So who has "THE" card collection of all
Tomi
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Out of all the big card collectors, Merkel, Fogel, Branca, Kendrick, Rakosi, Tull (former Spence collection) etc. Hard to choose from these collections on the registry, but Merkel's 1952 Topps 9.01 GPA is probably the most wanted set that exists.
Fogell with a PSA 10 52 Topps Mantle, Kendrick with the PSA 8 Wagner and Sporting News Ruth rookie. Just too many sets and cards to list with these guys.
Anyone know of any collections that can be up there with the best of the best?
Some of their best cards can be seen in the Memory Lane collector's spotlight section on their website.
Fogell with a PSA 10 52 Topps Mantle, Kendrick with the PSA 8 Wagner and Sporting News Ruth rookie. Just too many sets and cards to list with these guys.
Anyone know of any collections that can be up there with the best of the best?
Some of their best cards can be seen in the Memory Lane collector's spotlight section on their website.
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psa 8 1982 topps shooty babbitt
psa 9 1996 stadium club jonathan ogden
psa 3 1981 opc jari kurri
can anyone, i mean anyone top these cards?
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psa 8 1982 topps shooty babbitt
psa 9 1996 stadium club jonathan ogden
psa 3 1981 opc jari kurri
can anyone, i mean anyone top these cards? >>
Nice Kurri.
ETA that none of my sets will be listed in the registry until complete for multiple reasons.
Jimmy
But, seriously, I am building the world's finest collection of 1983 Topps Jaws 3-D cards.
At the same time, I want to say - and I don't mean to be argumentative - but that every collector here who has put their heart into collecting also has "The" collection.
<< <i>I like to think my collection is pretty cool....
ETA that none of my sets will be listed in the registry until complete for multiple reasons.
Jimmy >>
His sets are only luke warm at best
Seriously though, he has some unreal cardboard hiding there. Smart Move!!!
If it ever gets complete, I'm working on a 1982 Donruss M*A*S*H set that will be all Homemade PSA 10's (66 cards), in which only 3/5 cards are useable right out of a pack, and they are horrible to begin with. I doubt anyone will repeat this when done. Thinking about doing the 1978 Topps Close Encounters of the Third Kind this way. This is even more difficult being a black boarder set with 66 cards also.
Later, Paul.
<< <i>His sets are only luke warm at best They are pretty cool when Temps. in Upper State N.Y. reach -25!
Seriously though, he has some unreal cardboard hiding there. Smart Move!!!
If it ever gets complete, I'm working on a 1982 Donruss M*A*S*H set that will be all Homemade PSA 10's (66 cards), in which only 3/5 cards are useable right out of a pack, and they are horrible to begin with. I doubt anyone will repeat this when done. Thinking about doing the 1978 Topps Close Encounters of the Third Kind this way. This is even more difficult being a black boarder set with 66 cards also. >>
<< <i>What about Olberman?
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Hands down Olbermann.
Griffin's (Hi Anthony) collection is outstanding too.
Mojorob's (Hi Kirk) collection, which has been posted w/many pics in another thread, is pretty off the charts too.
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Hands down Olbermann. >>
Does he list his cards any place or on psa?
<< <i>At the same time, I want to say - and I don't mean to be argumentative - but that every collector here who has put their heart into collecting also has "The" collection. >>
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"I still have all of my childhood cards and I will never sell them. I will never sell any of my cards."
<< <i>I want to say - and I don't mean to be argumentative - but that every collector here who has put their heart into collecting also has "The" collection. >>
This statement is so true, it should be labeled the "Post of the year"
When you work your arse off at work, and receive a fraction of it after Uncle Sam takes His slice, your hard earned money and time goes into your collection to build it the way you want to build it. Not because someone told you that you should have it this way or that way, but just the way you want your collection to look and feel. That my friends is THE card collection.
Later, Paul.
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<< <i>I want to say - and I don't mean to be argumentative - but that every collector here who has put their heart into collecting also has "The" collection. >>
This statement is so true, it should be labeled the "Post of the year"
When you work your arse off at work, and receive a fraction of it after Uncle Sam takes His slice, your hard earned money and time goes into your collection to build it the way you want to build it. Not because someone told you that you should have it this way or that way, but just the way you want your collection to look and feel. That my friends is THE card collection. >>
Amen. Nostalgic value will always trump financial value. The SMR may quantify what someone's registry or collection is worth but it is never equivalent to how the individual collector values their collection. This is what keeps us going and feeds the motivation to add that next card.
