Yet another newbie on the board - with a remedial question

[Section103]

Hello all,

Like Paul, I too am new to the board and making my introduction. After collecting cards as a kid, I came back into the hobby as an adult 10 years ago. My focus as a collector has been putting together 3 sets for my kids - a set of HOF players (no managers, Execs, but including the Negro Leaguers), and sets of any MLB player who played collegiately at either my school or my wife's.

The experience has been enough to get my "feet wet", though obviously Im still a relative neophyte to many on the board. My question to you (since I can always learn more): What resources do you use to research existing cards on players? For example, Andy Cooper is a Negro League HOF. For all that I know the number of cards produced for him are quite low. I've been able to find a handful of graded Cuban cards, but other than that I don't know what else may be in existence. I mainly utilize eBay and search the graded populations for SGC, Beckett and PSA to find cards by player; but Im quite certain that Im missing out on areas of information.

Thanks!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Hey, Rich:

Welcome to the board! There are many knowledgeable people here that can certainly help point you in the right direction. A good start might be the OldCardboard website where a Baseball HOF Rookie Card database was recently compiled. Here's a link to the webpage:

http://www.oldcardboard.com/ref/rookies/RookiesList.asp

If you have any questions on it, please feel free to ask.

[Jim VB]

Phil is being far too modest here and has neglected to mention that database was his work.

[barrysloate]

Paul- welcome to the board.

What college did you and your wife attend, and what major league players do you know of that played there?

[Matt]

Rich - welcome to the forum!

Another great resource for player checklists is www.vintagecardprices.com. Using and searching their checklists is free.

[Section103]

Thanks for all of the links. I'll check through them shortly.

Barry - I went to Texas A&M and my wife went to LSU (both producing numerous players). I feel extremely confident in my lists for the schools, but I'll list them out for grins:

A&M
Allen, Chad
Atchley, Justin
Balenti, Mike
Beirne, Kevin
Bell, Roy Beau
Blank, Matt
Bonner, Robert
Camilli, Lou
Carden, John
Clemons, Chris
Collins, HW Rip
Corbett, Sherman
Davis, Steve
Fossum, Casey
Granger, Jeff
Griesenbeck, Tim
Henderson, Bernie
Hollmig, Stan
Hunt, Joel
Jackson, Zach
Johnson, Davey
Katt, Ray
Kensing, Logan
Knoblauch, Chuck
Landrum, Jess
Little, Bryan Twig
Livingstone, Scott
Lueken, Rick
Magallanes, Ever
Moon, Wally
Moore, Trey
Mooty, JT Jake
Neel, Troy
Pennington,Cliff
Pippen, Cotton
Peden, Les
Rau, Doug
Ray, Robert
Reed, Eric
Rigney, EE Topper
Robertson, Rich
Ross, Mark
Ruggiano, Justin
Rupe, Ryan
Sheldon, Roland
Sodd, Bill
Swan, Russ
Thurmond, Mark
Tyner, Jason
Wunsch, Kelly

LSU
Ainsworth, Kurt
Adcock, Joe Bill
Baird, Al
Barker, Sean
Belle, Albert
Blair, Buddy
Bowie, Jim
Byrd, Paul
Corcoran, Roy
Cress, Walker
Dark, Alvin
Flair, Al
Fontenot, Mike
Freeman, Mark
Greene, Rick
Guthrie, Mark
Hawpe, Brad
Hetzel, Eric
Hill, Aaron
Hodges, Trey
Howell, Roland
Johnson, Russ
Jorgenson, Ryan
Keisler, Randy
Kerlin, Orie
Larson, Brandon
Laxton, Brett
Leskanic, Curtis
Linden, Todd
Madison, Dave
Manuel, Barry
McDonald, Ben
Mercer, John
Miley, Mike
Moock, Joe
Morris, Warren
Mouton, Lyle
O'Donoghue, John
Ogea, Chad
Osik, Keith
Parker, Clay
Reboulet, Jeff
Rios, Armando
Rowell, Carvell (Bama)
Ryan, Connie
Sadler, Billy
Sheets, Andy
Sirotka, Mike
Smith, Greg
Springer, Russ
Stavinoha, Nick
Swanson, Art Red
Tallet, Brian
Theriot, Ryan
Vargas, Jason
Voigt, Jack
Walker, Todd
Wallace, Jack
Wiles, Randy
Wilson, Brian
Womack, Sid
Yarnall, Eddie
Youman, Shane

(Sorry for the eyesore)

There are a handful of players that I simply dont believe any cards exist. For example, Bernie Henderson played at A&M back in the early part of the century and played at the MLB-level only in 1921. Over all, there's about 14 of the college players I think are non-existent.....but I always keep my eyes peeled.