAY ADULT ICE HOCKEY ONCE A WEEK
24. What was your best sports achievement? STRUCK OUT RICKEY HENDERSON IN HIGH SCHOOL GAME 1976 AS A SOPH.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? NO WAY - I'M HALF WHITE AND HALF ASIAN - NEITHER SIDE HAS JUMP GENES.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? BENCH CLEARING BRAWL 1970'S SEALS VS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS DAVE SCHULTZ CLIMBS INTO STANDS GOING AFTER KRAZY GEORGE.
27. What would you change about our hobby? NO MORE CUTTING UP MEMORABILIA FOR CARDS
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? YES
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? I NEVER CHECK
30. What is your favorite book? GREEN EGGS AND HAM BY DR SEUSS
how 'bout board great-grandpa??
might be, am i the oldest person on here lol-im seeing 16 year old and 30ish mostly, i gotta know , i lll start a thread about being a old fart
<< <i>KRAZY GEORGE. >>
ah, a Golden Seals fan from the Ancient Past
many a time i can recall George and his pack of lunatics roaming the aisles of the Fabulous Forum while the Seals played the Kings, those days were truly special.....it was probably the best time to be a hockey fan here in L.A., because the team was so hopeless most of the time and the Seals were too.....the rivalry that developed from the teams carried over to the fans and some of the best and rowdiest exchanges came when those nuts invaded the Colonnade sections and started up with that F***in' drum!
we would also convene beneath the press box between periods and hollar as loud as we could so our friends could hear us on the radio, then when the game started up again we would return to our seats for the food and beer fights.....Thanks for the memory, MooseDog....
1. Name? Todd Browning
2. Age? 66
3. Family? 15 Dogs, 7 Cats, 4 Guinea Pigs, 2 goldfish, 14 Hermit crabs and a tank full of Sea Monkees
4. How long have you collected? Completed my first set in 1968 and finished in 1992. Back in to collecting in 2006
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Sets and chewed gum, I found some gum on photo day in the outfiend grass where Reggie Jackson was standing, it started a life long quest, recently started buying spit sunflower seeds from the stars.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1957
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Run of Topps sets from 1968 to 1981. Non Sport collection including Harry and the Henderson and the very rare Goonies set.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)?Bought a torn Yaz rookie for $6.80 and sold it on the bid board for $12.29. Just picked up a beautiful Cindi Lauper set on the Bay for a steal. May start a registry.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Joined PSA or sending my money to that Television Preacher.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? yes, but Goonies cards will never be worthless
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? WWE
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Kamala the Ugandan Giant and Doink the Clown with little Doinks
13. If you have children, do they collect? My Animals are my children and they do not collect, I do not let them out of the house to go anywhere and they have no money.
14. What do you do for a living? It's important to have a job that makes a difference. That's why I manually masturbate caged animals for artificial insemination.
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Knitting with Dog Hair, Shaving my bodyhair and keeping it in a jar for future use , Keeping Scrapbooks of Brittney Spears and Christina Ricci
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? none that I know of
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? I vote for myself and I touchy myself
18. What is your favorite current TV show? Girls Gone Wid
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Benny Hill
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jay Johnstone, Davey Lopes, Walter Alston and me.
21. What would be your dream job? One with less snow and no animals that bite.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Benny Hill, Ghandi, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Princess Di
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? T ball and was a male cheerleader in High Scool
24. What was your best sports achievement? bowled a 120
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? 6'5
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Andre the Giant slam Big John Studd
27. What would you change about our hobby? The dealers and collectors and the grading companies
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I sold half but sent all the money to the Television Preacher for the kids
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? 37
30. What is your favorite book? Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet
For those not listed!
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1. Name? The Hun
2. Age? older than most, but still young
3. Family? wife - 7 children - first grandchild a week ago
4. How long have you collected? since 1970
5. What is the main focus of your collection? international soccer (massive collection) - vintage hockey - vintage baseball - just started vintage non-sport
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1971 O-Pee -Chee hockey ... pulled a Guy LaFleur rookie and Jacques Plante from one and only pack !
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1928 Harrinton's Babe Ruth; 1966 George Best rookie (Manchester United) all my pre-war soccer ...
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? T205 Ty Cobb for two dollars (that's right ... $2.00)
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? throwing away my doubles back in the 1970;s (why not, I already had them ?)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yup - just for the art.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Any team with a long history - I like to see the evolution of a club - teams over 75 yeras old like N.Y. Yankees, Liverpool F.C., AC Milan, Montreal Canadians.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Soccer - Kevin Keegan or George Best (both retired); Hockey -Gretzky (ret.); baseball - Ty Cobb (ret.) - football - Joe Namath (ret.).
