Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[Jantz]

1. Name - Jantz Morey

2. Age - 43

3. Day Job - Janitor

4. Location - Ohio

5. Collecting Interest - T206s & dabble in vintage baseball photographs

6. Family - Parents & Older brother

7. How long in the hobby - on & off, close to 20 years

8. Other interests - Largemouth Bass fishing (catch & release) & searching for American Indian artifacts

9. Do you attend shows? - Yes, any excuse to take a road trip and look for new T206s for my set. I also try to attend the National each year when possible.

*disclaimer* - No Bass were injured while typing this post.

[E93]

Johnny,
That was cool.
JimB

[tedzan]

..................grandson Ron..........daughter Zoe.............................me.........wife Charlotte......................daughter Debbie, grandkids Kurtis & Madison




1. Name..........Ted Zanidakis

2. Age...............72

3. Day job........Electronics Engineer (A T & T Bell Labs)....retired

4. Location.......Bucks County, Pennsylvania

5. Collecting interest....I've completed sets from 1887 A & G to 1941 Play Ball....1947 Bond Bread, Leaf, Bowman's, Fleer's, and 1952-1987 Topps.
..................................Including 5 - T206 sets.

6. Family..........Married to a Phillies & Eagles fan, two daughters (both Yankees fans), and three granchildren.

7. How long in hobby..........1947-1952 (as a kid)....currently since 1977.

8. Other interests ..............Cruise my 1957 & 1960 Thunderbirds, Softball, avid Tennis player, Stamp collecting, Trains

9. Do you attend shows ?....I set-up at the Cooperstown (HOF w/e), Philly, and the National shows.


TED Z

aka....T-Rex TED

[vintagecpa]

1. Name - Mike

2. Age - 39

3. Day Job - accounting

4. Location -

5. Collecting Interest - Ruth, E95, 1958 Topps

6. Family - young girl and boy

7. How long in the hobby - on & off, about 30 years (mostly off)

8. Other interests -

9. Do you attend shows? - No.

[barrysloate]

Mike- what's your chess rating? Mine at its highest was about 1650, so I am of course not in your class.

[cincyredlegs]

1. Name - Mark Hooks

2. Age - 39

3. Day Job - Strategic Buyer

4. Location - Charleston, SC

5. Collecting Interest - Pre 1975 Baseball (sweet spot is 1952-1969) however I have dabbled in T205/T206 and see that this is a very dangerous temptation. Of course am a hardcore Reds collector.

6. Family - A beautiful wife (married 9 years) and two beautiful and healthy girls (8 and 4)

7. How long in the hobby - Since I was 5. Took the normal 4 years off during college. First pack I can remember opening was 1979 Topps.

8. Other interests - Family and history

9. Do you attend shows? - Whenever I can get the chance to.

[4815162342]

1. Name - Daryl

2. Age - 29

3. Day Job - Pastor / IT Project Manager

4. Location - MS

5. Collecting Interest - T206

6. Family - Beautiful Wife of almost 5 years

7. How long in the hobby - 2 years prewar currently; post-war/modern most of my childhood

8. Other interests - This Old Book, video games, electronics, good sci-fi shows (Lost, Fringe), antique/collectible shows (Pawn Stars, Auction Kings, Storage Wars, etc. There's a million of 'em now!).

9. Do you attend shows? - Yes, been to a few local shows, and my first National in Baltimore.

[Rocky]

1. name - Phil

2. Age - 53

3. Day Job - Estimating/ Commercial Sales w/ a leading regional distibutor of doors/ frames/ and hardware.

4. Location - Baltimore, MD

5. Collecting Interests - T206, T205, Pitts. Pirates, pre-1930 BB memorabilia

6. Family - Wife (21 yrs), no kids, 17 year old Fox Terrier, Ginger

7. How Long - Collecting off/ on since 1967, working on 1960 Pirates team set

8. Other Interests - Antique furniture, country store advertising tins, signs etc.

9. Shows - Some local, attended the National, avid weekend antiquer, thankfully I found a spouse who's got the collecting bug too.

[Samsdaddy]

1. name - Erik

2. Age - 43

3. Day Job - Corporate Marketing for bank holding company (not a banker!) and do Marketing and Communications for a close friend's business on the side.

4. Location - Blairsville, GA (about two hours northeast of Atlanta).

5. Collecting Interests - 1960's Topps Football and Baseball, all raw, no graded cards. I am a set builder for late 60's Topps Football and starting to collect Topps All Star Rookie cards from the decade. I love those big trophy's on the cards! Also, collect some other odds and ends related to baseball cards and have some fine, vintage pennants from some of my favorite sports teams.

6. Family - Wife (15 yrs), daugher, two dogs, two cats.

7. How Long - Collected as a young kid through high school, on and off for a while after that and then when I hit 40 I started back into it very seriously.

8. Other Interests - God, first and foremost. Exercise enthusiast. Hiking the Appalachian Trail slowly but surely. I enjoy reading mysteries and one day will finish my first book!

9. Shows - I have not attending a show in many years but would like to attend the Ohio Sports Collectors Convention in the next couple years.