The "official" N172 Old Judge thread

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Posted By: Ben

Well, I think we're about due for one of these. Over the past several years, N172's have exploded in popularity and for good reason; any set that old, that large, and that complex deserves highlighted interest and appreciation. Things dont seem to be slowing down either- with poor condition commons selling regularily for $100+ on ebay and anything rare going through the roof, the potential growth in popularity for this set is HUGE. I know for a fact that a large percentage of net 54 members are avid collectors of this set as well. So, with hopes of stimulating some interesting discussion, let me start things off with a few questions for you all.


1. How do you collect Old Judges? By player? team? HOFers only? by subset? (ie. Brown's Champs, script series, managers, etc). Or, do you collect simply according to what your budget permits? I tend to lean towards the latter- with emphasis on good photo quality. I also love the managers for some reason...I guess because some of the poses are just that cool.

2. What's the one Old Judge that you'd most like to have but has eluded you thus far? Ok, let's exclude the Anson in uniform card 'cause almost everyone would probably put this one at the top. For me, I'd love to own the Mutrie manager card with him leaning up against the fence, wearing a big hat and a long coat. I'd also love one of those "mini" photo variations but hey- they're probably too tough and expensive for me. Love the Williamson w/mascot and Williamson w/top hat poses as well.

3. Post a picture of your favorite or rarest OJ that you own. Here's mine:





Let the discussion begin!