Welcome aboard Net54baseball.com

[Jaybird]

1. Name - Jason Miller

2. Age - 38

3. Years in hobby - Collected from 9 until 18 and then back again as of last year.

4. Occupation - Post Production Coordinator for feature films

5. Collector focus - T and E cards are fantastic. Love them. Selling everything else that I've collected in past to get more.

6. Family - Married; with a 3 year old boy.

7. How long on Net54? - couple of months.

8. Going to the National this year? - No. Would love to but didn't plan far enough in advance.

9. Favorite Teams - Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles, LA Dodgers

[teetwoohsix]

Welcome to the board everyone!!

1.Name- Clayton J.

2.Age- 39

3.Years in hobby- 3-4?

4.Occupation- Bus Driver/Public Transportation

5.Collector focus- T206, and just added scans of my collection in the album section of the profile page if anyone wants to see them.

6.Family- Married to my lovely wife & best friend who encourages my T206 addiction & is also a Dodger fan!!

7.How long on Net54- just about 1 year

8.Going to National- not this year, but hope I can go to the next one and meet some of you folks, and pick up some new T206's

9. Favorite team-Los Angeles Dodgers

Again, a warm welcome to the new members!!!

Sincerely,Clayton

[Bilko G]

1. Name - Bilko G.

2. Age - 34

3. Years in hobby - 25+

4. Occupation - Corrections Officer and Logistics

5. Collector/Dealer focus - New York Yankees (vintage and modern), Oakland/LA Raiders (vintage and modern), Calgary teams and a couple modern Hockey player collections. "Weekend" dealer. Set up at the occasional card show in Calgary/Edmonton. Buy/sell/trade online almost daily. Moderator on another very popular sports card forum.

6. Family - Girlfriend for 8 years

7. How long on Net54? - Was a member on the old board for about a year or so (although i lurked on the old board for a few years.) recently signed up on new board, although i was always here lurking as well.

8. Going to the National this year? - No. We need a National like event somewhere out west, atleast every other year would be nice.

9. Favorite Teams - NY Yankees, Oakland Raiders, Calgary Flames, Calgary Stampeders (CFL), Calgary Hitmen (WHL), Pittsburgh Penguins.

[bcbgcbrcb]

1. Name - Phil Garry

2. Age - 41

3. Years in Hobby - 32

4. Occupation - Office Manager

5. Collector/Dealer Focus - Collector of all BB HOFer's earliest paper collectibles (one per player)

6. Family - Wife of 4 years

7. How long on Net 54 - Since 2007

8. Going to the National this year? - Yes, be there Wednesday - Friday

9. Favorite Sports Team - Atlanta Falcons (NFL)

[tonyk1975]

1. Name - Tony Krupka

2. Age - 34

3. Years in hobby - 25 years modern 2 years pre war

4. Occupation - Walmart Logistics

5. Collector focus - T206, Christy Matthewson, Jimmy Foxx

6. Family - Single, 2 year od beautiful daughter named Savannah,and two Shih Tzus named Lulu and Zoey

7. How long on Net54? - Feb 2009

8. Going to the National this year? - Yes Saturday

9. Favorite Teams - Baltimore Orioles,Washington Redskins,Baltimore Ravens

[DaveH]

Name: see above

Age: 60 (yikes)

Yrs in hobby: 8 except when I was a kid

Occupation: retired home builder

Collector focus: interesting cards and memorabilia pre 1960

Family: wife and 5 cats and 5 hermit crabs (my wife's)

How long on Net54: going on 4 yrs

Going to national this year?: not this year

Favorite team: Florida Gators and Tampa Bay Bucs and Rays

[B O'Brien]

1. Name- Bob O'Brien

2. Age- 33 and trying not to hold....
2b. Years in hobby- I got my first set 24 years ago

3. Occupation- Research & Devlopment Chef

4. Collector/dealer focus- T206

5. family- wife, son (3) daughter (-1)

6. How long on Net54?- Right at 3 years

7- Going to the National this year? No

[jb217676]

1. Name- Jeff Betts

2. Age- 33
2b. Years in hobby- 20

3. Occupation- Graphic Designer

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- I collect Pre-WWII and Post War sports cards.
I am also working on my PSA registry sets (1963-64 Parkhurst hockey, 1977 Topps Blue Jays set and a
Pete Maravich master set. I also buy and sell on ebay and have built up a 1,000 + feedback in a little over a year.

