Just got here.....How long have you collected? Poll

[Peter W Thomas]

Collecting since the second grade - 49 leaf's purchased from proceeds from returning pop bottles collected from construction workers at Cashman's store on route 9 in Natick Mass. Thanks to my late mother I still have those cards and about 100 punched canceled 1933 Goudeys given to me by my step-granddad.

[brickyardkennedy]

About a dozen years now, consecutively, not counting childhood or occasional spurts of interest, in the intervening years.

[rhettyeakley]

I first began opening packs in late 1986 and began in earnest the following year, I had been a Garbage Pail Kid collector before that. I always had some pre-war cards but I didn't begin focusing on pre-war until the mid-1990's.
-Rhett

[RichR]

Collected in the late 80s early 90s in middle and high school. I got back into cards in 2004. I really became interested when I saw the vintage Cracker Jack cards for the first time!

[ChiefBenderForever]

First packs in 1978. Only years I didn't buy anything were 1992-1995. In 1998 started putting together a 34 Goudey set and took 10 years to complete it. So as far as pre world war 1 goes I consider myself fresh meat as I really branched outside of T206 only in the past year.

[steve B]

First pack 1969 -Jackson rookie!
About a pack a year till 73
Started collecting a bit more seriously when I moved to a town with a card shop in 1977 (Halls Nostalgia in Arlington Ma.)which is when I counted from.
I've been more or less active since then, but not always in pre war since I collect almost everything.

Steve

[HBroll]

I have been collecting since 1982 so its been about 28 years now.

[carrigansghost]

I was into 50-70's as a kid in my younger years of the 70's. Just started "vintage" 3 years ago.

Rawn

[mark evans]

I collected 1961 Topps baseball as a kid, then lost interest until discovering eBay in 1998. Have been collecting pre-war, as well as 50s and 60s, since.

[Steve D]

I've been collecting since I found a Larry Fritsch ad in a 1975 Sporting News. I've had one or two budget-driven "detours" to different card eras, but have never stopped entirely.


Steve