Remember the good old days when............

[philliesfan]

Remember the good old days when.............
you could open your Sports Collectors Digest (SCD) on a Saturday morning and map out which 3 or 4 local card shows you would go to that day.........
when T-206;s were in binders to look through and not under glass.........
when the old Philly (Willow Grove) show was at the George Washington Motor Lodge.........
Ah, the good old days.

When you could buy a wax pack for 5 cents

[goudey1933]

1)When this was my favorite baseball card book....1977.
2)When I ordered cards from Larry Fritsch cards completing sets.
3)Again Fritsch cards..ordered one of each T206,T205 and 1933 Goudey...dealers choice of cards.Received Fred Clarke batting,Frank Chance and Paul Waner.I guess in 1977 they were considered commons.Lol!
I was 13 years old..started my love of pre war.

[Stonepony]

When Mickey , Whitey, and Joe sat at a table signing for $5 a pop.

[RTK]

When the value of baseball card was based on whether he played for "your" team, except for maybe Mantle, Mays and Aaron.

[ullmandds]

everyone wasn't ALWAYS accessible ALL the time and you had to do some legwork for knowledge.

on a card note...remember the good old days when to analyze a card you'd take it out of the toploader...or sheet and examine it by turning to see hairline creases and such...you didn't just look at a number and a card through plastic.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Remember the good old days when.............
you could open your Sports Collectors Digest (SCD) on a Saturday morning and map out which 3 or 4 local card shows you would go to that day.........
when T-206;s were in binders to look through and not under glass.........
when the old Philly (Willow Grove) show was at the George Washington Motor Lodge.........
Ah, the good old days.

Circa late 1970's thru 1980's, it doesn't get any better than those great shows at the George Washington Lodges in Pennsylvania at Willow Grove (March, May, Sept & December)
and at Valley Forge (Nov & June).







TED Z
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[Rookiemonster]

When you could buy a box of cards and make money with the contents . And keep a few thing for yourself .

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

When you could buy a box of cards and make money with the contents . And keep a few thing for yourself .

+1

When you could buy a lot of all 4 t206 cobbs in a lipset auction...sell 3 to make your money back and get a greeny for free!!!

[pokerplyr80]

When I used to ride my bike to the local gas station or grocery store and use my allowance money to buy a pack or two hoping to find a Ken Griffey Jr card.

[bnorth]

One of my favorite dealers back in the day sold baseball cards, guns, and fishing equipment. I was in my late teens to early twenties during the time he was a card dealer along with everything else. Living in a small rural community he had almost everything I needed back then.

[tedzan]

Hey Dustin and Pete

At an auction, after the BB card Show in Toms River, NJ in the Summer of 1982,
high bidder for VgEx T206 green Cobb and a red Cobb was $15 each.

At that same auction, a Rose rookie (Ex) went for $100.

Those were the days.


TED Z
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[53Browns]

When Upper Deck and their "tamper proof" packs werent around to kill the hobby for kids!

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey Dustin and Pete

At an auction, after the BB card Show in Toms River, NJ in the Summer of 1982,
high bidder for VgEx T206 green Cobb and a red Cobb was $15 each.

At that same auction, a Rose rookie (Ex) went for $100.

Those were the days.


TED Z
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Ya... 1982 was the last year I put together a topps set... And I was much more enamored with Hall of Famer's from the 50s to present than the old-timers!

[Rookiemonster]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey Dustin and Pete

At an auction, after the BB card Show in Toms River, NJ in the Summer of 1982,
high bidder for VgEx T206 green Cobb and a red Cobb was $15 each.

At that same auction, a Rose rookie (Ex) went for $100.

Those were the days.


TED Z
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That is ridiculous ! Wish I was collecting back then . Only if I had a more refined taste when I was one year old . Well it did take time . In the mid 90s someone was selling a 1955 topps sandy Koufax. It was 30 dollars and I passed !

[Sean]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Circa late 1970's and 1980's....it doesn't get better than those great shows at the George Washington Motor Lodges in Pennsylvania at Willow Grove (Sept & March);
and, at Valley Forge (Nov & May).







TED Z
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Hey Ted, which one of these cars is yours?

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Sean

Hey Ted, which one of these cars is yours?

Since you asked, Sean



...................................../\ 1955 DeSoto



TED Z
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[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Remember the good old days when.............
you could open your Sports Collectors Digest (SCD) on a Saturday morning and map out which 3 or 4 local card shows you would go to that day.........
when T-206;s were in binders to look through and not under glass.........
when the old Philly (Willow Grove) show was at the George Washington Motor Lodge.........
Ah, the good old days.

I remember these days, and I miss them greatly!
Val

[maddux311]

I have a vision of Archie and Edith singing behind a piano as I read this thread...

[egri]

Originally Posted by maddux31

I have a vision of Archie and Edith singing behind a piano as I read this thread...

Those were the Days

I missed the good old days (I was born the same year the players went on strike). For the members who were around then, did you know at the time that this was the good old days, or were you surprised by the boom of the late 80s-early 90s?

[BBB]

I preferred the days when there were shops n shows all over. Added the social element. Also prefer the pre Internet age of scarcity which made it necessary to go to those shops/shows. Was all about the hunt. Took years to see what a satchell Paige 48 leaf looked like. Nowadays , all my interactions are typed on my iPhone and searches occur through a browser. The Internet abundance also means it's a hobby where collecting accumulation is achieved purely by your wallet rather than the effort you put in to find gems. Also means that folks get really obscure in order to maintain the hunt - a lot of that is too obscure for me . I like Venezuelans and off beat brands , but people into scarcity these days go into strange places I care not follow.


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