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[rhettyeakley]

Rhett Yeakley

31 years old. I have been married since 2001, and in 2007 we had our first, a daughter.

I began collecting in 1986 right as I was getting over collecting G.I.Joe figures and have never really stopped (with a small hiatus while living in Southern Ecuador for two years as a 19-21 years old).

My main collecting focuses are Colgans Chips (E254 & the two E270 sets), Zeenut cards (mainly the pre-B/W 1911-1923 cards), E121 & all related backs, and Player Pinbacks pre-1930. The last one goes in spurts, I really love the Cameo Pepsin pinbacks but I rarely get to add them to my collection (currently own 10-11 of them).

[baseballart]

Max Weder

Vancouver, BC

Mainly a book and ephemera collector, but have dabbled in Pacific NW cards for the last 10 years or so.

My main claim to fame is a talented spouse Jennifer Ettinger who paints in the baseball area (as well as dogs, kids, etc).



Photos thanks to kawika

[V117collector]

Max, that's sure an awesome PCL jersey, do you sell them?

[baseballart]

Brad

It's an Ebbets Field Flannels jersey of the Vancouver Beavers of the NW league. They are being sold at Nat Bailey gift shop, and if I recall correctly, there's one left -- medium size. I don't know if Jerry Cohen has made anymore but if medium isn't your size, you can connect Jerry at http://www.ebbets.com

[V117collector]

Originally Posted by baseballart

Brad

It's an Ebbets Field Flannels jersey of the Vancouver Beavers of the NW league. They are being sold at Nat Bailey gift shop, and if I recall correctly, there's one left -- medium size. I don't know if Jerry Cohen has made anymore but if medium isn't your size, you can connect Jerry at http://www.ebbets.com

I’d rather preserve and get the Beavers NW jersey framed hung on a wall as a collectors piece. Max thanks for the info I’ll make sure to get one.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Johnny Harmonica Stefanich

Turned 39 in June still can't believe how fast time flies. Been collecting since 1978. Last spring turned my focus to collecting Chief Bender and having a blast doing it. Married over 10 years with a almost 5 year old daughter and 2.5 year old son. Hoping to get back to painting sometime soon, been making lots of music over the years- here are a couple videos I did last summer. 'So Alone' was shot up on minnesota north shore highway 61 for any Dylan fans out there-

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=...10/RLwxq9mNomE

'Me and my harmonica' shot in north minneapolis just a couple miles from where the new twins stadium will be !!

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=...11/JTVrg2d7jLE

[HOFAUTOS]

Im Mark

Turned 24 in July.

Did 4 years in the Marines, 2 combat depoyments.

I collect HOF autographs, and will branch into pre war when im not a poor student.

Nuclear medicine will be my bread maker.

I love reading all the knowledge that members have on this board.

No wife and no kids.

Look forward to dealing with some of you in the future.

[wrapperguy]

Jeff Schwarz
53 years old
Strikingly handsome bald guy
Like sunsets and walks along the beach...........oops, not a dating site...

Anyway, been married for 25 years this Oct. to someone who liked wrappers and press pins because they are cool sports art, so those have been a collecting concentration.

Have 3 great kids, a boy who graduated from the University of Illinois and actually got a job (Yippee!), another boy who is a senior at the University of Iowa is an RA and is taking the LSAT in a couple weeks. The princess is last in line and is a senior in a suburban Chicago high school, playing tennis and badminton. They like my collection because I get into it but don't really collect.

Luckily had a pack rat for a mom so all my cards survived. On my wedding day, as my wedding present, my uncle comes up to me during the reception and hands me the flap of a cardboard box with about 40 Orbit Gum pins on it. I ask where they came from, and he says there is a box of stuff that came from my late grandma's house. Turns out Dad's collection from the 30's survived!

Dad and I were staples at all the Chicago area shows for years. Even brought the kids when they were little to get their pictures taken with the autograph signers (luckily, no extra fees for a photo op back then). Dad worked on sets from his era (Goudeys, Play Balls, DeLongs, Tatto Orbits, premiums, and exhibits) and I did Topps from 1953-1990. After that, I went to tobacco and finished T200, T201, T205, T206. Also did some autographs and have a complete Perez-Steele set and all the Gold HOF plaques signed. After discovering this Board about a year ago, I was sucked in by the passion for caramel cards and finished sets of E93, E95, and E98.

Dad is 89 now and I miss going to the shows with him but I am trying to finish the sets he started (Exhibits from 1923-24, 1925 - need only Terry, 26 31/32, 33, 25-31 Exhibits, Dietsche, Grignon, Morgan Red Belt, $ in Shield, E121 series of 80, R303-A, R314, R315, and a couple elusive Orbit Gum unnumbered pins).

After getting out of teaching, coaching, and athletic directorship in an elementary district, I coordinate 225 sports officials in 5 sports and assign over 12,000 games per year. Also, I run basketball and baseball tourneys and a 55 team Fall baseball league that started this weekend.

In my spare time, I walk our cock-a-poo, Kelsey (the only female in the house that listens to me), and will come out of retirement this Tuesday to play slow pitch softball with my eldest son. It is a dream come true, but after our two hour practice earlier today, various body parts are screaming in agony and I am being reminded why I stopped playing in the first place.