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- 0:57Our
- 0:58topic
- 0:58here
- 0:58in
- 0:582026
- 0:59is
- 0:59the
- 1:00joy
- 1:00of
- 1:01collecting.
- 1:01And
- 1:02collecting
- 1:02football
- 1:02cards
- 1:03is
- 1:03a
- 1:03great
- 1:03entryway
- 1:04as
- 1:04we
- 1:04talked
- 1:04in
- 1:05an
- 1:05earlier
- 1:05episode.
- 1:06Well,
- 1:06we
- 1:07have
- 1:07a
- 1:07gentleman
- 1:08with
- 1:08us
- 1:08today
- 1:08that
- 1:08is
- 1:09no
- 1:09stranger
- 1:09to
- 1:09the
- 1:09Pig
- 1:10Pen.
- 1:10He's
- 1:11been
- 1:11on
- 1:11here
- 1:11talking
- 1:11about
- 1:12football
- 1:12history
- 1:13with
- 1:13us
- 1:13quite
- 1:14a
- 1:14bit
- 1:14and
- 1:14he
- 1:14is
- 1:15probably.
- 1:16I
- 1:16don't
- 1:16know
- 1:16anybody
- 1:17that's
- 1:17collected
- 1:18football
- 1:18cards
- 1:18longer.
- 1:19That's
- 1:19Bob
- 1:20Swick
- 1:20of
- 1:20Great
- 1:21Iron
- 1:21Greats
- 1:21magazine.
- 1:22Bob,
- 1:22welcome
- 1:22back
- 1:22to
- 1:23the
- 1:23Pig
- 1:23Pen.
- 1:24Thanks
- 1:24for
- 1:24having
- 1:24me
- 1:24back
- 1:25on,
- 1:25Darin.
- 1:25Good
- 1:26to
- 1:26be
- 1:26back.
- 1:26Yeah,
- 1:27Bob,
- 1:27like
- 1:27I.
- 1:28I
- 1:28alluded
- 1:28to,
- 1:29you
- 1:29know,
- 1:29you
- 1:29are
- 1:29probably
- 1:30the
- 1:30foremost
- 1:31expert
- 1:31from
- 1:32experience
- 1:33because
- 1:33you've
- 1:33probably
- 1:34had
- 1:34more
- 1:34cards
- 1:34go
- 1:35through
- 1:35your
- 1:35hand
- 1:35than
- 1:36most
- 1:36people
- 1:36have.
- 1:37Take
- 1:38took
- 1:38him
- 1:38breaths,
- 1:39you
- 1:39know,
- 1:39I'm
- 1:39sure.
- 1:39So
- 1:40we'd
- 1:41love
- 1:41to
- 1:41hear
- 1:41some
- 1:41of
- 1:42your
- 1:42wisdom,
- 1:43you
- 1:43know,
- 1:43some
- 1:43of
- 1:43your
- 1:44points
- 1:44of
- 1:44enjoyment
- 1:45of
- 1:46collecting
- 1:46cards,
- 1:47you
- 1:47know,
- 1:48and
- 1:48some
- 1:48other
- 1:49tips
- 1:49that
- 1:49you
- 1:49can
- 1:49give
- 1:50a
- 1:50new
- 1:50collector.
- 1:51Sure.
- 1:52I've
- 1:53been
- 1:53collecting
- 1:53just
- 1:54to
- 1:54give
- 1:54my
- 1:54background.
- 1:55I've
- 1:55collected
- 1:55cards
- 1:55since
- 1:561965.
- 1:58I
- 1:58was
- 1:587
- 1:59years
- 1:59old
- 2:00and
- 2:00at
- 2:00that
- 2:01time,
- 2:01packs
- 2:02of
- 2:02cards
- 2:02were
- 2:03a
- 2:03whopping
- 2:045
- 2:04cents
- 2:05each.
- 2:06So
- 2:06I
- 2:06would
- 2:07shoe
- 2:08around
- 2:08for
- 2:08a
- 2:08nickel
- 2:09or
- 2:09a
- 2:09dime
- 2:09from
- 2:09my
- 2:10parents
- 2:10or
- 2:10my
- 2:11aunt
- 2:11and
- 2:11uncle
- 2:12and
- 2:12I
- 2:12would
- 2:13go
- 2:13when
- 2:14we
- 2:14were
- 2:14out,
- 2:15we
- 2:15lived
- 2:16in
- 2:16a
- 2:17relatively
- 2:17small
- 2:18town.
- 2:18The
- 2:18town
- 2:18next
- 2:19to
- 2:19us
- 2:19had
- 2:20two
- 2:20stores
- 2:21that
- 2:21actually
- 2:21sold
- 2:22actually
- 2:22three
- 2:23stores
- 2:23that
- 2:23sold
- 2:25baseball
- 2:25football
- 2:26cards.
- 2:28One
- 2:28was
- 2:28a
- 2:28candy
- 2:29store,
- 2:29one
- 2:29was
- 2:29a
- 2:30little
- 2:31soda
- 2:31shop
- 2:32which
- 2:32had
- 2:32magazines
- 2:33and
- 2:33so
- 2:33on
- 2:34and
- 2:34so
- 2:34forth.
- 2:34And
- 2:35then
- 2:35there
- 2:35was
- 2:35a
- 2:36store
- 2:36named
- 2:36McCrory's
- 2:37which
- 2:37was
- 2:38a
- 2:38five
- 2:38and
- 2:38dime
- 2:39store
- 2:40which
- 2:40had
- 2:41cards
- 2:41there
- 2:42also.
- 2:42So
- 2:43I
- 2:43bought
- 2:44my
- 2:44first
- 2:44cards.
- 2:45I
- 2:45still
- 2:45remember
- 2:45to
- 2:45this
- 2:46day
- 2:46at
- 2:47the
- 2:47Branford
- 2:48Candy
- 2:49Shop.
- 2:49I
- 2:50bought
- 2:50a
- 2:50pack
- 2:50of
- 2:501965
- 2:51tops
- 2:52cards
- 2:52and
- 2:52I
- 2:52bought
- 2:52a
- 2:53pack
- 2:53of
- 2:531965
- 2:54Philadelphia
- 2:54cards.
- 2:55It
- 2:55was
- 2:55football
- 2:56season
- 2:56at
- 2:57the
- 2:57time,
- 2:57fall
- 2:57of
- 2:581965.
- 2:59And
- 3:00I
- 3:00bought
- 3:00a
- 3:01pack
- 3:01each.
- 3:01I
- 3:02got
- 3:02home
- 3:03and
- 3:03I
- 3:03opened
- 3:04the
- 3:04packs.
- 3:05I
- 3:05didn't
- 3:05know
- 3:05what
- 3:05was
- 3:05in
- 3:06them
- 3:06other
- 3:06than
- 3:06whatever
- 3:07these
- 3:07cards
- 3:07were.
- 3:08And
- 3:08I
- 3:08was
- 3:08just
- 3:09amazed
- 3:09to
- 3:09see,
- 3:10see
- 3:11that
- 3:11there
- 3:11were
- 3:11football
- 3:12players
- 3:12I
- 3:12had
- 3:13watched
- 3:13on
- 3:13TV
- 3:14in
- 3:14color,
- 3:15meaning
- 3:16that
- 3:16they
- 3:16had
- 3:16color
- 3:17uniforms
- 3:17that
- 3:17were
- 3:17printed
- 3:18in
- 3:18color,
- 3:18so
- 3:18on
- 3:19and
- 3:19so
- 3:19forth.
- 3:20And
- 3:20I
- 3:20just
- 3:21caught
- 3:21the
- 3:21bug
- 3:22there
- 3:22and
- 3:22I.
- 3:22And
- 3:23I
- 3:23started
- 3:23collecting
- 3:24and
- 3:25as
- 3:25the
- 3:25years
- 3:26progressed,
- 3:27I
- 3:27got
- 3:27into
- 3:29becoming
- 3:30a
- 3:30very
- 3:30advanced
- 3:31football
- 3:31card
- 3:31collector.
- 3:32I
- 3:32collected
- 3:33many,
- 3:33many
- 3:33different
- 3:33sets
- 3:34over
- 3:34the
- 3:34years.
- 3:35And
- 3:36I
- 3:36have
- 3:36a
- 3:37basic
- 3:37complete
- 3:38run
- 3:39of
- 3:39cards,
- 3:40meaning
- 3:40complete
- 3:40sets
- 3:42from
- 3:421948
- 3:43to
- 3:43the
- 3:44last
- 3:44year
- 3:45Topps
- 3:45produced
- 3:45sets,
- 3:46which
- 3:46was
- 3:462015.
- 3:48So
- 3:48I
- 3:48have
- 3:48the
- 3:491948
- 3:49and
- 3:4949
- 3:50leaf
- 3:50sets,
- 3:51the
- 3:511948
- 3:52to
- 3:521955
- 3:53Bowman
- 3:54football
- 3:54sets.
- 3:55I
- 3:55have
- 3:56the
- 3:56top
- 3:56sets
- 3:57from
- 3:571951,
- 3:58and
- 3:58then
- 3:58the
- 3:581955
- 3:59All
- 3:59American
- 4:00to
- 4:002015.
- 4:01I
- 4:01have
- 4:02the
- 4:021960
- 4:02to
- 4:0363
- 4:03FLIR
- 4:04football
- 4:04sets,
- 4:05the
- 4:051964
- 4:06to
- 4:0667
- 4:07Philadelphia
- 4:08sets.
- 4:08And
- 4:09then
- 4:09FLIR
- 4:09teams
- 4:10in
- 4:10action
- 4:10were
- 4:10produced
- 4:111976
- 4:12to
- 4:121988.
- 4:13I
- 4:13have
- 4:14all
- 4:14those
- 4:14sets.
- 4:14So
- 4:14I
- 4:14have
- 4:1592
- 4:15sets
- 4:16in
- 4:16my
- 4:16collection.
- 4:19Hey,
- 4:19let's
- 4:20go
- 4:20back
- 4:20to
- 4:20what
- 4:20you
- 4:21said.
- 4:21You
- 4:21know,
- 4:21your
- 4:22first
- 4:22pack,
- 4:22you
- 4:22went
- 4:23down
- 4:23to
- 4:23the
- 4:23local
- 4:23candy
- 4:24shop,
- 4:24you
- 4:24bought
- 4:25that
- 4:25pack.
- 4:26Now,
- 4:26I
- 4:26have
- 4:26heard
- 4:27people
- 4:27describe
- 4:27it
- 4:28and
- 4:28I,
- 4:29I
- 4:29tend
- 4:29to
- 4:29agree
- 4:29with
- 4:30them.
- 4:30When
- 4:30you
- 4:30buy
- 4:31those
- 4:31packs
- 4:31of
- 4:31cards,
- 4:32it's
- 4:33almost
- 4:33comparative
- 4:33to
- 4:34Christmas
- 4:35morning,
- 4:35your
- 4:36birthday,
- 4:36where
- 4:36a
- 4:37present
- 4:37is
- 4:37wrapped
- 4:37up.
- 4:38You
- 4:38don't
- 4:38know
- 4:38exactly
- 4:39what's
- 4:39in
- 4:39there.
- 4:40You
- 4:40know,
- 4:41you
- 4:41have
- 4:41an
- 4:41idea
- 4:41that
- 4:41there's
- 4:41cards
- 4:42in
- 4:42there,
- 4:42but
- 4:42you
- 4:42don't
- 4:42know
- 4:42what's
- 4:43in
- 4:43there.
- 4:43And
- 4:43people,
- 4:44despite
- 4:44what
- 4:45some
- 4:45of
- 4:45the
- 4:45companies
- 4:46might
- 4:46think,
- 4:46they're
- 4:46not
- 4:47buying
- 4:47those
- 4:47packs
- 4:47for
- 4:48the
- 4:48gum
- 4:48that's
- 4:48in
- 4:48it.
- 4:48You
- 4:48know,
- 4:49Exactly.
- 4:50So.
- 4:50So
- 4:51maybe
- 4:52you
- 4:52could
- 4:52share
- 4:52your
- 4:52experience
- 4:53with.
- 4:53Well,
- 4:54it
- 4:54was
- 4:54just,
- 4:55it
- 4:55was,
- 4:55to
- 4:55me
- 4:55was
- 4:56just
- 4:56so
- 4:56fascinating
- 4:57to
- 4:57buy
- 4:57a
- 4:57pack
- 4:58and
- 4:58not
- 4:58know
- 4:59what
- 4:59was
- 4:59inside
- 4:59of
- 4:59it.
- 5:00So
- 5:00when
- 5:01you
- 5:01opened
- 5:01it
- 5:01up
- 5:01and
- 5:02again,
- 5:02I
- 5:02had
- 5:02no,
- 5:03I
- 5:03had
- 5:03no
- 5:04real
- 5:04perception
- 5:04of
- 5:05what
- 5:05I
- 5:05was
- 5:05going
- 5:05to
- 5:05get
- 5:05other
- 5:06than
- 5:06a
- 5:06card.
- 5:07And
- 5:08I
- 5:08really
- 5:09saw,
- 5:10I
- 5:10was,
- 5:11this
- 5:11was,
- 5:11wow,
- 5:12I
- 5:12really
- 5:12want
- 5:12these
- 5:13cards
- 5:13because
- 5:13again,
- 5:14you
- 5:15know,
- 5:15I
- 5:15grew
- 5:15up,
- 5:16you
- 5:16grew
- 5:16up
- 5:16to
- 5:16a
- 5:16certain
- 5:17degree
- 5:17in
- 5:17a
- 5:17black
- 5:17and
- 5:17white
- 5:18world.
- 5:18So
- 5:19our
- 5:19television
- 5:20was
- 5:20black
- 5:20and
- 5:20white,
- 5:21newspapers
- 5:22were
- 5:22black
- 5:22and
- 5:22white.
- 5:22The
- 5:23only
- 5:23thing
- 5:23that
- 5:23was
- 5:23color
- 5:24was
- 5:24in
- 5:24magazines
- 5:25and
- 5:25the
- 5:25actual.
- 5:26Your
- 5:26everyday
- 5:26life.
- 5:27So
- 5:27if
- 5:27you
- 5:27actually
- 5:27went
- 5:27to
- 5:27a
- 5:28football
- 5:28game
- 5:29in
- 5:29person,
- 5:29you
- 5:30saw
- 5:30the
- 5:30color
- 5:30uniforms,
- 5:31the
- 5:32color
- 5:32of
- 5:33the
- 5:33game.
- 5:34So
- 5:34I
- 5:34think
- 5:35I
- 5:35was
- 5:35so
- 5:35fascinated
- 5:36with
- 5:36the
- 5:36color
- 5:37of
- 5:37the
- 5:37cards
- 5:38and
- 5:38seeing
- 5:38the
- 5:39players
- 5:39in
- 5:39their
- 5:39uniforms.
- 5:41And
- 5:41at
- 5:41the
- 5:41same
- 5:42time,
- 5:42it
- 5:42was
- 5:42fascinating
- 5:43on
- 5:43the
- 5:43back
- 5:43of
- 5:43the
- 5:43cards
- 5:44because
- 5:44I
- 5:44would
- 5:44read
- 5:45everything
- 5:45in
- 5:45the
- 5:45back
- 5:45of
- 5:46the
- 5:46card.
