You know you are a card addict when

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Posted By: leon

You know Burdick used "N" for South American issues...off the top of your head.....

You know you are an addict when (insert your own definition).....

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

In sheer unbounded excitement, you post the same thread four times!

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Posted By: Joe D.

When you see your kids eat something off of the floor

and they explain the '5 second rule' to you

you then counter by discussing the parallels to REAs '15 minute rule'

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Did you then explain to your kids that you can eat floor food until Rob says you can't?! (jk)

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Posted By: Joe D.

jodi - LOL at both of your posts.

I was going to pick on Leon too.....
and now I am going to talk to my kids about Rob Lifson.

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Posted By: Anthony S.

you realize you gave your 9 year old nephew a scarce 1909 Obak that you need for your set instead of the more common 1910 Obak you meant to give him as part of a Christmas present.

So you show up at his 10th birthday party with a 1910 Obak and ask him to trade you 1909 Obak back. And he does. The sucker.

This happened yesterday afternoon.


edited to add --- two days later and I still feel mildly ashamed.

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Posted By: leon

That would be called having my freaking computer lock up and me get frustrated with it. For those that don't know I had posted 4 of these threads, all identical, and deleted 3 of them. Da** system....

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

I figured as much. Leon, my friend, never take me too seriously, unless, of course, we are discussing autographs! Have a good one.

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Posted By: boxingcardman

1. Your emails from cards exceed your work-related emails

2. Your cards are worth more than your home

3. You like your cards more than your home.

4. You'd rather hang at home on a Saturday night for an auction closing than go out to dinner.

Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: Craig W

You tell your wife, "Not tonite dear, there are autions closing."

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Posted By: Matt

You know off-hand what the last PSA 8 1982 Topps Garry Templeton sold for, but you can't remember your kids birthdays.

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Posted By: DMcD

. . you find yourself trying to convince your wife you're only looking at porn.

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Posted By: Dave Haas

It takes 6 hours to photograph your collection for insurance purposes, like this past weekend.

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Posted By: Mark T

or when your wife would rather have you looking at porn....

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Posted By: Bill Stone

...a nurse tells you to close your eyes and think of something pleasant while she takes blood and an image of Honus Wagner on a baseball card comes up in your mind.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Or you bring a copy of the latest REA catalog to help make your submission at the sperm bank.

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Posted By: John S

You convince your wife to add a "hobby room" to the house.

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Posted By: Paul S

...you walk out of an "antique store" with a couple of 1980's cards because you didn't want to leave empty handed.

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Posted By: Matt

DmCD:
". . you find yourself trying to convince your wife you're only looking at porn."

well done. LOL

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Posted By: Marc S.

you provide evidence that "Ten Million" really is a name -- and then try to persuade her that if you name your next born son that, he obviously will be bound for professional baseball destiny.

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Posted By: Joe D.

for the unmarried collector: you send photos of the women you date to Kevin Saucier because you know he can spot alterations.

others: you look down upon your tailor because he specializes in alterations.

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Posted By: T206Collector

...you name your son Mathewson after your first T206 card, only after your wife (and the entire family) nixes calling him "Christy".






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Posted By: Anthony S.

Thank God your first T206 wasn't Unglaub.

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Posted By: steve yawitz

". . you find yourself trying to convince your wife you're only looking at porn."

Damn, that's funny!

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Posted By: Stephen

you'll trade your wife in for any T206 PSA 8 and on somedays any PSA 1

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Posted By: Fred Y

--you have EVERY card you ever wanted, but STILL can't wait for the next card show--- because the ONLY reason you are going is so you can carry 2 huge binders w/ large labels marked "MINT 1950's" --crammed full of empty pages and accidentally drop them as you pass Al Rosen's table just so he will chase you around the Convention Center for the next 2 hours.

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Posted By: dan mckee

1. You collect the 1941 Goudey set in all 4 colors

2. You collect the George C Miller set uncancelled in both type I and type II

3. You need to have all of the 1958 Topps Yellow name and team variations

4. You need to have all of the 1969 Topps white letter variations.

5, You are working on a complete master set of 1933 Sea Raiders where the low numbers have 4 different backs and the high numbers have 2 different backs.

6. You absolutely have to have every Washington Times card that is available to the public.

7. ok, I am sick, I know.

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Posted By: Seth B.

You think this post is OT and want to see the board get back to discussing cards!

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Posted By: dan mckee

Stephen, I would trade my wife for either a PSA 8 T206 or a PSA 1, because both bust out of the holders equally easy!

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Posted By: Mike Peich

...you sell a complete vintage set, and then offer to buy back the difficult cards.

