How many of you remember doing this!?

goose3

Hell, how many of you still do this!

Took this last night about midnite. He began sorting out his normal 2007 Topps cards after I showed him how to.

Anyone want to do some trading on that set? He has nearly as many "doubles" as he does singles.

Stingray

Kind of, I will take out my 84 Donruss graded cards and mess them out of order and have my youngest daughter put them back into order.

Jdurg

God yes I remember doing that. This weekend was actually kind of depressing for me. I was sitting down going through my dozens upon dozens of sets in binders and watching VH1's 1980's music marathon thingy. At the same time, I'm looking through my collection of unopened packs from 1980 onward. (BTW, I hate you guys because you gave me another thing to collect just because I read all your posts. ) Just seeing all those packs and those cards, while also playing with some video games on my computer thanks to emulators, really made me miss being a kid. Hell, back then there were no responsibilities and your life was composed of opening packs of cards, playing video games, watching cartoons. Now, there's financial responsibilities, social responsibilities, work responsibilities and a whole lot more "stuff" for you to worry about.

I guess this is why we all collect cards. It's the one thing we did as a child and can still do today.

ArnyVee

I remember the feeling of having my legs fall asleep as I did that on countless evenings! Those were the best of times!

stown

Ahhh... The hours sitting over a sorting tray.... I was once clocked at 40 cards per minute.

Unfortunately, recreational usage of certain substances lowered my reaction time. Could probably do 15 to 20 today

larryallen73

Awsesome picture! Brings back great memories!

Darin

goose- Where's the rubberbands and the shoebox?

martyogelvie

The best of times!

Munson15

Goose,

I have lots of extras, let me know what you guys need and I am sure we can work something out.

ctsoxfan

Absolutely - that picture reminded me of the days when you would sort your cards without worrying if you might accidentally ding a corner on one. Great times they were - I think that when we collect cards today, part of the reason we do is to try and recapture those days from our youth, or at least be reminded of how much fun they were.

Griffins

I did that just last nite on a set I was putting in a binder. I"m convinced I permanently blew out my right shoulder as a kid from leaning on it while sorting.

You let him stay up til midnite on a schoolnite? Lucky kid!

RipublicaninMass

I get a kick out of asking my friends 2 y/o daughter "Did you pay your taxes" She says "nooooooooooooooo!"...lol me neither

goose3

<< <i>I did that just last nite on a set I was putting in a binder. I"m convinced I permanently blew out my right shoulder as a kid from leaning on it while sorting.

You let him stay up til midnite on a schoolnite? Lucky kid! >>




Teacher "inservice" (lame excuse for a Vacation day) today.

Munson, I will pm you when we get them written down. We have just as many doubles to trade too if anyone else needs any.

Stone193

Great pic Goose!

I spent many hours with my son. Saturday morning - 3 different card shops and the occasional trip to the flea market.

Here's a nice "retro" look:



I've posted this one before.

Thanx for sharing
mike

Alfonz24

I always used the old velveeta boxes as storage for my cards back in the 70s. Those boxes were the perfect size for Topps cards.

yankeeno7

Those memories bring a smile to my face! Sitting down with all my wax and rack packs of baseball and football...mostly around 1978-1984...until, of all people, my mother gets me into Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente, and Pete Rose cards. Those were some great days....

TomTim

Also reminds me of a few weeks ago. My 8 year old did something that annoyed me (don't remember what) so I sent him to his room. An hour later I went to give him "the big talk." He was lying on the floor in almost the exact same pose. In about half a second I realized that the only reason he's interested in baseball cards is because of me. It also dawned on me that he's learning everything else from me as well. Instead of the big talk, I got on the floor and helped him sort.

Piman58

Reminds me of the late sixties. Sorting my 68s on the living room floor. Move the piles to a corner when going to bed.
Leaving the piles in the living room to long. Asking mom where they went. Running to the burn barrel trying to save them,
including a Ryan/Koosman rookie, a Mays, and an Aaron. Too late. Luckily my Mantle was in my room, rounded corners and all.

Sad to say I still leave piles of cards, but now only in my study.

tennesseebanker

I think that may be part of the reson I have a bad back today. Sitting in my bedroom floor in my underwear sorting cards.

fandango

Great Picks!

when i started collecting cards in 1979, we got 5 packs for $1 from the town ice creamtruck run by Nick...After ripping the back and chewing that delectable GUM, we then proceded to "flip" the cards, meaning we each started with our own pile of about 25 upsidedown cards...then you flipped one into your other hand and your opponent "flipped" one over from his pile into your hand...If the color of the Lower border matched, or was a shade of the card below it, you got the stack in the palm....the stack in the palm grew and grew until you "flipped" one that macthed the card directly beneath.....when you had no cards left, the game was done (sort of like card game War)

sometimes you would "flip" the entire stack in your hand before someone won the middle stack. other times the game went on for what seemed like hours......if you lost all the cards, you would either go find Nick and buy more, or go home and get some from the "Box"... but that meant taking cards from the master set that you didnt have doubles of, a desperate move!.....

The term "flipping" meant something different to my Pops, he used to, in the 1950's "flip" cards by flipping them to the ground to see who gets the most "head or Tails"....a game that took its toll on the cards almost as bad as the SPOKES OF A BIKE!

Kid4hof03

What a great picture.

I think my brother and I reorganized our binders almost every week. It seemed that if we couldn't get any new cards the next best thing was to take them all out and put them back again.

Abe

lawnmowermanswife

Priceless picture!

HoofHearted

<< <i>I always used the old velveeta boxes as storage for my cards back in the 70s. Those boxes were the perfect size for Topps cards. >>



Cheeseboxes were my upgrade from cigar boxes. I thought it was pretty cool when I started working for a restaurant chain named "Perkins" and was able to obtain their cheese boxes, which were just as tall as the cards (see pics below). I'm still storing my doubles of the early '80s cards in them...







Fun memories!