Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[bbsports]

Name: Bill Brodhead

Age: 55

Day Job: High School / Substitute Teacher

Location: Garfield, N.J. Home of Miles Austion & Louie Castillo

Dealer Interests: Early tobacco & caramel cards

Family: Single & happy

Years in the hobby: Over 40 years

Other interests: Silver & U.S. Gold coins

Shows: Did the Garfield card show for 20 years & now setting up in Toms River, N.J.. I have been an e-bay power seller since 1998.

The picture below is the great football wide receiver Freddy B. & me.

[bundy462]

Stumbled upon this thread today, thought it was cool, so wanted to start it back up for new members since it's been idle.

Name: Jeff Barlow

Age: 31

Day Job: Sales Engineer for integration/mapping/business intelligence software company in PA

Location: Austin, TX (previously Shenandoah, PA...for 30 years)

Collecting Interest: T-206, PSA graded, mostly HOFers

Family: Wife Jill, daughter Lauren (3 years old)

How long in the Hobby: Collected for about 15 years (all shiny new stuff and Kenner SLUs, took a break, recently re-entered with a pre-war only interest)

Other Interests: Fantasy baseball and football, craft beers, NY Giants, Yankees, Knicks, Duke Blue Devils, whipping myself into better shape

Attend Shows: Not to this point

[kaddyshack]

Name - Roy Zalameda

Age - 50

Day - Spaceflight Instrument I&T Engineer ( Work for NASA, Langley Research Center )

Location - Hampton, Virginia

Collecting Interest - Brooklyn Dodger stuff, 72'Topps High numbers, vintage autographs

Family - Single

How Long in the Hobby - Since 84' Fleer update Dwight Gooden was valued at $100

Other Interest - Studying the various types of tree bark in VA ( avid golfer )

Shows attended - Last year at Chantilly VA ( Marco Rol ). I attended or set-up at 4
consecutive nationals starting in 1992 ( Anahiem, Atlanta, Arlington, and Chicago ).
I am not sure of the order, but I was there.

[Gradedcardman]

Name: Adam Goldenberg

Age: 44

Day Job: Food Service Equipment Broker in NC/SC

Location: Raleigh, NC

Collecting Interest: T-206 and Bert Blyleven (#1 PSA Set)

Family: Daughter 18 and Son 8

How long in the Hobby: 38 Years with breaks for trials of marriage !!

Other Interests: Bowling and Golf. Watching all sports especially the NHL

Attend Shows: Around Raleigh and some others including the National, Chantilly, Philly and others.

[frankbmd]

1. Name- Frank Burkett

2. Age- Will you still need me When I'm 64, looking more like my avatar Jess every day.

3. Day job- formerly a general surgeon

4. Location- Minocqua, Wisconsin

5. Collecting interest- currently vintage finishing my monster and as well as vintage type collector. Unloading my closet of newer stuff.

6. Family- wife, five children, two grandchildren

7. How long in hobby- reentered in 1990.

8. Other interests- bowling, golf and reading

9. Do you attend shows? I live in the woods.
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[g_vezina_c55]

1. Name- Nelson

2. Age- 30 years old

3. Day job- salesman in a ford dealer in quebec canada

4. Location- Quebec Canada

5. Collecting interest- T206, i love the look of these card and the history arround this set, you can work all your life arround this set and you will probably have not enough time with your life to collect all of them... many error, variation, back etc... i love it.

6. Family- wife & 4 month son

7. How long in hobby- since 1990 in hockey but new in baseball t206

8. Other interests- American Muscle car Mopar ( i own a 69 RT charger )

9. Do you attend shows? No

[Vintageismygame]

1. Name- Matt Tuxhorn

2. Age- 28

3. Day job- CFO for a Crop Consulting Firm, Co-Owner of 10 Mobile Home Parks in 3 states.

4. Location- Dodge City, Kansas

5. Collecting interest- T200, T201, T202, T3, & B18 Blankets

6. Family- wife, 3 month old daughter, boxer

7. How long in hobby- Off and on since 1990

8. Other interests- Researching the history of Dodge City, golfing, fishing, riding horses, going to Rockies games with my wife and daughter.

