Baseball cards helped me acquire…

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

Awesome! Great timing and a little luck too. Any for examples? Card images?

My three most cherished ones. Lotsa luck I agree. I’ve been
blessed.

[brunswickreeves]

Originally Posted by Jstottlemire1

My three most cherished ones. Lotsa luck I agree. I’ve been
blessed.

Picking up jaw from floor!

[commishbob]

My story is pretty mundane. I sold most of my sets ('57 to 1980) last year and used some of that to build a new fence. The rest went into the bank and hopefully will go towards my grandkids' college education or first cars.

[Exhibitman]

I sold a bunch of cards several years ago to cover what I thought would be a shortfall in money needed for my daughter to go to medical school. She decided she did not want to be a doctor after doing some clinical work as an undergrad, but I was able to fund her masters at Columbia with some of the proceeds, so that was good, and it did plant the kernel of an idea in my head, which I am now in the process of bringing to fruition over the next couple of years, to make cards into a full-time-ish business for my retirement from law.

And of course there were the many, many women who dated me in my twenties because I had a bitchin' collection. You know what they say: once you've had a man with a card collection you can never go back.

OK, that last part may not be entirely accurate...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by commishbob

My story is pretty mundane. I sold most of my sets ('57 to 1980) last year and used some of that to build a new fence. The rest went into the bank and hopefully will go towards my grandkids' college education or first cars.

A new fence makes sense to keep critters at a distance, and minimizes the chance in the future that they will devour your remaining collection.


Brian (my cards can barely finance a fence post, let alone a whole run of fence posts and the stuff that goes between)

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

Picking up jaw from floor!

You’re two kind. My home is the main thing though a huge down payment on a beautiful place that I believe I can pay off in 15 years.

[Tere1071]

The hobby has helped me acquire great memories and the opportunity to participate in a hobby that I've always enjoyed, even though I took a 20 year break (1992-2012) to focus on other aspects of my life, like getting married and starting a family. I've seen many great items, and encountered various interesting personalities along the way.

Phil aka Tere1071

Complete 1953 Bowman Color, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975 Topps Baseball sets under revision as the budget and wife allows.

Under construction:
1967 Topps Baseball - 332/533: Overall p-g, missing all of the bigger name stars and many commons, no high numbers or posters.

1968 Topps Baseball - 423/598: Overall good, missing almost all of the bigger name stars; no game cards.

1969 Topps Baseball - 427/664: Overall good to vg, missing most of the bigger named stars; no deckle edged cards or stickers.
1969 Topps Baseball Team Stamps- missing Twins; Cardinals; Braves; Tigers; Orioles; Mets; Giants; Pirates; Red Sox; Pilots; Astros; and Reds. I'm satisfied with booklets in g- vg condition with the stamps pasted inside.

1970 Topps Baseball Insert sets:
Booklets- missing #15
Posters #8 and 17
I do not have any 1970 scratch offs yet.

1971 Topps Coins- 123/153 in g to vg/ex condition
I do not have any 1971 scratch offs yet.

1974 Topps Baseball Washington variations- 32; 53; 77; 102; 173; 241; and 309. I'm collecting these in ex-mint condition.

I would prefer to trade for any of missing items on this list.