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  • GoDodgersFanGoDodgersFan Posts: 1,392 ✭✭✭
    Name: Tom
    Home: Sherman Oaks, CA (now Fairfax County, VA)
    School: California State University, Northridge
    Favorite teams: Cowboys, Dodgers, Lakers, Rams
    Stuff you collect: Cal Ripken, Derek Jeter, Graded Rookies, Starting Lineup Cards, and 1978 Dodgers (PSA 9)
    Dream card: PSA 10 1981 Fernando V Topps Rookie Card
    Next card on the "to get" list: PSA 8 Steve Garvey Rookie Card
  • EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,288 ✭✭✭
    Name: Gregg
    Home: Brooklyn, NY (got priced out and moved to Westchester)
    School: University of Delaware (went to school with Rich Gannon)
    Favorite teams: Mets, anyone playing the Yankees in playoffs, NY Giants
    Stuff you collect: baseball only. trying to put together my childhood 72 and 73 sets, Every Mets Topps card (over 90% complete), anything cool.
    Next card on the "to get" list: Real Seaver rookie.
  • corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭
    Name : Tommy
    Home : Northeast Georgia (hour northeast of Atlanta)
    School : University of Georgia (prounounced Jawja during football season)
    Favorite Teams : Georgia Football, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Hawks, LA Lakers, Tiger Woods is also my favorite athlete
    Stuff you collect : Anything Vintage, anything that seems like a good investment, Kevin Durant at the moment
    Next card on the wish list : Durant Exquisite Rookie patch auto
  • goraidersgoraiders Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭


    ]Name : J.R.
    Home : Daytona Beach,fl.
    School : Work
    Favorite Teams :Its a Raider world! Michigan,Bulls,
    Stuff you collect :Anything Raiders,Stabler,Biletnikoff,Fb sets
    Next card on the wish list : Gonna start 48 leaf set again,cant wait!
    J.R.
    Needs'
    1972 Football-9's high#'s
    1965 Football-8's
    1958 Topps FB-7-8
  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    Name: Sam
    Home: Greensboro, NC - grew up in New Orleans
    School: Florida Atlantic University, UNC Greensboro (M.S. in Biochemistry)
    Favorite teams: Carolina Hurricanes, New Orleans Saints, LSU Tigers, Los Angeles Dons
    Stuff you collect: Football sets 1948-56, Random baseball sets from the 50's and 60's, HOF cards of all years, and Saints and Hurricanes players. Also have one of the world's
    largest collections of Olympic autographs. I also have a bunch of random AAFC items relating to the LA Dons.
    Dream card: Not a card, but my dream is to complete the Bowman football run PSA graded in an acceptable GPA.
    Next card on the "to get" list: I'm closing in on finishing the 1954 Bowman football set, so I guess a George Blanda in PSA 7 will happen soon.
    Successful dealings with shootybabitt, LarryP, Doctor K, thedutymon, billsgridirongreats, fattymacs, shagrotn77, pclpads, JMDVM, gumbyfan, itzagoner, rexvos, al032184, gregm13, californiacards3, mccardguy1, BigDaddyBowman, bigreddog, bobbyw8469, burke23, detroitfan2, drewsef, jeff8877, markmac, Goldlabels, swartz1, blee1, EarlsWorld, gseaman25, kcballboy, jimrad, leadoff4, weinhold, Mphilking, milbroco, msassin, meteoriteguy, rbeaton and gameusedhoop.
  • flash2flash2 Posts: 100
    Name : Ray
    Home : lowell,ma.(52 yrs.) now derry,nh
    School : THE lowell technological institute(umass lowell now) go hockey east
    Favorite Teams : red sox
    Stuff you collect : pre 75's all sports

