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Vvvergeer
Posts: 2,058
Joined: Jan 2014
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 6:42 PM | |
Well, I know this won't impress at least 223 of you, but today I received my 40,000th different baseball "card." Ironically, it is a coin. 1971 Topps Rod Carew. I remember being a 10 or 11 year old and having my father - who could out-anal-retentive the best (or worst) of you -- ask how many different cards I had. The answer was about 1000. He was an avid collector of trains, coins, and stamps. He would love my collection of today, especially with the addition of the tobacco cards.
Anyway, I never thought I'd get to 40,000 cards, but now I fully expect to get to 50,000, despite my limited modern collecting universe. This site has contributed vastly to my collection -- introducing me to cards I didn't know about, keeping up my enthusiam, having members just send me cards I needed -- so it is a part of my celebration.
Thank you to all. And yay me!
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sandyrusty
Posts: 4,696
Joined: Dec 2014
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 6:48 PM | |
Congrats V3. I know your collection is more on the pre-1980 side of the house. Impressive total.
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obxyankeefan
Posts: 759
Joined: Aug 2017
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 6:57 PM | |
Congrats
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Vvvergeer
Posts: 2,058
Joined: Jan 2014
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 7:22 PM | |
Well, the bulk is still post 1980, just because of the math and the expense, but I do love my vintage stuff, of which there's a decent amount.
Cheers.
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avsbruins65
Posts: 2,149
Joined: Sep 2008
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 7:26 PM | |
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Trying to acquire one card for every for every set, insert, parralle, minor, euro, team issue, oddball etc sets produced for Hockey. Been an interesting project. |
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vrooomed
Posts: 14,997
Joined: Dec 2012
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 7:34 PM | |
Congrats on your milestone. That's awesome! I wish I knew what card #40,000 was!
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-- Dan -- Note: Please see my profile for more info regarding trading (section updated 3/4/2024). I have added a large portion of my inventory to the site, and currently have trading turned on (details are in my profile). |
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switzr1
Posts: 6,332
Joined: Dec 2013
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 7:41 PM | |
That's great V3. You have one of my favorite collections on here, in that you show some really cool stuff that has great stories behind it.
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I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff. Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster. |
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mzentko
Posts: 2,481
Joined: Jun 2012
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 8:03 PM | |
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spazmatastic
Posts: 5,905
Joined: Dec 2014
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 8:07 PM | |
Congrats on the milestone! Like Dan, I have no idea what my 40,000th card was or even how many cards I have now. I'm guessing about double that number.
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NO PWE's EVER!!! PLZ PM me 1st before sending any offer. ONLY selling cards as of March 2024. No trades or purchases right now. _______________________________________________________________________ Largest total PC card collections by Team, then Athlete (as of 3/22/24): STL Cardinals (MLB) - 8810; Carolina Panthers - 2888; GB Packers - 1790+ cards Mark Martin (NASCAR) - 2038 cards; Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR) - 1875 cards; Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) - 1594; Ricky Rudd (NASCAR) - 839; Ozzie Smith (MLB) - 707 |
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Lea DeFoote
Posts: 1,537
Joined: Jul 2012
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| Monday, January 7, 2019 8:42 PM | |
Nice milestone, congrats! If I get everything on my want list, my collection might approach half that size.
And I wouldn't snub any addition, even if it's not strictly a 'card'. Of my highest priority wants (ones for my Musgrave collection), more than half of them are Pinnacle Mint coins. As a matter of fact, only three of them are even cardboard, and two of those are 1/1's.
-Tom
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Ted Musgrave card collection 98.9% Complete: Cards Known: 1013, Cards Owned: 1002 I prefer the company of people who disagree with me for the right reasons over the company of those who agree with me for the wrong reasons. |
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