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
-George F. Will
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<< <i>I want to say - and I don't mean to be argumentative - but that every collector here who has put their heart into collecting also has "The" collection. >>
This statement is so true, it should be labeled the "Post of the year"
When you work your arse off at work, and receive a fraction of it after Uncle Sam takes His slice, your hard earned money and time goes into your collection to build it the way you want to build it. Not because someone told you that you should have it this way or that way, but just the way you want your collection to look and feel. That my friends is THE card collection. >>
DING, DING, DING, DING, DING, DING!!!! We have a winner.
IMO Paul and the poster he quoted hit the nail on the head. I have been extremely fortunate to be able to see and hold in my hands cards that many in our community have made parts of their collections. And from those first hand experiences I can state that the love, joy and sense of accomplishment that each of these additions have brought to their owners is EXACTLY what matters.
Whether we are talking about the 1980 Henderson RC that Paul pulled from a wax pack at the Sun Times show in fall 2012, or the trade-up crusade Nathan went on to get his 52 Mantle at National 2013, or Mike's additions of the 1972 and 1974 racks with Seaver showing, or Todd's drool-worthy 1971 PSA 9 stars, or Matt's HoF rookies, of Eric's 1957 Mantle from National 2014, or Matty's Top 20, or my 1962 cello with Gil Hodges showing, or Mark's unopened with Reds stars showing, or Dan's incredible HoF star collection. the point is that these items found their way to a collector who absolutely treasures them.
Despite what many think, it's not really about competition to people who I believe have the most admirable collections. It's about what I said at the top...joy, love, accomplishment, and let me add the ability to appreciate and share in those qualities in the efforts of others.
Dave
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<< <i>I want to say - and I don't mean to be argumentative - but that every collector here who has put their heart into collecting also has "The" collection. >>
This statement is so true, it should be labeled the "Post of the year"
When you work your arse off at work, and receive a fraction of it after Uncle Sam takes His slice, your hard earned money and time goes into your collection to build it the way you want to build it. Not because someone told you that you should have it this way or that way, but just the way you want your collection to look and feel. That my friends is THE card collection. >>
DING, DING, DING, DING, DING, DING!!!! We have a winner.
IMO Paul and the poster he quoted hit the nail on the head. I have been extremely fortunate to be able to see and hold in my hands cards that many in our community have made parts of their collections. And from those first hand experiences I can state that the love, joy and sense of accomplishment that each of these additions have brought to their owners is EXACTLY what matters.
Whether we are talking about the 1980 Henderson RC that Paul pulled from a wax pack at the Sun Times show in fall 2012, or the trade-up crusade Nathan went on to get his 52 Mantle at National 2013, or Mike's additions of the 1972 and 1974 racks with Seaver showing, or Todd's drool-worthy 1971 PSA 9 stars, or Matt's HoF rookies, of Eric's 1957 Mantle from National 2014, or Matty's Top 20, or my 1962 cello with Gil Hodges showing, or Mark's unopened with Reds stars showing, or Dan's incredible HoF star collection. the point is that these items found their way to a collector who absolutely treasures them.
Despite what many think, it's not really about competition to people who I believe have the most admirable collections. It's about what I said at the top...joy, love, accomplishment, and let me add the ability to appreciate and share in those qualities in the efforts of others. >>
Well said Dave.... Couldn't agree more
aconte
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<< <i>I want to say - and I don't mean to be argumentative - but that every collector here who has put their heart into collecting also has "The" collection. >>
This statement is so true, it should be labeled the "Post of the year"
When you work your arse off at work, and receive a fraction of it after Uncle Sam takes His slice, your hard earned money and time goes into your collection to build it the way you want to build it. Not because someone told you that you should have it this way or that way, but just the way you want your collection to look and feel. That my friends is THE card collection. >>
DING, DING, DING, DING, DING, DING!!!! We have a winner.
IMO Paul and the poster he quoted hit the nail on the head. I have been extremely fortunate to be able to see and hold in my hands cards that many in our community have made parts of their collections. And from those first hand experiences I can state that the love, joy and sense of accomplishment that each of these additions have brought to their owners is EXACTLY what matters.
Whether we are talking about the 1980 Henderson RC that Paul pulled from a wax pack at the Sun Times show in fall 2012, or the trade-up crusade Nathan went on to get his 52 Mantle at National 2013, or Mike's additions of the 1972 and 1974 racks with Seaver showing, or Todd's drool-worthy 1971 PSA 9 stars, or Matt's HoF rookies, of Eric's 1957 Mantle from National 2014, or Matty's Top 20, or my 1962 cello with Gil Hodges showing, or Mark's unopened with Reds stars showing, or Dan's incredible HoF star collection. the point is that these items found their way to a collector who absolutely treasures them.
