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Archive 02-14-2008 08:38 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>As things evolve in the hobby so do our collecting interests. For personal reasons I am starting to focus on only 20th Century type cards. I might continue a few sets (D303 and 1916 W-Unc Big Heads) but am scaling back a little bit...with respect to money being spent (well, except for the D304 Cobby)......Your current focus?

Archive 02-14-2008 08:41 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>I have abandonded type collecting as Leon can attest to...it's quite costly. I've been selling some of my types and will be selling more soon. I now collect cards that I like...period! I feel liberated...rejuvenated...and born again. <br /><br />pete ullman in mn

Archive 02-14-2008 08:43 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>My current focus is to chip away at the C46 and 1911 Obak sets as well as completing my zeenut run. I also want to work on obtaining period PCL cards for each player in the PCL Hall of Fame though that may prove a formidable task given that Joe DiMaggio is in the Hall. <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />

Archive 02-14-2008 08:47 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jeff Mohler</b><p>I have a two tier collection. First I have my "must buy when I see it available" part. That collection consists of my Pinkerton postcards, 1923 exhibits and Dietsche postcards.<br /><br />My other sets that I am working on are Goudey wide pen premiums (all four types), 1921, 22 and 25 Exhibits, Orcajo Reds and 1919 Cincinnati Reds postcards and Colgans.

Archive 02-14-2008 08:49 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>and only tobacco at that, as I still haven't found a Caramel issue I like. The irony here is amazing, as I am an anti-smoker with a HUGE sweet tooth!<br /><br />However, I will admit to now having wandered off the reservation a bit if I find something I really like. They don't fit, except for my homemade caveat that I love the images.<br />T200 Cleveland<br />T206 Lajoie (bat)<br />T206 Merkle (Throwing)<br />T206 Chase (Blue port)<br /><br />Add to this area's wantlist:<br />T200 Pitt and NYN<br />T206 Wheat<br />T206 Chase (pink port)<br /><br />I am also considering going after a VERY unusual subset of T206s: The heavy sweater cards. They tend to be interesting images, even if you're not a metrosexual or a clothes horse.<br />

Archive 02-14-2008 08:51 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>A confession:<br />recently - I have found myself, on more than one occasion, considering selling all my baseball cards - and focussing solely on vintage golf cards.<br /><br /><br />I think I need preseason to start to knock that thought out of my head.<br /><br />Pitchers and catchers tomorrow.

Archive 02-14-2008 08:52 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>Previously I wanted and collected almost any pre 1930 20th century cards, but found it somewhat maddening always wanting. I've scaled back my collecting to the sets below to try to keep things under control. However, I still do stray from time to time.<br /><br />Novelty Cutlery postcards<br />PC796 Sepia postcards<br />Rose Company postcards <br />1915 Cracker Jack<br />1922 W575-2<br />1928 W502

Archive 02-14-2008 08:54 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Al C.risafulli</b><p>Nothing too dramatically new for me.<br /><br />I'm still working hard on seeking upgrades to my '38 Goudey set, plus searching high and low for Henry Johnson Confectioners cards. I've also got an eye out looking for new additions to the Nifty Fifty, with a focus on a couple of 19th Century cards I'd like to add. And when I see them, I pick up medium-sized lots of T205s or T206s if I can get them cheap.<br /><br />Because my card budget for this year will be tight, I'm also working on a run of 1970s Topps sets, just to feed the beast on a consistent basis.<br /><br />-Al

Archive 02-14-2008 08:56 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Addie_Joss</b><p>Lately I've been really trying to find a nice Mayo Cut, maybe a 3 or 4. I've also wanted a Ramly HOFer for such a long time. I have to say though, I've been contemplating putting together a nice high grade, 6 at the least, Diamond Star set lately. I just love this issue.

Archive 02-14-2008 08:58 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>I tried the "nifty fifty", i.e. cards that would constitute my core collection. After going through the database marking each of the "nifty fifty" I ended up with 263! Somethings got to give. <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>

Archive 02-14-2008 09:03 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Fred C</b><p>I like 19th century BB stuff. My niche is collecting pre-1950 "photographic" cards (not lithos). My favorites are N172, T222, T200, 1920s Exhibits, 1940PB. Sure I'd like to pick up a K-bats or something like that but the surgical cost of having one of my testicles removed and the cost of the card is more than I can part with.