  • zendudezendude Posts: 210 ✭✭✭

    Name: Loren
    Home: Maple Valley, WA
    School: High School/USMC
    Favorite Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox
    Collect: Mainly vintage HOFers (Aaron, Mays, Clemente are my favorites)
    My dream card: 1955 topps Ted Williams in PSA 8
  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    Name: Jeff (How many Jeff's are on this board!?)
    Home: Dallas, TX
    School: Kansas State University (However, I'm a Jayhawk fan during basketball season)
    Favorite teams: Royals, Rangers, KC Chiefs, Dallas Mavericks
    Stuff you collect: Vintage Boxing, O-Pee-Chee Baseball, a little bit of everything
    Dream card: Too many to note. But I would love to own a 1909 Jack Johnson rookie card in PSA 7.5
    Next card on the "to get" list: 1967 O-Pee-Chee Mickey Mantle (PSA 7 or better) or a 1975 Topps Mini George Brett (in PSA 9).
    Let's Rip It: PackGeek.com
    Jeff
  • JuggsJuggs Posts: 495
    Jeff's unite!
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    Name: Trent
    Home: Gimli/Hines Creek
    School: DJSS (Drop out)
    Favorite teams: Winnipeg Jets, Seattle Seahawks
    Stuff you collect: Cards mostly, and the odd tractor
    Dream card: C56 Cyclone Taylor in PSA 6
    Favorite pick up line: "Listen, I'm not trying to impress you or anything... but, I'm Batman."
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    Name: Rob
    Home: Northern California (near Oregon)
    School: Humboldt State University
    Favorite teams: St. Louis Cardinals (sorry Navarro), SF 49ers, Houston Rockets (never the same without Olajuwon), Nebraska Football
    Stuff you collect: Wrestling Cards and any issue that mentions a guys wrestling background, SI For Kids Ray Lewis, etc.... coached high school wrestling 15 years
    Dream card: 1910 Kopec Cigarette card of Frank Gotch and any 1889 SF Hess wrestling card on my want list. Very rare.
    Next card on the "to get" list: 1930s wrestling exhibits, finish graded 1955 Parkhurst set and my graded and autographed cards from the 1980s All Star sets, constantly improve the sets that I have going right now.
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • Name: John

    Home: Illinois

    School: Some

    Favorite Team: Dallas Cowboys

    Stuff You Collect: Seventies Football

    Dream Card: 1972 Roger Staubach Rookie

    Next Card on "To get" List: 1979 Topps Roger Staubach

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  • judgebuckjudgebuck Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭
    NAME: David
    HOME: Murray, KY (home of Murray State University)
    SCHOOL: Murray State University (1974), University of Louisville School of Law (1977)
    FAVORITE TEAMS: Murray State sports teams, Boston Red Sox
    STUFF YOU COLLECT: vintage (1900-1969) baseball cards, Mantle cards
    DREAM CARD: 1952 Topps Mantle
    NEXT CARD ON THE TO GET LIST: 1952 Topps Mantle

    Always looking for Mantle cards such as Stahl Meyer, 1954 Dan Dee, 1959 Bazooka, 1960 Post, 1952 Star Cal Decal, 1952 Tip Top Bread Labels, 1953-54 Briggs Meat, and other Topps, Bowman, and oddball Mantles.

  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019
    Name: Ron
    Home: Bessemer City, NC
    School: Belmont Abbey College
    Favorite Teams: Atlanta Braves, Wood Brothers Racing, Nascar, Carolina Panthers, and the ACC
    Stuff you collect: Mostly coins now, collected cards when I was a kid 1961 to 63. Got back into it in 1986 and got out in 1990.
    Come here because I enjoy most of the members love for the hobby.
    Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭
    Name: Scott
    Home: Central Ohio, but now Cedar Rapids, IA
    School: University of Akron
    Favorite teams: Browns and anyone playing against the Steelers or the Ravens!
    Stuff you collect: PSA Graded Browns from 1950 to 1986, Various yearly Football raw sets, shouting for a 1972 FB graded set too
    Dream card: PSA 10 - Jim Brown Rookie image
    Next card on the "to get" list: PSA 7 or 8 - Otto Graham Rookie.

    On a side note, I have a soft spot for unopened vintage packs. image
  • PorkinsPorkins Posts: 615 ✭✭✭
    Name: Scott
    Home: Northwest Arkansas
    School: University of Arkansas
    Favorite teams: Razorbacks, Cardinals, Cowboys
    Stuff you collect: The cards of my youth. Actively seeking as much unopened 78-87 baseball/basketball/football I can afford to get my hands on and rip!!!
    Dream card: Any Babe Ruth from his playing era
    Next card on the "to get" list: I don't know, depends on what I'm ripping this weekend image

