New to the forum Celtics collector

Ozceltics

Hi Guys, I’ve been a viewer on these forums for quite some time and thought it might finally be the time to join.

I’m from Adelaide, Australia and make the trip each year for the National.

I’ve collected cards for 25 years and been a Celtics fan that entire time. I started off collecting Larry Bird, then other RC players in the 90s who became busts then onto Antoine Walker, Paul Pierce and now Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Because it’s my team I follow every game, check the box scores, it’s nice to know how your players are doing and watching them when you have thousands invested in their cards.

That being said a few years ago at The National I bought a few vintage cards. They had never interested me before but all the endless parallels and 1000 cards a year for some players just got tiring so I picked up a few vintage graded singles. At first I had no intention to have high grades or complete team sets but like anything collecting the longer your in it the more your collecting evolves. I spent a hundred here and there but was in shock at what the big grades were going for. Fast forward to today and I’m working on all the Celtics team sets from 1957-1988. I have the number 1 on a few and I’ve spent small fortunes on some older high grades with my goal to one day own the most perfect example of all of them.....

I was born in 1984, I never saw any of these players live nor was I alive for most of their careers but I get a lot of enjoyment out of these cards being a Celtics fan. I can watch highlights on YouTube of their games and study their careers.

As time goes on there will always be new collectors taking over and they don’t necessarily need to have been around when the items were made. All these new variations and manufactured scarcity I think are pushing a lot of people to the vintage cards as a more attainable and stable collecting investment.

I think the gap for the high grades and good eye appeal will only continue to widen as like anything in life people want the best if they can afford it. Some guys won’t even look at bidding on a 9 if they know there are 10s out there even if they are 20x the price.

My handle on the PSA registry is “ozceltics”

Here are some photo’s of my collection of game used Celtics jerseys and card collection.

Stone193

Hiya Oz

What's your first name.

That's not a collection buddy - it's a museum!

I'm really liking how you have it set up - is that a basement?

Those are some of the nicest 61F's I've ever seen.

Thanx for sharing.

If you're planning another trip this year to the National - let us know - we have a gathering point at BBCEx - would be happy to meet you.

basketballcollector

Holy _hit. What a $@#$%^& great collection. You make Rakosi's basketball cards look bad. All I can is WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW.......................

prgsdw

FANTASTIC stuff. Tremendous first post. I agree with Mike, that's a great setup. Love the combination of jerseys, cards, etc. Congrats!

FINESTKIND

Welcome. That's an amazing collection.

JBrules

Welcome to the boards. Wow! Love your collection and the way it is displayed.

erikthredd

Fellow Celtics fans are always welcome. That room is incredible!

bishop

Magnificent. The beginning of the Boston dynasty was built on the St Louis Hawks preference for Cliff Hagen and Bill McCauley over Bill Russell

WFFL

Brilliant.

LOTSOS

Welcome! Great display setup!

Kevin

Sdub

amazing collection. My wife is from Adelaide and still has family there. Been there several times, beautiful part of the world. Kudos to you for traveling so far to the National. That's a haul.

Ozceltics

@Stone193 said:
Hiya Oz

What's your first name.

That's not a collection buddy - it's a museum!

I'm really liking how you have it set up - is that a basement?

Those are some of the nicest 61F's I've ever seen.

Thanx for sharing.

If you're planning another trip this year to the National - let us know - we have a gathering point at BBCEx - would be happy to meet you.

My name is Matt, we don’t really have basements in Aus but it’s the downstairs area of my house. Billiard table, bar, memorabilia collection then I have a separate room dedicated as my “card room”. No windows or light, lockable door and an air purifier going....

I’ve nearly got all the 61 Fleer in PSA 9, Russell’s highest grade is 9 and most other players only have 1-2 in a 10 and are in the most part locked away and in other registry sets!

Ozceltics

@Sdub said:
amazing collection. My wife is from Adelaide and still has family there. Been there several times, beautiful part of the world. Kudos to you for traveling so far to the National. That's a haul.

Is a nice enough place but we are often forgotten about with the other capital cities! When you love cards and the hobby it’s a great trip to do.

Ozceltics

@basketballcollector said:
Holy _hit. What a $@#$%^& great collection. You make Rakosi's basketball cards look bad. All I can is WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW.......................

I wish! Michaels collection is incredible and unfortunately he has alot of high grades which will likely never be repeated. !

I do have a couple of cards he doesn’t though, it’s no Bill Russell but this is a Pop 1

Also this Pop 2 Jo Jo

BillyKingsley

Always good to have more NBA fans here. I'm majorly jealous..not of the cards or jerseys, but of the NBA Jam arcade game!

How did you pick the Celtics? Not like they are a local team to you which is what most US collectors gravitate to it seems.

baseballfan

welcome aboard Matt. great collection there. i once had the top Bird collection for a couple of years but couldn't keep up with the rates, i had too many other interests. good luck your cards are beautiful to see. i like that you have new and old i don't have much newer stuff and its fun to see those. that JoJo is beautiful. keep posting them

Let's Go C's!!!

erikthredd

@Ozceltics said:

Is that the Walker Wiggle in the corner background?

Brick

Hi, hello, how are ya? welcome.
Absolutely tremendous collection.

dennis07

Welcome.

Ozceltics

@erikthredd said:

@Ozceltics said:

Is that the Walker Wiggle in the corner background?

It most certainly is, I’ve collected Walker since 1997. That’s actually a banner that was hanging outside of the TD Garden during the 2002 Playoffs.

My Walker collection is fully online:

http://ozceltics.com/antoinewalker/home.htm

erikthredd

@Ozceltics said:

@erikthredd said:

@Ozceltics said:

Is that the Walker Wiggle in the corner background?

It most certainly is, I’ve collected Walker since 1997. That’s actually a banner that was hanging outside of the TD Garden during the 2002 Playoffs.

My Walker collection is fully online:

http://ozceltics.com/antoinewalker/home.htm

Good stuff! I remember ripping a ton of packs at the time trying to get the Lucky 13 & Topps Draft Redemption for both Walker then Pierce. Thank god for ebay

flatfoot816

hi Mate--errrr--Matt. Welcome to the boards and thanks for sharing your great passion with us. The display is as all have said--amazing. Not all of us have the guts or ability to display and yours is top notch. Congrats sir! We have some shared sets--57, 61 and now 69 Celtics sets. See ya at the Natty!! Manny (mams on the registry)

bishop

sushihotwings

Hi Matt. You have an amazing collection and the way you displayed it is inspiring. Love the colorful Star cards. Can you share some more pics of the 5x7 Star cards I see peaking though the glass?

Dpeck100

Glad I clicked on this thread.

Awesome display!!

Huskies11

holy bananas that thing is amazing!! you've given a fellow Celtics fan something to shoot for. Welcome!

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Stone193

Thanx Matt - will add your name to the "list."

Kid4hof03

Absolutely incredible collection! That's saying something, I'm a Lakers fan

robert67

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70ToppsFanatic

Welcome to the boards.

Used to attend the Celtics end-of-summer basketball camp in Marshfield, MA in the 1970s and managed to get a few autographs from the greats of that era. Think I still have a sports encyclopedia with a "jacket" that has several of those autographs on one of my bookshelves. Haven't looked at it in years, but you have inspired me.

grote15

Amazing collection!

ChiefsFan1st

Just think, if you would have pooled your resources over the years into Chiefs cards and memorabilia, you would of had a collection worth tens of dollars!!!

That's an awesome collection, thank's for sharing. Gotta know, does the NBA Jam arcade game still work?