Archive 02-14-2008 09:04 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Al C.risafulli</b><p>Steve:<br /><br />Not to get too far off-topic, I liquidated a HOF type set I was working on last year in favor of the Nifty Fifty. Probably 200 cards in total, all gone. It was tough to do, but it's been a great way for me to maintain focus on a handful of special cards instead of picking up every nice-looking HOFer I could find. I can definitely attest to the fact that when I'm limiting my core collection to 50 cards, I'm very careful about what I buy and how much I'll pay, because if I buy a card I have to sell another to create space for it.<br /><br />I will admit that certain issues - like Gold Medal Foods and R311s - didn't get liquidated. In those cases I just pretend I don't have the cards anymore. And when I buy new ones, I pretend I didn't. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />-Al

Archive 02-14-2008 09:04 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jimi</b><p>My focus has been put on my HOF Collection. Basically, I'm just looking for cards that look cool to me. I'm also looking to start a new prewar set, but haven't chosen one yet. I'm thinking of starting one that has 50 or less cards. I've worked hard on the T205 set a couple times, but found myself too aggravated 3/4 of the way through it. <br /><br />I also admit that I still like some postwar issues. I have a Topps run going from 1952 - 2008. I've always had the need to have everything! My dad grew up collecting Topps, I grew up collecting it, and I hope my kids do too. <br /><br />Finally, my most interesting collection might be my Cleveland Indians Opening Day Lineup collection assembled in a binder. 9 pocket sleeves for 9 players on opening day. I like the concept and its neat to look through each year of your favorite team's lineup.<br /><br />Jimi<br><br>Jimi

Archive 02-14-2008 09:05 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Mark</b><p>At the risk of sounding like the infamous Peter C... I love Catcher poses and Tobacco Cards with a beautiful sky (not kidding). I find many of the tobacco cards to be incredibly artistic with an orange-yellow sunset, puffy clouds or even a pink-colored sky.<br /><br />Examples would be the T-206 Cobb (bat off shoulder) and Waddell (throwing), or any of the Goodwin Champions. Of course, the T3s have the best such images, but that would be an awfully pricey "subset".<br /><br />I think the T3 Cobb and Fred Clarke are the 2 most visually stunning cards extant (Clarke is actually pictured with a mushroom bat!)

Archive 02-14-2008 09:14 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>I wish I had a focus.....just about everything interests me. My recent "focus" has been to upgrade many of my cards. Regarding baseball, E254's have been my primary pursuit for about the last year (but I have been working on that set since 1995). I collect football as well. My primary football interests recently have been 1948 to 1955 issues and oddball vintage items.

Archive 02-14-2008 09:19 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>Jimi, I love that opening day lineup idea - all Topps?<br />Must be a pretty cool binder to thumb through.<br /><br />Al,<br />I really like your practice of pretending. I have found that to be a very effective method for acquiring cards. and I completely agree with you on the liquidation strategy. What good is having money and time tied up in a hobby that you don't enjoy (i.e. cards you never look at anymore)?<br /><br />Steve,<br />I would think that if your core collection were 268 cards, then if you were to pick a narrower goal of a Nifty 50, then that would be one killer set of 50, with the sales of 218 cards available to fund upgrades for the reamining cards!<br />Also, don't fret...there;s no one that says you can't have a Nifty 268! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />

Archive 02-14-2008 10:39 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>bruce Dorskind</b><p><br /><br />When we first began collecting rare baseball cards in 1975, we recognized that<br />it was all about condition.<br /><br />Our initial focus was to obtain the rarest available type cards in the best available<br />condition.<br /><br />Whilst we have "flirted" with a cadre of high grade sets over the years, our focus<br />has never changed. Assemble a world class collection of ultra high type cards.<br /><br />At the same time that we have gathered wonderful pieces of cardboard, we have<br />been fortunate to collect more than 50 items about the companies behind the<br />cards. And, of course, we have had the opportunity to exchange thoughts with<br />a host of legendary collectors.<br /><br />Our goal is to focus on quality and hope that a certain "BIG THREE" ARE not<br />competing against us...an almost impossible wish on EBAY.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br /><br />Bruce Dorskind<br />America's Toughest Want List

