Welcome aboard Net54baseball.com

[Leon]

We are still getting about 60-70 new members per month. Now if we can just get them to post we will have it made . That being said if any member, old or new, would like to give a brief bio it would be great. I am not sure there is a better way to get to know folks. Also, we seem to really have some advanced dealers and collectors registering (you know who you are) and I hope they will join in and introduce themselves. I will make it easy with a short list of questions. Anyone can feel free to deviate from it if they would like to. Without further ado.....

1. Name- Leon Luckey

2. Age- 48 and trying not to hold....
2b. Years in hobby- 14

3. Occupation- technology sales to large corporations

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Pre-WWII Type collector/auctioneer/moderator/

5. family- wife and 13(going on 21) yr old girl

6. How long on Net54?- started posting in about '99 on this board's predecessor

7- Going to the National this year? Yes (Wed-Sun)

[tbob]

1. Name- Bob Marquette

2. Age- 60 and feeling it today
2b. Years in hobby- 25

3. Occupation- attorney

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Pre-WWI set collector

5. family- wife and 38 and 28 year old girls. Older girl is married and I have two grandchildren girl 12, boy 9. Younger girl will inherit the cards as she is the only one with even a speck of interest in the cards

6. How long on Net54?- started posting in about '99 on this board's predecessor

7- Going to the National this year? No. Trials, trials, trials. Will definitely be in Chicago next year come hell or high water.

8- Favorite baseball team(s)- Minnesota Twins and University of Arkansas Razorbacks (Diamondbacks)

[RichR]

1. Name- Rich Rockwood

2. Age- 39
2b. Years in hobby- 5

3. Occupation- Equity research analyst

4. Collector/dealer focus- 1915 Cracker Jacks

5. family- wife and 6 year old girl

6. How long on Net54?- Hmm think I have posted (mainly lurked) since about 2007. I don't post that much as their aren't generally to many Cracker Jack focused posts but I enjoy the wisdom here and the pickup threads.

Going to the National this year? Nope

[Trl3789]

1. Name- Tucker Laurence
1a. From- Bay Area

2. Age- 21
2b. Years in hobby- Probably 3 months collecting prewar but I've been opening packs of cards since I can remember

3. Occupation- College Student in Portland, Oregon

4. Collector/dealer focus- Collecting primarily t205's with some t206's mixed in

5. Family- Fiance (getting married next July)

6. How long on Net54?- I've been lurking for about a month now

7.Going to the National this year? Can't make it

8. Favorite Teams - Stanford Cardinal, SF Giants

[autograf]

1. Name- Tom Boblitt

2. Age- 43, nearing 44
2b. Years in hobby- 25+

3. Occupation- Engineer for UPS Airlines

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Mostly Nonsports now but still some sports including E type cards.

5. family- Wife, 18 & 14 year old stepsons, 4 year old daughter. One college, one high school, one pre school.

6. How long on Net54?- started posting in about '99 or earlier on this board's predecessor

7- Going to the National this year? Yep....Tuesday through Saturday

8- Favorite baseball team(s)- Unfortunately the Cincinnati Reds. Also my Louisville Cardinals College team

[barrysloate]

Leon- please fix the spelling of "baseball" in the heading. It's hurting my eyes.

1. Name- Barry Sloate

2. Age- 58 in two weeks
2b. Years in Hobby- 28

3- Occupation- Bum

4. Collector/Dealer focus- when I collected it was 19th century memorabilia, especially rare books. But I am no longer active.

5. Family- married for 25 years, one cat

6. How long on Net54? Think I started around 2004

7. Going to national- No

[19cbb]

1. Name- Jaime Leiderman

2. Age- 36
2b. Years in Hobby- 18

3- Occupation- IT

4. Collector focus- 19th century photography

5. Family- Wife, 7 & 5 year old boys

6. How long on Net54? since 2000?

7. Going to national- No

[Matthew H]

1. Name- Matthew Hall
2. Age- 30
2b. Years in hobby- Off and on since I was 7.

3. Occupation- Motion Picture Sound Editor

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Pre-WWII, a lot of '30s '40s and now starting to work my way backward.

5. family- Girlfriend 7 years, w/5 year old son.

