Posted on Jun 12, 2015
What drew you to collect sports or other trading cards? Do you still collect and if so has the reason changed?
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When I was young we played wiffle ball in the streets. I think that helped draw me to baseball cards as a kid. Neighborhood pressure caused me to risk my favorite cards in flipping games. Over my childhood and teenage years I bought a few football cad packs but never seemed to catch the fire for football cards.
After I had sons, my interest for baseball cards came back and I purchased Topps, Bowman, Ultra in the 1990's and started collecting 1960 Topps Baseball which were horizontal. My sons showed some interest in Baseball, Football and Basketball but two were very interested in Pokemon so I bought some for them and built "book" of complete sets of the basic sets which my now adult sons are glad I kept for the memories. Another son became interested in fantasy cards in his late teens.
FYI MCPO Hilary Kunz CPL Douglas Chrysler MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. CWO3 Dave Alcantara Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SFC William Farrell GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SPC Michael Terrell SPC Woody Bullard CPL Ronald Keyes Jr SSG Donald H "Don" Bates CMDCM John F. "Doc" Bradshaw PO3 Edward Riddle SPC Bob Ridley PO1 Jeff Chandler MSG Roy Cheever
After I had sons, my interest for baseball cards came back and I purchased Topps, Bowman, Ultra in the 1990's and started collecting 1960 Topps Baseball which were horizontal. My sons showed some interest in Baseball, Football and Basketball but two were very interested in Pokemon so I bought some for them and built "book" of complete sets of the basic sets which my now adult sons are glad I kept for the memories. Another son became interested in fantasy cards in his late teens.
FYI MCPO Hilary Kunz CPL Douglas Chrysler MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. CWO3 Dave Alcantara Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SFC William Farrell GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SPC Michael Terrell SPC Woody Bullard CPL Ronald Keyes Jr SSG Donald H "Don" Bates CMDCM John F. "Doc" Bradshaw PO3 Edward Riddle SPC Bob Ridley PO1 Jeff Chandler MSG Roy Cheever
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In the late 1950s I started collecting Topps baseball cards with just a few in '56
and then really getting into the card collection in '57, '58 and '59. I kept collecting
cards into 1960, '61, '62, '63 and started backing off collecting in '64. I could get
one Topps card in a pack with a piece of bubble gum for one cent. There was also
a pack with five cards and gum for five cents. If I saved up my money for cutting
the yard grass I could buy the whole box of Topps baseball cards. I could not wait
to open up that new pack of cards to see what players I bought. Any doubles of a
player I could trade to a card collector school friend for one of his players which I
did not have. I started collecting Topps cards again in the 1970s. Thankfully my
father saved my card collection over the years when I was gone so they did not
get thrown away like some other kid's collections.
and then really getting into the card collection in '57, '58 and '59. I kept collecting
cards into 1960, '61, '62, '63 and started backing off collecting in '64. I could get
one Topps card in a pack with a piece of bubble gum for one cent. There was also
a pack with five cards and gum for five cents. If I saved up my money for cutting
the yard grass I could buy the whole box of Topps baseball cards. I could not wait
to open up that new pack of cards to see what players I bought. Any doubles of a
player I could trade to a card collector school friend for one of his players which I
did not have. I started collecting Topps cards again in the 1970s. Thankfully my
father saved my card collection over the years when I was gone so they did not
get thrown away like some other kid's collections.
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you my friend and brother SPC Woody Bullard for letting us know that in th late 1950's you started collecting Topps baseball cards in 1956 [just a few] and then you started seriously collecting Topps baseball cards 1957 through 1963 and then backed off collecting in 1964. Then in 1970 you began collecting Topps cards in the 1970's I am glad you dad saved your card collection.
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I've always admired athletes. Quite a few of my sports cards ended up on my bicycle spokes and the results were obvious. "Dodo Mark"... :)
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you SGT Mark Anderson for responding and reminding us that sports cards from the 1960's are rare to find in good shape.
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I stopped collecting sports cards at the beginning of the 90's when a profusion of Companys got into the game and started making untold billions of cards along with putting "special" cards (signed, pieces of game used gear, super rookie cards, etc.) into the packs and the prices went through the roof for the special cards. Packed up 25 years of cards and gave them to my son.
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you my friend PO1 John Johnson for responing. I concur with your assessment.
I collect 1960 Topps baseball cards - horizontal cards. I plan on collecting other sets from the mid-1960's as well since those were not overproduced.
I collect 1960 Topps baseball cards - horizontal cards. I plan on collecting other sets from the mid-1960's as well since those were not overproduced.
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PO1 John Johnson
LTC Stephen F. - And then there's the old saw "I wish I still had the Topps Cards from when I was a kid"; cards like Mike Schmidt's rookie card, etc. They're all long gone, though.
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LTC Stephen F.
FYI PO1 John Johnson check out or friend SPC Woody Bullard's response. His dad saved his baseball cards from mid-to-late 1950s, early 1960s, and 1970s.
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LTC Stephen F.
What do you mean, they have fallen PVT Mark Zehner? Does than mean the value/price has fallen or the articles have fallen such as airborne patches?
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SSgt David M.
I have the patches of all the units that I have been assigned since 1973. 7th Corps, 3rd of the 75th Artillery (USAR) 5th Signal, and 7th Infantry and the 406 CLSS (USAFR). I also picked up a few Unit patches from here and there. My Mom started a Patch Army blanket years ago but I do not know if she ever finished it. My late Dad was in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry 1965-1966. Dad retired in 1969 as a CWO-3. 22.5 years of service, Korean War and Vietnam Service in Cu-Chi just South of Danang. Salute to ALL My Fellow Veterans!!! ;-)
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Never got into collecting the sports cards. We did collect cards for the rock band Kiss as well as Star Wars cards. They seemed to be the dominant force where I grew up.
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you my friend Sgt John Steinmeier for letting us know you never collected sports cards and you did collect cards for teh rock band KISS as well as Star War Cards
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I collected BaseBall cards for a few years with my two youngest Sons. Then we just sort of quit. I carried those cards around for two moves then found a dealer to sell them to. The market had sort of died along the way so I did not expect a lot of anything for them. I was already knee deep in my Stamp and Coin Collections as well as metal detecting. Just too many hobbies for my own good! ;-)
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you my friend SSgt David M. for letting us know that yu collected baseball cards for a few yers with yout two youngest sons and that carried those cards for two moves and then found a dealer to sell them to.
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