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escopaescopa Posts: 40
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Hello all.

I wasn't sure how you guys do things around here or even if a proper introduction was necessary. But, after reading the posts for a couple of weeks, I realized this is a small group of close people and an introduction would be the polite thing to do. Plus, if you don't care about the new guy, you don't have to read about the new guy. Well, let's see. I've just returned to collecting from a short 27 year break. Picked it back up again due to the kids finally becoming of age and wanting to start the hobby. I mainly collect what most people on here call junk cards, 1980-86 Topps football/baseball. I collect to complete the set or team more so than for monetary value. Compared to most people on here, I'm a very minor player. I certainly don't have access to funds that the people in "Want the card, take the card" thread have. Anyhow, I hope to get some good advice on here and possible help someone complete their set needs. Oh, and I never realized how big of a deal BBCE was until I came on here, since it's not too far from the house. Thanks everyone and I hope I don't offend anyone on here.

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  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum! And just so you are aware...the "Want the card, take the card" thread was originally intended to be an affordable process and the cheaper version of the Pay it forward thread. image Would love to see some of your "junk" too! imageimageimage
  • DCanfieldDCanfield Posts: 548 ✭
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    There are a lot of very knowledgeable people here that will help you immensely.
    Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride!' Mark Frost
  • ChiefsFan1stChiefsFan1st Posts: 845 ✭✭✭
    Welcome!! I really dont have the money either, I just spend the kids college fundimageimage. Man thats
    cool you live close to bbce, you should take some pics for memory. Before we rip it to shreads!!
    I dont wanna grow up, Im a Toys-R-Us kid!
  • YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
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  • JustinsShoeboxJustinsShoebox Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭
    Welcome! Enjoy your stay. image

    Justin
    Retired - Eddie Mathews Topps Master Registry (100% Complete) Rank 1

    Retired - Eddie Mathews Master Registry Set (96.36%) Rank 1
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭✭
    Welcome and have fun, it's what it's all about.
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭
    Welcome aboard!!!

    Lots of great people of this board with a wealth of experience to share. No one is a "very minor player". We all love talking cards and that is all that matters.

    Glad you live close to BBCE as they can set you up with plenty of 80's material to enjoy with your kids. Guys around here love ripping packs and posting the results although I'm totally against it. If they lasted this long, they might as well stay unopened. image

    Looking forward to your future posts.

    Happy Collecting!!!

    Mike
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

    Collecting:
    Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
  • TheZodiacCollectionTheZodiacCollection Posts: 155
    Welcome aboard! image
    -Aries
    The Zodiac Collection
    My PC: The Zodiac Collection
  • fur72fur72 Posts: 2,348 ✭✭
    Welcome, like you I also got back into collecting due to a childs interest. Well he is 18 now and no longer interested in cards. But me, I just kept going. Welcome back to the hobby!
    Cory @iamfur72 https://twitter.com/iamfur72

    My Sandberg topps basic set
    My Sandberg Topps Master set
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  • prthdprthd Posts: 1,323
    welcome!
    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
  • RudedawgRudedawg Posts: 345 ✭✭
    Welcome!! You'll find quite a few of us "junk" guys here. I just picked up complete Topps football sets from 1980-1986 so I'm right with ya!!!
    Currently collecting PSA graded:

    1991 & 1992 Fleer Pro Visions
    1952 Topps
  • totallyraddtotallyradd Posts: 955 ✭✭✭✭
    Welcome aboard!

    I joined in summer after trolling for a month or so and I've learned a lot in a very short amount of time. From my experience everyone here is very helpful and nobody comes off as pretentious.

    I think you'll enjoy yourself as much as I have!
  • gregmo32gregmo32 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭
    Welcome aboard! I think you will find that there are quite a few people around that share your collecting interests. And if there aren't, stick around, because there will be eventually!

    I am buying and trading for RC's of Wilt Chamberlain, George Mikan, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Bob Cousy!
    Don't waste your time and fees listing on ebay before getting in touch me by PM or at gregmo32@aol.com !
  • bigdogpartybigdogparty Posts: 190 ✭✭
    Welcome to the board
  • elsnortoelsnorto Posts: 2,012 ✭✭


    << <i>Oh, and I never realized how big of a deal BBCE was until I came on here, since it's not too far from the house. >>



    Oh oh, it looks like the unopened guys found themselves a get-away driver. image

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    Snorto~
  • Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
    Welcome. You will learn a lot from being a member on here. For questions you may have about "which is the best scanner to use" or on "how to send cards to PSA" or other general questions, make sure you use the search engine. You can look through old threads and probably find answers to your questions there. Other than that, welcome to the boards. I think its great that you gave a little introduction too.
  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 12,131 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    2013,14 and 15 Certificate Award Winner Harmon Killebrew Master Set and Master Topps Set
  • scmavlscmavl Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭
    Howdy! Fellow junk wax lover here. Actually, I just got 4 boxes of '88 Donruss (the junkiest of the junk) in the mail today, funny enough, from the "want the card, take the card" thread. image

    Hope you enjoy it here, there are some good fellas.
    2.5 is pretty much my speed.
  • EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,303 ✭✭✭
    Your pledge name is -- Pinky
  • BrickBrick Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hi, hello, how are ya? image
    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
    http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/

    Ralph

  • RookieWaxRookieWax Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭
    Welcome back! There are many collectors from the 1980s like yourself who are returning. Like I have been telling all the doom-and-gloomers on here, once collecting cards is in your blood it never really goes away. We have seen many positive effects on the hobby as former collectors have been coming back. And there are certain to be many, many more to follow. Enjoy!
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hiya escopa and welcome!

    Didn't see a name in your post.

    As my buddy Mike said - we are all uniquely different "and" similar in that we are all collectors and rather passionate about what we set out to find.

    Good luck with your sets and I'm looking forward to you posting on what you're picking up.

    Don't be a stranger.
    Mike
  • 76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lots of great people of this board with a wealth of experience to share. No one is a "very minor player". We all love talking cards and that is all that matters.

    Couldn't agree more.
    I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
    Collecting:
    post world war II HOF rookie
    76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
    Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
    successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Always room for another CB fan.......welcome and enjoy!

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • tomdicapriotomdicaprio Posts: 5
    Welcome escopa. I am new here as well. Remember collect what you enjoy collecting. That is what makes card collecting fun to begin with.

    Tom
    Collecting one PSA graded card per player for each sport (Rookies preferred), Topps base sets/inserts, New York Mets and Brooklyn Dodgers cards, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strassburg, MIguel Cabrera and Paul Konerko cards.
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Welcome to the jungle!
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • robert67robert67 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭✭
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    I collect wrestling items and never posted for a while but now I post away and others are picking up a card or two, you never know what people will collect. Welcome! Rob
    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
  • escopaescopa Posts: 40
    Wow!!! Is all I can say. I never expected such a response. That's has to be to warmest reception I've ever had in a forum. From the outside, this place seemed a little click-ish. But, stick your head in and say hello and it's just filled with people like myself. Thank you very much for the warm greetings and kind words of encouragement. I hope to become to friends with the lot of you. Thanks again, I think I'll stay.
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