My Introduction.

[mrvster]

Welcome aboard! great choice with piazza! I'm a yankee fan also, but loved collecting piazza back in the day....I have the 1992 bowman set..also, I have a huge Griffey jr. collection....I pulled an '89 Griffey ud out of a pack on my b day ...still remember...still have the cards...I have a few '89 ud sets also..I used to collect "new" stuff years ago.....I crossed over and collect T206 exclusively....I'm 43 and have been collecting bb all my life(except the rebellious teen years)...

T206 are the way to go.....email me or pm me any questions you may have....pick up a beater or 2 from ebay to get your feet wet

ps

you will love it here! warning- becomes very addicting


Peace

Johnny

[cubsguy1969]

Welcome aboard, Dustin. Are you also from West Virginia? I'm a native (the one-stoplight town of Petersburg) now living on Long Island in New York. Marshall grad. Enjoy the forum. Best regards.
Rob

[Klrdds]

Welcome.
I feel a common bond with you. I collected while in high school, but had to stop during college and dental school and while I built my practice and paid off debt. The only things I got were in person items , gifts or cheap items I could afford while saving. In a way that made it fun.
I then began collecting in earnest again after about 5 years post-graduation from dental school.
Best wishes to you for med school, and remember this hobby will still be here when you graduate, and when you can begin collecting to your heart's (or wallet's) content.
Good Luck

[clydepepper]

Welcome to the site, Dustin.

I, too, have had to sell off my collection to pay debts...that may not be as uncommon as you think. As a matter of fact, I have done it on more than one occasion.

Your interest in the T206 will find a wellspring of knowledge and assistance from the board members.

Happy Collecting!

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

A very warm welcome aboard, Dustin. I look forward to seeing your collection grow, and having many interesting discussions with you over the coming years.

Bill

Thank you Bill for the warm welcome. I am one who always has questions so I will be sure to ask them and discuss topics in the hobby with you.

Originally Posted by Klrdds

Welcome.
I feel a common bond with you. I collected while in high school, but had to stop during college and dental school and while I built my practice and paid off debt. The only things I got were in person items , gifts or cheap items I could afford while saving. In a way that made it fun.
I then began collecting in earnest again after about 5 years post-graduation from dental school.
Best wishes to you for med school, and remember this hobby will still be here when you graduate, and when you can begin collecting to your heart's (or wallet's) content.
Good Luck

It definitely sucks having to sell your collection. I didn't have a lot of stuff or even rare stuff, but I had spent over $600 bucks for my collection so I was kind of proud of what I had put together. I sold all my stuff for cash and silver coins, then I turned around and sold the silver coins for cash and bought my books.

Thank you Kevin for the best wishes.

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Welcome to the site, Dustin.

I, too, have had to sell off my collection to pay debts...that may not be as uncommon as you think. As a matter of fact, I have done it on more than one occasion.

Your interest in the T206 will find a wellspring of knowledge and assistance from the board members.

Happy Collecting!

Thank you for the warm welcome Raymond. It definitely sucked having to sell it off, but in a way it has refocused my collecting this time around and into the vintage side of things and I also made enough money for my books. Kind of a catch-22 situation but it had to be done.

I love the history of the T206 set as well as other vintage such as E-90, 48 Bowman, 33 Goudey, and the Cracker Jack sets.... Those listed are the ones I am the most eager to collect and learn about.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

Thank you Bill for the warm welcome. I am one who always has questions so I will be sure to ask them and discuss topics in the hobby with you.

Dustin, I'm always happy to help, so if you have any questions, please feel free to shoot me a message. I have a bit of an odd sleep schedule, so it might be later in the evening before I get a chance to respond. But I will.

And don't worry about asking dumb questions. The forum search function and Google are two great resources. If I have a question now, I typically search both (net54baseball + whatever my question is on Google), and if I can't find the question has been asked, I'll fire away. The members of this forum are some of the friendliest and most helpful people I've ever met.

And as I like to say, always remember that even the most advanced collector had to start at the beginning. We've all been where you are now.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by cubsguy1969

Welcome aboard, Dustin. Are you also from West Virginia? I'm a native (the one-stoplight town of Petersburg) now living on Long Island in New York. Marshall grad. Enjoy the forum. Best regards.
Rob

I am raised a country boy, lol.

Marshall is one of the medical schools I will be applying to. Spent a summer there doing research. Very nice school and lovely folks.

Thanks for the welcome Rob.

[vintagehofrookies]

welcome, nice to see a fellow BO member come aboard

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by mrvster

Welcome aboard! great choice with piazza! I'm a yankee fan also, but loved collecting piazza back in the day....I have the 1992 bowman set..also, I have a huge Griffey jr. collection....I pulled an '89 Griffey ud out of a pack on my b day ...still remember...still have the cards...I have a few '89 ud sets also..I used to collect "new" stuff years ago.....I crossed over and collect T206 exclusively....I'm 43 and have been collecting bb all my life(except the rebellious teen years)...

T206 are the way to go.....email me or pm me any questions you may have....pick up a beater or 2 from ebay to get your feet wet
ps
you will love it here! warning- becomes very addicting
Peace

Johnny

The Griffey Jr RC was always out of reach for me. During the time it was at its peak, was when I was just a kid. I used to love looking at the monthly Beckett and see its picture on top of the card hot list. Griffey Jr was just an awesome player anyway.

As for Piazza, my first glove was a Mike Piazza's name-inscribed catcher's mit from Rawlings. I cherished that thing with my life. I still have it put away in the closet and it is the only glove I have kept over the years. I played catcher and always wanted to be like Piazza.

As for collecting, I am done with the "new" stuff for now. It just doesn't have the same meaning for me anymore like it used to. It really has no history or story behind it like vintage does. The T206 will be a journey and an addiction I am sure. I just know to prepare for the long and windy journey ahead of me.

Thank you for your awesome welcome and hospitality Johnny. I will be sure to get a hold of you soon sir!

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

It really has no history or story behind it like vintage does.

Bingo!

[Exhibitman]

Welcome!

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Welcome!

Thank you for the welcome Adam!