Just got here.....How long have you collected? Poll

[Leon]

I knew I wanted to do 2 polls yesterday but forgot what the other one was going to be . Old age is getting to me...

So now that we have the "How old are you?" poll well under way, I think this will be a good one. Basically, how long have you been collecting? Do we have much fresh meat? uh, I mean newer collectors? ..Personally, I am at about 14-15 yrs.

And, to clarify, this is about the "now" collecting, not when you were a kid, unless you kept on going. I collected back in the late 1960's, as a juvenile, but gave it up for the next 25 yrs. So, this is how long you have been (back to) collecting. If you quit for a long time (say 10yrs or more) period, please don't count all the way back. I hope that isn't too complicated .

edited to say that I meant to make this a public poll but forgot to check the correct box....so it will be anonymous..sorry 'bout that

[BleedinBlue]

Been collecting since I found a handful of cards in a field in 1976. So, this is my 34th year in the hobby. Those original cards are still in my collection as well.

[whitehse]

Great ideas for both polls.

I have collected since the age of 9 and I am now 46. I never stopped collecting but sold off my colletion many times and refocused my attention on the hobby. Currently working on re-gaining my youth by rebuilding the 1972-76 Topps sets that I collected as a kid. Doing these sets as raw sets after realizing that graded form would be crazy since I dont make a whole lot of cash here at the job. I will leave the graded sets to Mr Crandell and others.

I wish I could get into pre-war like many of you guys but as a die hard set collector it would drive me nuts that I couldnt complete a set I was working on. Since many of the hall of fame cards are priced out of my budget I will have to live that pre-war dream by watching what you guys post on the boards.

[teetwoohsix]

I'm in the 4 year range,since I stopped collecting around '79-'80 when my mom left my cards behind once when we moved from Mass. back to California.Was a simple mistake,but I just stopped collecting then.Got back into it around 4 years ago,and realised I have much more of a passion for pre-war cards than anything else.I have thousands of cards from the '70's to present,they just don't do anything for me............
T206 is my addiction-just love 'em.............

[D. Broughman]

25 years for me I think because I am older then Leon D.

[docpatlv]

About 34 years.

Opened my first wax pack in 1976 at age 7 and have been going strong ever since (some years stronger than others).

Mike

[JK]

Collected as a kid (mostly 50s, 60s and 70s). Quit in High School and started up again about 4 to 5 years ago collecting pre-war.

[Oldtix]

Since 1962 and still ticking...

[rdixon1208]

A little over a year for me I guess.

[ethicsprof]

vintage(beginning with T206,205,210,203) for 27 years.
from the very beginning as a boy we'd have to say 'round 50 years.

best,
barry

[pitchernut]

all started in 1978 with a rc of the "Ek" man, then the top 100 closers (up to date), then all HOF pitchers (done/up to date), then all nono/perfect game hurlers (still missing 2 out of 174 but up to date), then all pitchers who won a game on the winning team of the world series (done or up to date), then all 20 game winners (still missing 10 out of 382 but up to date), then all pitchers with over 1000 innings and a life time ERA under 3.00 (still missing 8 out of 123) and now any pitcher with a single season ERA under 3.00 with over 200 innings pitched... all post 1900 for a time line. It's great fun, I just wish more people here would sell their hard to find cards (E107 Hahn) for dirt cheap

[thegashousegang]

I began at about the age of 8 - kept going strong for about 10 years. Then took a break and revived my obsession 3-4 years ago...except this time focusing on Pre-War. So I have used this board to gain as much knowledge as possible about Pre-War cards...which is why I don't contribute too often. Thanks to some great people on this board, I feel much more comfortable now than a couple years ago.

[insidethewrapper]

Been collecting since I use to get the 1958 Topps cards via mail by Series. I don't know who was selling them by mail at that time but I think the ad must have came from the Sporting News. I remember throughout the summer getting one Series at a time for a # of years.

Does anyone know what company was a baseball card mail order business in the 1950's ?

[wolfdogg]

First pack I rememeber was in early 1982......11 years old

[tonyo]

1972-1999,

picked up again last summer.

voted 0-1 years in the poll

[albrshbr]

Started collecting in 1978, 1st team set completed was the Orioles (Murray rookie), completed my 1st set in 1979 (needed Clint Hurdle and Mike Krukow). Took minor breaks in 1984 and 1986 (different priorities). Took another break in 1993 & 1994 (frustrated with hobby). Started getting frustrated again in 2009 with all the new shiny stuff that cost a bunch, "books" high, and sells for nothing. I have lots of high book cards that no one wants. Pre-war always interested me, so I started buying some to see what I wanted to do. Now working on the T205 set, I can get HOFers in about VG for the price of a new box of shiny stuff.