5. family- wife (Mavis) and 2 year old son (Nolan). The wife loves old baseball stuff (she bought a 1950 Bowman Jackie
Robinson on our honeymoon in Cooperstown and later added a Jackie Robinson cut autograph to her collection!)
Our son is named after Nolan Ryan.

6. How long on Net54?- since January 2010

7- Going to the National this year? No. Too far from Toronto, Canada.

8- Favorite team(s)- Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, Boston Red Sox and the Buffalo Bills

9- Always searching for a - 1972 Comspec Pete Maravich!!!!!

[brass_rat]

Name- Steve

Years in hobby- 23 years of collecting baseball memorabilia, 1 year in pre-war

Collector focus- first a T206 set in psa 5 / sgc 60 (35% done) then moving on to other sets.

family- wife

How long on Net54?- 1 year

Going to the National this year? Yes (Sat/Sun)

Favorite team- Red Sox

[Myachelydra]

1. Name- John Spano

2. Age - 38
2b. Years in the hobby - 32, buying vintage since the early 80's

3. Occupation- high school biology/science teacher

4. Collector/dealer focus - as a collector and dealer; vintage football (pre-1948) and deadball baseball

5. family- wife and 6 year old daughter and 4 year old son

6. How long on Net54?- 2004

7- Going to the National this year? yes, wed-sat (hanging out at table #1909)

[triwak]

1. Name - Ken Wirt

2. Age - 48

3. Years in Hobby - Collected as a kid. Prewar since 2004

4. Occupation - Water quality chemist. Also play drums semiprofessionally

5. Collector/Dealer Focus - HOF collector

6. Family - Single

7. How long on Net 54 - Since 2004

8. Going to the National this year? - No

9. Favorite Sports Team - St. Louis Cardinals

[E93]

[QUOTE=Leon;824730]

1. Name- Jim

2. Age- 43 in a couple of weeks

3. Occupation- Professor of Buddhist philosophy

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- mostly pre-WWI, E cards, T206, 19th century (N167, N172, N28, etc.)

5. family- Yep, love 'em a lot.

6. How long on Net54?- six or seven years - not really sure.

7- Going to the National this year? Yep, wed-sat.

JimB

[Jacklitsch]

1. Name- Steve Murray

2. Age- 67

2b. Years in Hobby- 30

3- Occupation- Retired Real Estate Lawyer (though I'll take a deal here and there)

4. Collector/Dealer focus- Emphasis on Pacific Coast League

5. Family- married for 37 years; one wife; three grown children; three grandchildren; three cats

6. How long on Net54? Have no clue though it has been for some time.

7. Going to national-

[T206.org]

1. Name- Trae

2. Age- 29
2b. Years in hobby- 6 or 7?

3. Occupation- software dev project manager

4. Collector focus- Sharp T206 Portraits
http://www.collectorfocus.com/collection/traeregan

5. family- wife

6. How long on Net54?- 6 or 7 years?

7- Going to the National this year? Yes

[wrapperguy]

1. Name- Jeff Schwarz

2. Age- 54 and feeling younger after learning how to kayak recently
2b. Years in hobby - officially since the 1982 or 1983 Chicago National where Dad and I bought our first price guide, unofficially since my first pack in 1960.

3. Occupation- recently retired physical education teacher, now I assign sports officials for over 17,000 games per year and organize basketball and baseball tournaments, so I do not feel that retired but the extra work does help with the hobby budget.

4. Collector focus - Set collector - R303A, 1923-4 Exhibits, 1926 Exhibits, 1931-32-33 Exhibits, E121-80, T202, Morgan Red Belts, R315 are the focus for now, hopefully finish these and on to the next challenge

5. family- wife of 26 years, two sons and a daughter, but would be divorced if my wife knew how much I spent on this addiction

6. How long on Net54?- I think a couple years, wish I had found it sooner as I would be more knowledgeable and filled in some holes in the wantlist.

7- Going to the National this year? Yes (Wed-Fri) - nephew lives in DC so I will be multi-tasking and taking in an Orioles game.

8-Favorite teams - baseball "lovable losers" - Chicago Cubs

Noticed quite a few Chicago area guys that answered this thread. We show get together sometime. There are 3 known collectors in my town alone and another two suburbs over.

