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Post by kaybli on Dec 29, 2023 22:23:48 GMT -5
So happy to have you around grandforks! How have you been? How have you spent the last few years since the Pinstripe Plus board shut down? People can blame Kaybli for me being here, since he found me and invited me to check this place out. I was surprised and delighted to find a lot of posters from the old place. A lot of really good posters that I missed. I actually have not been on a forum since the old board shut down. I know you found me on pinstripe alley, but I only signed up there to make comments on their Top 100 Yankees project. I visit the site because they list box scores for the Yankees minor league affiliates, and since I’m a prospect junkie, it is handy to get daily updates. But I couldn’t resist throwing my comments into the ring when they started the 100 Yankees project. Their rankings have been really wacky. Or maybe my idea of what the rankings should be are wacky, and they have been spot on. Who knows?  Other than following the Yankees and collecting vintage baseball cards, I’ve been trying to spend as much time as possible with my daughters as they finish school. It’s weird adjusting back to just having my wife in the house again, but I’m sure it has been even weirder for her. I sure as s*** wouldn’t want to be alone with me this much. At least she has the dogs. lol!
The blame lies originally with pipps who found you when he was browsing Pinstripes Alley. He then told me and I immediately rushed there to goad our old friend to join us again. 
I'm sorry we lost you when PP shutdown. It happened so fast, there was hardly anytime to PM everybody (and PMs didn't even work on that board at the end  ) and we lost a lot of good posters from there that way.
Happy you are spending time with your daughters as they are finishing school! I didn't know you collect vintage baseball cards. What are some of the most interesting cards in your collection?
But having you back here has made my day. I'm glad you haven't lost your trademark wit. Hope you will continue to post with us. Cheers my friend!
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Post by inger on Dec 29, 2023 22:48:51 GMT -5
Grandforks!! This is our lucky day. Hey my friend, anytime you want to get a good Buck Ewing or Lip Pike conversation going, let her rip. So great to see you here. Pipps!!! I’m always up for a good Buck Ewing conversation, especially with you. I especially enjoyed Buck Ewing when he teamed with Roy Clark on “Hee-Haw.” … 🤓 |
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Post by grandforks on Dec 29, 2023 23:25:25 GMT -5
Kaybli: “I didn’t know you collect vintage baseball cards. What are some of the most interesting cards in your collection?”
My favorites would be the cards I purchased when I was a kid. It was right before the card market exploded, so I got them for a song compared to what is going on with cards today.
My absolute favorite would be a Babe Ruth card that I picked up for $75. Very nice condition, especially for a card from 1926. I picked up a beat-to-s*** 1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb card in the same transaction for $40. That put a major dent in the allowance/birthday money I’d saved up, but I’m sure glad I pulled the trigger on that one. There are plenty of other opportunities that I passed on back then that I shake my head at today.
My first 1909 T206 card (Matty McIntyre) set me back a whopping $3.95. Next came a beat up Hal Chase for $4 and a decent Christy Mathewson for $10. And then the market started to move almost over night. I purchased those last two from a very nice older gentleman that lived in Maryland, and for our next transaction I sent him $25 and a list of three cards that I wanted, but all he sent back was one (a nice Tris Speaker) and an explanation that cards recently went up, so this was all he could send. He said the Speaker alone was going for $30 now, but he felt bad, so he sent it anyway and offered a refund if I wanted it. I was in grade school and that seemed like a LOT of money for one card, but it was Tris Freaking Speaker, I already had it and there was no way I was going to send it back.
When I purchased the Mathewson from him he had a Walter Johnson for $26, that he said looked like it just came out of a pack back in 1909. I thought about it, but I was a dipstick in grade school, and decided to spread my money around. That is definitely a situation I’d like to travel back to in Doc and Marty’s Delorean time machine, if only to kick Little Me right in the a$$.
That’s probably more than what you were looking for, but don’t get me started on cards. People close to me will quickly try to change the subject if baseball cards come up in a conversation.
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Post by grandforks on Dec 29, 2023 23:27:15 GMT -5
Pipps!!! I’m always up for a good Buck Ewing conversation, especially with you. I especially enjoyed Buck Ewing when he teamed with Roy Clark on “Hee-Haw.” … 🤓 Inger!!! So glad you’re here. I look forward to spending time with you in many future threads. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 29, 2023 23:27:44 GMT -5
Kaybli: “I didn’t know you collect vintage baseball cards. What are some of the most interesting cards in your collection?” My favorites would be the cards I purchased when I was a kid. It was right before the card market exploded, so I got them for a song compared to what is going on with cards today. My absolute favorite would be a Babe Ruth card that I picked up for $75. Very nice condition, especially for a card from 1926. I picked up a beat-to-s*** 1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb card in the same transaction for $40. That put a major dent in the allowance/birthday money I’d saved up, but I’m sure glad I pulled the trigger on that one. There are plenty of other opportunities that I passed on back then that I shake my head at today. My first 1909 T206 card (Matty McIntyre) set me back a whopping $3.95. Next came a beat up Hal Chase for $4 and a decent Christy Mathewson for $10. And then the market started to move almost over night. I purchased those last two from a very nice older gentleman that lived in Maryland, and for our next transaction I sent him $25 and a list of three cards that I wanted, but all he sent back was one (a nice Tris Speaker) and an explanation that cards recently went up, so this was all he could send. He said the Speaker alone was going for $30 now, but he felt bad, so he sent it anyway and offered a refund if I wanted it. I was in grade school and that seemed like a LOT of money for one card, but it was Tris Freaking Speaker, I already had it and there was no way I was going to send it back. When I purchased the Mathewson from him he had a Walter Johnson for $26, that he said looked like it just came out of a pack back in 1909. I thought about it, but I was a dipstick in grade school, and decided to spread my money around. That is definitely a situation I’d like to travel back to in Doc and Marty’s Delorean time machine, if only to kick Little Me right in the a$$. That’s probably more than what you were looking for, but don’t get me started on cards. People close to me will quickly try to change the subject if baseball cards come up in a conversation. Thats awesome grandforks! How much are those cards worth today? |
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Post by inger on Dec 29, 2023 23:39:56 GMT -5
I especially enjoyed Buck Ewing when he teamed with Roy Clark on “Hee-Haw.” … 🤓 Inger!!! So glad you’re here. I look forward to spending time with you in many future threads. You couldn’t keep me away with a metal stick… great to have you here. I always thought you were a bit older, but you have kids just now getting out of college? Younger wife? I knew it, you old dog… arf… arf…bet she’s a looker… |
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Post by grandforks on Dec 29, 2023 23:45:40 GMT -5
Kaybli: “I didn’t know you collect vintage baseball cards. What are some of the most interesting cards in your collection?” My favorites would be the cards I purchased when I was a kid. It was right before the card market exploded, so I got them for a song compared to what is going on with cards today. My absolute favorite would be a Babe Ruth card that I picked up for $75. Very nice condition, especially for a card from 1926. I picked up a beat-to-s*** 1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb card in the same transaction for $40. That put a major dent in the allowance/birthday money I’d saved up, but I’m sure glad I pulled the trigger on that one. There are plenty of other opportunities that I passed on back then that I shake my head at today. My first 1909 T206 card (Matty McIntyre) set me back a whopping $3.95. Next came a beat up Hal Chase for $4 and a decent Christy Mathewson for $10. And then the market started to move almost over night. I purchased those last two from a very nice older gentleman that lived in Maryland, and for our next transaction I sent him $25 and a list of three cards that I wanted, but all he sent back was one (a nice Tris Speaker) and an explanation that cards recently went up, so this was all he could send. He said the Speaker alone was going for $30 now, but he felt bad, so he sent it anyway and offered a refund if I wanted it. I was in grade school and that seemed like a LOT of money for one card, but it was Tris Freaking Speaker, I already had it and there was no way I was going to send it back. When I purchased the Mathewson from him he had a Walter Johnson for $26, that he said looked like it just came out of a pack back in 1909. I thought about it, but I was a dipstick in grade school, and decided to spread my money around. That is definitely a situation I’d like to travel back to in Doc and Marty’s Delorean time machine, if only to kick Little Me right in the a$$. That’s probably more than what you were looking for, but don’t get me started on cards. People close to me will quickly try to change the subject if baseball cards come up in a conversation. Thats awesome grandforks! How much are those cards worth today? The Walter Johnson that I passed on for $26 can be had for a few thousand dollars in decent condition today. But if it was as nice as he said it was, and he was generally spot on with the other cards that I purchase from him, it would probably grade out at NM-MT. One of those recently sold for $76,000. See why I’d like to kick my younger self in the a$$? |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 29, 2023 23:47:57 GMT -5
Thats awesome grandforks! How much are those cards worth today? The Walter Johnson that I passed on for $26 can be had for a few thousand dollars in decent condition today. But if it was as nice as he said it was, and he was generally spot on with the other cards that I purchase from him, it would probably grade out at NM-MT. One of those recently sold for $76,000. See why I’d like to kick my younger self in the a$$? lol, I bet the 1926 Babe Ruth fetches a pretty penny today! |
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Post by grandforks on Dec 30, 2023 0:26:54 GMT -5
The Walter Johnson that I passed on for $26 can be had for a few thousand dollars in decent condition today. But if it was as nice as he said it was, and he was generally spot on with the other cards that I purchase from him, it would probably grade out at NM-MT. One of those recently sold for $76,000. See why I’d like to kick my younger self in the a$$? lol, I bet the 1926 Babe Ruth fetches a pretty penny today! The 1926 Sports Co. of America (Spalding) is a second-tier Ruth card. His big ones are the 1915 Sporting News card, the early 20s caramel cards, and the 1933 Goudey gum cards. He was so popular that Goudey put four Ruth cards in one set. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 30, 2023 0:45:01 GMT -5
lol, I bet the 1926 Babe Ruth fetches a pretty penny today! The 1926 Sports Co. of America (Spalding) is a second-tier Ruth card. His big ones are the 1915 Sporting News card, the early 20s caramel cards, and the 1933 Goudey gum cards. He was so popular that Goudey put four Ruth cards in one set. Do you collect cards of modern day players like Judge, Volpe, and Dominguez? |
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Post by grandforks on Dec 30, 2023 1:04:55 GMT -5
The 1926 Sports Co. of America (Spalding) is a second-tier Ruth card. His big ones are the 1915 Sporting News card, the early 20s caramel cards, and the 1933 Goudey gum cards. He was so popular that Goudey put four Ruth cards in one set. Do you collect cards of modern day players like Judge, Volpe, and Dominguez? I quit collecting modern cards back in the 90s (do you want my Gerald Williams rookie card?) and now pretty much stick to pre-1970. I picked up a lower-end Judge card just to have one and will probably get around to picking up a Volpe card soon. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 30, 2023 1:18:35 GMT -5
Do you collect cards of modern day players like Judge, Volpe, and Dominguez? I quit collecting modern cards back in the 90s (do you want my Gerald Williams rookie card?) and now pretty much stick to pre-1970. I picked up a lower-end Judge card just to have one and will probably get around to picking up a Volpe card soon. lol, i’ll trade you that Gerald Williams rookie card for a rookie card of Kevin Maas 😆 |
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Post by grandforks on Dec 30, 2023 1:39:28 GMT -5
I quit collecting modern cards back in the 90s (do you want my Gerald Williams rookie card?) and now pretty much stick to pre-1970. I picked up a lower-end Judge card just to have one and will probably get around to picking up a Volpe card soon. lol, i’ll trade you that Gerald Williams rookie card for a rookie card of Kevin Maas 😆 That Maas card looked good for awhile. Now — What the heck have you been up to the past few years outside of starting a message board/discussion forum? |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 30, 2023 1:53:44 GMT -5
lol, i’ll trade you that Gerald Williams rookie card for a rookie card of Kevin Maas 😆 That Maas card looked good for awhile. Now — What the heck have you been up to the past few years outside of starting a message board/discussion forum? I've been doing really well. Back in 2017 when PP shut down I was still living with my parents. In a stroke of good fortune I invested in cryptocurrency in 2018 when prices were really low. I sold it a bit early (If I waited a little and sold at peak I could have practically retired, I'll be kicking myself for that one forever) but I made out real well. Then I lost 60 pounds last year. Unfortunately I've put back on 25 pounds so I have to work on it again. Also, I got promoted at work starting in January so I'll be real busy. Don't worry, I'll always make time for all my dear friends here at Bronx Bombers Board! So happy to have you around grandforks! |
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Post by Renfield on Dec 30, 2023 5:11:43 GMT -5
Pipps!!! I’m always up for a good Buck Ewing conversation, especially with you. I especially enjoyed Buck Ewing when he teamed with Roy Clark on “Hee-Haw.” … 🤓 Any kin to JR or Bobby Ewing? |
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