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12-07-2013, 10:53 PM
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I like Mays
I have been collecting Willie Mays cards for several years. He had a long career, so his cards span from 1951 into the 70's. I also consider him to be one of the all time greats. I think his prices are reasonable, considering how good of a player he was. His cards can be had for a fraction on what Mantle cards cost. I also put together a Topps run of Aaron. The only expensive one was his rookie, but it is a classic and is worth the money in my opinion.
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12-08-2013, 04:50 PM
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I love collecting Nolan Ryan BECAUSE there are so many cards! I've been collecting him since 1990 and STILL do not have every card. Granted, I have MANY multiples of all his Topps cards...but every year there are more!
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12-08-2013, 07:56 PM
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I have collected all of Clemente and Koufax's Topps cards and then built unique display cases for each of them (my other hobby).
I am slowly working on my other two favorite players of the era, Pee Wee Reese and Stan Musial. I just picked up a 49 Leaf Musial (see December pick up thread) and am only lacking a few Red Man, his Red Heart and 48 Bowman. I can't wait to make a case for my Musials as I also have an auto ball and a 1948 Sport Magazine that is signed. I don't think I will ever get the 52 Topps Reese but will be happy to make a nice display for the rest of the ones I have. Bottom line is I collect all the main cards I like and not too many of the regional ones and then start to plot my design for display. If I looked for every card I would never get to display them the way I want and it would be so big I couldn't find wall space for it anyway. Drew Last edited by almostdone; 12-08-2013 at 07:57 PM.
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12-08-2013, 08:03 PM
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Quote:
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Happy Collecting Ed
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12-10-2013, 12:36 PM
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I collect Mantle because when my dad died, I got the few Mantle cards that he had (league leader cards , 1968 Topps game and a few others). Been hooked every since. I probably have between 12 to 15 of his cards now and am looking for more.
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12-13-2013, 03:46 PM
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How about Gil Hodges or Pee Wee Reese (two of my all-time favorite players, despite the fact I'm a Giants fan). Both have great-looking cards from a variety of classic sets, and putting together a collection of either wouldn't be nearly as costly as one with some of the other names mentioned.
Some of my personal favorites: 1952 Topps Hodges 1952 Bowman Reese 1953 Bowman Hodges 1956 Topps Reese Last edited by paulcarek; 12-13-2013 at 03:47 PM.
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