    Good idea Juggs.
  • SethroSethro Posts: 671 ✭✭
    Name: Seth
    Home: Philadelphia
    School: Temple University
    Favorite teams: Philadelphia Phillies
    Stuff you collect: 1977, 1978, and 1979 Topps BB in PSA 9, Slabbed and Raw 1956 Topps Flags of the World, Steve Carlton:Cards, Cellos, Autos. 1972 Topps Basketball
    Dream card: Don't have one. Weird?
    Next card on the "to get" list: 1977 PSA 9 Nolan Ryan
    Positive transactions: Bighurt2000 - DavidPuddy - ShootyBabitt - Bosox1976 - LarryP - Captainthreeputt - Tedw9 - aconte -EAsports -Johnsteph10 -hhmag70 - depcs - TheThrill22 - scotgreb - longtimemetsfan - cadets68 - augustaman - mcholke - miconelegacy
  • Name: Greg
    Home: NYC
    School: Binghamton
    Teams: Yanks, Giants, Knicks, Lakers (lived in LA for 7 yrs)
    Collect: 1980s basketball, Jordan, Magic, HOF RCs Basketball/Baseball.
    Dream Card: 84 Star Jordan BGS 9. Magic/Bird RC PSA 10.
    Next Card: BGS 9 86 Fleer Jordan Sticker. 1961 Fleer Wilt PSA well centered.
  • mcolney1mcolney1 Posts: 985 ✭✭✭
    Name: Tony
    Home: Seattle
    School: Washington State Univ.
    Favorite teams: WSU, Seahawks, M's, Supersonics, Seattle Totems/Metropolitans, Canucks
    Stuff you collect: HOF rookie cards, Anything Seattle, NM or better raw to update sets
    Dream card: Nagurski
    Next card on the "to get" list: PSA 1961 Fleer - Stautner and Jones, 1949 Dudley
    Collecting Topps, Philadelphia and Kellogg's from 1964-1989
  • ndfan1ndfan1 Posts: 178 ✭✭
    Name: Adam
    Home: South Bend, Indiana
    School: Adrian College, Adrian Michigan
    Favorite teams: Notre Dame, Chicago Bears
    Stuff you collect: 1975 Topps Football Psa 8-10
    Dream cards: Lynn Swann (R) psa10 Dan Fouts (R) psa10 Joe Theismann (R) psa10
    Next card on the "to get" list: Any card I need to help complete my 1975 set.
    Currently Collecting 1975 Topps Football PSA 9's - 10's
  • Name: Mike

    Home: Charleston SC

    School: G.E.D 1994, left High School to work 50 hours a week at 16

    Favorite Team: New England Patiots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics(Been tough being a New England fan over the last decade, lol)

    Stuff You Collect: Vintage/Modern for my kids some day, and love buying and flipping for income, a lot modern...

    Dream Card: 1952 Mantle RC PSA 8, Babe Ruth Goudey RC PSA 8

    Next Card on "To get" List: 1952 Mantle at least mid grade, and 1986 Fleer Jordan PSA 10

    Favorite Quote: "Love me for pushing you to succeed, hate me for letting you fail" "You must experience failure in order to find success" "There's only one way to fight fears, it's to take action"

    Favorite Hobby: Golf, flipping cards for a profit(love the challenge, they both require steady and relaxed emotions)

    CU Board: Have met amazing individuals, have had amazing love and support, love the good threads, can't stand ignorance from Alt's or other immature posters. Have recently met several members and have some great times hanging out with them. image


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  • Name: Mike
    Home: Florida
    Home State: Mass
    Schools: Mass, left that up to my wife and son who is becoming a doctor. Good thing we saved our money!

    Favorite NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon. I played all sports growing up but don't care about watching any during regular season. Huge fan of all playoffs though when it counts.

    Stuff I Collect: I've got the #1 PSA set registry 1979 Topps hockey set and I'll keep building it. Also I have this thing for collecting houses that need way to much work.

    Dream card would be 1979 Gretzky in PSA 10 or I'd be happy with 1979T hockey #237 checklist in PSA 9 that doesn't exist and may never.