6. How long on Net54?- started posting about a month ago.

7- Going to the National this year? I wish (I wanna have a beer w/you guys)

[gnaz01]

1. Name - Greg Nazareth

2. Age- 47
2b. Years in hobby - 22

3. Occupation - Regional Director for large retailer (the one who raffled the Gretzky Wagner , Leon probably sells to us)

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board ) - Pre-WWII Type collector

5. Family - wife and 3 boys

6. How long on Net54?- New member as of a few months ago, and have been active so far and not going to stop anytime soon.

7- Going to the National this year? Unfortunately no

[Bester]

1. Name- Britt Ester

2. Age- 28
2b. Years in Hobby- 2 (pre-war)

3- Occupation- Financial Services

4. Collector focus- Mel Ott & Texas League (Pre-1950)

5. Family- Single with dog (boxer)

6. How long on Net54? since 2008 ish?

7. Going to national- No

[Kzoo]

1. Name: Matt Pienta

2. Age: 35
2b. Yrs in hobby: 27 with a few years of limited focus due to high school, college, beer and girls, but strong the last 12 years in the hobby.

3. Occupation: salvage auto sales

4. Collector focus: 1950's and older baseball, along with gloves, bats, stadium seats, autographs, etc.

5. Family: Wife, 17 month old son, and dog

6. How long on Net54? Lurking since February...

7. Going to the National this year.....no, but definitely next year.

8. Favorite sports teams.... the Detroit Tigers and whoever's playing the Yankees

[Tcards-Please]

1. Name: Frank Jennings

2. Age: 41
2b. Yrs in hobby: Off and on 27yrs, but have been active again since 2005.

3. Occupation: Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard

4. Collector focus: T205's & Cracker Jack

5. Family: Wife, daughter, 2 sons & 3 dogs

6. How long on Net54? Joined 2008

7. Going to the National this year. Yes, Thurs & Fri

8. Favorite sports teams: Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers & University of North Carolina

[BIN at VCP]

Name: Brad

2. Age: 25
2b. Yrs in hobby: Collected modern for about 8-10 years as a kid (anybody want to buy it?). Have collected vintage for about 3.

3. Occupation: Limbo land between graduating law school and taking the bar (which I will on Tuesday and Wednesday). Pending favorable results, I'll be commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the USAF JAG Corps.

4. Collector focus: Collecting 1965 Topps, 1953 Bowman Color, and 1921 Exhibits. Recently started dealing (shameless plug) in all vintage baseball (current inventory is 50s and 60s).

5. Family: Wife and her tiny dog.

6. How long on Net54? Not very long.

7. Going to the National this year. I wish...the bar has ruined my life.

8. Favorite sports teams: In order: Chicago White Sox, Fighting Illini Football, Chicago Bears, Fighting Illini Basketball, and Washington Capitals

[jmk59]

Name: Joann Kline

Age: 50, for another week

Years in Hobby: About 12

Occupation: Regulatory Director and Part-time Attorney

Collecting Focus: Detroit player type-cards before ~1915 and lady baseball players, also before about 1915

Family: Irritating as hell (sometimes)

How Long on Net54: Started posting on this boards predecessor in ... 1998? I think if you go to the internet archive site, you can find something from JMK on 10/23/98

Going to National: Not this time. Pouring money into opening part-time law practice

Team: All Tigers, all the time

Claim to Fame: Know that David McDonald's original handle - BigSpiderBeck - is shorthand for Bix Beiderbecke, a prominent jazz musician.

Aside to a Poster in this Thread: BIN at VCP. I feel your pain!! I took the bar exam last year at this time - next Tue and Wed - on my 50th birthday. Have been musing the past few days about how stressful that was. One of the best feelings in the world is walking out of that building

[quinnsryche]

1. Name - Tony Quinn
2. Age - 44
Years in hobby - 44 (I think I was possibly born or at least conceived in my dad's card shop
3. Occupation - Manager of the Vinyl Graphics Dept. of a mid-size sign co.
4. Collector Focus - T3 Turkey Red Baseball (for now)
5. Family - wife (18 yrs.), son (10 yrs.), daughter (4 yrs.)
6. How Long on Net54: Oct. 2009
7. Going to the National - Yes (next year!)
8. Favorite Team: This year's World Series Champs - The Chicago White Sox!

