On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:32:02 -0400, "Colin William"
<colintwilliam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> gave us:
>Some discussion of baseball cards and when they jumped the shark over at
>BTF:
>http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/wax_heaven_the_day_baseball_cards_died/
>It got me to wondering, do any of you ever buy them these days, or did
you
>in the past? What are your favorites, and why did you stop?
>I bought packs s****adically in the early to mid 90s. Stopped because I
>couldn't justify the cost, and got sick of getting a gazillion duplicates
of
>the same Luis Gonzalez cards. I have them all in a box somewhere around
>here, but damned if I know where.
>My favorite card, as I think I've mentioned before, features Glavine in
his
>Braves uniform playing hockey. I also tend to like cards for guys late in
>long careers, so chock full of stats on the back. Nolan Ryan cards were
>especially good for that.
I have a few cards from 1969 and 1970, but didn't really start buying
them until 1972 (when I was 8). I collected them pretty religiously
throughout the 1970s, but stopped almost entirely when I was in high
school. There was a brief period in the late 1980s and 1990s when I
gave it a go again, but the only cards I buy now are the occasional
pack that I'll pick up for my son.
I have two Bob Gibson cards (one from 1973 and 1975) that he
autographed for me personally, so those would probably be my
favorites.
--
Lance
"In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest,
I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and
protest." -- Bob Gibson
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