Archive 02-14-2008 10:57 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jimi</b><p>I am collecting every year in Cleveland's existance, so generally most cards are Topps from 1952 until now with a spattering of Bowman in the 50s and a spattering of Donruss, Fleer, and Upper Deck, etc. in the 80s and later. A nice ecclectic binder indeed. Prewar cards are simply whatever I can find from that year, but as in all years, it is not necessary for the player to be in a Cleveland uniform. For example, Roger Maris's RC is the 1958 Topps card, but he was actually in the opening day lineup in 1957. That poses a problem for my 1957 Opening Day Lineup if there isn't a card! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />I forgot to mention above that with my HOF Collection, I am working on a 25 Card HOF Collection, much like a handful of others. The basic idea is to sell a card from the collection if I buy for the collection. There won't be anymore or any less than 25. I just started this a few weeks ago, and am loving it. MUCH cheaper than collecting every HOFer in existance as I have tried to do before. Can't do that with a teacher's salary! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br><br>Jimi

Archive 02-14-2008 11:01 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jason Carota</b><p>My collecting habits continue to focus on the Red Sox only. Within that focus, I would like to acquire as many type cards of Sox players in a Sox uniform as possible, while building a few team sets along the way. I finished the T206 Sox set, have one to go for the '33 Goudey set, and three remain for both the R305 Tattoo Orbit and E90-1 sets.

Archive 02-14-2008 11:23 AM

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Great thread...It's interesting to hear what direction everyone is taking with their collections.<br /><br />After about 2 years of exclusively collecting George Gibson, my interests have started to wander. For the last couple of months, I have been buying pre-1920 cards that feature Toronto. Since this is a fairly short list (25 cards, not including Colgans), I am also trying to collect the Victoria Obak team set (11 cards), and a card of each Canadian-born player (approx 15).<br /><br />My goal is to try and stretch this endeavour out for a few years. I anticipate it taking even longer for some of the cards (anyone ever seen Deacon McGuire featured on an N172 with Toronto?!). If my attention lasts long enough to see this through completion, then I may start to go after Montreal and Vancouver teams, too. We'll see!<br /><br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Richard.<br />

Archive 02-14-2008 11:23 AM

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Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>I am an absolutely incurable set collector, so I own tons and tons of common cards along with the "stars" and HOFers. I have tried collecting type cards over the years but generally have flipped them to get the money to complete sets.

Archive 02-14-2008 11:29 AM

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Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>"(Anyone ever seen Deacon McGuire featured on an N172 with Toronto?!)."<br /><br />I have not though I have been told by a seasoned Old Judge Collector that it does in fact exist. He was going to contact someone who he believed may have one (or a scan of one) but I haven't heard back. If I do I'll let you know.<br /><br />Steve Murray<br />Deacon McGuire Collector

Archive 02-14-2008 11:30 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>barry arnold</b><p>206s---2 left.<br />what's a bit new for me is my collecting of the packs as well.<br />a sweet cap and an AB so far that are real beauts and will soon have<br />a central place in my T206 room.<br /><br />best,<br />barry

Archive 02-14-2008 11:40 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Darren</b><p>I've changed to have SOME focus...I mainly go after tobacco cards now with a concentration on T206. I will occasionally pick up cards of HOFers and stars from caramel or obscure issues. I will be letting go of many prewar cards in the near future...mainly those that do not fit in my focus areas.