9. Do you attend shows? As much as I can.

[jefferyepayne]

Name: Jeff Payne

Age: 40's

Day Job: Software

Location: Leesburg, VA (30 miles outside DC)

Current Set Collecting Interests (Raw or Graded)
Football: 1894 Mayo, 1926 Shotwell, '30 Wheaties
Baseball: t206, 1951 Bowman, 1953 Topps, 1955 Topps, 1960 Topps

Family: Two sons, 14 and 12 who both play baseball

How long in the Hobby: back in the hobby for 5 years after 25 year break

Other Interests: Little League Coach

Attend Shows: My boys and I hit pretty much all of the local shows in this area including: Chantilly, Shoffs in Tysons Corner VA, Maughansville Ruritans, Rick's Card Shows in Winchester VA, CAC Collect shows in PA and MD, Fairfax VA show at Best Western, etc. Planning to head to Baltimore for the National Show for the first time!

[drc]

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[Moonlight Graham]

Name: Joe Kemmett

Age:45

Job: Police Detective

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Current Interests: Any Black Sox Cards, Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle cards. Am currently building a T201 set of PSA 4's or better, and of course, anything related to Moonlight Graham!!

Family: Awesome wife and beautiful 1 year old baby boy Finn!!

Other Interests: Music

Attend Shows: The National when it's in Cleveland and of course the Strongsville show.

[deadballpaul]

1. Name- Paul Griggs

2. Age- 50

3. Day job- Maint Tech for the worlds largest & best semiconductor/technology manufacturer.

4. Location- Arizona

5. Collecting interest- Postcards, caramels, N28, W502, W554, vintage Disney cards & pins, & baseball pins.

6. Family- wife, sons 15 & 16, & daughter 12 yrs old.

7. How long in hobby- Pre war since 1998. More modern stuff since 1970.

8. Other interests-Playing the guitar & bass. (I like to pretend I'm Geddy & Alex) Also, going to the shooting range.

9. Do you attend shows? Not since 1990, but would like to again.

[SushiX37]

1. Name- Rich Smith

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- small business owner, health care staffing

4. Location- Omaha

5. Collecting interest- T206 mainly, some other pre WWII stuff as well.

6. Family- wife, two daughters and one son

7. How long in hobby- 5 years and counting

8. Other interests- avid Apple guy. iPhone, iPad, etc...

9. Do you attend shows? no, but plan on it.

[zljones]

1. Name- Zach Jones

2. Age- 31

3. Day job- Collections

4. Location- Romeoville, IL

5. Collecting interest- HOF post war rookies, HOF 19th century color issues N28, N29, N162, T205 HOF, 1933, 34 Goudey HOF, 1934-36 Diamond Stars, 1938 Goudey HOF cartoons, 1941 Play Ball HOF.

6. Family- Fiancee, no kids, no pets

7. How long in hobby- 1991-1992, 1995-1996, December 2010-present

8. Other interests- Video Games, historical research.

9. Do you attend shows? no, they are too far away in other states. No much good in Chicagoland.

[Peter W Thomas]

1. Name- Peter Thomas

2. Age- 70 a week ago

3. Day job - Architect still at it 6 days a week - maybe 5.5

4. Location- Miami for 32 years by way of Natick and Boston

5. Collecting interest- T204, E92 all 4 flavors, E103 & 1911,1912, 1933 sepia zeenuts & 1949 Leaf.

6. Family- wife and 36 yr old son- who won grammy & latin grammy this year. 2 cats, 2 birds.

7. How long in hobby- since 1949

8. Other interests - Pain of Red Sox

9. Do you attend shows? National occasionally - maybe this year.

[E93]

Peter,
Nice to see you back around.
JimB

[MooseDog]

1. Name- Jerry Stone

2. Age- 53

3. Day job- not since December 2011.

4. Location- Silicon Valley

5. Collecting interest- autographs, game used equipment, vintage ephemera, 1970s, Oakland A's, California Seals, San Jose Sharks. For fun I collect signed photos of players with Big Hair (think Artis Gilmore, Oscar Gamble, Ross Grimsley...)

6. Family- pair of Whippets (dogs)

7. How long in hobby- nearing 40 years but mostly inactive last couple of decades

8. Other interests- (very) recreational ice hockey player

9. Do you attend shows? Not many to speak of in this area.

[Writehooks]

Welcome aboard, MooseDog. Before recently relocating back to Alberta, I played rec hockey in Trail and Nelson, B.C., on a team with former Oakland Seal Mike Laughton.