[Writehooks]

Name: Murray Greig, Edmonton, Alberta
Age:54
Years in hobby: 40
Occupation: Writer
Collection focus: 90% vintage boxing, 10% vintage hockey
How long on Net54: Three years
Going to national?: Not this year. I've been to 3, including the very first one at the airport Marriott in L.A. Waiting for it to return to the Left Coast.
Favorites: 1920s to '60s heavyweight boxers; 1975-80 Yankees; 197-80 Montreal Canadiens.

[jrog007]

1. Name- Jim Rogers

2. Age- 44 tomorrow
2b. Years in hobby- about 37

3. Occupation- Teach Social Studies and Drivers Ed at a High School and Coach Basketball and Baseball

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Mostly t205s and t206s but a little of everything

5. family- Single with two sons (15 & 17)

6. How long on Net54?- almost 3 years

7- Going to the National this year? Yes..planning to be there for the whole show

[bozzio37]

1. Name- Eric Dummer

2. Age- 43
2b. Years in hobby- 39

3. Occupation- Civil Servant, part time rock drummer

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- t206, Pre-war HOFers, love the portraits.

5. family- wife and two dogs

6. How long on Net54?- lurker for about 4 years. This is my first post - time to jump in the pool!

7- Going to the National this year? No. Always at the Chicago/Rosemont shows, however.

[ullmandds]

Hey Tbob...I'm single...and ready to mingle...I think I love your daughter already!!!

[rc4157]

Name - Richard Cline

Age - 53

]Years in Hobby - On for 8 years, off for 6 years, on again for 5-6 years, mostly off for the next 15+ and now on again, with an emphasis on vintage for 5-6 years.

Focus - '33 Goudey's and anything Reds Vintage, plus like many others, anything that happens to strike me

Occupation - Teacher/Basketball Coach (High School)

Family - Married for 30 years, 3 children - 2 daughters, ages 27 & 21; one son, age 23.On Net54 - I think about 4 years

Going to National this year - Probably not, but could still try to fit it in. Loved meeting so many Net54 people at the dinner last year.

[AndyG09]

1. Name- Andy Garden

2. Age- 34

2b. Years in Hobby- First pack was an '82 Topps cello with Darrell Evans on top. Bought some prewar during college from the Rotman $5 auctions. Really got back in the game in January.

3- Occupation- 5th Grade Teacher

4. Collector/Dealer focus- T206 (prefer SGC graded)

5. Family- married for 9 years; two daughters Avery 4, Kate (she never sleeps!) 1

6. How long on Net54? December '09 I joined after hearing about the site when reading "The Card".

7. Going to national- NO. I'm on the committee bringing the ladies of the AAGPBL (A League of Their Own) reunion to Detroit the exact same days as the National. Chicago-2011 for sure!

[KentRobinson]

Name - Kent Robinson

Age - 56

Years in hobby - probably 15 more or less, found an old basbeall scrapbook from when I was a kid with 1961 Topps high numbers that got me interested again

Occupation - USPS letter carrier in Colorado Springs

Collector focus - mainly 1950s and earlier Iowa minor league baseball, baseball books and St. Louis Cardinals

Family - married for 32 years with 2 sons, 27 and 24 (both are very interested in sports but have absolutely no interest in my collection)

How long on Net54 - probably about a year and a half, access the site 2-3 times a week but rarely post

Going to National - No

Favorite teams - Cubs, Cardinals and University of Iowa Hawkeyes football

Thanks, I always enjoy reading and learning from the people on Net54!

[Jason Carota]

1. Name - Jason Carota

2. Age - 30
2b. Years in hobby - 6 in the prewar genre

3. Occupation - Director of Operations for a Landscape company

4. Focus - Quite varied over the years, but I have finally settled on N172 Massachusetts born players

5. Family - Wife and 2 year old daughter.

6. How long on Net54 - 4 years

7. Going to the National this year? No, unfortunately.

[Myachelydra]

1. Name- John Spano

2. Age - 38
2b. Years in the hobby - 32, buying vintage since the early 80's

3. Occupation- high school biology/science teacher

4. Collector/dealer focus - as a collector and dealer; vintage football (pre-1948) and deadball baseball

5. family- wife and 6 year old daughter and 4 year old son

6. How long on Net54?- 2004

7- Going to the National this year? yes, wed-sat (hanging out at table #1909)

