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When this NFL lockout is over I am buying some football cards for my personal collection!!!

HallcoHallco Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Although I have a few random nothing worth noting cards here and there...I've never collected football cards(no idea why). Last year I thought about it for a while, but then nothing happened and my interest was shifted back to Baseball, BKB and Hockey. BUT.... if/when week 1 of the NFL season starts and I see that robotic football dude on Fox...I know the interest is going to come back and I am going to begin a football collection. For those who know me, you know I don't put together sets, so I will be seeking those HOF and star/semi star player cards in mid grades that wont break the bank. 70s and early to mid 80s cards are very appealing to me and probably where I will start my journey. To me it's more about players I watched and grew up with more than someone I have only heard of or read about. I'd love to hear from other collector's who "branched out" and what your experiences were.

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  • artistlostartistlost Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'd love to hear from other collector's who "branched out" and what your experiences were. >>



    First of all...good luck with the collection if you do decide to go down that road.

    I at one time collected ONLY baseball. I then thought, being Canadian, I should start a hockey card collection. Well I did...and now I have since sold off all of my Baseball cards...every last one...to buy hockey. I have even started to sell off Blu-ray movies (which I have many for sale for you blu-ray lovers *shameless plug image* , old comic books, new comic books and anything else I can to buy hockey. I have become a little crazy about it.

    mathew
    baseball & hockey junkie

    drugs of choice
    NHL hall of fame rookies
  • FavreFan1971FavreFan1971 Posts: 3,103 ✭✭✭
    PM sent
  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I understand the hockey thing Matthew...It comes and goes with me a lot! 2011 I sold a bunch that I will probably want back some day! image Pm returned Troy, thanks!
  • hhmag70hhmag70 Posts: 2,107
    You know you are allowed to buy football cards during the lockout?
  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>You know you are allowed to buy football cards during the lockout? >>



    Oh Really? imageimageimage






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  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Summer time is actually the best time to buy football cards
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • SportsamericaSportsamerica Posts: 990 ✭✭
    Issue with FB is that they are more condition sensitive then baseball... Ex: Tough to get centered Marinos and Elway Rookies.. Broadway Joe is hard due to size of card. Franco Harris Rookie has a tilt.. Bradshaw rookie has red boarders.. I think most of the Topps issues from the 60's are the "B" stock they didn't use for baseball...

    Cory
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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%)
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