Despite what many think, it's not really about competition to people who I believe have the most admirable collections. It's about what I said at the top...joy, love, accomplishment, and let me add the ability to appreciate and share in those qualities in the efforts of others. >>
I think you have hit the nail on the head, and have really captured what so many people inside and outside of the hobby don't fully grasp about collecting cards and how to do it. Some people say it is not about money which is partly true and also false as well. To collect it takes money - '52 Mantles don't grow on trees, '15 Cracker Jacks are not at your local Wal Mart, and if you do happen to find some 1971 Topps at a yard sale the family that had them probably did not put every one in a Card Saver and sort them by number or team and put them in a $1 box next to the Christmas decorations on the table.
While it does take money it also takes a certain passion to check local shows, the internet, checking through a bunch of boxes at the National, Sun Times, East Coast National, King of Prussia show... Actually having the card you always wanted or completing the set you had as a kid as an adult is not the fun of it, but like most things in life it is the chase and pursuit of that goal that is what makes it so fun. The other great thing is that along the way you get to meet some really neat people who are doing the same thing, and sometimes they get to help you with your pursuit and other times you might be able to help them; however, at the end of the day you meet folks that make it clear that no matter what you collect - baseball, football, hockey, wrestling... it is all the same. Chasing a PSA 10 Hogan or Captain Lou to a wrestling collector is just as important to them as it is a baseball collector finding a 52 Mantle in a PSA 3 with perfect centering.
When I first started collecting PSA cards starting with the 1997 National in Cleveland I was all about grabbing Ted Williams cards in PSA 8, and at the time the pop for 1954 and 1955 8's was about 22-24. In about a 3 year time period I had accumulated (3) 1954's in PSA 8 along with a pair of 1955's, a 1956' 57, and 58. I had also picked up a nice Aaron rookie, 1953 Mantle, 1956 Mantle, 1958 Mantle... all in PSA 8 or better , and I had a lot of fun doing it. I would go to the National every year and a few Sun Times shows, and I would save up a little each month for a year along with a bonus check that would show up right after the National. I had a list each year of what I wanted to acquire and it literally was like the NFL Draft in preparing. I might have $8k to spend, and I would go through scenarios prior to the National of what I was going to get. If there were no nice Williams to pick up I would grab a 1953 Mays for $3500(at the time) plus a 1956 Mantle and a 1960 Mantle. I always had a plan A plan B, and plan C... based on what was there.
After about 4 years of doing this I had a nice private collection that had cards that I bought for $450 a few years earlier or $1500 that were now worth $1500 and $5k respectively. Along with the financial increase the stock market was about to take a dump, I was about to get married , and things like the WIWAG fiasco and overall tone of the card market with dealers seemed to be souring I sold pretty much everything I had that was high end. I still enjoyed cards, but like many on here sometimes other priorities in life take precedent.
Now that I have gotten back into collecting again in a big way here are a few things I have learned from being in, getting out, and getting back in:
* Buy the card not the holder is even more true today than the first time I heard it years ago. Collecting should be about fun, and a nice '55 Koufax in a PSA 5 with great centering and eye appeal is no less exciting than a PSA 8 that is 60/40 and has no gloss.
* Collect items that you like and not necessarily what everyone else thinks is important. Obviously value for a Mantle card will be higher than a Mookie Wilson card, but to a Mookie fan it might be worth even more.
* It is a lot more fun to do it as a family than to do it alone. I have taken my family to the National with me several times, and we make a second summer vacation out of it. It is a bit more expensive paying for two collections, but seeing a young child wanting to grab a Bench rookie or a 1971 Ryan as much as a Bowman Chrome super refractor is pretty neat.
* $$$ wise 99% of collectors won't amass a collection that people will drool over or rank in the top 10 which is ok. The main thing is to collect what YOU like and what you collected maybe as a kid or a favorite player. Decide what you want, set a goal, and have fun doing it. I was told a long time ago that your collection should be one that if the card market ever went to $0 you would still want to take it out and look at it and enjoy it just as much. I think if collectors do this they will get as much enjoyment out of the hobby as any other collector.
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* $$$ wise 99% of collectors won't amass a collection that people will drool over or rank in the top 10 which is ok. The main thing is to collect what YOU like and what you collected maybe as a kid or a favorite player. Decide what you want, set a goal, and have fun doing it. I was told a long time ago that your collection should be one that if the card market ever went to $0 you would still want to take it out and look at it and enjoy it just as much. I think if collectors do this they will get as much enjoyment out of the hobby as any other collector. >>
Great post. I agree with this statement 100%.
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
-George F. Will