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Joe Drouillard1. What is your focus today, in collecting? Working on the monster (I have almost 1/2 the set), but I've slowed down a bit lately because I've grown pickier about the condition of my cards. I also have 6 cards to complete the 1961 Topps set. This is the first set that I collected as a boy.
2. What are the 3 cards you need most? I don't need any cards, but I want to buy a T206 Cobb pretty soon. Chesbro and a trophy Chase are also on my want list.
3. Do you like to trade, buy, or a combination when you do acquire your needs? Buy. Trading is okay, but I'm not as experienced as other members of the board, and I don't like to feel like I'm being hustled. I've only traded cards a couple of times. I was real happy with my first trade, but very unhappy with the second. I guess I haven't had enough experience to really say if I would like to do more of it.
4. Has the economy forced you to sell things you wouldn't have otherwise? No. I only buy what I can afford. I buy and sell all the time on eBay and generate about $500.00 per month to add to my collection. It's a lot of work, but I enjoy it and it has worked out pretty good, so far.
5. What is your absolute favorite series, why? T206. The artwork and color. Also, it is available. I would hate to be chasing an impossible dream all the time. After I complete the T206 set, I will probably try my hand collecting one of the E sets.
6. How do you enjoy acquiring your cards most- Ebay, auction, BST, shows etc...? Ebay, because I like the feeling of getting a bargin, and every once in a while you can get a bargin there. The BST is nice. I've bought and sold on the forum, but its difficult to get a real value on the BST. If there is a deal posted it is gone before I get there.
7. What do you do for a living, how old are you and where do you live? I'm a high school English teacher. 57. Toledo, Ohio.