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Posted By: Tim

Last Tuesday the nurse hands you your new born son and says he has just gotten a 10 on his APGAR and you think "Gem Mint."

Couldn't get away with naming him Mathewson, but his name is Matthew and he will be known as Matty.

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Posted By: Matt

Tim - your son got a 10 on his APGAR? I thought that was impossible.

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Posted By: Tim

Matt -

It's not impossible, but it's highly unlikely. My wife corrected me after my post. He got a 9, all I heard was perfect. Still Gem Mint to me. Sorry for the error.

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Posted By: Matt

Tim - congrats on the Gem Mint pickup! A 1 of 1! Where are the scans?

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Posted By: dan mckee

Your son is absolutely Gem Mint to you as all of our children are gem mint to each and every one of us!

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Posted By: Richard Masson

....when you begin stockpiling 1981 Donruss wax boxes of all printings with plans to build a master set after they take you to live in the nursing home.

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Posted By: barry arnold

you have more framed cigarette packs and 206s on your walls than you do
family photos.

best,

barry

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Posted By: Kevin Saucier

Fun topic!

1) When you drive round looking for the mailman because he gave you that pink pick it up at the post office slip.

2) You give the mailman a great Christmas present and little things throughout the year so you don't get those pink slips.

3) You get the pink slips anyways and decide not to give him any more gifts.

4) Your car license plate reads GEM MNT. (yes, mine does)

5) Other collectors send you pictures of their girlfriends and ask if they have been altered...but they send them insured and the mailman gives you a pink slip.

6) You actually examine the pictures and forget they are women.

7) You carry a loupe at all times for unexpected emergencies. (yes, I do)

8) Net54 is bookmarked...on your blackberry.

9) I get PTSD when watching Willy Wonka (thanks John)




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Posted By: pat

DMcD ---". . you find yourself trying to convince your wife you're only looking at porn."

that is great!

kevin---"2) You give the mailman a great Christmas present and little things throughout the year so you don't get those pink slips."

i agree 100%. i give my carrier $100 at christmas and have never had a problem shipping or receiving.

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Great thread, Leon, this is the hardest I have laughed in some time. Here's mine.......

The highlight of your day at work is when the US Mail/FedEx/UPS deliveries are made for the day.

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Posted By: leon

How many of you, before ebay sniping software, ever told a story to get home in time to bid on a card on ebay....essentially negating other family plans?

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Posted By: Rob D.

We once lived about 15 minutes from the church we attended. One Sunday there were a couple of really cool Indians pins ending at 12:45. Church service usually ended at noon, so I figured I'd have plenty of time to get home to place bids.

Well, there were a couple of baptisms that day, plus communion and then the final prayer was longer than Reds. As the minister was finally wrapping things up at 12:20, I muttered something under my breath about hurrying up -- apparently too loudly because I caught an elbow to the ribs from my wife.

But I made it home in time (and still have the pins).

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Posted By: MEWheat

...Seinfeld references other people make during the course of your day not because you actually watch(ed) Seinfeld that much, but because you read the VBC Forum.

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Posted By: Jimmy Muscarella

you can't wait to get home to show your wife this thread...to prove to her that I'm not the only one!

Jimmy

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Posted By: barrysloate

"the final prayer was longer than Reds"

Good one Rob. I always appreciate movie references.

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Posted By: Joe Drouillard

You know your a card addict when you really like a card on eBay and place a bid on it, only to get an angry email from eBay saying you cannot bid on your own auction (something like "no shill bids allowed"). . . yep, I really did this!?

Best wishes,

Joe

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Posted By: Matt

Joe - that's classic. LOL

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Posted By: Todd C

4. You'd rather hang at home on a Saturday night for an auction closing than go out to dinner.

This is almost the case every weekend !


pre-sniping software:

How about telling the boss that you are sick....only to rush home to bid on some cards !


This is a great thread !!

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Posted By: John

When you replace your pinup girl calendar with a pin up dealer calendar, Barry Sloate dressed up like cupid laying on that hart shaped bed is great, Leon like the Easter Bunny is not bad either. However I could do without that half naked Levi Bleam spread…

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Posted By: Lance

...When you have just read this entire thread and can relate to each and every post in some shape or form. Or, when your wife says "Your subscription is due" and you know you just paid Old Cardboard, but you still wonder if something might have happened to the transaction, and why haven't I received the latest copy, or DID I ALREADY GET IT??? I JUST GOT OUT BID...WHAT? Oh...just let it go...I don't need Playboy anymore...or some thing like that...