Started in 1976 (Topps and Wonder Bread football cards).
Stopped when entered college (1988)
Started back with a passion in 1999 because of eBay. >>
41 and I started collecting in 1976 Wonder Bread also. Sorry guys but I have to show off my 1st cards given to me by my great grandmother again. Not that I really need an excuse. But for some of you that have never heard the story and it's a real one. These were given to me when I was 9 and I can remember going over to my great grandmothers house and her pulling these off of the top of the fridge. I have no idea why I kept these but I never thought about throwing them away.
And akuracy503: You must change your avitar. There is only enough room on this board for one member using that one. Plus isn't the picture of CDsNuts' kid?
I,ll be 44 in Dec. I've collected since late 60's,still have lots of my cards from childhood thanks to my Mom. Not in great shape but I still got em.Mine and my Brothers.
Lou
Collecting Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell cards.
37 years old although my wife would say I'm really an infant. Bought my first packs in 1978. Starting serious collecting around 12 years old. $20 a week out of my paperboy tips went to the local card store. We had our own bins with our names on them and would put stuff on layaway and pay for it weekly for whatever that $20 would buy. I remember it being a ton of 83 Topps wax packs. The place was called Time Warp. Tons of comics and cards. Bob had a bunch of 52 Mantles that were about $500 ea. That was a ton of dough for me back then. I sure wish I bought a few of them.
I'm 32. I first got into the hobby in 1988 or 89 when I bought a "Baseball Card Collectors Kit" at the 6th grade book fair. I collected off-an on through high school and college, but got back into the hobby after I got on the career highway.
Good afternoon, 52, 53 next week here, Started collecting coins and stamps, and non sports cards when 6-8 years old. My Father was a collector. He used to walk me to the first ever 7-11 in Sacramento on Sat mornings and let me buy 5 cents, penny at a time gave you 5 cards from a vending machine in front that dispensed Mars Attacks cards. I had hundreds if not thousands at one time, 30-40 sets. If only I.......and I am sure we could all finish that statement. Got into Comics in the late 70's early 80's, was one of the guys who got in on the ground floor of the Mile High collection in Denver. (Long story short, some rich guy sent his Butler for a period of about 30-40 years out to all the nearest News Stands in Denver and had him buy one copy of every Comic Book published between about 1940 and 1975, every week he did this. He had them in stacks around his house, unopened, unread, thousands and thousands and thousands. I got to help inventory some of the stuff after the guy died and got my hands on quite a little bit. Built up a Business doing shows and conventions from the early 80's to about mid 90's. Was the biggest comic book dealer in Denver without a Store front for quite some time, this was before the internet. I went through a really ugly Divorce, between what the Ex outright Stole, what was sold for the Attorney's, yes thats right: plural, and what I let go at bargain basement prices to keep her grubby mitts off of, lost about $500,000 worth of Inventory. I traded a small portion of the comics for a large collection of Non Sports cards, about 150-200 sets of Mars Attacks, Outer Limits, Civil War News, Round-up, Lots of 50's stuff, ect. Deal was a $25 grand trade. Put the stuff in a couple of boxes stored them on a shelf and went on about my business. About 5 years later (1997) I got laid off from a job and heard about this E-Bay thing. Pulled the box out and over the next year made about 30 thou. selling the box and was hooked on another collectible, Non Sport cards. Been into cards ever since!!!!!!!!!!!! Neil
Actually Collect Non Sport, but am just so full of myself I post all over the place !!!!!!!
I turned 40 in August, but I don't think it's hit me yet. I feel great and look much younger than I am, but I can't take another year like this year or I will look much older. My father bought us cards in the early 70's til I stopped buying them in the early 80's. Now I've been working on a collection for my son Wyatt. Brian
Lets see I am 39, began collecting the mid to late 70's as a kid still got them in a box, picked it back up about 1991ish for a couple of years and then again about 2004 and have been wasting money since.
Collecting Interests: Ripken, Brooks & Frank Robinson, Old Orioles, Sweet Spot Autos, older Redskins - Riggins, Sonny, Baugh etc and anything that catches my eye.
My ghetto sportscard webpage...All Scans - No Lists!!! Stinky Linky
Great stories. I remember buying cello packs back in 1976 at Dodger stadium. I kept cherry picking them to get the ones with the Dodgers on top. I had a bunch of SteveYeager cards back in the day, though don't know really why.
