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I started collecting cards in 1981 at 8 years old and I'm not sure when I started collecting Jim Rice. Growing up during the 80's without Ebay and the Beckett list I was sure that I has almost every issued Rice card. I was wrong.
Thinking that I had everything I stopped collecting when I went to college and left my book of Rice cards at my parents house when I got out. When I found Ebay in 1998 I started to pick up a few missing cards that I needed but still wasn't a real player collector until 2003 when I bought the Rice/Stargell card below. When I opened the package containing this beauty I was hooked and the rest is history.
I currently have 1261 cards on my "complete" list (including 1/1's) and so far I have 845 of them in my collection. The Beckett list shows 1180 but I have found a number of unlisted which I have added to my list.
Here are the numbers:
1975-1999 366/375 98%
2000-2009 469/876 54%
Total 845/1261 67%
1/1 12
Certified Autos 131
I have scanned all of my autos, memorabilia and 1/1's. Most of my collection beyond that has not been scanned but I will show a few of the oddball cards that I have scanned.
Here are a couple of pics to start with.
Card that started it all: ::facepalm::
My favorite pic pulled from an SI when I was young:
Lineup card from the 1973 Bristol team:
Bobblehead w/ticket from a 2009 Greenville game giveaway:
A picture from my trip to see my favorite player inducted to the HOF:
Finally, my Christmas present last year from my wonderful girlfriend:
Thinking that I had everything I stopped collecting when I went to college and left my book of Rice cards at my parents house when I got out. When I found Ebay in 1998 I started to pick up a few missing cards that I needed but still wasn't a real player collector until 2003 when I bought the Rice/Stargell card below. When I opened the package containing this beauty I was hooked and the rest is history.
I currently have 1261 cards on my "complete" list (including 1/1's) and so far I have 845 of them in my collection. The Beckett list shows 1180 but I have found a number of unlisted which I have added to my list.
Here are the numbers:
1975-1999 366/375 98%
2000-2009 469/876 54%
Total 845/1261 67%
1/1 12
Certified Autos 131
I have scanned all of my autos, memorabilia and 1/1's. Most of my collection beyond that has not been scanned but I will show a few of the oddball cards that I have scanned.
Here are a couple of pics to start with.
Card that started it all: ::facepalm::
My favorite pic pulled from an SI when I was young:
Lineup card from the 1973 Bristol team:
Bobblehead w/ticket from a 2009 Greenville game giveaway:
A picture from my trip to see my favorite player inducted to the HOF:
Finally, my Christmas present last year from my wonderful girlfriend: