When ideas are conceived, sometimes the popularity of the concept far outweighs what was predicted. A recent example in the baseball card collecting world was the first Net 54 (a popular message board for primarily pre-war collectors) "set" break. The idea was to purchase a complete vintage set, sell ‘slots’ in the break, draw randomly and have some fun. The group there opted … [Read more...]
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Rich Klein: Support for Base Cards, a Thief, Show Update, APB
Some quick hits for this edition of Ramblings… On the Sports Collectors Daily Facebook page, there has been a lot of great feedback from my recent Base Card Conundrum post. It turns out that base cards have a lot of fans. As I have suspected, there are many collectors who build sets, send them out for autographs or give them away to youngsters. We even heard from teachers … [Read more...]
Rich Klein’s Ramblings: Money Keeps Players Out of Reach
Earlier this week, I noticed that former Yankee pitcher Johnny Kucks had passed away at age 81. In addition to seeing a post that Kucks, such as many players of his era had shaved a year or two off his age, I was also reminded that Kucks was the last pitcher to face Jackie Robinson in a major league game. Kucks faced Robinson in game 7 of the 1956 World Series, which he … [Read more...]
Klein: Thirty Topps Archives Baseball Cards a Reader and I Would Like to See
Not long ago, I heard from some readers who had some ideas for Topps Archives. One idea was to create ‘final cards’ for players who had retired the year before. Not everyone can be Mickey Mantle, where his complete career stats are reflected on the back of a 1969 Topps card even though Mantle retired before the season actually began. We recently heard from Tim Lindgren of … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Ch-ch-ch-Changes
by Rich Klein As this is being written, there are only a couple of weeks until the 2012 election. Four years ago, America swept in a new president with the slogan "Change You Can Believe In". Now, four years ago seems like a short time but both our nation and hobby have changed significantly over that time. In terms of the hobby, here are some changes, both good and bad, … [Read more...]