- 5:47They
- 5:47had
- 5:47a
- 5:47little
- 5:47one
- 5:47or
- 5:47two
- 5:48sentence
- 5:48write
- 5:48up
- 5:49about
- 5:49the
- 5:49player.
- 5:50They
- 5:50had
- 5:50statistics,
- 5:51which
- 5:51I
- 5:51learned
- 5:52very
- 5:52quickly.
- 5:53The
- 5:54different
- 5:54statistics
- 5:55that
- 5:55were
- 5:55available
- 5:55on
- 5:56the
- 5:56back
- 5:56of
- 5:56the
- 5:56cards,
- 5:57that
- 5:57really
- 5:57helped
- 5:57me
- 5:58with
- 5:58math,
- 5:58and
- 5:58I
- 5:59think
- 5:59it
- 5:59provided
- 6:01an
- 6:01avenue
- 6:02for
- 6:02me
- 6:02to
- 6:04enjoy
- 6:05math
- 6:05my
- 6:05entire
- 6:06lifetime
- 6:08and
- 6:08numbers
- 6:08and
- 6:09so
- 6:09on
- 6:09and
- 6:09so
- 6:09forth.
- 6:10But
- 6:11the
- 6:11one
- 6:11thing,
- 6:12just
- 6:12to
- 6:12get
- 6:12a
- 6:12little
- 6:13off
- 6:13script,
- 6:14I.
- 6:14The
- 6:14one
- 6:14thing
- 6:14I
- 6:15didn't
- 6:15ever
- 6:15understood,
- 6:16that
- 6:16you
- 6:17could
- 6:17actually
- 6:17complete
- 6:18a
- 6:18set
- 6:18of
- 6:18these
- 6:18cards.
- 6:19I
- 6:19didn't
- 6:19realize
- 6:20that
- 6:20until
- 6:20the
- 6:201970s
- 6:22because
- 6:22I
- 6:22thought
- 6:23you
- 6:23just
- 6:23bought
- 6:23all
- 6:23these
- 6:24cards
- 6:25I
- 6:25saw
- 6:25there
- 6:25were
- 6:25some
- 6:26checklist
- 6:26cards,
- 6:27but
- 6:27I
- 6:28actually
- 6:28checked
- 6:28the
- 6:29checklist
- 6:29to
- 6:29see
- 6:30what
- 6:30cards
- 6:30I
- 6:30had,
- 6:31but
- 6:31I
- 6:32didn't
- 6:32know
- 6:32that
- 6:33completed
- 6:33a
- 6:33set.
- 6:34I
- 6:34had
- 6:34no
- 6:34perception
- 6:35of
- 6:35that.
- 6:35So
- 6:36I
- 6:37fast
- 6:37forward
- 6:37to
- 6:37the
- 6:38early
- 6:3870s
- 6:38and
- 6:39a
- 6:39couple
- 6:39friends
- 6:40at
- 6:40school
- 6:40were
- 6:41saying,
- 6:42did
- 6:42you
- 6:42have
- 6:42the
- 6:42set
- 6:42of
- 6:43this?
- 6:44We're
- 6:44talking
- 6:44about
- 6:44baseball
- 6:45cards
- 6:45at
- 6:45the
- 6:45time.
- 6:46Do
- 6:46you
- 6:46have
- 6:47a
- 6:47set
- 6:47of
- 6:47them?
- 6:47I
- 6:47said,
- 6:47well,
- 6:48what's
- 6:48the
- 6:48set?
- 6:48And
- 6:49then
- 6:49he
- 6:49explained.
- 6:50My
- 6:50buddy
- 6:50explains
- 6:50me,
- 6:51well,
- 6:51there
- 6:52was,
- 6:53whatever
- 6:53it
- 6:53was,
- 6:54598
- 6:54cards
- 6:55in
- 6:55the
- 6:55set.
- 6:55I
- 6:55said
- 6:56I
- 6:56had
- 6:56no
- 6:56idea
- 6:57that
- 6:57there
- 6:58was
- 6:58a
- 6:58complete
- 6:58set.
- 6:59So
- 6:59I
- 6:59started
- 6:59going
- 6:59back
- 7:00to
- 7:00my
- 7:00football
- 7:00cards
- 7:01and
- 7:01I
- 7:01said,
- 7:01boy,
- 7:01I
- 7:01need
- 7:01a
- 7:02lot
- 7:02of
- 7:02cards
- 7:03for
- 7:03these
- 7:03sets.
- 7:03So
- 7:04I
- 7:04made
- 7:04in
- 7:04a
- 7:04little
- 7:05notebook,
- 7:05I
- 7:05made
- 7:06my
- 7:06own
- 7:07checklist,
- 7:07what
- 7:07numbers
- 7:08I
- 7:08was
- 7:08missing
- 7:09from,
- 7:09from
- 7:10it,
- 7:10and
- 7:10then
- 7:10try
- 7:11to
- 7:11try
- 7:11to
- 7:11put
- 7:12the
- 7:12sets
- 7:12together.
- 7:12But
- 7:12that,
- 7:13that
- 7:13came
- 7:13years
- 7:13later
- 7:14as
- 7:14I
- 7:15had
- 7:15more
- 7:15disposable
- 7:16income,
- 7:16so
- 7:16on
- 7:16and
- 7:16so
- 7:16forth.
- 7:17But
- 7:17it
- 7:17was,
- 7:17yeah,
- 7:18I
- 7:18would
- 7:18say
- 7:18it
- 7:18would
- 7:18be
- 7:18like
- 7:19a
- 7:19Christmas
- 7:19present
- 7:19you're
- 7:20opening
- 7:20up,
- 7:20you
- 7:20don't
- 7:20know
- 7:20what
- 7:21you
- 7:21get
- 7:21in
- 7:21it.
- 7:21And
- 7:22it
- 7:22was
- 7:22fun.
- 7:22It
- 7:23was
- 7:23just
- 7:23so,
- 7:23so
- 7:24fun.
- 7:25And
- 7:25I
- 7:25know
- 7:25I
- 7:25drove
- 7:26my,
- 7:26my
- 7:26parents
- 7:26and
- 7:27my
- 7:27aunt
- 7:27and
- 7:27uncle
- 7:27crazy
- 7:28asking
- 7:28for
- 7:28change.
- 7:29And
- 7:30they
- 7:30understood
- 7:31what
- 7:31I
- 7:31was
- 7:31doing.
- 7:31So
- 7:32I,
- 7:32I
- 7:32had
- 7:32an
- 7:32uncle,
- 7:34he
- 7:34would
- 7:35always
- 7:35open
- 7:35up
- 7:35his
- 7:36wallet,
- 7:36so
- 7:36I
- 7:36knew
- 7:36I
- 7:36was
- 7:37going
- 7:37to
- 7:37get
- 7:37a
- 7:37dollar
- 7:37bill.
- 7:37And
- 7:38I
- 7:38said,
- 7:38boy,
- 7:38I
- 7:38can
- 7:38buy
- 7:39a
- 7:39lot
- 7:39of
- 7:39packs
- 7:39with
- 7:39this,
- 7:39this
- 7:40type
- 7:40of
- 7:40thing.
- 7:41And,
- 7:42you
- 7:42know,
- 7:42it
- 7:42just
- 7:43stayed
- 7:43with
- 7:43me
- 7:43my
- 7:43entire
- 7:44life.
- 7:44It
- 7:44was
- 7:45great
- 7:45hobby,
- 7:46to
- 7:46say
- 7:46the
- 7:46least.
- 7:48Yeah,
- 7:48my
- 7:49experience,
- 7:49I
- 7:50lived
- 7:50the
- 7:50sort
- 7:50of
- 7:51same
- 7:51kind
- 7:51of
- 7:51neighborhood
- 7:51that
- 7:52you
- 7:52did.
- 7:52We
- 7:52had,
- 7:53you
- 7:53know,
- 7:53three
- 7:53stores
- 7:54right
- 7:54within
- 7:54walking
- 7:55distance
- 7:55when
- 7:55you're
- 7:5610,
- 7:5611
- 7:56years
- 7:56old
- 7:57that
- 7:57at
- 7:57least
- 7:57your
- 7:57parents
- 7:57trusted
- 7:58you
- 7:58to
- 7:58go
- 7:58to
- 7:59and
- 7:59without
- 8:00getting
- 8:00kidnapped
- 8:01or
- 8:01whatever,
- 8:02bad
- 8:02things
- 8:02could
- 8:03happen.
- 8:03And
- 8:04we,
- 8:04I
- 8:04would
- 8:05get
- 8:05an
- 8:05allowance
- 8:06one
- 8:06of
- 8:06my
- 8:06jobs
- 8:06was
- 8:07doing
- 8:07because
- 8:07I
- 8:07had
- 8:08a
- 8:08brother
- 8:08too.
- 8:09I
- 8:09would
- 8:09have
- 8:09to
- 8:10take
- 8:10the
- 8:10bags
- 8:10of
- 8:10garbage
- 8:11out
- 8:11on
- 8:11Mondays
- 8:12or
- 8:12whenever
- 8:12our
- 8:12garbage
- 8:12day
- 8:13was
- 8:13in
- 8:13that
- 8:13neighborhood.
- 8:13Forget
- 8:14what
- 8:14it
- 8:14was.
- 8:14But
- 8:15you
- 8:15get
- 8:15a
- 8:15quarter
- 8:16for
- 8:16every
- 8:16bag
- 8:16of
- 8:16garbage
- 8:17that
- 8:17would
- 8:17go
- 8:17out.
- 8:18So
- 8:18I
- 8:18couldn't
- 8:19wait
- 8:19till,
- 8:19you
- 8:19know,
- 8:19Monday
- 8:20morning.
- 8:20I'd
- 8:20take
- 8:21those
- 8:21out
- 8:21because
- 8:22the,
- 8:22when
- 8:23I,
- 8:23you
- 8:23know,
- 8:23in
- 8:23the
- 8:2370s,
- 8:24when
- 8:24I
- 8:24grew
- 8:24up,
- 8:24a
- 8:24pack
- 8:25of
- 8:25cards
- 8:25was
- 8:25a
- 8:25quarter.
- 8:26Quarter,
- 8:26yeah.
- 8:27So
- 8:27I
- 8:27might
- 8:27take
- 8:27three
- 8:27bags
- 8:28of
- 8:28garbage
- 8:28out
- 8:28and
- 8:28okay,
- 8:29I
- 8:29got
- 8:29three
- 8:29quarters.
- 8:30I'm
- 8:30going
- 8:30to
- 8:30go
- 8:30buy
- 8:30three
- 8:31packs
- 8:31of
- 8:31football
- 8:32cards
- 8:32and,
- 8:32you
- 8:33know,
- 8:33we
- 8:33wait
- 8:34and
- 8:34buy
- 8:34a
- 8:35bunch
- 8:35of
- 8:35my
- 8:35friends
- 8:35in
- 8:35the
- 8:36neighborhood
- 8:36you
- 8:36know,
- 8:37especially
- 8:37in
- 8:37the
- 8:37summertime,
- 8:38we
- 8:38did
- 8:38this
- 8:38when
- 8:38we
- 8:38were
- 8:38off
- 8:39from
- 8:39school.
- 8:39We
- 8:39would
- 8:40all
- 8:40wait
- 8:40and
- 8:40bring
- 8:40our
- 8:41packs
- 8:41and
- 8:41sit
- 8:42on
- 8:42somebody's
- 8:42front
- 8:42porch
- 8:43and
- 8:43open
- 8:43them
- 8:44up
- 8:44and
- 8:44then,
- 8:44you
- 8:45know,
- 8:45have
- 8:45some
- 8:45fun,
- 8:45chew
- 8:46the.
- 8:46The
- 8:46stale
- 8:46gum
- 8:47and,
- 8:47you
- 8:48know,
- 8:48then
- 8:48start
- 8:48trading
- 8:49them.
- 8:49And
- 8:49I
- 8:50ended
- 8:50up
- 8:50buying
- 8:51a
- 8:51case
- 8:51because
- 8:51there
- 8:51was
- 8:5128
- 8:52teams
- 8:52in
- 8:52the
- 8:52NFL
- 8:53at
- 8:53that
- 8:53time.
- 8:53So
- 8:53I
- 8:53had
- 8:54this
- 8:54case
- 8:54that
- 8:55opened
- 8:55up,
- 8:55which
- 8:56you're
- 8:56probably
- 8:56familiar
- 8:57with,
- 8:57and
- 8:57it
- 8:58had
- 8:5828
- 8:58slots
- 8:58in
- 8:59it.
- 8:59And,
- 8:59you
- 9:00know,
- 9:00I
- 9:00took
- 9:00out
- 9:01the.
- 9:01The
- 9:01old
- 9:01label
- 9:01maker
- 9:02and
- 9:02put,
- 9:02you
- 9:02know,
- 9:02name
- 9:03of
- 9:03each
- 9:03team.
- 9:03And
- 9:04that
- 9:04was
- 9:04when
- 9:04I.
- 9:05That's
- 9:05when
- 9:06we
- 9:06had
- 9:06fun.
- 9:06Is
- 9:06when
- 9:07you
- 9:07completed
- 9:07a
- 9:08team,
- 9:08hey,
- 9:08I
- 9:08just
- 9:09completed
- 9:09the
- 9:09Eagles
- 9:10or
- 9:10hey,
- 9:12but
- 9:12that
- 9:12was.
- 9:12And
- 9:12you
- 9:12traded
- 9:13with
- 9:13your
- 9:13buddies
- 9:13and
- 9:14just
- 9:14had
- 9:14a
- 9:14great
- 9:14time.
- 9:15And
- 9:15you
- 9:15use
- 9:15the
- 9:15checklist
- 9:16to
- 9:16know
- 9:16how
- 9:16many,
- 9:17you
- 9:17know,
- 9:17cards
- 9:17when
- 9:18you
- 9:18had
- 9:18a
- 9:18full.
- 9:18Right.
- 9:19And
- 9:20I
- 9:20think
- 9:21we
- 9:21got.
- 9:21Some
- 9:21of
- 9:21us
- 9:21got
- 9:22the
- 9:22full
- 9:22set
- 9:23in
- 9:23those
- 9:23years.
- 9:23But
- 9:24that
- 9:25was
- 9:25all
- 9:25the
- 9:25fun
- 9:25of
- 9:25it,
- 9:26though.
- 9:26You
- 9:26know,
- 9:26it
- 9:26was
- 9:26the.
- 9:26The
- 9:27brass
- 9:27ring
- 9:27that
- 9:27you're
- 9:28always
- 9:28reaching
- 9:28for.
- 9:29Exactly.
- 9:30And
- 9:30then
- 9:30again,
- 9:30the
- 9:30other
- 9:31thing
- 9:31I
- 9:31used
- 9:31to
- 9:32re.
- 9:32I
- 9:32used
- 9:32to
- 9:32love
- 9:33sports
- 9:33magazines
- 9:34like
- 9:34Sport
- 9:34Magazine,
- 9:35Sports
- 9:35Illustrated,
- 9:36the
- 9:36Sporting
- 9:36News.
- 9:37And
- 9:37I
- 9:37didn't
- 9:38realize
- 9:38until
- 9:38I
- 9:39opened
- 9:39a
- 9:39couple.
- 9:40I
- 9:40don't
- 9:40know
- 9:41what
- 9:41year
- 9:41it
- 9:41was,
- 9:41Sport
- 9:42Magazine.