13. If you have children, do they collect? no
14. What do you do for a living? spend too much time on this message board ?
15. Do you have any other hobbies? history and art
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? heliocentrist (you all must believe-look it up)
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? radical ...
18. What is your favorite current TV show? HEROES; Medium; House; Monk
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Magnum P.I.
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? PELE (soccer); Gretzky (hockey); Ruth (baseball); Ali (boxing)
21. What would be your dream job? assistant to the executive - N.Y. Yankees (Seinfeld's - George Castanza's old job)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? My grandfather - he never saw a card in his lfe. Saw much more ....
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? professional soccer player; minor league hockey player
24. What was your best sports achievement? covering 7 FIFA World Cups - seeing the greatest players in their sports - Pele, Gretzky and Ryan, Maradona, Lemeuiex ...
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No but I could kick it in from 20 yards !
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Pele with Santos (pre-Cosmos), Gretzky ... just any day he played. All the soccer greats - George Best, Johann Cryuff, Diego Maradona, Franz Beckenbauer ....
27. What would you change about our hobby? ... simplify
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? ask me when it happens.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? don't
30. What is your favorite book? Angels and Demons - Dan Brown .... I recommend it if you don't have time for a vacation. You can travel all in 24 hours.
2. Age? 43
3. Family? Wife, 2 sons (20 and 18)
4. How long have you collected? 38 yrs
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Complete Topps baseball sets, 1970 forward; and 72 Topps and OPC FB.
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1970 Topps baseball. I remember getting the World Series card, "Powell Scores Winning Run."
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1972 Topps FB...presently the 6th finest all-time on PSA registry.
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Got $62.00 for a 1970 Topps Lou Brock for which I paid about $5.00.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Not really a deal, but I gave away free a NM+ 1969 Topps Nolan Ryan after spending a few hundred for it. I gave it to someone whom I knew would it enjoy it, after abandoning my plan to build a complete set. (Too much money!)
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Most definitely.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Dallas Cowboys, Dodgers, Lakers.
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Bob Lilly, Willie Stargell, Wilt Chamberlain
13. If you have children, do they collect? My kids have shown no interest in collecting.
14. What do you do for a living? Cop
15. Do you have any other hobbies? I collect Elvis Presley records.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? No denomination.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? American Idol
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? I Love Lucy...by a wide margin!
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Jim Brown, Bobby Orr
21. What would be your dream job? Dodger play-by-play announcer. Move over, Vin Scully.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Hard to say. I was a fatherless latch key kid (everyone shed a tear for me). I would have to say there were a few teachers and some friends that had the most influence.
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Only team sport I played was 1 year of peewee basketball when I was about 8.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Scored a game-high 8 points once. I still brag about it to this day. LOL
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No way. I'm 5'6" with about a 6" vertical.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Saw Willie Stargell hit a homerun in Dodger stadium at the first game I ever attended.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Get rid of book values and price guides.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I suppose so. One must be practical.
29. How many time per day do you check your submission online? Once
30. What is your favorite book? Mozart: A Life
2. Age? 30
3. Family? Not that I know of
4. How long have you collected? 22 years on and off
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Topps heritage and Topps sets
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Sets---Heritage and Topps
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Dont' recall one. Used to buy lots off of Ebay and sell cards individually. Usually made about $200 for every $600 invested....and I got to put my hands on some pretty sweet cards.
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? My Glenn Robinson collection?
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? I would enjoy it. I would not spend near the money I do on it.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cubs, Broncos or Bears, Lakers or Warriors,
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Andre Dawson, any Nebraska Cornhusker, Glenn Robinson and Lebron
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Teach, coach
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Travelling to small towns and watching basketball (kind of part of my job though). Poker, like to fish, hunt, and golf although I don't very often.
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Christian, Methodist I guess
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Middle of the road Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? ENTOURAGE! But also like South Park, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Survivorman, that Bear Grills show!
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Entourage
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Jordan, Wilt, Ruth, Payton. Tiger Woods would be the Crazy Horse monument.
21. What would be your dream job? Basketball coach at a university
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Stopped after high school.
24. What was your best sports achievement? Lots of mediocre awards. 27 pt. 13 reb. and a 1/2 page picture on the sports page for one game.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, 6'4". Too fat anymore.
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Wow.......lots of college FB. Probably double reverse pass back to Eric Crouch when the Huskers beat Oklahoma in 2001, Tommie Frazier's insane run in the Fiesta Bowl, Osborne's 250th win, Troy Edwards torching Nebraska for 405 yards in 1998...it was like a video game. Best one i've been involved in was a district final game about a month ago.
27. What would you change about our hobby? Narrow selection down to Topps, UD, Fleer, and Donruss and only allow them to print 3 or 4 sets a year for each sport.
