Very New to Vintage

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Posted By: Tom

Hi everyone, my name is Tom and I live in NY. I have been collecting cards since I was a kid, but have gotten tired of all the new cards. There are too many variations, numbered, and cards of kids barely out of Little League. I would like to get more involved in the vintage world. Can any of you recommend a few books that might be helpful in learning about vintage cards? I have been lurking on this board and am very impressed at the conversations. There is lots of knowledge and debate w/o all of the name calling on some other boards that I have been a part of. Thanks again for any help you can offer. I look forward to spending time on this board.

Tom

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Posted By: Josh K.

This Board is the best place to start. Lipset's encyclopedia is another good souce:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Encyclopedia-of-Baseball-Cards-by-Lew-Lipset_W0QQitemZ5234148271QQcategoryZ26362QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Finally, consider a subscription to old cardboard magazine - see link above (the link above is also very helpful to identifying pre war cards).

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Posted By: warshawlaw

By Krause Publications. Widely available and on Amazon. Read the vintage sections and you will get a pretty good overview of the vintage cards out there.

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Posted By: leon

In my opinion...and in no particular order, these are a must

2005 Krause SCD of Baseball (the big book)

Oldcardboard magazine subscription (click on link at top of this page)

Lew Lipset's Encyclopedia of Baseball cards ....all 3 volumes (can be found on ebay)

probably a complete run of the now defunct (as far as I know) VCBC (can be found on ebay)


with those 4 you will have a great start......welcome aboard and have fun..

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Posted By: John Harrell

A great introduction to 50's card sets is "The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading, and Bubble Gum Book", available on Amazon.

John

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

A bonus would be Lipset's newsletter collection, which you can find on ebay every now and then. "Classic Baseball Cards" will keep you busy for a while, and help you decide what sets you might want to attack.

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Posted By: Tom

Wow the response has been great. I will definitly get a few of those books. I looking forward to becoming a productive part of this board. Thanks again. Tom

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

from another Tom..........

Leon.....might be a good thing to have a reference page or some type of link maybe on the homepage of Net54 for the newbies.......JMHO.........