- 9:42I
- 9:42opened
- 9:42up
- 9:42the
- 9:43back
- 9:43and
- 9:43had
- 9:43all
- 9:43the
- 9:43ads,
- 9:44and
- 9:45I
- 9:45said,
- 9:45you
- 9:45can
- 9:46buy
- 9:46a
- 9:47complete
- 9:47set
- 9:47of
- 9:481973,
- 9:49tops
- 9:49baseball,
- 9:50tops
- 9:50football.
- 9:51I
- 9:51said,
- 9:51you
- 9:52can't.
- 9:52And
- 9:52again,
- 9:54you
- 9:54know,
- 9:54everything
- 9:54started
- 9:55to
- 9:55make
- 9:55sense
- 9:55to
- 9:56me.
- 9:56Okay,
- 9:56these
- 9:56are
- 9:56sets
- 9:57of
- 9:57cards.
- 9:58And
- 9:59I.
- 9:59I
- 9:59was
- 9:59just
- 10:00fascinated
- 10:00for
- 10:00probably
- 10:01two,
- 10:01three
- 10:01years
- 10:02about
- 10:03trying
- 10:03to
- 10:03own
- 10:03a
- 10:04set
- 10:04because
- 10:04I.
- 10:05I
- 10:05didn't
- 10:05really
- 10:05own
- 10:06a
- 10:06set
- 10:06because
- 10:07I
- 10:07was
- 10:07all
- 10:07missing
- 10:08a
- 10:08few
- 10:08cards
- 10:08here
- 10:08and
- 10:09there,
- 10:09so
- 10:09on
- 10:09and
- 10:09so
- 10:10forth.
- 10:10So
- 10:11again,
- 10:11as
- 10:11the.
- 10:11As
- 10:12the
- 10:1270s
- 10:12and
- 10:13the
- 10:13late
- 10:1370s
- 10:13and
- 10:14early
- 10:1480s,
- 10:15then
- 10:16I
- 10:16became
- 10:17super
- 10:17active
- 10:17in
- 10:18trying
- 10:18to,
- 10:18you
- 10:18know,
- 10:19complete
- 10:19a
- 10:19lot
- 10:19of
- 10:19these
- 10:20sets.
- 10:21And
- 10:21as
- 10:21the
- 10:22years
- 10:22and
- 10:22times
- 10:23ebbed
- 10:24and
- 10:24flowed,
- 10:25having
- 10:25disposable
- 10:26income,
- 10:26I
- 10:26decided
- 10:27to
- 10:27go
- 10:27for
- 10:27the
- 10:28run
- 10:28and
- 10:28put
- 10:28it
- 10:29together
- 10:31from
- 10:3148
- 10:32to
- 10:322015.
- 10:33Yeah,
- 10:34that
- 10:34is
- 10:35totally
- 10:35amazing
- 10:36that
- 10:37you'd
- 10:37have
- 10:37that
- 10:37longevity
- 10:38of
- 10:38doing
- 10:39that.
- 10:39You
- 10:39know,
- 10:39that's
- 10:40my
- 10:40thing.
- 10:41I
- 10:42mean,
- 10:43it
- 10:43was
- 10:43a
- 10:43fun
- 10:43thing
- 10:44for
- 10:44me
- 10:44to
- 10:44go
- 10:44buy
- 10:45wack.
- 10:45Buy
- 10:45a
- 10:46wax
- 10:46box
- 10:46of
- 10:46cards
- 10:48and
- 10:48go
- 10:49home
- 10:49that
- 10:49night.
- 10:49And
- 10:51my
- 10:51little
- 10:51table
- 10:51there.
- 10:52I
- 10:52would
- 10:52open
- 10:52up
- 10:52the
- 10:53packs
- 10:53and
- 10:53I
- 10:53would.
- 10:54At
- 10:54that
- 10:55time,
- 10:55I
- 10:55knew
- 10:55what
- 10:56I
- 10:56was
- 10:56doing,
- 10:56so
- 10:56I
- 10:56would
- 10:56start
- 10:57sorting
- 10:57pre.
- 10:57Sorting
- 10:58them,
- 10:59so
- 10:59on
- 10:59and
- 10:59so
- 10:59forth.
- 11:00I
- 11:00would
- 11:00study
- 11:00what
- 11:00they
- 11:00look
- 11:01like
- 11:01back
- 11:01and
- 11:01forth
- 11:02and
- 11:03try
- 11:03to
- 11:03put
- 11:03the
- 11:03set
- 11:04together
- 11:04and
- 11:04then
- 11:04immediately
- 11:05put
- 11:05together
- 11:05a
- 11:06want
- 11:06list
- 11:07and
- 11:07then
- 11:07go
- 11:08from
- 11:08there
- 11:08type
- 11:09of
- 11:09situation.
- 11:10I
- 11:10was
- 11:10also
- 11:10fortunate.
- 11:11Between
- 11:121990,
- 11:1292,
- 11:13I
- 11:13worked
- 11:13for
- 11:14a
- 11:16baseball
- 11:16card
- 11:16store
- 11:17near
- 11:17where
- 11:18I
- 11:18lived.
- 11:19It
- 11:19was
- 11:20a
- 11:20part
- 11:20time
- 11:20job.
- 11:20I
- 11:20helped
- 11:21the
- 11:21gentleman
- 11:21who
- 11:22owned
- 11:22the
- 11:22business
- 11:23but
- 11:24he
- 11:24couldn't
- 11:24pay
- 11:25me
- 11:25so
- 11:25he
- 11:25paid
- 11:25me
- 11:26in
- 11:26cards,
- 11:27believe
- 11:27it
- 11:27or
- 11:28not.
- 11:28So
- 11:29I
- 11:29ended
- 11:29up
- 11:30with
- 11:30a
- 11:30lot
- 11:30of
- 11:30inventory
- 11:31of
- 11:31cards
- 11:31of
- 11:32all
- 11:32sports
- 11:33working
- 11:33for
- 11:34him.
- 11:35But
- 11:35it
- 11:36was
- 11:36fun
- 11:36for
- 11:36me
- 11:36because
- 11:37he
- 11:37had
- 11:37some
- 11:38incredible
- 11:39vintage
- 11:39cards
- 11:40in
- 11:40the
- 11:40store
- 11:40and
- 11:41incredible
- 11:42cards
- 11:43and
- 11:43he
- 11:43actually
- 11:44helped
- 11:44me
- 11:44finish
- 11:44my
- 11:451965
- 11:45top
- 11:46set
- 11:47back
- 11:48then
- 11:48with
- 11:49the
- 11:49few
- 11:49cards
- 11:49that
- 11:49I
- 11:49needed
- 11:50to
- 11:50finish
- 11:50it.
- 11:51Yeah,
- 11:52that,
- 11:52that's,
- 11:52I
- 11:52mean
- 11:52that's
- 11:53a
- 11:53great
- 11:53point
- 11:53because
- 11:54that's
- 11:54a
- 11:54really
- 11:55good
- 11:55resource
- 11:56for
- 11:56a
- 11:56collector
- 11:57is
- 11:57your
- 11:57local
- 11:58card
- 11:58shops.
- 11:59You
- 11:59know,
- 11:59we've,
- 11:59we've
- 11:59got
- 12:00a
- 12:00handful
- 12:00of
- 12:00them
- 12:00here
- 12:01in
- 12:01the
- 12:01small
- 12:01town
- 12:02that
- 12:02I
- 12:02live
- 12:02in
- 12:03and
- 12:03you
- 12:03know,
- 12:03I
- 12:04know
- 12:04the,
- 12:04the
- 12:04gentleman
- 12:05of
- 12:05a
- 12:05few
- 12:05of
- 12:05them.
- 12:06They're
- 12:06always
- 12:06willing
- 12:07to
- 12:07help
- 12:07you
- 12:07out.
- 12:07Hey,
- 12:08what
- 12:08are
- 12:08you
- 12:08looking
- 12:08for?
- 12:08You
- 12:09know,
- 12:09and
- 12:09hey,
- 12:10I
- 12:10don't
- 12:10have
- 12:10that
- 12:10here,
- 12:10but
- 12:10let
- 12:11me,
- 12:11you
- 12:11know,
- 12:11take
- 12:11a
- 12:11look
- 12:11around.
- 12:12Uh,
- 12:12you
- 12:12know,
- 12:13you,
- 12:13you've
- 12:14been
- 12:14a
- 12:14great
- 12:14resource
- 12:14to
- 12:14me
- 12:15when
- 12:15I'm
- 12:15looking
- 12:15for
- 12:15something.
- 12:16You've
- 12:16been
- 12:16able
- 12:16to
- 12:16help
- 12:17me
- 12:17out
- 12:17on,
- 12:17on
- 12:17a
- 12:17bunch
- 12:18of
- 12:18things,
- 12:18you
- 12:19know,
- 12:19help
- 12:19me
- 12:19with
- 12:19some
- 12:20sets
- 12:20and
- 12:20get
- 12:20towards
- 12:21some,
- 12:21some
- 12:21of
- 12:21my
- 12:22goals.
- 12:22And
- 12:22so
- 12:23there's
- 12:23always
- 12:23some,
- 12:23some
- 12:23people
- 12:24that
- 12:24are
- 12:25in
- 12:25the
- 12:25know
- 12:26that
- 12:26there's
- 12:26always
- 12:26somebody
- 12:27that
- 12:27knows
- 12:27more
- 12:27than
- 12:27you
- 12:27know,
- 12:28you
- 12:28know,
- 12:28or
- 12:28has
- 12:28a
- 12:29better
- 12:29connection
- 12:30to
- 12:30you
- 12:30and
- 12:31that's,
- 12:32you
- 12:32know,
- 12:32a
- 12:32great
- 12:32thing.
- 12:33So
- 12:33what
- 12:33do
- 12:33you,
- 12:33what
- 12:33do
- 12:34you
- 12:34like
- 12:34about
- 12:35the,
- 12:35you
- 12:35know,
- 12:35the,
- 12:35like
- 12:35the
- 12:35local
- 12:36card
- 12:36dealers?
- 12:37Well,
- 12:37the,
- 12:37you
- 12:38know,
- 12:38develop
- 12:38a
- 12:39relationship
- 12:39with
- 12:39your
- 12:39local
- 12:40car
- 12:40dealer.
- 12:41Introduce
- 12:41yourself.
- 12:42The
- 12:42I'm,
- 12:42I,
- 12:43I'm
- 12:4399.9.
- 12:44Sure
- 12:45they
- 12:45would
- 12:45love
- 12:45to
- 12:45help
- 12:46you
- 12:46out.
- 12:46Tell
- 12:46them
- 12:47what
- 12:47you're
- 12:47interested
- 12:47and
- 12:48say,
- 12:48you
- 12:48know,
- 12:48I
- 12:49collect
- 12:49Pittsburgh
- 12:49Steeler
- 12:50cards.
- 12:51Can
- 12:51you
- 12:51give
- 12:51me
- 12:52a,
- 12:52you
- 12:52know,
- 12:52a
- 12:53hand
- 12:53with
- 12:53them?
- 12:53So
- 12:53on
- 12:54and
- 12:54so
- 12:54forth.
- 12:54He'll
- 12:54probably
- 12:55come
- 12:55back
- 12:55and
- 12:55ask
- 12:55you,
- 12:56okay,
- 12:56what
- 12:56years
- 12:57are
- 12:57you
- 12:57going
- 12:57back,
- 12:58how
- 12:58many,
- 12:58you
- 12:58know,
- 12:59what
- 12:59are
- 12:59you
- 12:59looking
- 12:59for?
- 13:00Just
- 13:00stars.
- 13:01You
- 13:01want
- 13:01all
- 13:01the,
- 13:01all
- 13:02the,
- 13:02all
- 13:02the
- 13:02players
- 13:03in
- 13:03the
- 13:03year,
- 13:03so
- 13:04on
- 13:04and
- 13:04so
- 13:04forth
- 13:05and
- 13:05he
- 13:06could
- 13:06probably
- 13:06give
- 13:06you
- 13:07some
- 13:07guidance.
- 13:07But
- 13:07with
- 13:08regards
- 13:08to
- 13:09where
- 13:09do
- 13:09you
- 13:09want
- 13:09to
- 13:10begin?
- 13:10Because
- 13:10I
- 13:11think
- 13:11it's
- 13:11overwhelming
- 13:12for
- 13:12somebody
- 13:13starting
- 13:13to
- 13:13collect
- 13:14today.
- 13:15There's
- 13:15so
- 13:15many
- 13:16different
- 13:16brands.
- 13:16There's
- 13:17been
- 13:17so
- 13:17many
- 13:18cards
- 13:18produced
- 13:18since
- 13:191990.
- 13:19It's
- 13:20not
- 13:20even
- 13:20funny,
- 13:21you
- 13:22know,
- 13:226,
- 13:227,
- 13:2310,
- 13:2315,
- 13:2420
- 13:24different
- 13:24brands
- 13:25in
- 13:25one
- 13:25year.
- 13:26It's
- 13:26overwhelming.
- 13:27So
- 13:28you
- 13:28kind
- 13:28of
- 13:29have
- 13:29to
- 13:29narrow
- 13:29your
- 13:29focus.
- 13:30And
- 13:31let's
- 13:31use
- 13:31the
- 13:31example
- 13:32of
- 13:32being
- 13:32a
- 13:32team
- 13:33set
- 13:33collector.
- 13:34You
- 13:34could
- 13:34say
- 13:35to
- 13:35the
- 13:36dealer,
- 13:36well,
- 13:37I,
- 13:37I
- 13:37was
- 13:38born
- 13:38in
- 13:381993,
- 13:39so
- 13:39I'd
- 13:39like
- 13:39to
- 13:39get
- 13:40one
- 13:41team
- 13:41set
- 13:42of
- 13:42the
- 13:42Steelers
- 13:43each
- 13:43year
- 13:43from
- 13:44my
- 13:44birth
- 13:44year
- 13:44up,
- 13:45and
- 13:45then
- 13:46I'll
- 13:46decide
- 13:46afterwards
- 13:47if
- 13:47I
- 13:47go
- 13:47back
- 13:48anymore.
- 13:48And
- 13:49that's
- 13:49a
- 13:49very,
- 13:49very
- 13:50doable
- 13:50run.
- 13:51There's
- 13:52a
- 13:52lot
- 13:52of
- 13:52different
- 13:52types
- 13:53of
- 13:54brands
- 13:55out
- 13:55there
- 13:55that
- 13:55you
- 13:56can
- 13:56collect,
- 13:56and
- 13:57for
- 13:57the
- 13:57most
- 13:57part,
- 13:58they'll
- 13:58be
- 13:58reasonably
- 13:59priced.
- 14:00And
- 14:00again,
- 14:01if,
- 14:02if
- 14:02you're
- 14:02interested
- 14:03in
- 14:03hitting
- 14:03the
- 14:03lottery
- 14:04and
- 14:05you
- 14:05think
- 14:05the
- 14:05card
- 14:06cards
- 14:07are
- 14:07the
- 14:07way
- 14:07to
- 14:08hit
- 14:08the
- 14:08lottery,
- 14:08they're
- 14:09not,
- 14:09you
- 14:10know,
- 14:10buy
- 14:10the
- 14:10lottery,
- 14:11don't
- 14:11buy,
- 14:11you
- 14:12know,
- 14:12but
- 14:12buy
- 14:12the
- 14:12cards
- 14:13for
- 14:13fun
- 14:13and
- 14:13buy
- 14:14the
- 14:14cards
- 14:14for
- 14:14the
- 14:14appreciation
- 14:15of
- 14:15what
- 14:15you're
- 14:15looking
- 14:16at.