[sbfinley]

1. Name - Steven Finley, but all my friends call me Barry. In 5th grade there were six Stevens and I didn't want to be Steven 3 so I took my middle name. Stuck ever since.

2. Age - 26

3. Years in Hobby - Collected as a youth. Returned and adopted Pre-War almost three years ago.

4. Occupation - Audio Engineer by day. Bartender by night.

5. Collector/Dealer Focus - Collector. Focus is SGC graded t206s, any type card I don't have, and most importantly any thing relating to Tommy Bridges.

6. Family - Married in Oct of 2008.

7. How long on Net 54 - Almost three years.

8. Going to the National this year? - Still up in the air.

9. Favorite Sports Team - BB St. Louis, FB Tennessee Titans, HK Nashville Predators, College ROLL!!!! TIDE!!!

[WWGjohn]

Name: John Harrell

Age: 64:

Occupation: psychology professor

Years in hobby: 25

Collector focus: 1930's sets, t205, antique home-made bats

Family: wife (32 years), 2 daughters, 28 and 24

How long on Net54: Since 2006

Going to National? no

[rp12367]

1. Name- Ralph Preyer

2. Age- 43
2b. Years in hobby: 24

3. Occupation- Hotel Management

4. Collector focus: T206 Buybacks (trying to do a buyback set or as close as I can get), T206

5. family- wife

6. How long on Net54?- About 3 months

7- Going to the National this year? No, hopefully in the future

8- Teams- Yankees fan for life

[yanks4]

Marty Kohler

58 Started back at it when you could actully find stuff 1986.. First Pack 1958

Small Business Owner...... Residential and Commercial Fabric Awnings

Eclectic Collection Trying to finish `15 CJ`s Set at present .....Also 30`s Yankees

Married 33 Years (wow).....two sons

Long time Lurker

National Yes (Thurs and Fri) Camdon Fri night

[wolfdogg]

1. Name--Daryle Barbee
2. Age-39
2b. 29 years
3. occupation--work in a very large rug plant....mix and blend the latex, apply to back of rugs, etc,etc....most, well, a lot of the rugs you see in Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Target, Kohls, etc,etc come from this place....I probably put the latex on the back.....and Dang its HOT in there
4. Focus--anything that catches my attention now that completed the N28 set and 1952 Topps set
5. Family--single, never married, no yunguns and no pets (last "kid" (cat) I had died 4 days before her 18th birthday.))
6. How long on Net54?---2007.....brought to my attention by the guys at Kit Young Cards (Rob and Bob)
7. National?---Not this year

[peterose4hof]

1. Name- Chris Lamb but everyone calls me "Bubba" (childhood nickname that stuck)

2. Age- 33
2b. Years in hobby- Been hooked since age 5 when I sat on Pete Rose's lap at a card show my parents had set up at

3. Occupation- Owner AAA Trophies in Longwood, FL / www.OrlandoAwards.com (We specialize in all types of awards and promotional products)

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- All things Cincinnati Reds & Pete Rose

5. family- wife of 4+ years, a 2 year old son and son #2 is due Sept 1st

6. How long on Net54?- a couple of months

7- Going to the National this year? Yes, Wed-Sat (My wife is cool enough to let me go, even though she will be 9 months pregnant

8- Cincinnati Reds (Crossing my fingers they end the 15 year playoff drought this year)

[ullmandds]

Hey Tbob...I'm single...and ready to mingle...I think I love your daughter already!!!

[rc4157]

Name - Richard Cline

Age - 53

]Years in Hobby - On for 8 years, off for 6 years, on again for 5-6 years, mostly off for the next 15+ and now on again, with an emphasis on vintage for 5-6 years.

Focus - '33 Goudey's and anything Reds Vintage, plus like many others, anything that happens to strike me

Occupation - Teacher/Basketball Coach (High School)

Family - Married for 30 years, 3 children - 2 daughters, ages 27 & 21; one son, age 23.On Net54 - I think about 4 years

Going to National this year - Probably not, but could still try to fit it in. Loved meeting so many Net54 people at the dinner last year.

[AndyG09]

1. Name- Andy Garden

2. Age- 34

2b. Years in Hobby- First pack was an '82 Topps cello with Darrell Evans on top. Bought some prewar during college from the Rotman $5 auctions. Really got back in the game in January.