Archive 02-14-2008 11:43 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>Exhibit cards, T206, 1920s cards, Goudeys, Zeenuts, 1970s. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

Archive 02-14-2008 11:43 AM

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Steve,<br /><br /> Thanks for the response. Knowing that you're a Deacon McGuire collector, I've had it slotted in the back of my brain to email you and ask if you knew anything. I simply hadn't gotten around to doing it. The best excuse I can formulate as to why is that I'm confident that the card exists -- and is VERY TOUGH -- and I'm not yet ready to accept that my 25-card Toronto collection is probably "incompletable".<br /><br />If/when you do obtain one, or a scan of one, though, I'd appreciate seeing a scan though, if for not other reason than to officially dash my hopes <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Richard.<br /><br /><br />

Archive 02-14-2008 11:45 AM

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Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>I don't know what I am. I was a T206 collector, back collector, caramel card collector, set collector, HOF collector, back to set collector, 19th century, etc. Basically I just collect the cards I like. Often that seems to mean complete sets. Right now I am working on a few pre-WWII sets. I also have moved more seriously into 1950's and 1970's Topps. '70's Topps is where it all began for me, so it is a bit nostalgic. When I first started going to shows (1979), I was collecting '50's and '60's Topps mostly. So I guess it just goes in circles. Maybe Leon will be looking for a 4BH Kelly soon.<br />JimB

Archive 02-14-2008 12:11 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jimi</b><p>Scratch everything I said and I mimic Jim's changes of collection. I have many collections going on and I will continue to change them as I simply love everything. Sometimes my eyes are bigger than my wallet (OK, always.) <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> Ultimately, I have always been a set collector.......but I love the HOFers......and the Indians.......and wrappers......and unopened packs......and......and......<br><br>Jimi

Archive 02-14-2008 12:54 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>nbrazil</b><p>money is such an important factor in what you collect (for pre war, anyway). Given this, i have had to scale down and refocus over the last few months.<br /><br />now collecting T3's, T206's and HOF rookies (post war) and HOF cards I like (pre war..could be rookie). I have given up on getting rookie cards for pre war players. too messy...and too damn expensive. and some of the rookie cards are simply ugly for my taste (see foxx).

Archive 02-14-2008 01:36 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>My collection remains focused on Nebraska related players which include players born in Nebraska, minor league cards of Nebraska teams (Omaha in the N172 and Colgan's sets), and players who played for the Nebraska Indians. I also like to pick up real photo postcards of Nebraska town teams.

Archive 02-14-2008 01:49 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>on everything except that T3 part. still way too rich for my blood!...I think? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br />uh oh...<br />

Archive 02-14-2008 02:00 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>nbrazil</b><p>Jason...you're right, those SOBs are damn expensive. I had to sell off two sets just to get started on them. That's why I only have about 5% of the set collected. This one is going to be slow and steady, to say the least.

Archive 02-14-2008 02:03 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Jason Duncan</b><p>As you can well tell by what I have been listing on the B/S/Ts I am liquidating some odds and ends. I was trying to build sets of most mainstream issues, but I am focausing on HOF type cards from various sets. Trying to get a collection down to managebble amount of graded singles. Still will build 50-60s sets. <br><br><br>Jason

Archive 02-14-2008 02:06 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>I've been selling off most of my collection to focus on about 20 cards. I've got a little over half of the 20 right now.

Archive 02-14-2008 02:39 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Scott Mt. Joy</b><p>Well My primary collection is Roberto Clemente Cards, that said I am only looking for about 25 and will be lucky to find 5-10 all year.<br /><br />That means most of my collecting will be 1921-1966 Exhibits and the E93 set I just started. I also want to continue to sell off cards I have outside of these areas to continue to pair down my collection.<br /><br />I keep having thoughts of a my favorite 25 card set but that will have to wait for at least another year or two.

Archive 02-14-2008 02:54 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>I started by collecting a wide range of type cards of seven major league catchers: Roger Bresnahan, George Gibson, Red Kleinow, Johnny Kling, Chief Meyers, Gabby Street, and Ira Thomas. Since I display much of my collection, I tried to select types that were visually attractive. Decided to collect a good mix of cards, cabinets, blankets, pins, photos, magazine supplements, stamps, and silks.<br /><br />As I began to hit a wall, I decided to put together a set of B18 catchers with white infields. When that goal was completed, I then decided to work on some PCL issues: 1911 Obaks and catchers in the 1911 zeenut set. It took a year to find the 12 catchers in the 1911 zeenut set. My focus then turned to the 1912 Home Run Kisses. I picked up 4 in six months, and I haven't found any more for a couple of years. Decided to then work on picking up the 1912 zeenut catchers. I just doubled my 1912 zeenut collection in the past week by picking up 3 more 1912 zeenut catchers.<br /><br />My focus now is pretty much on 1911 Obak catchers, 1912 zeenut and home run kisses catcher cards.<br /><br />Patrick

Archive 02-14-2008 03:13 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Mark L</b><p>I have two habits: 1) I buy Pirates reflexively. 2) I buy up at least one card of every player who I've ever heard of. Insofar as I am able to focus, I am working on those black and white photo cards from the teens and early twenties.

