New Member: ObsessedWithSports

[Rookiemonster]

Welcome to the board

[Shoebox]

Welcome to the board! Good luck in your collecting pursuits!

[mechanicalman]

Welcome from a fellow Lion's fan/sufferer.

A mid-grade Bobby Layne from the 1957 Topps set might be a wonderful place to look if you're interested in football. Relatively affordable and a great looking card.

[ObsessedWithSports]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

Maybe concentrate on some of the Indians great teams of the past....1954....1948...even 1920. Try to complete a 1954 Bowman or Topps Indians team set. That team didn't win the World Series, but it was one of the best regular season teams of all time. 1948 Bowman won't help you much in terms of a "team set" for the Indians unfortunately (likely just 2 or 3 of the 48 card set will be Indians)...maybe you can try to find cards of the players from that team?

The real challenge would be going way back and finding cards of players from the champion 1920 Indians team. They are out there, and some examples such as Exhibit cards or strip cards would be rather inexpensive. Great way to introduce yourself to pre-war cards as well.

Above all, whatever you do, have fun with it.

Tom C

I may channel my inner Jobu, and get a card from each player from the 1948 World Series team. That should break the Indians curse, right?

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Glad to hear your passion for the hobby!

I think you're being wise beyond your years by having specialized goals for the beginning of your collection.

Feel free to ask any question at any time. Those of us who know will respond and those of us who don't may connect you with someone who does.

What should we call you?


Good Luck,

-Raymond

My name is John. This seems like a great site, thanks for the welcome!

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

Welcome to the board

Originally Posted by Shoebox

Welcome to the board! Good luck in your collecting pursuits!

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Welcome from a fellow Lion's fan/sufferer.

A mid-grade Bobby Layne from the 1957 Topps set might be a wonderful place to look if you're interested in football. Relatively affordable and a great looking card.

Thanks guys! I hope to add a bunch of random Lions, that sounds like a nice one. Where do you guys get your cards? My thing with eBay is you always don't know condition. Is that why most of you buy graded?

[nat]

I don't know that most of us do mostly buy graded. I certainly don't. It's a good idea if you're after something that's actually expensive, but for the lower-tier stuff I think it's usually not necessary.

It's true that there's somewhat more risk with buying raw cards, but it's a risk that can be mitigated. Spend some time learning to spot fakes. A few commons from the sets you're interested in, plus a loup will go a long way towards that. Also don't buy from sketchy sellers, don't buy cards listed as "unknown".

[ObsessedWithSports]

Originally Posted by nat

I don't know that most of us do mostly buy graded. I certainly don't. It's a good idea if you're after something that's actually expensive, but for the lower-tier stuff I think it's usually not necessary.

It's true that there's somewhat more risk with buying raw cards, but it's a risk that can be mitigated. Spend some time learning to spot fakes. A few commons from the sets you're interested in, plus a loup will go a long way towards that. Also don't buy from sketchy sellers, don't buy cards listed as "unknown".

Alright, I just assumed that since most of the cards I see are graded.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by ObsessedWithSports

Where do you guys get your cards? My thing with eBay is you always don't know condition. Is that why most of you buy graded?

eBay is one online source for cards, but you should check out the Buy-Sell-Trade section of this site. (I'm not a seller, so I'm not saying this out of self-interest.) Also, if you have baseball card stores or shows in your area, there is no substitute for seeing and handling cards in person. I highly recommend you do that if at all possible.

As for graded vs. raw, I recommend you start with lower-value cards that are not graded and then later purchase graded cards if they suit your collecting needs.

[JustinD]

Welcome from another longtime Lions fan and season ticket holder!

Indians and Lions is a odd combo, is there a story behind it? It seems blanket, but all the Lions fans seem to be Tigers fans because we are all local, lol.

[ObsessedWithSports]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Welcome from another longtime Lions fan and season ticket holder!

Indians and Lions is a odd combo, is there a story behind it? It seems blanket, but all the Lions fans seem to be Tigers fans because we are all local, lol.

Thanks. I am spread out equally. I liked all these teams when they were bad, so I am happy with the performance.

MLB: Indians
NFL: Lions
NCAA: Michigan
NBA: Cavs
NHL: Penguins

[Leon]

As I let one of our youngest members know yesterday, he will need his parents approval in order to be on our BST. The rule is enforced as much as possible on being 18 yrs old or older on the BST. Of course there are probably a few young'uns over there but when we find out we do enforce the rules. We have a few approvals from parents on file. The rule is only to help keep it safe over there..... .

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

eBay is one online source for cards, but you should check out the Buy-Sell-Trade section of this site. (I'm not a seller, so I'm not saying this out of self-interest.) Also, if you have baseball card stores or shows in your area, there is no substitute for seeing and handling cards in person. I highly recommend you do that if at all possible.

As for graded vs. raw, I recommend you start with lower-value cards that are not graded and then later purchase graded cards if they suit your collecting needs.

[Paul S]

I pass the age test for the BST but I can be pretty juvenile