Who on this forum do you think has the most interesting card collection, and why? No, you may not v

Estil · July 25, 2008 10:22PM

I've been on this forum for most of this decade (especially the last 2-3 years) and I just can't believe all the interesting collecting topics people persue!

I mean, of course there's those that are all about PSA 10's and getting '52 Mantles and Jordans and so on, but I thought now would be a good time to shine the spotlight on those who may not have the most valuable collection, but most definetly deserve recognition for having the most interesting. Here's my picks:

* Our resident Bill "F-Face" Ripken collector
* Pretty much anyone who's a single player collector of someone who's NOT a superstar. In particular the Chris Sabo guy.

And of course, don't forget our resident Will Clark collector (fantastic website!) and more recently, our resident Brett Butler fan.
* I also like the guy who loves to collect controversial cards. Who would've thought in the 1970s you could get away with having sports cards showing players who love c-ck fighting and drinking beer?

One big rule, you may NOT vote for your own collection.

TNTonPMS · July 25, 2008 10:34PM

I like Rube's collection he's got a little bit of everything goin on .

TNTonPMS · July 25, 2008 10:37PM

Doh, I did not realize you stated "CARD" Collection .

Now I am officially lost .

BigRedMachine · July 25, 2008 10:38PM

Here's 1 vote for Griffins pack collection.

Blackborder · July 25, 2008 10:39PM

Griffins.

Estil · July 25, 2008 10:48PM

You gotta have respect for a man like Griffins who can collect a nice run of packs like that and not open them.

TNTonPMS · July 25, 2008 10:58PM

<< You gotta have respect for a man like Griffins who can collect a nice run of packs like that and not open them. >>

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True indeed . . .

Blackborder · July 25, 2008 11:04PM

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<< You gotta have respect for a man like Griffins who can collect a nice run of packs like that and not open them. >>

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True indeed . . . >>

In the coin hobby, there are coin collectors and there are numismatists. Griffins is the card hobby equivalent of a numismatist.

I guess that would make him an ephemerist.

TNP777 · July 25, 2008 11:30PM

Off the top of my head:
Sean (HockeyAutoCollector) and his cut-auto collection, which is brilliantly done by Garret. (Knuckles) If you haven't looked lately at his work, follow the linky
Mike's Take Me Out to the Ballgame collection
Matt's Emmitt collection
Russ' Sabo collection
Drew's Will Clark collection

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · July 26, 2008 12:40AM

Estil- Thanks for the mention. Reminds me, I need to make a FF thread showing a bunch of stuff !

<< I also like the guy who loves to collect controversial cards. Who would've thought in the 1970s you could get away with having sports cards showing players who love c-ck fighting and drinking beer? >>

---Unsure if there's another, but thats me too !

My vote Griffins- hard to compile and keep unopened, awesome eye appeal, and even non collectors can respect a pack that has been unopened for xx years.

Also like the Sabo collection. There's power in numbers !!

I like Ripken in the minors as it's very informative for that niche.

Here's a collection. Not mine. Not a member of this forum but as A Dodger fan and considering these can get pricey, I like this collection.

detroitfan2 · July 26, 2008 2:40AM

My personal favorites belong to those who are the most passionate about their collections, regardless of the collection's actual value. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but these are among the collections of which I speak:

Matt's Emmitt collection
Russ' Sabo collection
Drew's Will Clark collection
Stone's T3 collection
RipulicanInMass's T3 collection
Downtown's / relaxed 's 1955 Topps Set
Gumby's Gantner collection
Rube's Bowman football
All the guys on the registry board who particpate heavily in the thread specific to their set
Estil's run of raw sets
Estil's collection of

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ymarea · July 26, 2008 2:48AM

If TJMAC is not the owner of the cards I'm about to describe, my apologies to him and the collection's true owner.

I find TJMAC's cards the most interesting. I think he collects and beautifully displays what he feels are the 30 best cards from a given vintage year. The overall quality and presentation of the cards makes me green with envy.

DES1984 · July 26, 2008 3:00AM

What about "mrnavarro".....I think I spelled his account right, maybe not. He has the HOF auto rookie collection. Just a neat idea and hard to compile collection.

Tvac897 · July 26, 2008 3:03AM

I like Lawnmowerman's cards whenever he posts them.

storm888 · July 26, 2008 3:10AM

Interesting that "single player" collections are getting lots of props.