Archive 02-14-2008 03:50 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p>Main focus in on T206 but am getting fascinated with Goudey and Cracker Jack.&nbsp; I just picked up a W551 also... Its just too damn hard to stayed FOCUSED!!

Archive 02-14-2008 05:11 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>steve yawitz</b><p>Assembling a lower-grade T206 set and maintaining a limited collection of no more than 34 non-T206's have been my focuses for the last year or so, but I must admit that my dedication to the Monster is starting to waver. I still love the set, but it's simply taken a back seat to what I call my Finite Collection, which is based on the same idea as Al's Nifty Fifty. But instead of a 50-card limit, I set the cap at my age, which happens to be 34 right now.<br /><br />T206's will always be represented to some extent in my collection, but I just don't know if I have the patience to continue the set. Or collect any set, for that matter. The buying, selling, trading part of the hobby is as much fun as the owning part for me. Besides, less can sometimes be more.<br><br><a href="http://imageevent.com/yawie99" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://imageevent.com/yawie99</a>

Archive 02-14-2008 05:16 PM

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Posted By: <b>Ricky Y</b><p>I'm still into the "type" collecting thing...but when I looked at Leon's site and saw the enormity of the task in terms of sheer variety, I am focusing on collecting only the "type" that appeal to me. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />I'm still putting together HOF exhibit cards but again not necessary of every HOF available, but of the players I like and want.<br /><br />Ricky Y

Archive 02-14-2008 05:40 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>anthony</b><p>My card collecting days are pretty much over. I'm trying to put a 1915 cracker jack set together. when i'm done i will sell the entire set minus the jackson and cobb. those and the other 8 various pre-war cards in my collection will be the extent of it. <br /><br />sad to say <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>

Archive 02-14-2008 07:59 PM

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Posted By: <b>Brett</b><p>I was trying to collect the e93 and e98 set, but stopped a while ago and I haven't baught a card in almost 1 year. I've been trying to cut back, but I would still like to collect as many low grade e98 Mathewsons I can and I would also like to get a low grade e94 Wagner and Young. If I could, then i would stop collecting for a long time.

Archive 02-14-2008 08:25 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>I am focusing on T206 (my goal is to be 20% of the way to a near set of 518 by the end of 2008) and thinking about starting E93. I am likely going to discontinue my pre-war Brooklyn team collecting and instead focus on mostly post war Brooklyn's instead (from the Durocher era forward; 1939-1957). <br /><br />I am enjoying the pursuit of T206 immensely and E93 is really grabbing me right now. I like the idea of of owning a Wagner.....and it ain't gonna be the one from T206!

Archive 02-14-2008 10:42 PM

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Posted By: <b>Ken W.</b><p>I'm only about 12-13 cards away from completing my HOF collection, but have sort of hit the wall because of the expense. Plan on doling out the bucks for perhaps 1-2 cards a year unless I get lucky (finding something cheap in lousy but acceptable condition). A bit boring not buying much, but enjoying not spending much right now! Patience, patience...

Archive 02-15-2008 09:36 AM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Ed McCollum</b><p>When I started vintage almost 20 years ago, it was with the intent of collecting a complete set of t206s. Nineteen years in to it, and still about 300 cards short, I wasn't willing to give up on the cards, just change the goal ... all the cards I could find with the rubber stamp of Howe McCormick on the back. So in May of last year, I sold almost 200 of the cards, kept one of each of the 15 back types I had stashed away, and started over with just two cards. With the help of a lot of people on this board, as of this Monday, I'm back up to 35 cards. No idea how many Howe may have ever owned, and will probably never know. But this gives me an excuse to look at just about every card posted either on eBay, B/S/T, and auction houses, and still only have the desire or need to spend occasionally. It has become an obsession, though.... . The five latest on in the February Pick Up thread.

