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Thank you for the opportunity to join and I look forward to following the discussions and maybe even doing some business with some of you. Like so many others I grew during the late 70s & 80s and had a number of cards as a kid. Starting in the early 90s I started more seriously collecting (at least in the mind of an 18-19 year old) *gasp* basketball cards. Mind you, not vintage stuff, but contemporary stuff. Had (and still have) binders of every set, went to tons of shows and spent endless hours and $$ at card shops. Needless to say the only thing that has virtually any value left was my effort to collect every Jordan card at the time. Even my 86-87 Fleers are worth much less today. After the mid-90s I stepped away, like so many others.
Fast forward, well, a lot of years, and I have a son just starting baseball and I've started exposing him to some of the history of the game. And while baseball is not my favorite sport, as someone with a keen interest in history I decided to begin to start a collection focusing solely on "older" baseball cards - items that will make great conversation pieces and that hopefully will retain some value. A collection I can pass down to my son. That's how I came across this forum. While I've been finding my way a bit, I've narrowed by focus to pre-1960, PSA-graded HOFs (for older sets, non-HOF ok). Been able to win a few T206/T205s commons, an E95, some 33/34 of various flavors, in addition to a few late 40s/50s through eBay. Mostly lower to mid-grade, don't want to break the bank. No "major" stars (maybe a Churchman "no name" Ruth?). My favorite current thread is the $1000 thread -- actually taking close notes on that one from all the experts here. I truly value the opinions as I've learned a ton in a short time.
One question I do have is what is the proper protocol in soliciting advice from some of the experts on this forum on cards currently up for auction. While theoretically I could post a generic "thoughts?" thread, that isn't the most fiscally prudent way to avoid bidding wars if I've found something interesting. I've lost a ton of those already! Any guidance on that would be much appreciated.
Thank you all and looking forward to continuing to learn from all of you.
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