3- Occupation- 5th Grade Teacher

4. Collector/Dealer focus- T206 (prefer SGC graded)

5. Family- married for 9 years; two daughters Avery 4, Kate (she never sleeps!) 1

6. How long on Net54? December '09 I joined after hearing about the site when reading "The Card".

7. Going to national- NO. I'm on the committee bringing the ladies of the AAGPBL (A League of Their Own) reunion to Detroit the exact same days as the National. Chicago-2011 for sure!

[KentRobinson]

Name - Kent Robinson

Age - 56

Years in hobby - probably 15 more or less, found an old basbeall scrapbook from when I was a kid with 1961 Topps high numbers that got me interested again

Occupation - USPS letter carrier in Colorado Springs

Collector focus - mainly 1950s and earlier Iowa minor league baseball, baseball books and St. Louis Cardinals

Family - married for 32 years with 2 sons, 27 and 24 (both are very interested in sports but have absolutely no interest in my collection)

How long on Net54 - probably about a year and a half, access the site 2-3 times a week but rarely post

Going to National - No

Favorite teams - Cubs, Cardinals and University of Iowa Hawkeyes football

Thanks, I always enjoy reading and learning from the people on Net54!

[emmygirl]

Happy to be part of this fantastic group of collectors and discussion areas.

Name: Jim MacCord (emmygirl) Had a springer spanial for 16 yrs. named emmygirl)

Age: 65

Occupation: retired from residential real estate

Collecting since 1952. Being a Red Sox fan as a boy (And a Mickey Manle fan ) I remember cutting out Mickey's face
his 1952 topps card and gluing onto a Ted Lepcio card. Oh!, back then how I wished Mickey was a
Red Sox . Dumped all my cards in 1962 to a neighbors kid. Started collecting in 1982 when my boys
got the card collecting fever. Haven't stopped since.

Collector: Putting together 3 baseball sets, 55 topps VG, 63 topps NM and
1972 topps in near mint. Have many cards to trade in raw
condition. Hope we can do some B/S/T'ing.

Family: Wife of 45 happy years, 3 grown sons and 1 daughter,
and 1 grandson 10yrs old (he's a red sox card collector).

Net54: Been "Lurking" for about a year and enjoying all the great stories
and knowledge so many of you share on this site. So, I thought it
was time to just jump in and enjoy it even more.

Going to the National: No, but hope to now that I'm retired and my wife
loves to travel..
Favorite team: Boston Red Sox
Best regards to all the great people here at Net54basebal Jim

[Irwin Fletcher]

Name: Keith McManus

Age: 30

Years in hobby: Stopped collecting in 1993; got back into the hobby in 2009

Occupation: environmental attorney

Collector focus: 1933 Goudey, 1935 Goudey 4-in-1, E95, 1960 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1984 Donruss, Arky Vaughan, Don Mattingly

Family: married for 1 year with two cats

How long on Net54: since around November 2009; daily reader, somewhat infrequent poster

Going to National: Yes - it will be my first National; I'll be there on Saturday

[byrone]

1. Name- Brian Macdonald

2. Age- 42

2b. Years in hobby- 40

Started collecting Esso hockey stamps in 1970, at 2 years of age, and have never stopped. Started my subscription to Sports Collectors Digest in 1980.

3. Occupation- Owner/operator of an International truck dealership

4. Collector focus - Mostly anything hockey, but also work on B18's, T205's and others.

5. Family- Single, with wonderful family and friends

6. How long on Net54?- 5 years

7- Going to the National this year? Yes, all week
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[jbsports33]

1. Name- Jimmy Piccuito
1a. From- Cape Cod Area

2. Age- 34
2b. Years in hobby- 20 years

3. Occupation- GIS/Cartographer

4. Collector/dealer focus- collecting early cards/website/shows


5. Family- married 10 years two kids

6. How long on Net54?- 3 or 4 years now

7.Going to the National this year? most likely spending time with family

8. Favorite Teams – Red Sox and other local teams

[vintagewhitesox]

1. Name- Josh Adams

2. Age- 32, going on 12.

2b. Years in hobby- 20 years, 10 in pre-war.

3. Occupation- Attorney.

4. Collector focus- 1948-49 Leaf baseball, pre-war HOFers, 1933 Goudey.

5. family- fiance, getting married in the fall.

6. How long on Net54?- started posting in 2004 on the old board.

7- Going to the National this year? Yes. I'm setting up for the first time. Come see me at booth #1909.