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? Haven't submitted for a LONG time.
30. What is your favorite book? Pat Riley wrote a good book. I can at least remember reading that one. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy at least kept my attention.
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1. Name? Mike
2. Age? 29
3. Family? Engaged, no kids
4. How long have you collected? 1986-1991 and 2006-Pres
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Vintage Basketball and 70's Red Sox Team sets for cards and basketball and golf autographs for memorabilia
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1986 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1961 Fleer set - BVG graded. Average grade is a 6 but a 9 and a few 8's mixed in
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? Bought a raw 61 Fleer Cliff Hagan for $3 and it graded a 9..SMR is $300
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? I sent a US Open golf flag signed by 20 winners to Orville Moody for signature and he died right after...I never got it back.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Sure. I like the nostalgia
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Dustin Pedroia (Sox), Leon Powe (C's), Mike Vrabel (Pats), Phil Mickelson (Golf)
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Unemployed at present, but ordinarily I'm a marketing director in the entertainment industry
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf, poker
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Converting to Catholic to get married in the church my fiance was married in. I was never religious.
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Independant
18. What is your favorite current TV show? 24 but we watch Dexter, Heroes, Entourage, Family Guy and 30 Rock
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? All in the Family
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Ted Williams, Bill Russell, Carl Yastrzemski, John Havlicek
21. What would be your dream job? I wouldn't change what I do...when I'm employed. It beats selling insurance.
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Grandmother
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Played golf for my college team (small DIII Emerson College)
24. What was your best sports achievement? I shot an even par back nine at DeBell GC in Burbank (35 - 3 birdies, 3 Pars, 3 Bogeys) last April and shot my all time best - 78 (+6) - at Knollwood CC in Granada Hills in October.
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? No way
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? 1997 AFC Championship game at Foxboro Stadium
27. What would you change about our hobby? Eliminate game used except with auto cards...and no autographs until someone is playing in the major leagues.
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? I'd like to say no, but if it were bad, I would think so.
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? When I have a sub in - at least 5 times/day
30. What is your favorite book? To Kill a Mockingbird...as for sports books, Breaks of the Game
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1. Name? Tim
2. Age? 31
3. Family? wife
4. How long have you collected? 1985 to present
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Football sets 1969 to present and HOF psa 8 and better
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1985 Topps
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? Handful of graded T206's (try to pick up one per year)
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I bought a large collection with a friend of mine in high school. Tons of football rookies and Hall of Famers for like $20
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Traded a bunch of vintage football (Unitas, Csonka and such) for a Chris Sabo autographed card. Loved Chris Sabo growing up in Cincinnati.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? Yes, I love the history
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Notre Dame Football
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Michael Jordan and Barry Sanders
13. If you have children, do they collect? NA
14. What do you do for a living? Finance
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Golf, poker
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? Republican
18. What is your favorite current TV show? The Shield
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? The Cosby Show
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Knute Rockne
21. What would be your dream job? Shortstop for the Reds
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Parents
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? Played college baseball
24. What was your best sports achievement? Hit a home run in my last at bat in high school
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? I won a MLB contest and was in a suite for the 2002 All Star Game and Home Run Derby. They took the panoramic picture they sell from my suite. Awesome experience
27. What would you change about our hobby? Not much. I do not collect modern, so I do not care for all the glossy and numbered stuff
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? Probably, but it would be tough
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? When I have a sub in - at least 3 times/day
30. What is your favorite book? Lone Survivor, amazing story that I hear they are making into a movie soon
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2. Age? 62
3. Family?wife ,3 cats/ and critters like guinneas& goats that usually get ate by cyotees or bears-one kid thats a idiot, a chip off the old block, runs in the family,damn genetics
4. How long have you collected? pert near going on 2 weeks now i think , i dont believe in time,to me its either daylight or dark,it sucks everybody else does though, it screws up my day
5. What is the main focus of your collection? my 140mm howletzer or civil war uniforms or yanks and rebs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? i stole my first pack of 55 topps to get the gum from my buddies parents store, we always cleaned em out of cards,i know, im a great role model, thank you
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? the 3 oak trees that i made into a staircase is in the center of the rubecave, all debarked and shelaked,complete with oak step i cut,barbed wire and razor wire wrapped around em ,and many other implements of destruction, ill probably trip and fall down it one day and die,cause my wife never come out here
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? joining COL beckworth's c.a.g in 77
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? i dunno
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? sure, ive collected rocks before,im easily amused
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? the riggens pils
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? shooty babbit
13. If you have children, do they collect?no
14. What do you do for a living?absolutley nothing, ive done all i needed to do
15. Do you have any other hobbies? shooting and blowing things up is a major pasttime
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? i am a reformed druid,we pray in bushes
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? politics suck,its a big show to make you believe you have a choice, you dont-george carlin
18. What is your favorite current TV show? dexter/mash/archie bunker/married with children
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? dexter/mash/archie bunker,and married with children,too much pressure
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? oj/michael vick/sholeless joe jackson/and al bundy-who would be bigger than anybody else, case he scored 4 touchdown in one game with polk high
21. What would be your dream job? i already had it for almost 30 years,what other job can you shoot people and not go to prison,they do shoot back though
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? instructors at benning plus hal moore, and basil plumley
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? does chucking grenades count? i could wing em pretty far, never couldget a curve on em though
24. What was your best sports achievement? the lipton tea farm incident was pretty funny-long story
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? no, im only 2 1/2 foot tall tall standing on a drywall bucket
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? i dunno
27. What would you change about our hobby? make cards so they dont suck
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? no, id sell my wife first
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? none
30. What is your favorite book? the anarchist cookbook,which is actually the army special forces guide that somebody wrapped a new red cover around and changed the name ,so people think they are getting something new, you aint, or something by aldous huxley/ maybe something by maddog himself/or the marque de sade/samuel coleridge like xanadu or ryme of the ancient mariner, both turned into songs by rush and iron maden, this has been a rube flashback-thank you fer yer support
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!
