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[jonincleve]

1st post ever on this site, here goes

My name is John and i am addicted to baseball cards. Wow, that was easy.

I have been a lurker on here for 2-3 years.

I am 40 years old and live in Cleveland, Ohio.

I started collecting cards in 1976 and have never stopped. I normally work on a set from each era. t-206, w572, 1950 bowman, 1968 topps are my current selections.

I post over at gameuseduniverse and enjoy the memorabilia side of the addiction, excuse me, hobby.

I was married in 2003 and we adopted our daughter in 2006 from russia. I sold a lot of my collection at that time to fund our journey and it was well worth it.

My job is in equipment recovery, imagine Richard Gere in Pretty Woman buying companies and breaking them apart. Just without the hookers.

Some interesting facts about me,

I have over 12 Buddy Bell game used jersey's in my collection

I have been involved with the demo company that has taken down Cleveland Municipal Stadium, The Orange Bowl and currently Yankee Stadium

I once had a 1 in 4,000 chance of winning "The Card' the Gretzky/Mcnall Honus Wagner. The card was won by Patricia Gibbs and sold for $640,000, not that I would remember THAT at all.


I enjoy reading the posts on this forum, even the train wrecks. I have learned a lot about vintage cards and always to take the high road.

take care
John

jonincleve@sbcglobal.net

[Wite3]

Joshua Levine

37 years old. Living in Southern California with my girlfriend.
I started collecting in 1977 and never really stopped.
After 11 years of teaching first grade, for the last two I have been teaching 4th grade in a small suburb north of L.A. (district only has 4 schools).
Other than baseball (Dodgers and Phillies) I like to read, go to movies, and surf the net. I also make mosaic art (latest piece was a desk).

I have two rather large collections. The first is a Phillies collection that spans 1886-1989. I am trying to collect one of everything. My wantlist started out as a 21 page 10 point font monster. Ten years later it is down to 13 pages at a 14 font. Most of it is still prewar.

My other passion is T205s. I have been working with this set for nearly 15 years now. I have been tracking sales for 11 years and have done a great deal of research on the set itself. I have 1 complete master set minus the Hoblitzell no stats. I am still missing a Drum back as well. I have nearly 500 distinct front back combos and nearly 1000 T205s total. I love this set and am always looking to add to the collection (raw, lower grade).

[barrysloate]

It's great to see so many new posters coming on the board in this thread. Here goes:

Barry Sloate, Age 57
Married for 24 years, no children
Have lived in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn, NY for the past 35 years (same apartment).

Got my B.A. from C.W. Post College and my Master's Degree in English Literature from New York University. Taught college English for three years.

I've been a full time baseball card dealer since 1983, but not very active in the hobby at the moment. My collecting interests include baseball display pieces, rare baseball books, and large cents, but even those have taken a back seat lately.

Love classic rock and jazz, listen to music all the time...that's all I can think of at this time.