[stewbacca]

1 Name: Paul Stewart

2 Age: 41

2b.Years in the Hobby: 32 years(started with topps back in 1978)

3 Occupation: High school math teacher/coach

4 Collection focus: autographed sets(working on 1969 topps, 1974T, 1995T, 2000T and 2001T) and complete Topps sets (have them all from 1976 til now and working on 75,74 and 69 at the moment)

5 Family: Wife of 21 years and 3 boys 14, 10 and 9yrs old

6 How long on Net54? since yesterday(found it trying to find info about oldtimers PCL reunion here in Nor Cal)

7 Going to the National? No

8 Favorite Teams: Brewers, Buccaneers, Warriors and Sharks

[Rocky]

Name: Phil Carstensen - Baltimore, MD

Age: 52

Yrs. in Hobby: Got back into it in 2005, sold my previous collection back in 1981 help pay for grad school, MBA.

Occupation: marketing/ product manager

Collector Focus: Pre-1930 cards & memorabilia

Family: Married (21 yrs), no kids, 2-Fox Terriers

Net 54 Member: approx. 1 year, been reading posts since 2008.

Going to Nat.: Yes, probably my once in a lifetime shot at attending in my home town.

[parkerj33]

1. Name- Jim Parker

2. Age- 42 - 35 years in the hobby

3. Occupation- Director Of Engineering

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Topps issues 52-89, Topps Heritage

5. family- wife and 3 boys( 3,6,8)

6. How long on Net54?- 4 years

7- Going to the National this year? Yes (Fri-Sat)

[piedmont150]

1. Name- Doug Moore

2. Age-50 - 20+ years in the hobby

3. Occupation- IT Systems Administrator for large insurance company

4. Collector/dealer focus Anything to do with T206....cards, advertising, original packaging

5. family- Lovely wife and Son(21) and daughter (14)

6. How long on Net54?- 3+ years

7- Going to the National this year? Someday!

[laserbeemer]

Name: Dan Beemsterboer

Age: Turned 45 last week

Years in Hobby: 30

Occupation: Office Supervisor for Thompson Hine law firm

Collector Focus: B-18; M-116; 1921 Exhibits; Reds scorecards

Family: Married and have a 5 year old adopted daughter

How long Net 54: 4 years

Going to Nationals: Unfortunately no

Favorite Teams: Reds and Braves

[t206hound]

1. Name- Erick Summers

2. Age- 38
2b. Years in hobby- First packs were '78 Topps, collecting through '90, but most of those have been sold or given away. About six years in vintage.

3. Occupation- Software dude

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- T206, and trying to stay focused. Flipped T206s from 2004-2008 to obtain the four Cobbs for "free"

5. family- wife of 10 years; two boys (9, 7) and a little girl (2)

6. How long on Net54?- lurked for years, a member for four months

7- Going to the National this year? Probably not, even though it's close. If someone would buy my cards on B/S/T, I'd have money to spend there .

[mdschulze]

Name: Mike Schulze

Age: 33

Years in Hobby: Off & on for about 28 yrs

Occupation: Transportation Consultant, Ranch Manager, Wildlife Consultant & in the process of starting an estate sale company in Central TX.

Collector Focus: T206 & any Hicks Munsell card

Family: Married, 12 yr old son, 8 yr old daughter & 3 yr old daughter

How long Net 54: little over a year

Going to Nationals: No

Favorite Teams: Astros & TAMU Aggies

[mawitzi]

1. Name- Mike Witzig

2. Age- 33
2b. Years in hobby- 9

3. Occupation- Insurance claims
4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )-50's - 60's and Pre-WWII HOF's. Building a 34 goudey set

5. family- none

6. How long on Net54?- about 6 months

7- Going to the National this year? No

[Hal Kaplan]

1. Name: Hal Kaplan

2. Age: 34
Years in hobby: 29 (interest in pre-war: 22)

3. Occupation: Attorney

4. Collector/dealer focus: '50s and '80s

5. Family: None

6. How long on Net54: About 7 years

7- Going to the National this year: Yes (Fri-Sat)

[ValKehl]

1. Name - Val Kehl

2.a. Age - 66
2.b. Years in hobby - 25+

3. Occupation - Retired accountant

4. Collector focus - Type cards plus cards of Walter Johnson, Sam Rice & Eppa Rixey

5. Family - Wife (13 years), daughter (43), sons (41, 38 & 38), stepdaughter (29), and 5 grandchildren + another due in September