A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover!
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
A mighty fountain momently was forced:
Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail:
And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
It flung up momently the sacred river.
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean:
And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far
Ancestral voices prophesying war!
The shadow of the dome of pleasure
Floated midway on the waves;
Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.
It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!
A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw:
It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such a deep delight 'twould win me,
That with music loud and long,
I would build that dome in air,
That sunny dome! those caves of ice!
And all who heard should see them there,
And all should cry, Beware! Beware!
His flashing eyes, his floating hair!
Weave a circle round him thrice,
And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise.
"the inner maccinations of my mind are a enigma"-patrick star on spongebob-you can learn alot from cartoons
bet ya didnt think i knew that many big words did ya
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2. Age? 48.63
3. Family? Wife and three children (two sons and one of the other kind)
4. How long have you collected? 1967 to present
5. What is the main focus of your collection? Baseball complete sets from 1951 to 1991 + unopened wax packs
6. What was the first pack of cards you remember opening? 1967 Topps 4th series
7. What is the centerpiece of your collection? 1961 Topps Dice Game Mantle, 1968 Topps 3-D Clemente, 1980 Topps Pepsi set
8. What is the best deal you have ever made (most money made)? I don't know, probably very little
9. What is the worst deal you have ever made (most money lost)? Purchased card I already had from a major online auction for $2K. I'm dumb.
10. Would you still enjoy collecting cards if they were worthless? They used to be worthless, and I enjoyed it then too (probably more). When they aren't worthless, more people are willing to sell them to me, so that's good too.
11. What is your favorite team (maybe one in each sport)? Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Bearcats, Tiger Woods (kind of like a team), none in baseball or football
12. Who is your favorite player (maybe one in each sport)? Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Barry Bonds (stop booing), Adrian Peterson. Each of these players grab your attention each time they take center stage--you can't help but watch them.
13. If you have children, do they collect? Yes. The youngest collects baseball cards, all collect Pokemon cards.
14. What do you do for a living? Retired
15. Do you have any other hobbies? Poker, bridge, running, biking, golf, tennis, coin collecting
16. (Touchy, I know, though I don't know why) What is your religion? Denomination? Presbyterian
17. (Another touchy one) What is your political affiliation or leanings? Republican? Democrat? Independent? Liberterian
18. What is your favorite current TV show? LOST/30 Rock (one drama, one comedy)
19. What is your all time favorite TV show? Firefly
20. If you were designing a "Mt Rushmore of Sports", who would be on it? Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Brown
21. What would be your dream job? Auction manager for REA (but only if they go to three auctions a year)
22. Who in your life has had the most influence on you? Friends
23. If you played sports, how far did you go? High school
24. What was your best sports achievement? Intercepted a pass for a touchdown with time expiring to win game
25. Have you ever dunked a basketball on a ten foot rim? If yes, how tall are you? Yes, but used stick-um. 6'1"
26. Best sports moment you've ever witnessed in person? Nothing of note
27. What would you change about our hobby? Return to one set per year (Topps monopoly), increased number of food issued and regional sets, force two graders to look at each card to ensure consistency
28. Would you ever sell your collection if you ever got in bad financial trouble? No
29. How many times per day do you check your submission online? I've never submitted a card
30. What is your favorite book? Read too many to have a favorite. Last really good book read--The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
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