I agree with those preferences.

fattymacs · July 26, 2008 3:53AM

I'll throw another vote in for Griffins' packs, top-notch in my book.

bishop · July 26, 2008 3:58AM

Anthony's pack collection is great...as is the rest of his collection... and he is a great guy, but I vote for Bob....even though Anthony is a nicer person

baseballfan · July 26, 2008 4:23AM

i like the sabo collection and the pack collection

and rube's autos and bowman set but i don't think he has that anymore

Stone193 · July 26, 2008 4:24AM

This is a tough one - so many great collectors here too numerous to count - but the specialty collectors seem to have a unique passion like Matt, Drew, Russ etc. I.e. people who collect specific individuals like Sabo, Clark, Smith etc.

But, I'll have to give the slight nod to Drew since he's got a great Will Clark web.

If ya want to see just how passionate most are? Just go to the "mail thread" - it's a museum of cards!

mike

frankhardy · July 26, 2008 4:42AM

My vote goes to Al (aka Bishop). I have his old Standard Catalog and he marked all of the sets that he owns. You would be amazed!

baseballfan · July 26, 2008 4:45AM

oh i also like the cards auto collection, i always check out the post on that one.

Tedw9 · July 26, 2008 4:53AM

If I remember correctly, Ladder7 has a pretty cool collection. He collects really nice cards (Cobb, Shoeless Joe and such) in a lower grade. It's a great way to pick up stuff you might not be able to afford otherwise.

Griffins pack collection is incredible! I think its cool he has not opened any of the packs.

I also like Stones board game collection, he has a wide variety and I think they are an overlooked collectible.

I can relate to 1989FleerBillRipkencollector, I have a passion for collecting Carl Willey items. I just got to get around to taking pics of all the items. I already own carltonwilley.com, and I want to display all my items there. He has a real passion and it shows.

Honestly, there are a lot of cool collections and collectors on here. Thats what makes this board so unique.

Stone193 · July 26, 2008 5:36AM

<< My vote goes to Al (aka Bishop). I have his old Standard Catalog and he marked all of the sets that he owns. You would be amazed! >>

I agree with this Shane.

I've seen part of it and it's incredible!!!!

Plus, he's got the bases covered on the more esoteric that Topps had to offer!

He's way too humble to share it but he's got the entire run!!!!!

If he had, I would've definitely placed him on top.
mike

prscott933 · July 26, 2008 5:40AM

My vote goes to frankhardy. That TTM Cardinals Auto collection is amazing.

perkdog · July 26, 2008 5:52AM

BigDaddyBowmans Vintage Football collection is the the collection Im mostly envious of he has got the most wide range of stuff from the 40's through the 60's along with some nice memoribila related to the old school football. He gets my vote!

Blackborder · July 26, 2008 7:24AM

This might not be a popular pick, but I thought teknobailey's 49 Bowman set was pretty cool.

Morgoth · July 26, 2008 7:44AM

my vote goes to Dude

mickeymantle24 · July 26, 2008 7:50AM

Mike Navarro's HOF rookie autograph collection is my vote for most interesting card collection. Nice collection Mike!

thenavarro · July 26, 2008 12:54PM

For those of you that voted for me, I'm glad you like the collection. I'm happy that I've finally found a direction in my collection and a goal to work toward.

My vote goes to a guy on the board named Jason. I'm not going to post his username as I don't know if he wants it out there or not. He has a HOF signed rookie and card collection that makes mine look infantile. Good guy as well, we correspond via PM frequently. My rookie collection only goes back to 1952 as that's the most my pockets can afford, but he has them all the way back to T206. Great stuff!!!

Mike

TJMAC · July 26, 2008 1:43PM

There are so many great collections on this board, but I guess the most interesting is Mike (Stone's). It seems his collecting interests are varied and I could probably spend hours looking through his stuff and hearing the stories behind them.

Good thread topic.

larryallen73 · July 26, 2008 2:46PM

I like the guy with the Sabo's. There is little monetary value in most of them and he just keeps on gathering them. An incredible quantity. I vote for him. I should add, there are many other worthy candidates as stated by so many of you.

CDsNuts · July 27, 2008 12:58AM

I'd have to go with mmync. Anybody that needs a collection manager to maintain their cards automatically shoots to the top of the list.

Downtown1974 · July 27, 2008 1:21AM

I have always liked the collection of Heritage autos in Joestalins sig line.

Publius · July 27, 2008 4:22AM

<< There are so many great collections on this board, but I guess the most interesting is Mike (Stone's). It seems his collecting interests are varied and I could probably spend hours looking through his stuff and hearing the stories behind them.

Good thread topic. >>

ditto.

Mike always has great scans of his pickups, take me out to the ballgame, and the stories about them are cool.