    Welcome aboard
    Working my way to #1 1979 Topps Hockey
    I know it's going to be tough!
  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257
    Name: Chris
    Home: Kansas City, MO
    School: Southwest Missouri State (now called Missouri State)
    Favorite teams: St. Louis Cardinals, BROOKLYN Dodgers
    Stuff you collect: Anything and everything Roy Campanella, St. Louis Cardinals prior to 1980
    Dream card: T227 Ty Cobb
    Next card on the "to get" list: A vintage Campy to add to my Master Set in the PSA registry
    Chris
    My small collection
    Want List:
    '61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
    Cardinal T206 cards
    Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
  • NAME: Tom
    AGE: 43
    HOME: just north of Detroit, Michigan
    SCHOOL: "12 Mile High"
    FAVORITE TEAMS: Detroit Tigers, Florida State Seminoles
    STUFF YOU COLLECT: 1956 Baseball, vintage BMX bikes, money
    DREAM CARD: 1954 Hank Aaron
    NEXT CARD ON THE 'TO GET' LIST: 1956 PSA 7 Clemente
    South of Heaven...North of Canada
  • mtcardsmtcards Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭
    Name: Danny
    Home: Middle Tennessee
    Fave Teams: Cowboys, Titans, Predators, Reds
    I collect: Peyton Manning, Nolan Ryan
    Dream Cards: 1969 Nolan Ryan, 1998 Playoff Contenders Manning AUTO
    Hobby: Part Time Professional Bowler
    Next Card To Get: 1998 SP Authentic Peyton Manning

    Favorite Quote: "Who do you think you are? I am" - Pete Weber
    IT IS ALWAYS CHEAPER TO NOT SELL ON EBAY
  • Hank36Hank36 Posts: 175 ✭✭
    Name: Hank
    Home: Gulfport, FL
    School: USF
    Fave Teams: Tampa Bay Lightning
    Stuff you collect: Still have all my old Topps baseball from 1975-1997 stashed away
    I collect: Mark Fidrych, Darryl Sittler, Lou Whitaker, Graig Nettles, Brad Wellman, Casey Wellman
    Dream Cards: 2004 Mark Fidrych Topps Fan Favorites Refractor
    Next Card To Get: Looking for a 1979 OPC Sittler that doesn't suck

    Favorite Quote: Mongo only pawn in game of life
  • Name: Bradley
    Home: Greensboro, NC
    School: Davenport North High
    Fave Teams: Chicago Cubs, Iowa Hawkeyes
    Stuff you collect: Hank Aaron (#3 Master Set), 1958 Topps Football Graded 8's, World Series Press Pins, Militaria (WWII)
    Dream Cards: 1959 Bazooka Hank Aaron PSA 8, 1960 Fleer Ty Cobb PSA/DNA Autographed card
    Next Card To Get: 1958 Topps Jim Brown PSA 8

    Favorite Quote: “How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal, and you have to be willing to work for it.” Jimmy V
    I NEED HANKS!!!
  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,482 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Name: Evan
    Home: York, Pennsylvania
    School: Current Penn State University student
    Favorite Teams: Orioles, Redskins, Flyers, Penn State
    Stuff You Collect: Any baseball cards pre 1975. Orioles and Redskins auto and game used cards.
    Dream Card: 1957 Brooks Robinson PSA 9 or 10
    Next Card To Get: 1948 Bowman Sammy Baugh
    What I Collect:

    PSA HOF Baseball Postwar Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 80.51% Complete)


    PSA Pro Football HOF Rookie Players Set Registry- (Currently 19.80% Complete)


    PSA Basketball HOF Players Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 6.02% Complete)
  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    Name: Nick
    Home: Originally from SoCal, now in SoFla
    School: last one was UCLA
    Favorite Teams: Dodgers, Raiders, Lakers, UCLA, LA Kings, Galaxy (but I'm hoping that MLS comes to their senses and puts a team in Miami)
    Stuff I Collect: Yes (aka, anything and everything)
    Dream card: Tattoo Orbit self-developing large Jimmie Foxx
    Next card on the "to-get" list: I don't really prioritize here. But if you're asking what my next pickup is, a Jerry Porter #ed rookie or parallel, or a UD MVP gold script (baseball, football, or basketball) from 1999 to 2003, is generally a good bet, though it can be anything from modern numbered inserts to Cuban cards to nonsports tobacco cards.
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  • Hi, I'm John and I'm a....

    oops.

    Wrong forum.

    Sorry Dr. Fish.
    1957: PSA 8 +
    1974: PSA 8 +
    1975-1979: PSA 9+
  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    Name: Michael
    Home: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
    School: Shippensburg University (home of NFL All-Pros Brent Grimes and John Kuhn)
    Favorite Teams: Penn State, Red Sox, Penguins
    Stuff You Collect: M116 Sporting Lifes, '51 Bowman BB, opened Starting Lineups
    Dream Card: '51 Bowman Mantle PSA 7
    Next Card To Get: '51 Bowman Whitey Ford PSA 7
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