[triwak]

1. Name - Ken Wirt

2. Age - 48

3. Years in Hobby - Collected as a kid. Prewar since 2004

4. Occupation - Water quality chemist. Also play drums semiprofessionally

5. Collector/Dealer Focus - HOF collector

6. Family - Single

7. How long on Net 54 - Since 2004

8. Going to the National this year? - No

9. Favorite Sports Team - St. Louis Cardinals

[WWGjohn]

Name: John Harrell

Age: 64:

Occupation: psychology professor

Years in hobby: 25

Collector focus: 1930's sets, t205, antique home-made bats

Family: wife (32 years), 2 daughters, 28 and 24

How long on Net54: Since 2006

Going to National? no

[E93]

[QUOTE=Leon;824730]

1. Name- Jim

2. Age- 43 in a couple of weeks

3. Occupation- Professor of Buddhist philosophy

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- mostly pre-WWI, E cards, T206, 19th century (N167, N172, N28, etc.)

5. family- Yep, love 'em a lot.

6. How long on Net54?- six or seven years - not really sure.

7- Going to the National this year? Yep, wed-sat.

JimB

[Jacklitsch]

1. Name- Steve Murray

2. Age- 67

2b. Years in Hobby- 30

3- Occupation- Retired Real Estate Lawyer (though I'll take a deal here and there)

4. Collector/Dealer focus- Emphasis on Pacific Coast League

5. Family- married for 37 years; one wife; three grown children; three grandchildren; three cats

6. How long on Net54? Have no clue though it has been for some time.

7. Going to national-

[T206.org]

1. Name- Trae

2. Age- 29
2b. Years in hobby- 6 or 7?

3. Occupation- software dev project manager

4. Collector focus- Sharp T206 Portraits
http://www.collectorfocus.com/collection/traeregan

5. family- wife

6. How long on Net54?- 6 or 7 years?

7- Going to the National this year? Yes

[wrapperguy]

1. Name- Jeff Schwarz

2. Age- 54 and feeling younger after learning how to kayak recently
2b. Years in hobby - officially since the 1982 or 1983 Chicago National where Dad and I bought our first price guide, unofficially since my first pack in 1960.

3. Occupation- recently retired physical education teacher, now I assign sports officials for over 17,000 games per year and organize basketball and baseball tournaments, so I do not feel that retired but the extra work does help with the hobby budget.

4. Collector focus - Set collector - R303A, 1923-4 Exhibits, 1926 Exhibits, 1931-32-33 Exhibits, E121-80, T202, Morgan Red Belts, R315 are the focus for now, hopefully finish these and on to the next challenge

5. family- wife of 26 years, two sons and a daughter, but would be divorced if my wife knew how much I spent on this addiction

6. How long on Net54?- I think a couple years, wish I had found it sooner as I would be more knowledgeable and filled in some holes in the wantlist.

7- Going to the National this year? Yes (Wed-Fri) - nephew lives in DC so I will be multi-tasking and taking in an Orioles game.

8-Favorite teams - baseball "lovable losers" - Chicago Cubs

Noticed quite a few Chicago area guys that answered this thread. We show get together sometime. There are 3 known collectors in my town alone and another two suburbs over.

[sbfinley]

1. Name - Steven Finley, but all my friends call me Barry. In 5th grade there were six Stevens and I didn't want to be Steven 3 so I took my middle name. Stuck ever since.

2. Age - 26

3. Years in Hobby - Collected as a youth. Returned and adopted Pre-War almost three years ago.

4. Occupation - Audio Engineer by day. Bartender by night.

5. Collector/Dealer Focus - Collector. Focus is SGC graded t206s, any type card I don't have, and most importantly any thing relating to Tommy Bridges.

6. Family - Married in Oct of 2008.

7. How long on Net 54 - Almost three years.

8. Going to the National this year? - Still up in the air.

9. Favorite Sports Team - BB St. Louis, FB Tennessee Titans, HK Nashville Predators, College ROLL!!!! TIDE!!!

[emmygirl]

Happy to be part of this fantastic group of collectors and discussion areas.