Make that two for Stone

joe

perkdog · July 27, 2008 6:09AM

<< BigDaddyBowmans Vintage Football collection is the the collection Im mostly envious of he has got the most wide range of stuff from the 40's through the 60's along with some nice memoribila related to the old school football. He gets my vote! >>

As far as High end Football goes Joe ( Publius ) gets my other vote in that category! And a great guy as well!

pandrews · July 27, 2008 6:29AM

bishop and bobsbbcards both have insane collections

schr1st · July 27, 2008 10:27AM

I like Mike Navarro's collection, especially since we have similar collecting interests, and I have a good # of those cards as well.

Stingray · July 27, 2008 11:31PM

I would say RBDJR and his 76 BB set, that is what got me into starting that set.

thekid8 · July 28, 2008 3:57AM

<< But, I'll have to give the slight nod to Drew since he's got a great Will Clark web. >>

I completely agree ~~ I can appreciate the amazing amount of odd stuff and variations

WinPitcher · July 28, 2008 4:08AM

Ya gotta go with Bishop.

Steve

onefasttalon · July 28, 2008 4:30AM

Thanks for the praises all... the collection is still growing.. maybe one day I'll post some more updates.

I've always admired Donovan's passion for the Riken FF card, and his desire for the error/misprint cards in general.

julen23 · July 28, 2008 4:40AM

kirk is spot on.

didn't rbdjr break up his collection however?

once upon a time, I had over 75% of '69 topps white letter variations in psa 8 or better format, but that was long ago & i cannot vote for myself.

leathtech · July 28, 2008 6:00AM

I really like Rube's TTM and auto collection... There seems to be a story behind each card and I find the historical approach priceless!

Also props to onefasttalon for the Sabo collection... there is some serious man love going on there!

CreeperKat · July 28, 2008 6:26AM

I would like to point out Steve's New York Mets team collection and Tony's Texas Rangers team collection. Tony looks to be over 90% complete on almost all Senators/Rangers cards from 1952 to present day!

Steve is right there with him with the New York Mets from 1962 to 2005 so far.

Team collectors can't really rely on other dealers or sellers to get their graded cards and therefore have to submit most of their own cards. It is a process that can take a long time and be very expensive.

shagrotn77 · July 28, 2008 6:30AM

I'm going to go with Jay (jay0791). He's one of the few collectors besides myself (that I know of anyway) who collects HOF rookies for all 4 major sports. Great collection, and a cool guy to boot.

elsnorto · July 28, 2008 6:46AM

I can't pick just one either...

Stone has some really cool oddball items and I am partial to memorabilia over cards in many ways.

Digi's Will Clark collection is simply incredible as is the website to go with it.

Jasp has a pretty killer football HOF... and Publis has some pretty sweet high grade vintage football, although he is too modest to show them off all that much.

The autographed 1950 Bowman set that Rube is (was) doing and the 1955 TAA that Reese is doing are incredibly ambitious as well.

Snorto~

gumbyfan · July 28, 2008 6:53AM

I'm a big fan of brianwintersfan's collection.

He's got Brewers & Bucks team sets in the registry. Along with his Brian Winters registry, he has a rather extensive collection of non-sportscard stuff (games on film, etc.) for Winters. He's recently taken on the Favre master set as well.

He keeps his collection local with players and teams he grew up loving. He gets my vote for favorite collection.

BigDaddyBowman · July 28, 2008 2:10PM

<< BigDaddyBowmans Vintage Football collection is the the collection Im mostly envious of he has got the most wide range of stuff from the 40's through the 60's along with some nice memoribila related to the old school football. He gets my vote! >>

Thanks for the honorable mention Perk. I would love to add your 52 Larges to my collection!

Who's collection would I want to have? hmmm??? There are so many guys that have killer colections that its really tough choosing one. I know I would love to have some of DJSpann's collection...especially that AWESOME 1888 Beecher card of his.

djspann · July 29, 2008 3:51PM

Thanks BigDaddyBowman! You and Perkdog absolutely dominate the "Love the Vintage Football!" thread -- It's fantastic seeing all of your stuff on there. Your memorabilia room is incredible too -- don't you have a Sammy Baugh jersey on the wall?!

A lot of great collections have been mentioned here. Stone's collection has got to be one of the most interesting -- board games, decanters, take me out to the ballgame, etc. If we're strictly talking about an interesting card collection, though, I would like to add Shouldabeena10 to the list. He has an incredible variety of football cards in his collection from vintage to modern, common to rare and oddball. Of course, his collection wouldn't be complete without a healthy helping of minty round cards!

Doug

fur72 · July 29, 2008 9:00PM

HeritageAddicts Collection, page is very cool

Even though I don't collect football or like the Cowboys Lawnwmowermans Emmit collection is very impressive.

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