I bought my first baseball cards in 1959. They were, of course, Topps, since that's pretty much all there was then. I was twelve years old. I collected for several years, both baseball and football, and those cards were so very important to me. I probably looked at them nearly every day.

But, as happens, my interests changed, primarily to music and playing the guitar. The cards were no longer so important, and, in one of the major mistakes of my life, I threw them all away. I know, it's traditional to say "Mom threw them out", but my mother actually tried to talk me out of it. I have no one to blame but myself.

Fast forward to 1998, some thirty-five or so years later. I was at the shopping center at which coincidentally a sportscard show was going on. Just browsing by the tables I saw many of those same cards which I had owned way back when. It was exactly like seeing old friends again! I remembered the pictures on the fronts and the cartoons and stats on the backs. The thought of those cards resonated somehow in my mind, and I began to collect again - this time seriously.

That was twelve years ago as I write this. I'm still collecting. For a long time I collected only baseball cards. Then three or four years ago I started buying football cards as well. I also began setting up as a dealer at the local card show at the mall.

Card collecting is a hobby for all ages. At the show I've seen fathers (and mothers) and sons (and daughters), men, women, old and young. It's a hobby I hope to grow old with - okay, older!

This portion of my web site is devoted to card collecting. There are pages talking about my personal collection, some personal musings on related topics ( articles), and cards I'm offering for sale. Please enjoy and let me know what you think.

I'll mention here that a group of four of us started a sports collectibes show at a local mall in January 2012. As of today it's still going on. Somewhere along the way I started sending out a monthly newsletter. I've kept copies since 2014 which you can view here.

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Woody