Name: Jim MacCord (emmygirl) Had a springer spanial for 16 yrs. named emmygirl)

Age: 65

Occupation: retired from residential real estate

Collecting since 1952. Being a Red Sox fan as a boy (And a Mickey Manle fan ) I remember cutting out Mickey's face
his 1952 topps card and gluing onto a Ted Lepcio card. Oh!, back then how I wished Mickey was a
Red Sox . Dumped all my cards in 1962 to a neighbors kid. Started collecting in 1982 when my boys
got the card collecting fever. Haven't stopped since.

Collector: Putting together 3 baseball sets, 55 topps VG, 63 topps NM and
1972 topps in near mint. Have many cards to trade in raw
condition. Hope we can do some B/S/T'ing.

Family: Wife of 45 happy years, 3 grown sons and 1 daughter,
and 1 grandson 10yrs old (he's a red sox card collector).

Net54: Been "Lurking" for about a year and enjoying all the great stories
and knowledge so many of you share on this site. So, I thought it
was time to just jump in and enjoy it even more.

Going to the National: No, but hope to now that I'm retired and my wife
loves to travel..
Favorite team: Boston Red Sox
Best regards to all the great people here at Net54basebal Jim

[Irwin Fletcher]

Name: Keith McManus

Age: 30

Years in hobby: Stopped collecting in 1993; got back into the hobby in 2009

Occupation: environmental attorney

Collector focus: 1933 Goudey, 1935 Goudey 4-in-1, E95, 1960 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1984 Donruss, Arky Vaughan, Don Mattingly

Family: married for 1 year with two cats

How long on Net54: since around November 2009; daily reader, somewhat infrequent poster

Going to National: Yes - it will be my first National; I'll be there on Saturday

[byrone]

1. Name- Brian Macdonald

2. Age- 42

2b. Years in hobby- 40

Started collecting Esso hockey stamps in 1970, at 2 years of age, and have never stopped. Started my subscription to Sports Collectors Digest in 1980.

3. Occupation- Owner/operator of an International truck dealership

4. Collector focus - Mostly anything hockey, but also work on B18's, T205's and others.

5. Family- Single, with wonderful family and friends

6. How long on Net54?- 5 years

7- Going to the National this year? Yes, all week
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[jbsports33]

1. Name- Jimmy Piccuito
1a. From- Cape Cod Area

2. Age- 34
2b. Years in hobby- 20 years

3. Occupation- GIS/Cartographer

4. Collector/dealer focus- collecting early cards/website/shows


5. Family- married 10 years two kids

6. How long on Net54?- 3 or 4 years now

7.Going to the National this year? most likely spending time with family

8. Favorite Teams – Red Sox and other local teams

[vintagewhitesox]

1. Name- Josh Adams

2. Age- 32, going on 12.

2b. Years in hobby- 20 years, 10 in pre-war.

3. Occupation- Attorney.

4. Collector focus- 1948-49 Leaf baseball, pre-war HOFers, 1933 Goudey.

5. family- fiance, getting married in the fall.

6. How long on Net54?- started posting in 2004 on the old board.

7- Going to the National this year? Yes. I'm setting up for the first time. Come see me at booth #1909.

[stewbacca]

1 Name: Paul Stewart

2 Age: 41

2b.Years in the Hobby: 32 years(started with topps back in 1978)

3 Occupation: High school math teacher/coach

4 Collection focus: autographed sets(working on 1969 topps, 1974T, 1995T, 2000T and 2001T) and complete Topps sets (have them all from 1976 til now and working on 75,74 and 69 at the moment)

5 Family: Wife of 21 years and 3 boys 14, 10 and 9yrs old

6 How long on Net54? since yesterday(found it trying to find info about oldtimers PCL reunion here in Nor Cal)

7 Going to the National? No

8 Favorite Teams: Brewers, Buccaneers, Warriors and Sharks

[Rocky]

Name: Phil Carstensen - Baltimore, MD

Age: 52

Yrs. in Hobby: Got back into it in 2005, sold my previous collection back in 1981 help pay for grad school, MBA.

Occupation: marketing/ product manager

Collector Focus: Pre-1930 cards & memorabilia

Family: Married (21 yrs), no kids, 2-Fox Terriers

Net 54 Member: approx. 1 year, been reading posts since 2008.