- 14:16And
- 14:16that's
- 14:17the
- 14:17history
- 14:17of
- 14:17the
- 14:17game
- 14:18and
- 14:18the
- 14:18history
- 14:19of
- 14:19the
- 14:19player
- 14:19that
- 14:20you're
- 14:20buying.
- 14:21You
- 14:21know,
- 14:21I,
- 14:21it,
- 14:22to
- 14:22me,
- 14:22it's
- 14:23an
- 14:23incredible
- 14:23honor
- 14:23for
- 14:24any
- 14:25professional
- 14:25player
- 14:26or
- 14:26college
- 14:27player
- 14:27to
- 14:27have
- 14:28a
- 14:28card
- 14:28produced
- 14:28of
- 14:29them.
- 14:29And,
- 14:30you
- 14:30know,
- 14:30I
- 14:30think
- 14:31that
- 14:31that's
- 14:31the
- 14:31coolest
- 14:32thing
- 14:32about
- 14:33collecting
- 14:33cards
- 14:34is
- 14:34you're
- 14:34collecting
- 14:35all
- 14:35these
- 14:35different
- 14:35guys
- 14:36who
- 14:36played
- 14:37and
- 14:37all
- 14:37these
- 14:38people
- 14:38who
- 14:39know
- 14:39some
- 14:40are
- 14:40stars,
- 14:41some
- 14:41will
- 14:41never
- 14:41be
- 14:42stars,
- 14:42some
- 14:42are
- 14:42one
- 14:43season,
- 14:43some,
- 14:43you
- 14:44know,
- 14:44lasted
- 14:4420
- 14:45seasons,
- 14:45so
- 14:45on
- 14:46and
- 14:46so
- 14:46forth.
- 14:47So
- 14:47there's
- 14:48a,
- 14:48There's
- 14:48a
- 14:48lot
- 14:48you
- 14:49can
- 14:49do
- 14:49with
- 14:50the
- 14:50hobby,
- 14:51if
- 14:51you,
- 14:52in
- 14:52my
- 14:52opinion,
- 14:53narrow
- 14:53your
- 14:53focus
- 14:54a
- 14:54little
- 14:55and
- 14:55be
- 14:55reasonable
- 14:56on
- 14:56your
- 14:56expectations
- 14:57as
- 14:57far
- 14:57as
- 14:57what
- 14:58and
- 14:58how
- 14:58you're
- 14:59going
- 14:59to
- 14:59collect.
- 14:59And
- 14:59the
- 15:00hobby
- 15:00shop,
- 15:00to
- 15:01me,
- 15:01is
- 15:02one
- 15:02of
- 15:02the
- 15:02best,
- 15:03best
- 15:03areas
- 15:04to
- 15:04get
- 15:04into
- 15:04and
- 15:05go
- 15:05into.
- 15:05I,
- 15:05I
- 15:06could
- 15:06spend
- 15:06hours
- 15:06in
- 15:07a
- 15:07card
- 15:07shop
- 15:08just
- 15:08going
- 15:09through
- 15:095,000
- 15:10count
- 15:10boxes
- 15:10and
- 15:11looking
- 15:11at
- 15:11the
- 15:11cards
- 15:11in
- 15:12there
- 15:12and
- 15:13picking
- 15:13out
- 15:1410
- 15:14cards.
- 15:15And
- 15:15they're
- 15:16probably
- 15:16going
- 15:16to
- 15:16be
- 15:1610
- 15:17cents
- 15:17each
- 15:17or
- 15:17a
- 15:18quarter
- 15:18each
- 15:18or
- 15:18whatever.
- 15:19And
- 15:19I
- 15:19know
- 15:19the,
- 15:21the
- 15:21card
- 15:21shop
- 15:22owner
- 15:22is
- 15:22not
- 15:22going
- 15:22to
- 15:22make
- 15:22the
- 15:23rent
- 15:23off
- 15:23of
- 15:23me,
- 15:23but
- 15:24at
- 15:24least
- 15:24he
- 15:24realizes
- 15:25he's
- 15:25helped
- 15:25me
- 15:25and
- 15:25I've
- 15:26helped
- 15:26him
- 15:27move
- 15:27some
- 15:27inventory
- 15:28and
- 15:28he's
- 15:28helped
- 15:29me
- 15:29with
- 15:29my
- 15:29collection.
- 15:30Yeah,
- 15:31I
- 15:31have
- 15:32one
- 15:32of
- 15:33the
- 15:33local
- 15:33card
- 15:33shops.
- 15:34I,
- 15:34I
- 15:34go
- 15:34down
- 15:34and
- 15:35I,
- 15:35I
- 15:35usually
- 15:36go
- 15:36to
- 15:37a
- 15:37seminar
- 15:37or
- 15:38a
- 15:38meeting,
- 15:39whether
- 15:40it's
- 15:40PFRA
- 15:40or
- 15:41something
- 15:41to
- 15:41do
- 15:41with
- 15:41football
- 15:42history
- 15:42or
- 15:42maybe
- 15:43there's
- 15:43a,
- 15:44a
- 15:44former
- 15:44player
- 15:45that's
- 15:45going
- 15:45to
- 15:45be
- 15:45at
- 15:45an
- 15:45event.
- 15:46And
- 15:46what
- 15:47I
- 15:47try
- 15:47to
- 15:47do
- 15:47is
- 15:47I
- 15:47try
- 15:48to,
- 15:48trying
- 15:48to
- 15:48get
- 15:48the
- 15:49cards
- 15:49of
- 15:49them.
- 15:49Like,
- 15:50for
- 15:50instance,
- 15:50we
- 15:51have
- 15:51a
- 15:51PFRA
- 15:53meeting
- 15:53coming
- 15:53up
- 15:53here
- 15:54in
- 15:54April,
- 15:55and
- 15:55I
- 15:56just
- 15:56found
- 15:56out
- 15:56that
- 15:56Mark
- 15:57Kelso
- 15:57is
- 15:57going
- 15:57to
- 15:57be
- 15:57there.
- 15:58Former
- 15:58Buffalo
- 15:58Bill
- 15:59and
- 15:59I.
- 16:00I
- 16:00met
- 16:00him
- 16:00last
- 16:00summer,
- 16:01but
- 16:01it
- 16:01was
- 16:01at
- 16:01the
- 16:02Pottsville
- 16:03celebration,
- 16:04so
- 16:04I
- 16:04couldn't
- 16:05really
- 16:05get
- 16:05him.
- 16:05He's
- 16:05from
- 16:06Pottsville.
- 16:06That's
- 16:06why
- 16:07he
- 16:07was
- 16:07there.
- 16:07But
- 16:08I'm
- 16:08going
- 16:08to
- 16:08go
- 16:09down
- 16:09to
- 16:09my
- 16:09card
- 16:09shop
- 16:09and
- 16:10tell
- 16:10Mike
- 16:10down
- 16:11there,
- 16:11hey,
- 16:11Mike,
- 16:11I
- 16:11need
- 16:12to
- 16:12get
- 16:12a
- 16:12Kelso
- 16:12card
- 16:13or
- 16:13two
- 16:13and
- 16:14get
- 16:14them.
- 16:14I
- 16:15did
- 16:15this
- 16:15a
- 16:15few
- 16:15years
- 16:15ago
- 16:16when
- 16:16I
- 16:16met
- 16:17John
- 16:17Cole,
- 16:17but
- 16:18left
- 16:18tackle
- 16:19for
- 16:19the
- 16:19steelers
- 16:19in
- 16:19the
- 16:1970s.
- 16:20And
- 16:20I'll
- 16:20tell
- 16:20you
- 16:20what,
- 16:21John
- 16:22was
- 16:22so
- 16:22ecstatic
- 16:23that
- 16:24I.
- 16:24I
- 16:24handed
- 16:25a
- 16:25picture
- 16:25of
- 16:25him,
- 16:26you
- 16:26know,
- 16:26on
- 16:26this
- 16:26card.
- 16:27He's
- 16:27like,
- 16:27wow.
- 16:27I
- 16:27go,
- 16:28I
- 16:28haven't
- 16:28seen
- 16:28one
- 16:28of
- 16:28these
- 16:28things
- 16:29in
- 16:29years.
- 16:29He.
- 16:29He
- 16:29even
- 16:30read
- 16:30the
- 16:30back
- 16:30of
- 16:30his
- 16:30own
- 16:31statistics
- 16:32and
- 16:32everything,
- 16:32and
- 16:32he
- 16:33enjoyed
- 16:33the
- 16:33card
- 16:33for
- 16:34a
- 16:34few
- 16:34minutes
- 16:34before
- 16:34he
- 16:34signed
- 16:35it
- 16:35and,
- 16:35you
- 16:35know,
- 16:36had
- 16:36some
- 16:36great
- 16:36chitchat.
- 16:37So
- 16:37they're.
- 16:37They're
- 16:37really
- 16:37honored
- 16:38when
- 16:38they
- 16:38have,
- 16:38you
- 16:39know,
- 16:39it's
- 16:39a
- 16:39little
- 16:39monument
- 16:40of
- 16:40them
- 16:41and.
- 16:41Exactly.
- 16:41They
- 16:42sign
- 16:42it.
- 16:42They're.
- 16:42Most
- 16:43of
- 16:43them
- 16:43are
- 16:43more
- 16:43than
- 16:43happy
- 16:44to
- 16:44do
- 16:44it.
- 16:45Yeah,
- 16:45exactly.
- 16:46And
- 16:46especially
- 16:46the
- 16:47older
- 16:47players
- 16:48love
- 16:48being
- 16:48remembered
- 16:50by
- 16:50their
- 16:51fans
- 16:51and
- 16:52by
- 16:52the
- 16:52fans
- 16:52of
- 16:53the
- 16:53team.
- 16:53And
- 16:54again,
- 16:54it
- 16:54brings
- 16:54back
- 16:55a
- 16:55lot
- 16:55of
- 16:55memories
- 16:55because
- 16:55a
- 16:56lot
- 16:56of
- 16:56those
- 16:56guys,
- 16:57you
- 16:57know,
- 16:57they.
- 16:58They
- 16:58had
- 16:59cards,
- 16:59they
- 16:59really
- 17:00didn't
- 17:00put
- 17:00it
- 17:00in
- 17:00perspective,
- 17:01you
- 17:01know,
- 17:01when
- 17:02they
- 17:02were
- 17:02playing
- 17:02and
- 17:02they
- 17:02say,
- 17:03gee,
- 17:03I
- 17:03gotta
- 17:03hoard
- 17:03all
- 17:04the
- 17:04cards
- 17:04I
- 17:04got,
- 17:04because
- 17:04I
- 17:05know
- 17:0520
- 17:05years
- 17:05from
- 17:05now
- 17:05I'm
- 17:06gonna,
- 17:06you
- 17:06know,
- 17:07sign
- 17:07them
- 17:07off
- 17:07or
- 17:08whatever.
- 17:08So
- 17:09it
- 17:09is.
- 17:10It's
- 17:10very
- 17:11respectful
- 17:12of
- 17:12the
- 17:12player
- 17:13and
- 17:13of
- 17:13the
- 17:13hobby
- 17:14when.
- 17:14When
- 17:15guys
- 17:15like
- 17:15you
- 17:16and
- 17:16other
- 17:16people
- 17:16do
- 17:17that
- 17:17to
- 17:18a
- 17:18former
- 17:19player
- 17:19and
- 17:19the
- 17:19player
- 17:20appreciates
- 17:20it,
- 17:21believe
- 17:21me,
- 17:21I
- 17:21know
- 17:21that
- 17:22for
- 17:22a
- 17:22fact.
- 17:23Yeah.
- 17:23And
- 17:23it
- 17:24doesn't
- 17:24even
- 17:24have
- 17:24to
- 17:24be
- 17:24like,
- 17:25mainstream
- 17:25player.
- 17:26You
- 17:26know,
- 17:26John
- 17:26Cole
- 17:26was
- 17:27pretty
- 17:27well
- 17:27known.
- 17:27Kelso
- 17:28is
- 17:28pretty
- 17:28well
- 17:28known.
- 17:28They're
- 17:29playing
- 17:29Super
- 17:29Bowls.
- 17:30But
- 17:30we
- 17:30have
- 17:31a
- 17:31gentleman
- 17:32that
- 17:32comes.
- 17:32I've
- 17:33been
- 17:33looking
- 17:33for
- 17:33him
- 17:33the
- 17:33last
- 17:33couple
- 17:34years
- 17:34because
- 17:34I
- 17:34bought
- 17:34his
- 17:34card
- 17:34and
- 17:34he
- 17:35hasn't
- 17:35been
- 17:35at
- 17:35this
- 17:35Western
- 17:36PA
- 17:36meeting
- 17:36last
- 17:36couple
- 17:37years.
- 17:37But
- 17:37Lupicone,
- 17:38who
- 17:38played
- 17:39for
- 17:39the
- 17:39Bills,
- 17:40and
- 17:41I,
- 17:41you
- 17:41know,
- 17:41he.
- 17:41He's
- 17:42a.
- 17:42He's
- 17:42hilarious.
- 17:42But
- 17:43I
- 17:43keep
- 17:43bringing
- 17:44the
- 17:44card
- 17:44because
- 17:44I
- 17:44want
- 17:44him
- 17:44to
- 17:45sign
- 17:45it
- 17:45and,
- 17:46and
- 17:46I
- 17:46know
- 17:46he
- 17:46would
- 17:46get
- 17:47a
- 17:47kick
- 17:47out
- 17:47of
- 17:47it
- 17:47because
- 17:47there's
- 17:48a
- 17:48guy
- 17:48that
- 17:48not
- 17:49many
- 17:49people
- 17:49remember
- 17:50or
- 17:50heard
- 17:51of,
- 17:51but
- 17:51this.
- 17:51This
- 17:52guy
- 17:52was
- 17:52An
- 17:52NFL
- 17:53player
- 17:53and
- 17:53played
- 17:53a
- 17:54few
- 17:54years
- 17:55on
- 17:55the
- 17:55Bills.
- 17:55You
- 17:56know,
- 17:56you
- 17:56know,
- 17:56a
- 17:57story,
- 17:57a
- 17:57story
- 17:57to
- 17:57that
- 17:58effect
- 17:58too
- 17:58is
- 17:59there
- 18:00was
- 18:00a
- 18:00player
- 18:00for
- 18:00the
- 18:00New
- 18:01York
- 18:01Giants,
- 18:01his
- 18:02name
- 18:02was
- 18:02Dan
- 18:02Go.
- 18:04He
- 18:04basically
- 18:04had
- 18:04one
- 18:05card
- 18:05from
- 18:05the
- 18:051974
- 18:06tops
- 18:07up.
- 18:08And
- 18:08years
- 18:08ago,
- 18:09I
- 18:09used
- 18:09to
- 18:09have
- 18:09a
- 18:09little
- 18:09want
- 18:10ad
- 18:10in
- 18:10Sports
- 18:10Collector's
- 18:11Digest
- 18:11football
- 18:13wantless
- 18:13filled
- 18:141948
- 18:15to
- 18:151988.