Archive 02-15-2008 10:16 AM

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>collecting focus. I think I had read about your quest some time back when you posted.<br />So Howe was a person, rather than a stamp of some product?<br /><br />Have you ever encountered any duplicates yet?

Archive 02-15-2008 10:55 AM

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Posted By: <b>Ed McCollum</b><p>The Graham my wife got me for Christmas is the second one of those. I noticed on Dave Levin's site that he sold a Camnitz, arms crossed with the backstamp at some time, but it is not the one I have, so that would be another. Guess the one I'm waiting to run across is a Moose McCormick with a Howe McCormick backstamp.

Archive 02-15-2008 01:58 PM

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Posted By: <b>E, Daniel</b><p>got me thinking.....<br />What an amazing way it would be to tie the final ribbon around a collection and say "All done, on to something else", to rubber stamp all the cards in your collection with your own monogram.<br />On the back of course, and understanding the loss of value and public perception that you were adding to the wear/damage of a card. Realizing that all cards eventually move on to other hands and become split up from eachother, the stamping theoretically would allow for the 'reassembling' of your collection some time in the future. Especially with the internet allowing search and advertising possibilities to hunt down the cards.<br /><br />It intrigues me, kind of makes me feel like I can leave my fingerprints on these cards in perpetuity and allow future owners to get a picture of what I collected and why, and what it might say about me....maybe even making up better stories than the actuality!<br /><br />Any thoughts? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br /><br />Daniel

Archive 02-15-2008 04:00 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Andy Baran</b><p>I started out collecting Rookie Cards in the 1980's of guys like Mattingly and Boggs. Later I discovered that there were "older" cards, so I collected 40's, 50's, and 60's Rookie cards of guys like Mantle and Mays. Then I discovered that there were "really old" cards, so I sold my collection, and bought some of the rarest Rookie cards in existance. At one time I had E107's of Mathewson, Wagner, Plank, Waddell, Chesbro, Bender, Joss, Lajoie (Type 1 & 2), McGinnity, & Willis. (Holy $#!T, I didn't even realize that I had over 10 E107 HOFers until this post!) I also had 2 Peck & Snyders, N167 Ewing, Just So Tobacco Burkett, E90-1 Jackson, M101-5 Ruth, E135 Hornsby, etc. I had a nice Cuban/Puerto Rican card collection as well, with multiple cards of Charleston, Lloyd, Smith, Day, etc. Eventually I realized that my collection was too valuable to keep, so I sold it off privately piece by piece. I have since started collecting Boxing Cards. The focus of my collection is "Real Photo" cards of the 4 Heavyweight Champions of the 1890's: John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Jim Jeffries.

Archive 02-15-2008 04:11 PM

As things evolve....your current focus on collecting pre-war?
 
Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>My main focus is and probably always will be Detroit players. I have most of the main sets covered but still need an example from a few main sets and almost all of the rarer issues. I am starting to go sideways in a few sets - meaning buying my second, third or fourth Detroit player in that set.<br /><br />However, 2008 will probably be a year of focusing almost strictly on the female image sideline I've become passionate about in the past six months or so. Between a roof and windows last fall and a trip to Alaska this summer, I'm trying to take about $14K out of cash flow (not hitting savings, nor reducing what I allocate to regular savings) over the course of 11 months or so.<br /><br />The female player collecting will be better for this year, because the items tend to be cheaper - often $30 - $100 or so. Plus they don't come up that often so I can make a run at almost everything I see - maybe one or two items of interest per month. It's a great way to stay engaged, stay disciplined, and stay on budget.<br /><br />I'll spend more if there is something unusual in either the female player or Detroit player category, but for now I have to stay away from the general interest in Detroit cards. There is so much out there that there's always a card to buy. Lately I don't even browse ebay b/c there is so much there to tempt. <br /><br />So I'm happy to sit out the card wars for a year and divert my focus to something that I not only like a ton, but also fits perfectly with a need to adjust my spending habits (while feeding the vintage habit!).<br /><br />J


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