Collector Roll Call

[Austin]

Age: 38

Got my first card: 5 - My Dad bought me a '78 Topps pack.

What I collect: Older sets '50s - '80s, autographs, a few player collections, Rangers, Yankees, players from the now-defunct Hawaii Winter Baseball League.

How much I spend per year: Used to be $1,000+. Now it's less than $100 because I've learned to enjoy what I already have and actually look at and read my cards.

 

[Gonzaleznut]

age - 37

age you got your 1st card - 8, 1981

what you collect - Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, HOFer Autos

avg amount you spend per year - about $8-10k

 

[Dice-K Collector]

age - 15

age you got your 1st card - 7

what you collect - Daisuke Matsuzaka & Randy Johnson

avg amount you spend per year - On boxes around 1200$, on singles this year was another 1200! (the boxes my dad bought, the singles were my money!)

 

[Dice-K Collector]

Age: 16
First Card: 7. Jeff Bagwell Game Faces card.
What Do I Collect: Daniel Descalso
How Much I spend a year: By the end of this year (first serious year of collecting) probably around $650. I have probably 300 in Descalso cards and the rest is packs and supplies.

Game faces was an awesome set.

 

[ideal0024]

age - 36

age you got your 1st card - no clue

what you collect - Joe Mauer cards serial numbered 7/***

avg amount you spend per year - no clue

 

[shayscards79]

Age: 32

First card: 8

Collect: Colts players and any baseball or football vet RCs, gu or auto that I take interest in. Although the majority of baseball that I have is prospects.

I probably spend $4,000 to $5.000 a year, but a lot of that is from resale on stuff I sell.