What player or team do you PC and why?

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Great choice -- I think they're the most fascinating set in existence. What did you score Larry for and what year are we talking?

It was a present, plus other lower price cards were involved, so I don't remember exactly. I think it was $140 for a low grade copy. Don't remember the exact age I was, too young to know about OJ cards probably, but let's say it was around 1996. The second one I got in early 2000 on the day I went on Ebay for the first time. It was the first OJ card auction ending that day. I had to get my mom to create an account in under 20 minutes so I could bid. It was low grade as well, but I think I paid only $30

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by z28jd

It was a present, plus other lower price cards were involved, so I don't remember exactly. I think it was $140 for a low grade copy. Don't remember the exact age I was, too young to know about OJ cards probably, but let's say it was around 1996. The second one I got in early 2000 on the day I went on Ebay for the first time. It was the first OJ card auction ending that day. I had to get my mom to create an account in under 20 minutes so I could bid. It was low grade as well, but I think I paid only $30

FANTASTIC stuff!

[jingram058]

Tommy Henrich. I carried on running correspondence with him for several years when he lived in Arizona. He sent me all kinds of neat things, including a personalized autographed copy of his book. You can't put a price on something like that. After talking with him, I feel like I played in the outfield for the Yankees. He had in his personal collection a bat given to him by Joe DiMaggio during the streak. He told me that Joe D was a great guy, one of best friends, and don't believe most of the BS written about him.

[StraightRaceCards]

Ever since I read this story, I’ve gravitated towards Al Kaline. Inspired by his talents but mostly his character.

Everything I have read about him points to how he led his life with modesty and humility, which is who I am striving to be as a leader, husband, and dad.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/173...sting-message/

In a similar vein, I am trying to collect more Christy Mathewson, and cards of the track athletes featured in my favorite movie, “Chariots of Fire”

[Section103]

I have 2 main collections going at any point in time:

1 involves PC collecting for about 20-odd players who played college ball where I went to school (assuming they played in the MLB and have cards before 1980.) Of the 239 catalogued in the Beckett Alphabetical Checklist and known uncatalogued, I have 236. Those last 3 are.............nearly impossible to find (not necessarily $$$ prohibitive).

The other is a straight HOF player collection. Im about 40% complete there.

[clydepepper]

Whitlow Wyatt - as he was a distant cousin of mine.


Any player with local ties...either born or played here.


Braves, Braves, Braves


Koufax, Mantle and Ryan (now on a budget)

...and many others...



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[BuzzD]

Since early 80's been working on every Yankee, either card or original photo in NYY uni, or autograph. Lots of very scarce but very obscure items, but the hunt is the thing - as we all know..
The photos are of Jim Curry, Tacks Neuer and lastly, Stubby Magner. He went straight from Cornell to Yankees in 1911, got cut; played 1912 in Wilkes-Barre, got cut; back to Cornell to manage hockey team to a winless record; ended up in Univ.Buffalo as baseball coach.
PM for a link to my Flickr page, if interested.