[Iwantmorecards77]

1. Name- Todd Mancuso

2. Age- 33

3. Day job- Hockey Program Director/Coach

4. Location- NY

5. Collecting interest- Pre-War baseball, vintage and modern rookies, modern hockey (to a lesser extent.)

6. Family- Not at this time.

7. How long in hobby- Vintage (about 3-4 years.) Modern - 20 years or so.

8. Other interests- Hockey, anthropology, and Halloween.

9. Do you attend shows? Not really.

10. Favorite sports teams - New York Mets and New York Islanders.

[DoubleJ]

1. Name- Josh Jones

2. Age- 32

3. Day job- tax lawyer

4. Location- Toronto, Ontario

5. Collecting interest- T206 HOF, HOF RC (post-war)

6. Family- Engaged, fish

7. How long in hobby- As a kid, last 7-8 years

8. Other interests- Anything sports

9. Do you attend shows? Bi-annual sports card show in Toronto (mostly hockey unfortunately)

[mrmopar]

Found this doing a search and thought it might be cool to bring it back from the dead, although I see it will probably die again after a few new entries, as it has done a few times before.

1. Name- Curt

2. Age- 46

3. Day job- Operations Manager for a large elevator company

4. Location- Pacific NW

5. Collecting interest- Dodgers, signed cards, Steve Garvey, oddball stuff that catches my eye.

6. Family- wife of 16 years and 2 boys (11 & 13)

7. How long in hobby- Collecting nearly continuously since 1978, minus about a 5 year gap (88-92) while I was active duty USN, where submarine life is not conducive to hobbies.

8. Other interests- Muscle Cars (last owned was 70 Cuda), music (I don't collect, but loved to buy old records and CDs), trips/sightseeing/exploring with my family.

9. Do you attend shows? Not so much these days. Maybe a small one every so often, but never been to one larger than a small town monthly back in the heyday or the semiannual WSSCA show periodically. May try a National some day.

[jimivintage]

Good call! I see I've done this a few years ago but a lot has changed in my life since then, so here's another crack at it:


1. Name- Jimi Thayer

2. Age- 37

3. Day job- Co-Owner of Remember When Sports Cards, LLC. I also do a lot of odds and ends stuff in landscaping, etc. Always looking to work in the sports cards business even more than I already am!

4. Location- Howard, OH

5. Collecting interest- Generally switch around from tough back T206 HOFers, HOF RCs, Topps sets, and E sets.

6. Family- wife of 14+ years and two beautiful daughters!

7. How long in hobby- collecting for about 28 years or so

8. Other interests- playing drums, running, biking, and traveling

9. Do you attend shows? Not very often but will likely do that more soon.

[pawpawdiv9]

Most can see my location and name in every post and what i typically collect.
Mostly post-war, started all Mantle stuff, then switched to 40-60's Hof'er rookie cards.
Got some love for pre-war Hofer too, like Cobb, Ruth.
Figure i add some humor with the business card:

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[Jeffrompa]

1. Name- Jeff Lowe

2. Age- 56

3. Day job- Former Police Officer & EMT

4. Location- Dover , DE

5. Collecting interest- changes from day to day

6. Family- wife and 3 kids

7. How long in hobby - about 10 years

8. Other interests- fishing , shooting , traveling , couch potato-ing

9. Do you attend shows? Never have yet

[Stetson_1883]

1. Name- Royce Robert Horak

2. 37

3. Day job- English Instructor

4. Location- Zurich, Switzerland, some time in Boca Raton, FL

5. Collecting interest- t206s and pre 60's rookies
6. Family- wife

7. How long in hobby- since 1989

8. Other interests- none

9. Do you attend shows? Mainly the National but will start doing more soon.[/QUOTE]

[midmo]

[the 'stache]

I'll play

Name: Bill Gregory
Age: 44
Day job: stockbroker prior to back injury
Location: Flower Mound, TX (just north of Dallas)
Collecting interests: T206, T202, '33 and '34 Goudey, '53 Bowman, '75 Topps. I'd like to get into the '14 and '15 Cracker Jack sets. Working (slowly) on player collections of Robin Yount and Roberto Clemente.
Family: just my folks and a dog
How long in hobby: started collecting again about four years ago.
Other interests: film enthusiast (old Hollywood, foreign films, indie, art house especially), music (progressive rock & metal, jazz, 80s pop), baseball and football, especially my home teams in Wisconsin, physics, reading.
Do you attend shows: I'd like to

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Hi Ya'all! (typed in a southern drawl of which I wish I had)

