Ted Z.

[Snapolit1]

Miss that guy. He was a teacher of card history. Didn't bitch and moan about plastic slabs, PSA, Fan Fest, refractors or other stuff. He was all about setting the record straight on the history of the hobby. A learned elder. We need more of those types. Unrelentingly positive dude. He was great.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

More and more of us are sneaking up on elder status. Learned, on the other hand...

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Miss that guy. He was a teacher of card history. Didn't bitch and moan about plastic slabs, PSA, Fan Fest, refractors or other stuff. He was all about setting the record straight on the history of the hobby. A learned elder. We need more of those types. Unrelentingly positive dude. He was great.

Boy, you sure got this right. Since I got back into this hobby, he was the tops in every way.

[nat]

Ted ran a trivia contest once and I won. Prize was a T206 card. He asked me which one I wanted and I named a common. He sent me a hall of famer anyway.

You could do worse with a Wednesday night than a "remembering Ted Z" thread.

[yanks87]

I would not have had the great wealth of knowledge to launch from when starting and writing my book on 1949 Leaf cards. I can only hope that he would approve of it.Thanks for the insights and stories Ted!

[Marslife]

Always a Fan of off Backs, I got this Piedmont 42 from Ted in Atlantic City at the National. Had a blast chatting with him about the rare backs. Happy to have been able to get one of his "babies" in my collection!

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[Yoda]

He would always talk to any serious collector and pass on his incredible knowledge. I will always miss him not only for the cards but also for being a decent human being.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Miss that guy. He was a teacher of card history. Didn't bitch and moan about plastic slabs, PSA, Fan Fest, refractors or other stuff. He was all about setting the record straight on the history of the hobby. A learned elder. We need more of those types. Unrelentingly positive dude. He was great.

There are some researchers on this forum, but they're not good conversationalists (like the way Ted was).

It would be awesome if somebody could organize all his work and turn it into a book. It would take a lot of work, but it would be worth it IMO.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

There are some researchers on this forum, but they're not good conversationalists (like the way Ted was).

It would be awesome if somebody could organize all his work and turn it into a book. It would take a lot of work, but it would be worth it IMO.

Ted's influence obviously went way beyond this forum. As just one example, when I was building my 53 Bowman set a few years ago, he sent me a magazine article he wrote about the Bowman color set, which I printed out to accompany my binder of cards. He was the tops.