- 18:16That
- 18:16was
- 18:16my
- 18:16standard
- 18:17little
- 18:17ad.
- 18:18So
- 18:18I
- 18:19got
- 18:19a
- 18:19letter
- 18:19from
- 18:19him
- 18:20one
- 18:20day
- 18:20and
- 18:21he
- 18:21says,
- 18:21hi,
- 18:22do
- 18:22you
- 18:22have
- 18:23any
- 18:23cards
- 18:23of
- 18:23Dan
- 18:24Goitsch?
- 18:25And
- 18:25I
- 18:25looked
- 18:26and
- 18:26he
- 18:26signed
- 18:27his
- 18:27name,
- 18:27it's
- 18:27Dan
- 18:27Goitch.
- 18:28And
- 18:29he
- 18:29said,
- 18:29I'll
- 18:29buy
- 18:30as
- 18:30many
- 18:30as
- 18:30you
- 18:30have.
- 18:32So
- 18:32I
- 18:32think
- 18:32I
- 18:32had
- 18:32like
- 18:32two
- 18:33or
- 18:33three.
- 18:33And
- 18:33I
- 18:33put
- 18:33them
- 18:34in
- 18:34an
- 18:34envelope.
- 18:34I
- 18:34mailed
- 18:35it
- 18:35to
- 18:35him.
- 18:35I
- 18:35said,
- 18:36if
- 18:36you
- 18:36are
- 18:36Dan
- 18:37Goitsch,
- 18:37I
- 18:37said,
- 18:38you
- 18:38know,
- 18:38I'm
- 18:39curious,
- 18:40are
- 18:40you
- 18:40looking
- 18:41for,
- 18:41are
- 18:41you
- 18:41signing
- 18:42them
- 18:42or
- 18:42whatever,
- 18:43so
- 18:43on
- 18:43and
- 18:43so
- 18:43forth.
- 18:44And
- 18:44he
- 18:44wrote
- 18:44back
- 18:45to
- 18:45me,
- 18:45very
- 18:45nice
- 18:45letter.
- 18:46He
- 18:46says,
- 18:46I
- 18:46will
- 18:46buy
- 18:47any
- 18:47that
- 18:47you
- 18:47can
- 18:48find
- 18:48for
- 18:48me.
- 18:49And
- 18:49he
- 18:49said,
- 18:49I'm
- 18:50basically
- 18:50trying
- 18:50to
- 18:50corner
- 18:51the
- 18:51market
- 18:51on
- 18:51my
- 18:52car
- 18:53also
- 18:53autograph
- 18:54them
- 18:54and
- 18:54send
- 18:55them
- 18:55out.
- 18:55I
- 18:55said,
- 18:55okay,
- 18:56I
- 18:56get
- 18:56it.
- 18:57And
- 18:57he
- 18:58was
- 18:58on
- 18:58my
- 18:58hunt
- 18:58list.
- 18:59And
- 18:59I,
- 19:00if
- 19:00I
- 19:00was
- 19:00at
- 19:01a
- 19:01card
- 19:01show,
- 19:02I
- 19:02go
- 19:02into
- 19:02the
- 19:031974
- 19:04boxes
- 19:04or
- 19:04whatever
- 19:05and
- 19:05pick
- 19:05out
- 19:05all
- 19:06that
- 19:06he
- 19:06had
- 19:06and
- 19:07I
- 19:07would
- 19:07basically
- 19:07sell
- 19:07it
- 19:08to
- 19:08him.
- 19:09And
- 19:09along
- 19:10that
- 19:10same
- 19:10line
- 19:11too.
- 19:11For
- 19:12one
- 19:12year,
- 19:13actually
- 19:13two
- 19:13years,
- 19:14I
- 19:14sent
- 19:15cards
- 19:15to
- 19:15the
- 19:16Atlanta
- 19:16Falcons,
- 19:18their
- 19:18players,
- 19:19so
- 19:20that
- 19:20they
- 19:20could
- 19:20use
- 19:20them
- 19:21to
- 19:21send
- 19:21out
- 19:21for
- 19:22autographs.
- 19:23And
- 19:24they
- 19:24would
- 19:24pay
- 19:24me
- 19:25for
- 19:25that.
- 19:25And
- 19:25then
- 19:25I
- 19:25would
- 19:25ask
- 19:26if
- 19:26I
- 19:26could
- 19:26get
- 19:27a
- 19:27few
- 19:27players
- 19:28signed
- 19:29autograph
- 19:29cards.
- 19:30But
- 19:30I
- 19:31have
- 19:31all
- 19:31my
- 19:32cards
- 19:32signed
- 19:33to
- 19:33Bob.
- 19:34I
- 19:34have
- 19:34them
- 19:35personalized
- 19:35so
- 19:36they
- 19:36realize
- 19:36I'm
- 19:36not
- 19:36going
- 19:37to
- 19:37resell
- 19:37them.
- 19:38And
- 19:39you
- 19:39know,
- 19:39they
- 19:40appreciated
- 19:40that.
- 19:40But
- 19:40I,
- 19:41I,
- 19:41I
- 19:42shipped
- 19:42the
- 19:42Falcons
- 19:43a
- 19:43lot
- 19:43of
- 19:43cards
- 19:43for
- 19:44two
- 19:44years
- 19:45when
- 19:45I
- 19:45was
- 19:46back
- 19:46in
- 19:46Connecticut.
- 19:46I
- 19:47mean,
- 19:47I,
- 19:47I
- 19:47really,
- 19:48I
- 19:48really
- 19:49pumped
- 19:49out
- 19:49a
- 19:49lot
- 19:49of
- 19:50cards
- 19:50for
- 19:50them
- 19:50and
- 19:50they
- 19:50appreciate
- 19:51it
- 19:51and
- 19:51they,
- 19:52they
- 19:52used
- 19:52them.
- 19:52And
- 19:53I
- 19:53think
- 19:53they
- 19:53had
- 19:53a
- 19:53lot
- 19:54of
- 19:54charity
- 19:55events
- 19:55there
- 19:55that
- 19:56they
- 19:56would
- 19:56give
- 19:56out
- 19:56the
- 19:56cards.
- 19:58More
- 19:58personal
- 19:58than
- 19:59printing
- 19:59a
- 20:00photo
- 20:00out
- 20:00for
- 20:01the
- 20:01event
- 20:01or
- 20:02whatever.
- 20:03There's,
- 20:03there's
- 20:04probably
- 20:04some
- 20:04young
- 20:04person
- 20:05out
- 20:05there
- 20:05that
- 20:05has
- 20:05some
- 20:06Falcons
- 20:06cards
- 20:07and
- 20:07now
- 20:07they
- 20:07can
- 20:08listening
- 20:08to,
- 20:08say,
- 20:08hey,
- 20:09this
- 20:09came
- 20:09from
- 20:09Bob,
- 20:10you
- 20:10know,
- 20:10who's
- 20:11talking
- 20:11on
- 20:11there,
- 20:11to
- 20:12go
- 20:12through,
- 20:12you
- 20:12know,
- 20:12whoever
- 20:13my
- 20:13favorite
- 20:13Falcon
- 20:14player
- 20:14was,
- 20:14I
- 20:15gave
- 20:15it
- 20:15to
- 20:15me.
- 20:15That's
- 20:16pretty
- 20:16cool.
- 20:16That's
- 20:16real
- 20:17cool.
- 20:18That
- 20:19popped
- 20:19in
- 20:19my
- 20:19head
- 20:20when
- 20:20I
- 20:20When
- 20:20I
- 20:20was
- 20:20thinking
- 20:21about
- 20:21Dan
- 20:21Goy
- 20:24and
- 20:24Dan
- 20:24actually
- 20:25became
- 20:25a
- 20:25legend
- 20:26in
- 20:26the
- 20:26hobby
- 20:27because
- 20:28his
- 20:28card,
- 20:28which
- 20:29was
- 20:29one
- 20:29time
- 20:29considered
- 20:30a
- 20:30common,
- 20:30became
- 20:31a
- 20:31very
- 20:31valuable
- 20:31card
- 20:32because
- 20:32he
- 20:33basically
- 20:33owned
- 20:34most
- 20:34of
- 20:34them.
- 20:35And
- 20:35sadly
- 20:36he
- 20:36passed
- 20:36a
- 20:37year
- 20:37or
- 20:37two
- 20:37ago.
- 20:38So
- 20:39the
- 20:39market
- 20:39is
- 20:39freed
- 20:40up
- 20:40for
- 20:40his
- 20:40cards.
- 20:41Again
- 20:41for
- 20:41the
- 20:4174
- 20:42cent.
- 20:43But.
- 20:46Okay,
- 20:46so
- 20:46there
- 20:46we've
- 20:47talked
- 20:47about
- 20:47local
- 20:47card
- 20:48shops,
- 20:48we
- 20:48talk
- 20:48about
- 20:49buying
- 20:49brand
- 20:49new
- 20:49cards,
- 20:50you
- 20:50know,
- 20:50that
- 20:50you
- 20:50can
- 20:50go
- 20:51whether
- 20:51your
- 20:52card
- 20:52shop,
- 20:52you
- 20:52can,
- 20:53you
- 20:53know,
- 20:53online
- 20:54is,
- 20:54is
- 20:54big
- 20:54now.
- 20:55Big
- 20:55box
- 20:56stores
- 20:56have,
- 20:57you
- 20:57know,
- 20:57a
- 20:58different
- 20:58set
- 20:59than
- 20:59what
- 20:59you
- 20:59get
- 20:59at
- 21:00the
- 21:00card
- 21:00shop,
- 21:00you
- 21:00know,
- 21:01but
- 21:02there's,
- 21:02there's
- 21:02also,
- 21:03I
- 21:03mean
- 21:03I
- 21:03know
- 21:03a
- 21:03lot
- 21:03of
- 21:04towns
- 21:04in
- 21:04my
- 21:04town
- 21:05has
- 21:05a
- 21:05local
- 21:05card
- 21:06shows
- 21:06like
- 21:06every
- 21:06couple
- 21:07months
- 21:07we'll
- 21:07have
- 21:07a
- 21:07card
- 21:08show
- 21:08here.
- 21:08And
- 21:08I'm
- 21:09sure
- 21:09it's
- 21:09all
- 21:09around
- 21:09the
- 21:10country.
- 21:10What
- 21:11can
- 21:11people
- 21:11do
- 21:12at
- 21:12card
- 21:12shows
- 21:13to
- 21:13get
- 21:13enjoyment
- 21:13out
- 21:14of
- 21:14card
- 21:14collecting?
- 21:14Well,
- 21:15go
- 21:15to
- 21:16a
- 21:16card
- 21:16show
- 21:16with
- 21:16a
- 21:17plan.
- 21:17I
- 21:18always
- 21:18tell
- 21:18a
- 21:19collector,
- 21:19you
- 21:19know,
- 21:19bring
- 21:20your
- 21:20want
- 21:20list.
- 21:20There's
- 21:22engage
- 21:22the
- 21:22dealer
- 21:23that
- 21:23you,
- 21:23you
- 21:23know,
- 21:24ask
- 21:24immediately,
- 21:24do
- 21:25you
- 21:25have
- 21:25any
- 21:25football
- 21:25cards?
- 21:26Some
- 21:26dealers
- 21:26may
- 21:27say,
- 21:27I'm
- 21:27sorry,
- 21:27I
- 21:27only
- 21:28deal
- 21:28in
- 21:28baseball
- 21:28or
- 21:29another
- 21:29sport.
- 21:30But
- 21:31I'm
- 21:31sure
- 21:31the,
- 21:32the
- 21:32dealers
- 21:32there
- 21:33will
- 21:33say
- 21:33to,
- 21:34yeah,
- 21:34I
- 21:34have,
- 21:34I
- 21:35have
- 21:35some
- 21:35football
- 21:35cards.
- 21:36What
- 21:36are
- 21:36you
- 21:36looking
- 21:36for?
- 21:36Tell
- 21:37them
- 21:37exactly
- 21:37what
- 21:37you're
- 21:38looking
- 21:38for
- 21:38and
- 21:38tell
- 21:38them
- 21:39I
- 21:39would
- 21:39like
- 21:39to
- 21:39look
- 21:39at
- 21:39them,
- 21:40so
- 21:40on
- 21:40and
- 21:40so
- 21:40forth
- 21:41and
- 21:41you'd
- 21:41be
- 21:41surprised
- 21:42what
- 21:42you
- 21:42might
- 21:42find.
- 21:42You
- 21:43might
- 21:43find
- 21:43a
- 21:43couple
- 21:44older
- 21:44cards
- 21:44or
- 21:45you
- 21:45might
- 21:45find
- 21:45some
- 21:45cards
- 21:46I
- 21:46never
- 21:46even
- 21:46knew
- 21:47existed
- 21:48and
- 21:48you'll
- 21:49pick
- 21:49them
- 21:49up
- 21:49and
- 21:49you
- 21:50have
- 21:50a
- 21:50great
- 21:50addition
- 21:50to
- 21:51your
- 21:51collection.
- 21:52If
- 21:52you
- 21:52do,
- 21:53go
- 21:53to
- 21:53the
- 21:53National
- 21:54Sports
- 21:54Collectors
- 21:55Convention
- 21:55and
- 21:55I
- 21:56tell
- 21:56this
- 21:56to
- 21:56anyone
- 21:57who
- 21:57has
- 21:57never
- 21:57been
- 21:57to
- 21:58a
- 21:58big
- 21:58show.
- 21:59Be
- 21:59prepared
- 22:00to
- 22:00be
- 22:00completely
- 22:01overwhelmed
- 22:01with
- 22:02the
- 22:02amount
- 22:02of
- 22:02tables,
- 22:03the
- 22:03amount
- 22:03of
- 22:03people.
- 22:04And
- 22:06it's
- 22:06just
- 22:06an
- 22:06incredible
- 22:07experience
- 22:07to
- 22:07go
- 22:08to
- 22:08a
- 22:08national
- 22:09and
- 22:10try
- 22:10to
- 22:10shop
- 22:11there
- 22:11and
- 22:11pick
- 22:12up
- 22:12cards,
- 22:12so
- 22:12on
- 22:13and
- 22:13so
- 22:13forth.
- 22:14It's
- 22:14mind
- 22:14boggling
- 22:15to
- 22:15go
- 22:16there.
- 22:16I've
- 22:16been
- 22:16to
- 22:16many,
- 22:17many
- 22:17nationals
- 22:18over
- 22:18the
- 22:18years
- 22:19and
- 22:19I'm
- 22:19at
- 22:20the
- 22:20point
- 22:20now
- 22:20it's,
- 22:22it's
- 22:22a
- 22:23big,
- 22:24a
- 22:24big
- 22:25deal
- 22:25for
- 22:25me
- 22:25to
- 22:25walk
- 22:25around
- 22:26for
- 22:26six,
- 22:26seven
- 22:27hours
- 22:27to
- 22:27try
- 22:27to
- 22:28find
- 22:28cards
- 22:28type
- 22:29of
- 22:29thing.
- 22:29And,
- 22:29and
- 22:29it's,
- 22:30it's
- 22:31getting
- 22:31tougher
- 22:31as
- 22:32far
- 22:32as
- 22:32I'm
- 22:32concerned
- 22:33to
- 22:33try
- 22:33to
- 22:33do
- 22:33a
- 22:33show,
- 22:33you
- 22:34know,
- 22:34go
- 22:34to
- 22:34a
- 22:34show
- 22:34like
- 22:35that
- 22:35and
- 22:35being
- 22:36very
- 22:36active
- 22:36with
- 22:36it.