35, started really actually collecting in 83... stopped around 92... just started about a yr ago collecting vintage stuff i wanted as a kid but couldn't afford thanks to stumbling into it on ebay and seeing how affordable it all is
30. Started in 1985. Took a break in college and then concentrated on memorabilia for awhile. Now mostly collecting the stuff I could not afford when I started. My first Don Mattingly 84 Donruss was a big moment a few years ago.
62 years, 11 months and 11 days old-- Collected a little in '54 & '55 and even remember how those cards sounded on my bike spokes. After that I quit, until my son collected in the mid 80s and I've been diseased ever since.
I am 44. My first packs were Wacky Packages in the mid 70's and stuck the stickers all over everything!! That lasted a couple years then a huge break and started to get into sports cards around 1990. Bought several collections over the years and also bought out one of the local card/comic shops pre-1980 sportscard inventory. In return, after making the last payment he gave me about 15,000 comics just cuz he wanted the space. Most the comics I still have...bagged & boarded all the decent ones and cataloged them in a notebook and every year I buy the yearly Overstreet guide to see what they list for now!! Mostly collect baseball now....just finished my '55 Bowman Baseball set a couple months ago. Started ebay around 7 years ago and am still selling, mostly baseball cards. Tried to sell comics and found I could only get pennies on the dollar for them so have just been sitting on them instead pf giving them away!!
34 almost 35......been collecting mostly in the late 80's to the early 90's then restarted about 2002 mostly cuz of ebay...i found i could get cards i never found in local stores and shows mainly tobacco cards.
24 yrs old. First cards were 88/89 Topps baseball. My uncle had given me a couple boxes full of commons for my birthday. It wasnt long after that I was buying Fleer 1990 wax packs from the gas station down the road. I believe they went for 35cents a pack. Growing up as a Mariner's fan I was always excited to find the Seattle player I knew as "King Griffey Jr."
I'm 31. I had football and baseball cards from the early 80's from when I was younger but didn't really take an interest till 88-89. I was out of the hobby from 98-2004. That's when I discovered BGS and PSA.
Super Bowl XXVIII: Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys - Running back Emmitt Smith rushed for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns earning Super Bowl MVP honors as the Cowboys defeated the Bills 30-13 to win their second consecutive NFL title.
Collected baseball and football cards from 78-81. In Spring 1982, I walked into the local corner store with enthusiam to look for cello packs of 82 topps baseball. When I saw the design, I decided I didn't like it and stopped collecting. I briefly returned to the hobby in 1994, but got quickly overwhelmed by all the hoopla and multiple choices of card designs, inserts, flash, etc.
Started collecting 1970's baseball cards in 2006 and have so far stuck with it.
35 Started with 1977. Collected through early 90's then just bought Topps didn't like all of the choices... I pre-1990 cards now... But I still have a soft sport for Topps... Will want to keep that collection going
Cory ---------------------- Working on: Football 1973 Topps PSA 8+ (99.81%) 1976 Topps PSA 9+ (36.36%) 1977 Topps PSA 9+ (100%)
I am 41. My first packs were 1975 Topps baseball. I don't have many of those cards left, but I still have a Yount rookie in nice shape.
Stopped from 1984-88. 1989 Upper Deck got me back into this hobby(!), but now my interest is mostly 70's Topps baseball with some A&G boxes mixed in and some select vintage bb and fb.
I really like threads that take us back to the reasons why we got into this crazy hobby to begin with. Great posts everyone.
Comments
Collecting continuously since 1981.
Collecting goal is to one day sell off all my 88 Donruss I bought while college
first pack I remember opening was in 1973.
<< <i>39 (soon to be 40)
Started in 1976 (Topps and Wonder Bread football cards).
Stopped when entered college (1988)
Started back with a passion in 1999 because of eBay. >>
41 and I started collecting in 1976 Wonder Bread also. Sorry guys but I have to show off my 1st cards given to me by my great grandmother again. Not that I really need an excuse. But for some of you that have never heard the story and it's a real one. These were given to me when I was 9 and I can remember going over to my great grandmothers house and her pulling these off of the top of the fridge. I have no idea why I kept these but I never thought about throwing them away.
And akuracy503: You must change your avitar. There is only enough room on this board for one member using that one. Plus isn't the picture of CDsNuts' kid?