6. How long on Net54 - A couple of years

7. Going to the National on Thursday & Saturday

8. Favorite bb teams - Washington Nationals & UVA Cavaliers

[shaunsteig]

1. Name - Shaun Steigman

2.a. Age - 30
2.b. Years in hobby - collected as a kid from during mid-80's till mid-90's, and only recently getting back into it, now focusing on select vintage sets

3. Occupation - surgeon

4. Collector focus - T206, 1940 Play Ball, 1952 Bowman

5. Family - none yet

6. How long on Net54 - couple of weeks

7. Going to the National - nope

8. Favorite team - Yankees

[Mikehealer]

Name- Mike Healer

Age- 46

Years in hobby- started when I was 7 or 8(mostly football cards back then)

Collector/dealer focus-T206 HOFers with tougher backs

family- wife and two boys 8 and 3

How long on Net54- a couple of years(pointed this way by Trae Regan)

Going to the National this year? Yes (first time)
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[Golfcollector]

Name- Dave Johnson

Age- 39

Years in hobby- 30

Collector/dealer focus-Vintage Golf Cards

family- wife and one son, and dog Max!

How long on Net54- about a year or so

Going to the National this year? NO, wish I could but just finished up radiation treatments for my Hodgkins (doing well but really really tired)

[peterose4hof]

Hi Dave,

So glad to hear things are going "really really well"! Rest up and you can join us all for next year's National in the Windy City.

Here's hoping your health continues to improve!!!

[HawkeyeAlum03]

1. Name-Nate Linderman

2. Age- 30
2b. Years in hobby- 20

3. Occupation- Financial Advisor

4. Collector/dealer focus-anything except the current flavor of the month

5. Family- married

6. How long on Net54?- a few months

7. Going to the National this year? Nope, hoping to next year
8. Favorite sports teams- Iowa Hawkeyes, Cubs, Bulls, Blackhawks and Dallas Cowboys

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[smtjoy]

1. Name-Scott Mt. Joy Spring TX

2. Age- 42
2b. Years in hobby- 18 (big gap in the middle thou)

3. Occupation- Oil Trader

4. Collector/dealer focus-Focus is on scarce Clemente cards, working on a full Exhibit set run and misc cards I find cool like M101-4/5, zeenuts, E's etc

5. Family- single

6. How long on Net54?- 4 or so years

7. Going to the National this year? Nope, hope to go next year

8. Favorite sports teams- Steelers, Pens, Houston Rockets, Pirates

[mr2686]

1. Name - Mike Richardson

2.a. Age - 50
2.b. Years in hobby - Off and on since the late 60's

3. Occupation - Senior Computer Analyst for a Telecommunications company

4. Collector focus - HOF autographs, autographs of players from famous teams (1919 Blacksox, 1927 Yankees, 1934 Gas house gang, 61 Yankees, etc) Sporting news record books and just starting to get interested in T206 cards as autograph accent pieces.

5. Family - Wife and 3 dogs

6. How long on Net54 - Since late last year.

7. Going to the National - nope...please comeback to Anaheim!!!

8. Favorite team - Yankees and Padres

[abrahamrudy]

1. Name- Abraham Rudy
1b. Location- NY

2. Age- 22 years
2b. Years in hobby- 1 in vintage, 21 in modern :-)

3. Occupation- Prospective law student, current undergrad

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- Collector focusing on Yankee cards, Bowmans from the 50s and, my favorite, the t205 set.

5. family- parents and siblings

6. How long on Net54?- started posting late 09, I believe.

7- Going to the National this year? Hope so, but no promises.

8- Favorite team- Yanks

[Howe’s Hunter]

1. Name- Ed McCollum

2. Age- 47 years
2b. Years in hobby- 38 (last 22 in vintage)

3. Occupation- art director/creative for non-profit health care provider

4. Collector/dealer focus (it's ok to be a dealer on this board )- T206s with the rubber stamp of Howe McCormick on the back. Started just over three years ago, now have 160, know the whereabouts of another 16, and have lost track of 20.

5. Family- patient and forgiving wife of 22 years Loretta, 19 year old son George

6. How long on Net54?- on predecessor since around '98.

7- Going to the National this year? Nope, nor in the foreseeable future.