- 22:37So
- 22:37I
- 22:37tend
- 22:37to
- 22:38just
- 22:38go
- 22:38to
- 22:38the
- 22:39dealers
- 22:39I
- 22:39know
- 22:39and
- 22:40talk
- 22:40to
- 22:40people
- 22:40I
- 22:40know,
- 22:41so
- 22:41on
- 22:41and
- 22:41so
- 22:41Forth.
- 22:42But
- 22:42for
- 22:42beginning
- 22:42collectors,
- 22:43you
- 22:44get
- 22:44an
- 22:44opportunity
- 22:44to
- 22:44go
- 22:45to
- 22:45a
- 22:45national.
- 22:45Just
- 22:46go,
- 22:46you'll
- 22:46never,
- 22:47you'll
- 22:47never
- 22:47regret
- 22:48it.
- 22:48You'll,
- 22:48you'll
- 22:49say
- 22:49this
- 22:50is
- 22:50an
- 22:50incredible
- 22:50show.
- 22:50I've
- 22:51never
- 22:51seen
- 22:51anything
- 22:52in
- 22:52my
- 22:52life
- 22:52like
- 22:53it
- 22:53in
- 22:53my
- 22:53life.
- 22:54And
- 22:55you'll,
- 22:56you'll,
- 22:56you'll
- 22:57be
- 22:57sold
- 22:57on
- 22:58going
- 22:58to
- 22:58shows,
- 22:59even
- 22:59if
- 22:59it's
- 22:59a
- 22:59small
- 23:00show
- 23:00or
- 23:01a
- 23:01big
- 23:01show,
- 23:02depending
- 23:03on
- 23:03what
- 23:03it
- 23:03is.
- 23:04Yeah,
- 23:05I'm
- 23:05sure.
- 23:06I
- 23:06mean
- 23:06I
- 23:06know
- 23:06our,
- 23:07our
- 23:07local
- 23:07show
- 23:08is
- 23:08one
- 23:08of
- 23:08our
- 23:08card
- 23:08shop
- 23:09sponsors
- 23:09and
- 23:09I
- 23:10think
- 23:10he
- 23:10has
- 23:10like
- 23:10every
- 23:10two
- 23:11months
- 23:11and
- 23:11yeah,
- 23:11it's
- 23:12a
- 23:12combination,
- 23:12it's
- 23:13all
- 23:13cards,
- 23:13all
- 23:13sports
- 23:14cards.
- 23:14Yeah,
- 23:15I
- 23:15don't
- 23:15think
- 23:15they
- 23:15have
- 23:15like
- 23:15the
- 23:16Pokemon
- 23:16and
- 23:16stuff
- 23:16in
- 23:16there,
- 23:17but
- 23:17it's
- 23:17like,
- 23:17you
- 23:17know,
- 23:17the
- 23:17hockey,
- 23:18baseball,
- 23:18football,
- 23:19basketball.
- 23:20But
- 23:22I,
- 23:22I
- 23:22find
- 23:23that
- 23:23I
- 23:23have
- 23:24problems.
- 23:24And
- 23:24he
- 23:24started
- 23:25off
- 23:25a
- 23:25couple
- 23:26years
- 23:26ago,
- 23:26he
- 23:26was
- 23:26only
- 23:26having
- 23:26like
- 23:2720
- 23:27tables
- 23:27and
- 23:27there's
- 23:28a,
- 23:28it's
- 23:28a
- 23:28fairly
- 23:29decent
- 23:29sized
- 23:29venue.
- 23:30He,
- 23:30he's
- 23:31totally
- 23:31sold
- 23:31out
- 23:31because
- 23:32I
- 23:32went
- 23:32down
- 23:32last
- 23:33fall
- 23:33to,
- 23:33I
- 23:34said
- 23:34I'd
- 23:34like
- 23:34got
- 23:35a
- 23:35table.
- 23:35I
- 23:35said
- 23:35maybe
- 23:35I'll
- 23:35just
- 23:36put
- 23:36some
- 23:36books
- 23:36out
- 23:36and
- 23:37meet
- 23:37people
- 23:38and
- 23:38you
- 23:38know,
- 23:38just
- 23:39talk
- 23:39to
- 23:39people
- 23:39that
- 23:41people
- 23:41like
- 23:41sports
- 23:41history.
- 23:42That's
- 23:42what
- 23:42I
- 23:42like,
- 23:43you
- 23:43know,
- 23:43and
- 23:43just
- 23:44get
- 23:44a
- 23:44chance
- 23:44to
- 23:44talk
- 23:45with
- 23:45people.
- 23:45I
- 23:45couldn't
- 23:45even
- 23:45get
- 23:46a
- 23:46table
- 23:46and
- 23:46he's
- 23:46got
- 23:47a
- 23:47waiting
- 23:47list.
- 23:48Does
- 23:48that
- 23:48seem
- 23:48to
- 23:48be
- 23:48the
- 23:49trend
- 23:49around
- 23:49the
- 23:49country,
- 23:49that
- 23:50the
- 23:50sports
- 23:50card
- 23:51shows
- 23:51are
- 23:51becoming
- 23:52more
- 23:52and
- 23:52more
- 23:52popular?
- 23:53Yeah,
- 23:53they're,
- 23:54they're,
- 23:54they're
- 23:54more
- 23:55popular.
- 23:55And
- 23:57as
- 23:57an
- 23:57aside,
- 23:58a
- 23:58lot
- 23:58of
- 23:59sports
- 23:59dealers
- 24:00mix
- 24:01them
- 24:01with
- 24:01the
- 24:01Pokemon,
- 24:02with
- 24:02the
- 24:03Funko
- 24:04Pop
- 24:05types
- 24:06of,
- 24:06of
- 24:07dealers
- 24:09and
- 24:10that
- 24:10is
- 24:10good
- 24:11and
- 24:11bad
- 24:11in
- 24:11my
- 24:12opinion.
- 24:12I'm
- 24:12not,
- 24:12I'm
- 24:13not
- 24:13big
- 24:13on
- 24:13it
- 24:14anymore
- 24:14for
- 24:14the
- 24:14simple
- 24:15reason
- 24:16there
- 24:16are
- 24:16more
- 24:16Pokemon
- 24:17dealers
- 24:17and
- 24:19it
- 24:19takes
- 24:19away
- 24:19from
- 24:20the
- 24:20sports
- 24:20card
- 24:20dealers
- 24:21and
- 24:21a
- 24:21lot
- 24:21of
- 24:21sports
- 24:22card
- 24:22collectors
- 24:23say,
- 24:23well,
- 24:24that's
- 24:24going
- 24:24to
- 24:24be
- 24:24mostly
- 24:24a
- 24:25Pokemon
- 24:25show.
- 24:25There's
- 24:26only
- 24:26going
- 24:26to
- 24:26be
- 24:26ten
- 24:27sports
- 24:27car
- 24:27dealers.
- 24:28I'm
- 24:28not
- 24:28going
- 24:28to
- 24:28go
- 24:28to
- 24:28the
- 24:29show.
- 24:29I'm
- 24:29not
- 24:29going
- 24:29to
- 24:29find
- 24:29what
- 24:30I,
- 24:30what
- 24:30I
- 24:30want.
- 24:31So
- 24:32if
- 24:32your
- 24:32local
- 24:33show
- 24:33is
- 24:34still
- 24:34a
- 24:34true
- 24:35sports
- 24:36type
- 24:37of
- 24:37collectible
- 24:38show,
- 24:39I,
- 24:39I
- 24:39urge
- 24:40everyone
- 24:41to
- 24:41support
- 24:41them
- 24:42and
- 24:43go
- 24:43there
- 24:43and
- 24:44buy
- 24:44from
- 24:44those
- 24:44dealers
- 24:45because
- 24:45that's
- 24:45what
- 24:46we
- 24:46need,
- 24:46more
- 24:46of
- 24:47the
- 24:48sports
- 24:48only
- 24:49shows
- 24:49rather
- 24:50than
- 24:50the
- 24:50mixture
- 24:51of
- 24:51the,
- 24:52the
- 24:53phenomenon
- 24:53of
- 24:54Pokeman,
- 24:54which
- 24:55reminds
- 24:55me
- 24:55of
- 24:55the
- 24:55phenomenon
- 24:56of
- 24:57Beanie
- 24:57Babies
- 24:58years
- 24:58ago,
- 24:59pogs
- 25:00of
- 25:01every
- 25:01other
- 25:01type
- 25:01of
- 25:03trend
- 25:03that
- 25:04was
- 25:04there.
- 25:04Pokemon
- 25:05seems
- 25:05to
- 25:05be
- 25:05sticking
- 25:06longer
- 25:06than
- 25:07before.
- 25:08But
- 25:08at
- 25:08some
- 25:09point
- 25:09I
- 25:09think
- 25:11some
- 25:11people
- 25:11may
- 25:12stop
- 25:12buying
- 25:12him
- 25:12and
- 25:13I
- 25:13don't
- 25:13know,
- 25:13the
- 25:14fad
- 25:14might
- 25:15fade
- 25:15a
- 25:15little,
- 25:16to
- 25:16say
- 25:16the
- 25:16least.
- 25:17But
- 25:18again,
- 25:19a
- 25:19show,
- 25:19the
- 25:20one
- 25:20thing
- 25:20I
- 25:20like
- 25:21so
- 25:21much
- 25:21about
- 25:22a
- 25:22show,
- 25:24and
- 25:24I've
- 25:25been
- 25:25going
- 25:25and
- 25:25dealing,
- 25:26doing
- 25:26shows
- 25:27since
- 25:27the
- 25:2719
- 25:28set,
- 25:29late
- 25:291970s.
- 25:30I
- 25:30set
- 25:30up
- 25:30as
- 25:30a
- 25:31dealer
- 25:31in
- 25:31the
- 25:31early
- 25:3180s
- 25:33that
- 25:33there's
- 25:34so
- 25:34many
- 25:34different
- 25:34things
- 25:35you
- 25:35can
- 25:35look
- 25:35at.
- 25:35There's
- 25:35so
- 25:35many
- 25:36different
- 25:36dealers,
- 25:36so
- 25:37many
- 25:37different,
- 25:37you
- 25:38know,
- 25:38different
- 25:38types
- 25:38of
- 25:39product
- 25:39that
- 25:40are
- 25:40there.
- 25:40And
- 25:41it's
- 25:42just
- 25:42amazing.
- 25:42You
- 25:43can
- 25:43get
- 25:43everybody
- 25:43in
- 25:44one
- 25:44hall
- 25:45and
- 25:45you
- 25:46could
- 25:46walk
- 25:46from
- 25:46one
- 25:46table
- 25:47to
- 25:47another
- 25:47table
- 25:47to
- 25:47another
- 25:48table.
- 25:48You
- 25:48could
- 25:48buy
- 25:48something
- 25:49from
- 25:49each
- 25:49table
- 25:50and
- 25:51you
- 25:51leave
- 25:51and
- 25:52you
- 25:52say,
- 25:52wow,
- 25:53it
- 25:53was
- 25:53Christmas
- 25:54in
- 25:54July
- 25:54here
- 25:54that
- 25:54I
- 25:55got
- 25:55all
- 25:55this
- 25:55stuff
- 25:56and
- 25:56all
- 25:56stuff
- 25:57that
- 25:57I
- 25:57needed
- 25:57for
- 25:57my
- 25:58collection
- 25:58type
- 25:58of
- 25:58thing.
- 25:59So,
- 26:00yeah,
- 26:00it's
- 26:01great
- 26:01at
- 26:02these
- 26:02shows.
- 26:02I
- 26:02mean,
- 26:03one
- 26:03thing
- 26:03I
- 26:03love
- 26:04your
- 26:04piece
- 26:04of
- 26:04advice
- 26:04of
- 26:05having
- 26:05going
- 26:05in
- 26:05with
- 26:06a
- 26:06list
- 26:06in
- 26:06your
- 26:06hand
- 26:08and
- 26:08do
- 26:08it
- 26:08because
- 26:09I
- 26:09know
- 26:10me,
- 26:10I'm
- 26:10like
- 26:10that,
- 26:11you
- 26:11know,
- 26:11dog
- 26:11that
- 26:11sees
- 26:12a
- 26:12squirrel
- 26:12and
- 26:12I'm.
- 26:13I'm
- 26:13off
- 26:13on
- 26:13a.
- 26:14Another
- 26:14beaten
- 26:14path.
- 26:15You
- 26:15know,
- 26:15I
- 26:15see
- 26:15something
- 26:15shiny
- 26:16and
- 26:16hey,
- 26:16I
- 26:16gotta,
- 26:17I
- 26:17gotta
- 26:17have
- 26:17that,
- 26:18you
- 26:18know,
- 26:18what's
- 26:18that?
- 26:18That
- 26:18card.
- 26:19So
- 26:19how
- 26:20to
- 26:20stay
- 26:20focused.
- 26:20And
- 26:21you
- 26:21can.
- 26:21You
- 26:21can
- 26:21spend
- 26:22a
- 26:22lot
- 26:22of
- 26:22money
- 26:22if
- 26:23you
- 26:23really
- 26:24get
- 26:24yourself
- 26:24going.
- 26:24And
- 26:25I've
- 26:25done
- 26:25that
- 26:26a
- 26:26few
- 26:27times,
- 26:27so.
- 26:27But
- 26:28I
- 26:28like
- 26:29the
- 26:29list
- 26:29thing.
- 26:30Going
- 26:30to
- 26:30a
- 26:30show,
- 26:31have
- 26:31a
- 26:31plan,
- 26:31you
- 26:32know,
- 26:32what
- 26:32do
- 26:32you
- 26:32want?
- 26:32What
- 26:33are
- 26:33you
- 26:33looking
- 26:33for?
- 26:33I'm
- 26:34looking
- 26:34for
- 26:341988,
- 26:35tops.
- 26:36Whatever.
- 26:37Okay,
- 26:37you
- 26:37go,
- 26:38go
- 26:38with
- 26:38that
- 26:38in.
- 26:39In
- 26:39mind.
- 26:40Have
- 26:40a
- 26:40plan
- 26:40when
- 26:41you're
- 26:41going.
- 26:42Yeah,
- 26:42that's
- 26:43a
- 26:43great
- 26:43idea.
- 26:44But
- 26:44the
- 26:44other
- 26:44thing
- 26:44I
- 26:45like
- 26:45to
- 26:45say
- 26:45about
- 26:45shows,
- 26:45if
- 26:46you
- 26:46go
- 26:46in
- 26:46there
- 26:46with
- 26:46that
- 26:46plan,
- 26:47you're
- 26:47looking
- 26:47for
- 26:47a
- 26:48specific
- 26:48card
- 26:49or
- 26:49cards
- 26:50from
- 26:50a
- 26:50set.
- 26:51And
- 26:51I'll
- 26:51go
- 26:52to
- 26:52the
- 26:52first
- 26:52dealer
- 26:53and
- 26:53ask
- 26:53him.
- 26:53He
- 26:54may
- 26:54have
- 26:54some,
- 26:55but
- 26:55he
- 26:55may
- 26:55say,
- 26:55you
- 26:55know
- 26:56what?