Name: A.J. Johnson
Age: 43
Day job: SVP Client Partnerships at HYFN (digital ad agency) and owner of www.liquorstore-online.com and www.oldguysrule.com
Location: Native Los Angeleno
Collecting interests: 1914 Cracker Jack, HOF T206 & 33 Goudey, Ted Williams, Nolan Ryan, Rod Carew. Early 1900's game used bats and equipment.
Family: wife and 3 boys (15, 13 & 6)
How long in hobby: Started as a kid in the 80's. Started pre-war in my 30's. Sold everything to buy a business. Re-started again in my early 40's.
Other interests: Family Fun times (traveling, involved with kids' interests). Movies (watching with family & friends or even solo), live music and festivals (alternative rock // SXSW, Life is Beautiful), baseball (die hard Red Sox fan) and football (whichever team my fantasy guys play for), Fantasy Sports (Fanduel is fun but sick of the commercials), restaurants with my wife.
Do you attend shows: Been to the last two Nationals. Hoping to get to Atlantic City!

[Bestdj777]

Not sure if I did this a while ago, but a lot has changed over the past couple of years:

Name: Chris
Age: 31
Day job: Attorney. I specialize in defending pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in products liability actions.
Location: New York City
Collecting interests: I almost exclusively collect Mickey Mantle cards (1951-1969), but I do have an eccentric mix of pre-war cards, modern game used memorabilia from some of the New York sports teams, and watches (my only non-sports collecting area at this point).
Family: wife and a fluffy white dog
How long in hobby: Collected as a kid but have been back in the hobby for about 8-10 years.
Other interests: I like to travel, watch terrible reality TV shows, and spend time with my family.
Do you attend shows: I've been to one Hofstra show and would love to go to a National at some point.

[Joshwesley]

I'll play

Name: Josh
Age: just turned 35
Day job: director of property management for a local commercial real estate firm.
Location: Mobile, Alabama (Gulf coast)
Collecting interests: t-206 HOF'ers and rare backs.... Really any of the dead ball era sets, candy/caramel cards.
Family: wife and 6 month old daughter!
How long in hobby: collected in the late 80's-mid 90's like everyone during the boom...... Found this site randomly while waiting on my daughter to be born 6 months ago.... Built a nice little collection in a short amount of time.
Other interests: spending time with family, college football ( Go Gators!) and tennis... I played in college and still teach private lessons... Finances my card obsession.
Do you attend shows: Never but I would sure like to

[billyb]

1. NAME.............Bill Boyd

2: AGE...............67

3. DAY JOB..........work hard everyday at being retired........(law enforcement 40 years)

4. LOCATION.......Gladwin, Michigan

5...COLLECTING INTERESTS.....Am currently selling off my 1970s and newer cards, will be going to pre war and more photos.

6...FAMILY........Two sons and 4 grandchildren

7...HOW LONG IN HOBBY......Since 1984

8...OTHER INTERESTS......volunteer as a genealogist, fishing, golf, recently buying and selling antiques, thus am able to locate some historical items and donate them to historical societies, or where ever they belong.

9...DO YOU ATTEND SHOWS......have not in the last 10 years, as not many in Northern, Michigan. But do want to attend a National, mainly to meet and greet the members of 54.

[Louieman]

1. Name- Louie Michaud

2. Age- 29

3. Day job- Tutor. I go house-to-house. My primary focus is creative writing, along with math, the sciences, history. Middle schoolers up through college.

4. Location- Oakland, California

5. Collecting interest- early 20th century (t206, t212), obscure foreign cards, rookie cards of modern day players. Whatever, really. I operate primarily from whatever I deem "aesthetically pleasing", and go from there. Far more a "type collector" than "set collector".

6. Family- girfriend

7. How long in hobby- since I was 8, on and off, but completely on since I was 24

8. Other interests- playing pickup baseball, disc golf, golf, going to concerts, food, exploring Oakland and San Francisco, reading (favorite book at the moment: The Idiot), movies

9. Do you attend shows? Only the bi-annual San Francisco Bay Area show that's in San Leandro. But I do hope to someday attend a National.

Name - Ty

Age - 42

Job - Nurses Assistant

Location - Ellensburg, Washington

Collecting Interests - Central Washington Sports Memorabilia (pre-1970); from Hunky Shaw to Billy North, Football Cards 1958-1976

Family - 10 year old daughter

How long in the Hobby - Off/on since 1980

Other Interests - Local History, Hiking, Fishing, and BBQ

Do you attend any shows - Just the twice annual WSCCA show