Lou
Dave D.
View Vintage Football Cards For Sale
WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
52, 53 next week here,
Started collecting coins and stamps, and non sports cards when 6-8 years old. My Father was a collector. He used to walk me to the first ever 7-11 in Sacramento on Sat mornings and let me buy 5 cents, penny at a time gave you 5 cards from a vending machine in front that dispensed Mars Attacks cards. I had hundreds if not thousands at one time, 30-40 sets. If only I.......and I am sure we could all finish that statement.
Got into Comics in the late 70's early 80's, was one of the guys who got in on the ground floor of the Mile High collection in Denver. (Long story short, some rich guy sent his Butler for a period of about 30-40 years out to all the nearest News Stands in Denver and had him buy one copy of every Comic Book published between about 1940 and 1975, every week he did this. He had them in stacks around his house, unopened, unread, thousands and thousands and thousands. I got to help inventory some of the stuff after the guy died and got my hands on quite a little bit. Built up a Business doing shows and conventions from the early 80's to about mid 90's. Was the biggest comic book dealer in Denver without a Store front for quite some time, this was before the internet. I went through a really ugly Divorce, between what the Ex outright Stole, what was sold for the Attorney's, yes thats right: plural, and what I let go at bargain basement prices to keep her grubby mitts off of, lost about $500,000 worth of Inventory. I traded a small portion of the comics for a large collection of Non Sports cards, about 150-200 sets of Mars Attacks, Outer Limits, Civil War News, Round-up, Lots of 50's stuff, ect. Deal was a $25 grand trade. Put the stuff in a couple of boxes stored them on a shelf and went on about my business. About 5 years later (1997) I got laid off from a job and heard about this E-Bay thing. Pulled the box out and over the next year made about 30 thou. selling the box and was hooked on another collectible, Non Sport cards. Been into cards ever since!!!!!!!!!!!!
Neil
Brian
Ripken, Brooks & Frank Robinson, Old Orioles, Sweet Spot Autos, older Redskins - Riggins, Sonny, Baugh etc and anything that catches my eye.
My ghetto sportscard webpage...All Scans - No Lists!!! Stinky Linky
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stupid print dots
Collected 82-88, 90, 93-96, 2007-now -- 90% baseball, 10% everything else
<< <i>41, but living and acting like a 20yr old. >>
Almost just like Nightcrawler ....I'm 41, but living and acting like a 40yr old.
stopped around 92... just started about a yr ago collecting vintage stuff i wanted as a kid but couldn't afford
thanks to stumbling into it on ebay and seeing how affordable it all is
http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/
Ralph
T222's PSA 1 or better
-Claude
Currently working on:
1955 Topps All-American
George Brett Master Set
2009 A&G's
Started collecting in 1973.
Quit in the early 90's.
Just started back a couple of years ago.
looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
Sweet Morsels Toffee and Chocolates
Super Bowl XXVIII: Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys -
Running back Emmitt Smith rushed for 132 yards and 2
touchdowns earning Super Bowl MVP honors as the Cowboys
defeated the Bills 30-13 to win their second consecutive NFL
title.
Collected baseball and football cards from 78-81. In Spring 1982, I walked into the local corner store with enthusiam to look for cello packs of 82 topps baseball. When I saw the design, I decided I didn't like it and stopped collecting. I briefly returned to the hobby in 1994, but got quickly overwhelmed by all the hoopla and multiple choices of card designs, inserts, flash, etc.
Started collecting 1970's baseball cards in 2006 and have so far stuck with it.
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Working on:
Football
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (99.81%)
1976 Topps PSA 9+ (36.36%)
1977 Topps PSA 9+ (100%)
Baseball
1938 Goudey (56.25%)
1951 Topps Redbacks PSA 8 (100%)
1952 Bowman PSA 7+ (63.10%)
1953 Topps PSA 5+ (91.24%)
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (70.76%)
1985 Fleer PSA 10 (54.85%)
collected sportcards from late 1986 to 1994. also was a show dealer and promoter. started up again about 6 years ago.
Stopped from 1984-88. 1989 Upper Deck got me back into this hobby(!), but now my interest is mostly 70's Topps baseball with some A&G boxes mixed in and some select vintage bb and fb.
I really like threads that take us back to the reasons why we got into this crazy hobby to begin with. Great posts everyone.
Robert