- 26:56I
- 26:56don't
- 26:56have
- 26:56any
- 26:56of
- 26:56those
- 26:57with
- 26:57me.
- 26:57But
- 26:57I
- 26:58think,
- 26:58you
- 26:58know,
- 26:59Joe,
- 26:59that's
- 27:00three.
- 27:00Three
- 27:00tables
- 27:01down.
- 27:01You
- 27:02know,
- 27:02I'm
- 27:02pretty
- 27:02sure
- 27:02he
- 27:03brought
- 27:03some,
- 27:04you
- 27:04know,
- 27:04whatever,
- 27:04these,
- 27:05you
- 27:05know,
- 27:0577
- 27:06tops
- 27:07or
- 27:07whatever.
- 27:08And
- 27:08they,
- 27:08they
- 27:08refer
- 27:09each
- 27:09other
- 27:09because
- 27:10they,
- 27:10they
- 27:10know
- 27:10each
- 27:11other.
- 27:11They
- 27:11go
- 27:11to
- 27:11shows
- 27:12together.
- 27:12They're
- 27:13probably
- 27:13trading
- 27:14and
- 27:14wheeling
- 27:14and
- 27:14dealing,
- 27:15you
- 27:15know,
- 27:16when
- 27:16they're
- 27:16in
- 27:16their
- 27:16own.
- 27:16Shops,
- 27:17however
- 27:17they
- 27:18do,
- 27:18that's
- 27:18the
- 27:18camaraderie
- 27:19of
- 27:19the
- 27:19hobby
- 27:19and
- 27:20that's
- 27:20the
- 27:20camaraderie
- 27:21of
- 27:21the
- 27:21hobby
- 27:21that
- 27:21I
- 27:21knew
- 27:22back
- 27:22in
- 27:22the
- 27:221980s
- 27:23where
- 27:23I
- 27:24was
- 27:24more
- 27:24than
- 27:24happy
- 27:25to
- 27:25help
- 27:25somebody
- 27:25across,
- 27:26you
- 27:26know,
- 27:27a
- 27:27dealer
- 27:27across
- 27:27the
- 27:28hall,
- 27:28I
- 27:28knew
- 27:28he
- 27:29had
- 27:29the
- 27:29stuff.
- 27:30Go
- 27:30there
- 27:30and
- 27:30tell
- 27:30them
- 27:31Bob
- 27:31sent
- 27:31you.
- 27:32And
- 27:32I
- 27:32had
- 27:33numerous
- 27:33dealers
- 27:34say
- 27:34over
- 27:34the
- 27:34years,
- 27:34Bob
- 27:35has
- 27:35it
- 27:35at
- 27:35his
- 27:35table.
- 27:36Go
- 27:36over
- 27:36in
- 27:36there.
- 27:37I,
- 27:38you
- 27:38know,
- 27:38depending
- 27:39on
- 27:39the
- 27:39show,
- 27:39that's
- 27:40still
- 27:40there.
- 27:40But
- 27:40I
- 27:40think
- 27:41in
- 27:41some
- 27:41shows
- 27:41now,
- 27:43it's
- 27:43not
- 27:43as
- 27:43prevalent
- 27:44as
- 27:44it
- 27:44used
- 27:44to
- 27:44be.
- 27:45So
- 27:45I,
- 27:45I
- 27:46know
- 27:46I've
- 27:46done
- 27:46a
- 27:46couple
- 27:47big
- 27:47shows
- 27:47over
- 27:47the
- 27:47past
- 27:48few
- 27:48years
- 27:48down
- 27:48here,
- 27:49and
- 27:51there
- 27:51wasn't.
- 27:53The
- 27:53camaraderie
- 27:53was
- 27:54questionable,
- 27:54if
- 27:55you
- 27:55ask
- 27:55me.
- 27:56So
- 27:56again,
- 27:57though,
- 27:57I
- 27:57would
- 27:57never,
- 27:58if
- 27:58I
- 27:59knew
- 27:59somebody
- 27:59else
- 27:59had
- 28:00something
- 28:00and
- 28:00I
- 28:00didn't
- 28:00have
- 28:01it,
- 28:01I
- 28:01would
- 28:01say
- 28:01to
- 28:01the
- 28:02person,
- 28:03walk
- 28:03over
- 28:03there,
- 28:04see
- 28:04so
- 28:04and
- 28:05so,
- 28:05and
- 28:05they'll
- 28:06help
- 28:06you
- 28:06out
- 28:06with
- 28:06them.
- 28:06That's
- 28:07what
- 28:07it's
- 28:07all
- 28:07about.
- 28:07That's,
- 28:08that's
- 28:08why
- 28:09we
- 28:09are
- 28:09a
- 28:09hobby.
- 28:10We're
- 28:11not
- 28:11a
- 28:11business.
- 28:12I
- 28:12think
- 28:12that's,
- 28:13that's
- 28:13the
- 28:13way
- 28:13you
- 28:13got
- 28:13to
- 28:13look
- 28:14at
- 28:14it.
- 28:14We're
- 28:14a
- 28:14hobby.
- 28:15And
- 28:15for
- 28:15the
- 28:16hobby
- 28:16to
- 28:16survive,
- 28:17hobbyists
- 28:18have
- 28:18to
- 28:19help
- 28:19hobbyists.
- 28:20That's
- 28:20the
- 28:20key.
- 28:22Yeah,
- 28:23another.
- 28:23I
- 28:23mean,
- 28:24there's
- 28:24other
- 28:24avenues
- 28:25to.
- 28:25Especially
- 28:25if
- 28:26you're
- 28:26collecting
- 28:26older
- 28:26cards,
- 28:27you
- 28:27know,
- 28:28somebody's
- 28:29having
- 28:29a
- 28:29rummage
- 28:29sale
- 28:30or,
- 28:31you
- 28:31know,
- 28:31a
- 28:32swap
- 28:32meets,
- 28:32you
- 28:33know,
- 28:33we'll
- 28:33have
- 28:33them
- 28:34or,
- 28:34you
- 28:35know,
- 28:35like
- 28:35I've
- 28:35told
- 28:36folks,
- 28:36you
- 28:36know,
- 28:36I
- 28:36have
- 28:36a
- 28:37local
- 28:37consignment
- 28:38shop
- 28:38just
- 28:38down
- 28:38the
- 28:39street
- 28:39that
- 28:39has
- 28:39a
- 28:39lot
- 28:40of
- 28:40hobby
- 28:40stuff,
- 28:40you
- 28:41know,
- 28:41from
- 28:41model
- 28:42trains
- 28:42to
- 28:43plastic
- 28:43models
- 28:44you
- 28:44glue
- 28:44together.
- 28:45But
- 28:45comic
- 28:46books,
- 28:46but
- 28:46they
- 28:46also
- 28:47have
- 28:47section
- 28:48with
- 28:48trading
- 28:49cards
- 28:49or
- 28:49sports
- 28:49cards.
- 28:50And,
- 28:51you
- 28:51know,
- 28:51you
- 28:51can
- 28:51go
- 28:52in
- 28:52there
- 28:52and
- 28:52buy
- 28:52them
- 28:53very
- 28:53affordably
- 28:54to
- 28:54do
- 28:54that.
- 28:55What
- 28:55should
- 28:55people
- 28:56be
- 28:56looking
- 28:56for
- 28:56when
- 28:57they're
- 28:57going
- 28:57into
- 28:57these,
- 28:58you
- 28:58know,
- 28:59places
- 28:59where
- 28:59they're
- 29:00not,
- 29:00maybe
- 29:00not
- 29:00organized
- 29:01by
- 29:02dates
- 29:02and
- 29:03there's
- 29:03not
- 29:03an
- 29:03expert
- 29:03on
- 29:04site.
- 29:04What
- 29:04should
- 29:04they
- 29:05be
- 29:05looking
- 29:05for?
- 29:06Well,
- 29:06I
- 29:06think
- 29:06what
- 29:07they
- 29:07should
- 29:07be
- 29:07looking
- 29:07for,
- 29:07if
- 29:08they
- 29:08see
- 29:08a
- 29:08big
- 29:08box
- 29:08of
- 29:09cards
- 29:09and
- 29:09the
- 29:09box
- 29:10of
- 29:10cards
- 29:10say,
- 29:10you
- 29:11know,
- 29:11a
- 29:11quarter
- 29:11each
- 29:12or
- 29:12whatever,
- 29:12take
- 29:13a
- 29:13chance
- 29:13and
- 29:14talk
- 29:15to
- 29:15the
- 29:15proprietor
- 29:15or
- 29:16the
- 29:16person
- 29:16working
- 29:16there,
- 29:17can
- 29:17I
- 29:17get
- 29:17a
- 29:18better
- 29:18deal
- 29:18if
- 29:18I
- 29:18buy
- 29:19the
- 29:19entire
- 29:19box
- 29:20of
- 29:20cards?
- 29:21And
- 29:21they
- 29:21may
- 29:21say,
- 29:21oh,
- 29:22sure,
- 29:22we
- 29:22want
- 29:22to
- 29:22get
- 29:22rid
- 29:23of
- 29:23them.
- 29:23You
- 29:23know,
- 29:23give
- 29:23us,
- 29:24you
- 29:24know,
- 29:24$10
- 29:25or
- 29:25$20
- 29:25for
- 29:26the
- 29:26box
- 29:26type
- 29:26of
- 29:26thing,
- 29:27and
- 29:28we'll
- 29:28sell
- 29:28it
- 29:28to
- 29:28you.
- 29:29And
- 29:29then
- 29:29you
- 29:29get
- 29:29home
- 29:29and
- 29:29you
- 29:30sort
- 29:30it
- 29:30and
- 29:30say,
- 29:30wow,
- 29:30I
- 29:31got
- 29:31this,
- 29:31I
- 29:31got
- 29:31this.
- 29:31I
- 29:32got
- 29:32trading
- 29:32material,
- 29:33I
- 29:33got
- 29:33cards
- 29:34from
- 29:34my
- 29:34collection,
- 29:34so
- 29:35on
- 29:35and
- 29:35so
- 29:35forth.
- 29:36And
- 29:36it
- 29:36helps
- 29:37them
- 29:37out
- 29:37because
- 29:37they
- 29:38free
- 29:38up
- 29:38space
- 29:38to
- 29:39put
- 29:39something
- 29:39else
- 29:39out
- 29:39in
- 29:40their
- 29:40store.
- 29:41And
- 29:41it
- 29:41helps
- 29:41you
- 29:42out
- 29:42because
- 29:42you're
- 29:42getting
- 29:42cards
- 29:43at
- 29:43a
- 29:43discounted
- 29:44rate.
- 29:44And,
- 29:45you
- 29:46know,
- 29:46you
- 29:46can
- 29:46find
- 29:47some,
- 29:47you
- 29:47know,
- 29:47a
- 29:48hidden
- 29:48gem,
- 29:49let's
- 29:49say,
- 29:50or.
- 29:50Or
- 29:51many
- 29:51cards
- 29:52for
- 29:52your
- 29:52collection
- 29:52type
- 29:53of
- 29:53thing,
- 29:53or
- 29:53a
- 29:53lot
- 29:54of
- 29:54trading
- 29:54material
- 29:55with
- 29:55people
- 29:55you
- 29:56trade
- 29:56with.
- 29:56So
- 29:57that's,
- 29:57you
- 29:57know,
- 29:57that's
- 29:58my
- 29:58advice
- 29:59with
- 29:59that.
- 30:00I've
- 30:00done
- 30:00that
- 30:00many,
- 30:01many
- 30:01times.
- 30:02The
- 30:03running
- 30:03joke
- 30:03is
- 30:03back
- 30:04in
- 30:04the
- 30:0480s,
- 30:04when
- 30:04football
- 30:05cards
- 30:05weren't
- 30:06really
- 30:06that
- 30:06popular,
- 30:08I
- 30:08would
- 30:08go
- 30:08to
- 30:08a
- 30:09show
- 30:09and
- 30:09I
- 30:09would
- 30:09ask
- 30:09dealers
- 30:10if
- 30:11they
- 30:11had
- 30:11any
- 30:12football
- 30:12cards,
- 30:13and
- 30:14to
- 30:14them,
- 30:14they
- 30:14didn't
- 30:15want
- 30:15to
- 30:15advertise
- 30:16that
- 30:16they
- 30:16would
- 30:16go
- 30:16in
- 30:16the
- 30:16back
- 30:16of
- 30:17the
- 30:17table
- 30:17and
- 30:18was
- 30:18the
- 30:18infamous
- 30:18cheese
- 30:19box
- 30:19that
- 30:20would
- 30:20come
- 30:20out
- 30:21full
- 30:22football
- 30:22cards.
- 30:23So
- 30:23I
- 30:23said,
- 30:23well,
- 30:23how
- 30:24much
- 30:24would
- 30:24you
- 30:24like
- 30:24for
- 30:24the
- 30:24box?
- 30:25And
- 30:25the
- 30:25tradition
- 30:26back
- 30:26then
- 30:26was
- 30:27it
- 30:27was
- 30:27a
- 30:27$5
- 30:28cheese
- 30:28box
- 30:28that
- 30:29was
- 30:29the
- 30:29running
- 30:29joke.
- 30:30So
- 30:31the
- 30:31guy
- 30:31would.
- 30:31The
- 30:32dealer
- 30:33would
- 30:33say,
- 30:33well,
- 30:33what
- 30:34do
- 30:34you
- 30:34want
- 30:34to
- 30:34give
- 30:34me
- 30:34for?
- 30:34I
- 30:35said,
- 30:35would
- 30:35you
- 30:35take
- 30:35$5?
- 30:36He
- 30:36said,
- 30:36so
- 30:36give
- 30:37me
- 30:37the.
- 30:37Give
- 30:37me
- 30:37the
- 30:37$5
- 30:38and
- 30:39have
- 30:39my
- 30:39cheese
- 30:40box.
- 30:40And
- 30:40I'd
- 30:40be
- 30:40walking
- 30:41around,
- 30:41and
- 30:42inevitably,
- 30:43back
- 30:44in
- 30:44the
- 30:4480s,
- 30:44I
- 30:44would
- 30:45pick
- 30:45up
- 30:45at
- 30:45least
- 30:45one
- 30:45cheese
- 30:46box
- 30:46every
- 30:46show,
- 30:47and
- 30:48it
- 30:48was
- 30:48a
- 30:48running
- 30:49joke.
- 30:49I
- 30:49had
- 30:49like,
- 30:5015,
- 30:5020
- 30:50cheese
- 30:51boxes
- 30:51packed
- 30:52with
- 30:52cards
- 30:53all
- 30:53the
- 30:53time.
- 30:53And
- 30:54there
- 30:54was
- 30:54stuff
- 30:55that
- 30:55I
- 30:55would
- 30:55be
- 30:55going
- 30:55from
- 30:56the
- 30:56shows.
- 30:57Sometimes
- 30:57I.
- 30:58I
- 30:58hit
- 30:58some
- 30:58gems,
- 30:59and
- 30:59sometimes
- 31:00it
- 31:00was
- 31:00just
- 31:00a
- 31:00box
- 31:01of
- 31:01commons,
- 31:01which
- 31:02was
- 31:02fine
- 31:02with
- 31:02me.