Going to Nat.: Yes, probably my once in a lifetime shot at attending in my home town.

[parkerj33]

1. Name- Jim Parker

2. Age- 42 - 35 years in the hobby

3. Occupation- Director Of Engineering

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Topps issues 52-89, Topps Heritage

5. family- wife and 3 boys( 3,6,8)

6. How long on Net54?- 4 years

7- Going to the National this year? Yes (Fri-Sat)

[piedmont150]

1. Name- Doug Moore

2. Age-50 - 20+ years in the hobby

3. Occupation- IT Systems Administrator for large insurance company

4. Collector/dealer focus Anything to do with T206....cards, advertising, original packaging

5. family- Lovely wife and Son(21) and daughter (14)

6. How long on Net54?- 3+ years

7- Going to the National this year? Someday!

[t206hound]

1. Name- Erick Summers

2. Age- 38
2b. Years in hobby- First packs were '78 Topps, collecting through '90, but most of those have been sold or given away. About six years in vintage.

3. Occupation- Software dude

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- T206, and trying to stay focused. Flipped T206s from 2004-2008 to obtain the four Cobbs for "free"

5. family- wife of 10 years; two boys (9, 7) and a little girl (2)

6. How long on Net54?- lurked for years, a member for four months

7- Going to the National this year? Probably not, even though it's close. If someone would buy my cards on B/S/T, I'd have money to spend there .

[mdschulze]

Name: Mike Schulze

Age: 33

Years in Hobby: Off & on for about 28 yrs

Occupation: Transportation Consultant, Ranch Manager, Wildlife Consultant & in the process of starting an estate sale company in Central TX.

Collector Focus: T206 & any Hicks Munsell card

Family: Married, 12 yr old son, 8 yr old daughter & 3 yr old daughter

How long Net 54: little over a year

Going to Nationals: No

Favorite Teams: Astros & TAMU Aggies

[mawitzi]

1. Name- Mike Witzig

2. Age- 33
2b. Years in hobby- 9

3. Occupation- Insurance claims
4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )-50's - 60's and Pre-WWII HOF's. Building a 34 goudey set

5. family- none

6. How long on Net54?- about 6 months

7- Going to the National this year? No

[Hal Kaplan]

1. Name: Hal Kaplan

2. Age: 34
Years in hobby: 29 (interest in pre-war: 22)

3. Occupation: Attorney

4. Collector/dealer focus: '50s and '80s

5. Family: None

6. How long on Net54: About 7 years

7- Going to the National this year: Yes (Fri-Sat)

[ValKehl]

1. Name - Val Kehl

2.a. Age - 66
2.b. Years in hobby - 25+

3. Occupation - Retired accountant

4. Collector focus - Type cards plus cards of Walter Johnson, Sam Rice & Eppa Rixey

5. Family - Wife (13 years), daughter (43), sons (41, 38 & 38), stepdaughter (29), and 5 grandchildren + another due in September

6. How long on Net54 - A couple of years

7. Going to the National on Thursday & Saturday

8. Favorite bb teams - Washington Nationals & UVA Cavaliers

[abrahamrudy]

1. Name- Abraham Rudy
1b. Location- NY

2. Age- 22 years
2b. Years in hobby- 1 in vintage, 21 in modern :-)

3. Occupation- Prospective law student, current undergrad

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Collector focusing on Yankee cards, Bowmans from the 50s and, my favorite, the t205 set.

5. family- parents and siblings

6. How long on Net54?- started posting late 09, I believe.

7- Going to the National this year? Hope so, but no promises.

8- Favorite team- Yanks

[Howe’s Hunter]

1. Name- Ed McCollum

2. Age- 47 years
2b. Years in hobby- 38 (last 22 in vintage)

3. Occupation- art director/creative for non-profit health care provider

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- T206s with the rubber stamp of Howe McCormick on the back. Started just over three years ago, now have 160, know the whereabouts of another 16, and have lost track of 20.

5. Family- patient and forgiving wife of 22 years Loretta, 19 year old son George

6. How long on Net54?- on predecessor since around '98.

7- Going to the National this year? Nope, nor in the foreseeable future.