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Goodby and thank you to all....
VMFA115
Posts: 176
Last night I had 16 items sell on eBay that completed the sale of my baseball card collection; a collection I started over 50 years ago….
I got my first cards in the late 40’s and completed my first set in 1951 (Topps Red and Blue Backs). Since then I have amassed at least one Topps baseball set for EVERY year since; I was fortunate in that I never throw anything away and had a mother from whom I got that habit. Late last year I decided it was time to stop collecting and just “having” the cards had no allure for me. Soooo, I decided to sell my collection.
As luck would have it I found one person who wanted to purchase all of my raw sets and another who wanted to purchase all of my graded sets and the deals were done. In cleaning up I found the 16 items mentioned at the beginning.
The only thing I did not sell were my 1952’s; I have over 1,200 raw cards that comprise two complete sets and many duplicates. The only graded cards are five Mantles. All are in storage and will most likely be left to my children.
I now move on to other things in my retirement but wanted to say good buy to the many people who kept this hobby alive for me. As my children grew up and started families of their own and eBay killed the local shows I so enjoyed, the collecting communities like this one allowed me to continue to enjoy this hobby. Thank you, thank you, and thank you.
Dave Cryer (aka VMFA_VET)
I got my first cards in the late 40’s and completed my first set in 1951 (Topps Red and Blue Backs). Since then I have amassed at least one Topps baseball set for EVERY year since; I was fortunate in that I never throw anything away and had a mother from whom I got that habit. Late last year I decided it was time to stop collecting and just “having” the cards had no allure for me. Soooo, I decided to sell my collection.
As luck would have it I found one person who wanted to purchase all of my raw sets and another who wanted to purchase all of my graded sets and the deals were done. In cleaning up I found the 16 items mentioned at the beginning.
The only thing I did not sell were my 1952’s; I have over 1,200 raw cards that comprise two complete sets and many duplicates. The only graded cards are five Mantles. All are in storage and will most likely be left to my children.
I now move on to other things in my retirement but wanted to say good buy to the many people who kept this hobby alive for me. As my children grew up and started families of their own and eBay killed the local shows I so enjoyed, the collecting communities like this one allowed me to continue to enjoy this hobby. Thank you, thank you, and thank you.
Dave Cryer (aka VMFA_VET)
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I for one will certainly miss your knowledge & passion for cards that you've contributed here. Good luck in whatever you do and enjoy yourself.
Take care,
Dave S.
Now collecting:
Topps Heritage
1957 Topps BB Ex+-NM
All Yaz Items 7+
Various Red Sox
Did I leave anything out?
Steve
My very best--you had a wonderful collection.
Amazing bthat you found one buyer for all your graded sets--will be watching closely for the identity.
Jim
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
WaltDisneyBoards
Be good. Thanks for sharing your knowledge in collecting with us. May your new path lead you to continued happiness.
My best,
Shane Leonard
Frank B
Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!
lynnfrank@earthlink.net
outerbankyank on eBay!
Eric
Used to working on HOF SS Baseballs--Now just '67 Sox Stickers and anything Boston related.
Good luck to you in the future you are and will remain a great role model for our hobby.
Dave Jacobs
First off, you will be certainly missed and you are certainly one of the class acts of the hobby!
Secondly, any chance that person who bought all of the graded sets is a dealer who may break up the sets?
I wish you well!
Dan
Best of wishes. Thanks for helping me out with my 70 set. You are a great asset to the collecting community.
You created a collection to be proud of, without a doubt the finest collection of 60's sets without a doubt.
Find it hard to believe you're not in the CU Hall of fame.
Thanks for everything.
Peace
Doug
45% complete.
As someone who "started back" into collecting in 1975, I feel like a little kid compared to you!
Obviously, it would seem everyone on here has a great respect for you and your knowledge,
not to even mention your friendship!
I will wish you all the best in your retirement and hope you keep in touch with all that you
have already helped and touched on here!
GOOD LUCK in all your do!
Tony
KalineFan
glad to see you won't be beating me on any '69 topps WL variations anymore!!!!
julen
RIP GURU
Let me guess, Bill Gates?
Also a wonderful choice of cards to leave your heirs.
come back from time to time
Groucho Marx
Bob
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
Go Phillies
enjoy the retirement!!!
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
You helped me progress in more than one set. Thank you for that and best wishes for all of your future endeavors.
May the wind always be at your back, the sun always shine upon your face, the rain always fall on your crops and you always find rest at night.
Mike
Enjoy yourself.
Take care;
Art
1957 Topps PSA
1961 Fleer SGC