- 31:03I
- 31:03had
- 31:03the
- 31:03material,
- 31:04I
- 31:04had
- 31:04the
- 31:04inventory.
- 31:05So,
- 31:06yeah,
- 31:06because
- 31:06like
- 31:07you
- 31:07alluded
- 31:07to
- 31:07earlier,
- 31:08not
- 31:08only
- 31:08do
- 31:08you
- 31:09get
- 31:09an
- 31:09image
- 31:09of
- 31:10a
- 31:10player,
- 31:10which
- 31:10gives
- 31:11you
- 31:11a
- 31:11little
- 31:11bit
- 31:11of
- 31:11a
- 31:11connection
- 31:12to
- 31:12them,
- 31:13because
- 31:13it's
- 31:13usually
- 31:13an
- 31:13image
- 31:14that,
- 31:14you
- 31:14know,
- 31:14it's
- 31:14not
- 31:15popular.
- 31:15It's
- 31:15not
- 31:15like
- 31:16it
- 31:16was
- 31:16on
- 31:16Sports
- 31:16Illustrated
- 31:17or
- 31:17anything
- 31:18like
- 31:18that.
- 31:18It's
- 31:19some
- 31:19usually
- 31:20unique
- 31:20to
- 31:21Tops
- 31:21or,
- 31:22you
- 31:22know,
- 31:22Bowman
- 31:22or
- 31:23whoever
- 31:23was,
- 31:24you
- 31:24know,
- 31:24doing
- 31:24the
- 31:24images
- 31:25at
- 31:25the
- 31:25time,
- 31:25but
- 31:26on
- 31:26the
- 31:26back,
- 31:26you
- 31:26know,
- 31:27I
- 31:27know
- 31:27I
- 31:27like
- 31:28the
- 31:281970s,
- 31:29not
- 31:29only
- 31:29reading
- 31:29the
- 31:30stats.
- 31:30You
- 31:30know,
- 31:30baseball
- 31:31cards
- 31:31are
- 31:31more
- 31:31stats.
- 31:32A
- 31:32football
- 31:33lineman
- 31:33doesn't
- 31:33have
- 31:34a
- 31:34whole
- 31:34lot
- 31:34of
- 31:34stats
- 31:34other
- 31:35than
- 31:35his
- 31:35career.
- 31:36But
- 31:36in
- 31:36the
- 31:3670s,
- 31:37Tops
- 31:37used
- 31:37to
- 31:37have,
- 31:38like,
- 31:38those
- 31:38little
- 31:38cartoons
- 31:39they
- 31:39would
- 31:39draw,
- 31:40like
- 31:40somebody
- 31:40would
- 31:41draw.
- 31:41You
- 31:41know,
- 31:42they're
- 31:42pretty
- 31:42talented
- 31:43artists.
- 31:43And
- 31:43then
- 31:43they'd
- 31:43have,
- 31:44like,
- 31:44a
- 31:44fun
- 31:44fact
- 31:45about
- 31:45the
- 31:46player.
- 31:46And
- 31:46those
- 31:46were
- 31:47always
- 31:47a
- 31:47good
- 31:47time
- 31:47to
- 31:47look
- 31:48at.
- 31:48And
- 31:48sometimes
- 31:48you
- 31:48get
- 31:49a
- 31:49chuckle
- 31:49out
- 31:49of
- 31:49them.
- 31:49Sometimes
- 31:50you
- 31:50like,
- 31:50oh,
- 31:51my
- 31:51gosh,
- 31:51this
- 31:51guy
- 31:51did
- 31:51that.
- 31:52You
- 31:52know,
- 31:52so
- 31:52there's
- 31:53other
- 31:53value
- 31:53to
- 31:53the
- 31:54cards
- 31:54of
- 31:54just
- 31:55education
- 31:55and
- 31:56to
- 31:57enjoy
- 31:58Right,
- 31:58exactly.
- 31:59And,
- 31:59and
- 31:59again,
- 31:59I
- 32:00always,
- 32:01you
- 32:01know,
- 32:01tell
- 32:01collectors,
- 32:02read
- 32:02the
- 32:03back
- 32:03of
- 32:03the
- 32:03card.
- 32:03Don't
- 32:04be
- 32:04just,
- 32:04you
- 32:04know,
- 32:05meas
- 32:06by
- 32:06the,
- 32:06the
- 32:07front
- 32:07picture.
- 32:08Read
- 32:08the
- 32:08back
- 32:08of
- 32:08the
- 32:09card,
- 32:09see
- 32:09what,
- 32:09what
- 32:11information
- 32:11you
- 32:12can
- 32:12get.
- 32:12Or
- 32:12you
- 32:13might
- 32:13learn
- 32:13more
- 32:14about
- 32:14the
- 32:14player
- 32:15itself.
- 32:15I
- 32:16mean,
- 32:16today
- 32:16we're
- 32:16in
- 32:16a,
- 32:16we're
- 32:17in
- 32:17an
- 32:17info
- 32:18age
- 32:18where,
- 32:18you
- 32:18know,
- 32:19we
- 32:19just
- 32:19were
- 32:19on
- 32:19the
- 32:19Internet
- 32:20looking
- 32:20up
- 32:20information
- 32:21all
- 32:21the
- 32:21time.
- 32:22But,
- 32:22you
- 32:22know,
- 32:22take
- 32:23a
- 32:23step
- 32:23back,
- 32:23take
- 32:23an
- 32:24older
- 32:24card,
- 32:24look
- 32:25at
- 32:25the
- 32:25back
- 32:25of
- 32:25it,
- 32:25study
- 32:26it,
- 32:26see
- 32:26what
- 32:26it
- 32:27says,
- 32:27read
- 32:27what,
- 32:28what
- 32:28they're
- 32:28talking
- 32:28about
- 32:29with
- 32:29the
- 32:29player.
- 32:30You'll
- 32:30be
- 32:30very
- 32:30surprised
- 32:31with
- 32:31what
- 32:31you
- 32:31read
- 32:31and
- 32:32what
- 32:32you
- 32:32see
- 32:32in
- 32:32a
- 32:32lot
- 32:32of
- 32:33those
- 32:33players.
- 32:33It's
- 32:34great
- 32:34history.
- 32:34It's
- 32:35the
- 32:35history
- 32:35of
- 32:35the
- 32:35game
- 32:36right?
- 32:37Now,
- 32:38we
- 32:38talked
- 32:39a
- 32:39little
- 32:39bit
- 32:39before
- 32:40we
- 32:40came
- 32:40on
- 32:40and
- 32:41you
- 32:41had
- 32:42some
- 32:42tips
- 32:42on
- 32:42maybe
- 32:43display
- 32:44and
- 32:44storage
- 32:45of
- 32:45your,
- 32:46your
- 32:46treasures
- 32:46once
- 32:46you
- 32:47bring
- 32:47them
- 32:47home.
- 32:47So
- 32:47maybe
- 32:47you
- 32:48could
- 32:48show
- 32:48some
- 32:48of
- 32:49that.
- 32:49Yeah,
- 32:50the
- 32:50one
- 32:50thing
- 32:50I
- 32:50like
- 32:50to
- 32:50show
- 32:51is
- 32:53if
- 32:53you
- 32:53put
- 32:53a
- 32:54set
- 32:54together,
- 32:56you
- 32:56can
- 32:56buy
- 32:57nine
- 32:57pocket
- 32:58sheets
- 32:58for
- 32:59the
- 32:59set
- 33:00and
- 33:00put
- 33:00all
- 33:01your
- 33:01cards
- 33:01of
- 33:02the
- 33:02set
- 33:02into
- 33:04the
- 33:04sheets
- 33:05and
- 33:06display
- 33:06it
- 33:07single
- 33:07card.
- 33:08So
- 33:08you
- 33:08can
- 33:08see
- 33:08the
- 33:08back
- 33:08of
- 33:09the
- 33:09card
- 33:09and
- 33:09then
- 33:09the
- 33:09front
- 33:10of
- 33:10the
- 33:10card
- 33:10at
- 33:10the
- 33:10same
- 33:11time.
- 33:12And
- 33:12the
- 33:12nine
- 33:13pocket
- 33:13sheets
- 33:13are
- 33:13not
- 33:14that
- 33:14expensive.
- 33:14You
- 33:14can
- 33:14get
- 33:14them
- 33:15at,
- 33:15you
- 33:15can
- 33:15find
- 33:16them
- 33:16at
- 33:16shows,
- 33:17you
- 33:17can
- 33:18find
- 33:18it
- 33:18in
- 33:18retail
- 33:19outlets,
- 33:20you
- 33:20can
- 33:20find
- 33:20it
- 33:20at
- 33:20card
- 33:21shops,
- 33:21have
- 33:22them
- 33:22at
- 33:22the
- 33:22same
- 33:22time.
- 33:23And
- 33:23what
- 33:23I
- 33:24did
- 33:24is
- 33:24I
- 33:24enjoyed
- 33:25these
- 33:26football
- 33:27only
- 33:27where
- 33:28it
- 33:28says
- 33:28football
- 33:28collecting.
- 33:29You
- 33:30know,
- 33:30these
- 33:31were
- 33:31prevalent
- 33:31back
- 33:32in
- 33:32the
- 33:321990s
- 33:34as
- 33:34far
- 33:34as
- 33:35buying,
- 33:35but
- 33:35they
- 33:35have
- 33:35binders
- 33:36like
- 33:36this.
- 33:37So
- 33:37this
- 33:37preserves
- 33:38your
- 33:38card
- 33:38well
- 33:39and
- 33:39allows
- 33:40you
- 33:40to
- 33:40look
- 33:40through
- 33:40the.
- 33:41Your
- 33:41set
- 33:42and
- 33:42read
- 33:42both
- 33:43the
- 33:43front
- 33:43and
- 33:43the
- 33:43back
- 33:44of
- 33:44the
- 33:44card
- 33:45and
- 33:45does
- 33:46preserve
- 33:46the
- 33:46cards
- 33:47very
- 33:47well.
- 33:49I
- 33:50won't
- 33:50lie.
- 33:51I
- 33:51used
- 33:52to,
- 33:53back
- 33:53in
- 33:54the
- 33:5460s,
- 33:54paste
- 33:55the
- 33:55card
- 33:56in
- 33:56a
- 33:57scrapbook.
- 33:59One
- 33:59side
- 34:00of
- 34:00the
- 34:00card
- 34:00up,
- 34:00and
- 34:01then
- 34:01I
- 34:01would
- 34:01have
- 34:01a
- 34:01double
- 34:02of
- 34:02the
- 34:02card.
- 34:02I
- 34:02would
- 34:02paste
- 34:03the
- 34:03other
- 34:03side
- 34:03up
- 34:04so
- 34:04I
- 34:04could
- 34:04see
- 34:04both
- 34:04sides
- 34:05at
- 34:05the
- 34:05same
- 34:05time.
- 34:06Because
- 34:06these
- 34:06were
- 34:06not
- 34:07sheets
- 34:08were
- 34:08not
- 34:08around
- 34:08until
- 34:09roughly
- 34:10the
- 34:101970s,
- 34:12so
- 34:12there
- 34:12was
- 34:12no
- 34:13other
- 34:13way
- 34:13of
- 34:13doing
- 34:13it.
- 34:14And
- 34:14we
- 34:14would
- 34:14put
- 34:14them
- 34:15in
- 34:15photo
- 34:15albums
- 34:16where
- 34:16we'd
- 34:17have
- 34:17the
- 34:17little
- 34:17corner
- 34:17pieces
- 34:18we
- 34:18could
- 34:18stick
- 34:18in
- 34:19and
- 34:19then
- 34:19we
- 34:19could
- 34:19pull
- 34:19it
- 34:19out
- 34:20and
- 34:20try
- 34:20to
- 34:20look
- 34:21in
- 34:21the
- 34:21back.
- 34:21But
- 34:21I
- 34:21did,
- 34:22I
- 34:22did
- 34:23paste
- 34:24a
- 34:24bunch
- 34:24of
- 34:24Philadelphia
- 34:25football
- 34:25cards
- 34:26in
- 34:26an
- 34:26album
- 34:27years
- 34:28ago
- 34:28to
- 34:28scrapbook
- 34:28album.
- 34:29And
- 34:29then
- 34:29I
- 34:29finally
- 34:29got
- 34:30some
- 34:30box
- 34:30shoe
- 34:30boxes
- 34:31and
- 34:31I
- 34:31started
- 34:31put
- 34:31them
- 34:32in
- 34:32the
- 34:32shoe
- 34:32boxes.
- 34:33And
- 34:33then
- 34:33I
- 34:33saw
- 34:33it
- 34:33was
- 34:34easier
- 34:34for
- 34:34me
- 34:34just
- 34:34take
- 34:35them
- 34:35out
- 34:35and
- 34:35look
- 34:35at
- 34:35them,
- 34:36so
- 34:37on
- 34:37and
- 34:37so
- 34:37forth.
- 34:38Yeah,
- 34:39I,
- 34:39I
- 34:39know
- 34:40probably,
- 34:40you
- 34:40know,
- 34:40some
- 34:41of
- 34:41the
- 34:41things
- 34:41that
- 34:41I
- 34:42did
- 34:42when
- 34:42I
- 34:42was
- 34:42a
- 34:42kid,
- 34:43you
- 34:43know,
- 34:43that
- 34:43probably
- 34:44are
- 34:44not
- 34:44good
- 34:44for
- 34:45card
- 34:45preservation.
- 34:46We
- 34:47would
- 34:47stick
- 34:47a
- 34:47rubber
- 34:48band
- 34:48around,
- 34:48you
- 34:48know,
- 34:49that's,
- 34:50that's
- 34:50probably
- 34:50not
- 34:50a
- 34:51good
- 34:51idea
- 34:51for.
- 34:52It's
- 34:52not.
- 34:53You
- 34:53don't
- 34:53want
- 34:53to
- 34:53do
- 34:54that.
- 34:54And
- 34:55back
- 34:55then
- 34:56probably
- 34:57you
- 34:57and
- 34:57I,
- 34:58I
- 34:58know
- 34:58I
- 34:58did.
- 34:58I'm
- 34:59sure
- 34:59you
- 34:59might
- 34:59have
- 34:59done
- 34:59it
- 35:00too,
- 35:00taking
- 35:00the
- 35:01checklist
- 35:01for
- 35:01the
- 35:01cards
- 35:02and
- 35:02you
- 35:02would
- 35:02check
- 35:02them
- 35:03to
- 35:04find
- 35:04out
- 35:04which
- 35:04cards
- 35:05you
- 35:05had.
- 35:05And
- 35:05that,
- 35:06that's
- 35:06forbidden
- 35:06today.
- 35:07If
- 35:07you
- 35:07have
- 35:07a
- 35:07checklist,
- 35:08you
- 35:09keep
- 35:09it
- 35:09pristine.
- 35:09You
- 35:10don't,
- 35:10you
- 35:10know,
- 35:10you
- 35:10just,
- 35:12you
- 35:12know,
- 35:13it's
- 35:13just
- 35:13a
- 35:13checklist.
- 35:14You
- 35:14don't
- 35:14want
- 35:14to
- 35:14use
- 35:14it
- 35:15as
- 35:15a
- 35:15checklist
- 35:15and
- 35:16actually
- 35:16market
- 35:17type
- 35:17of
- 35:17thing.
- 35:18But
- 35:19yeah,
- 35:19probably
- 35:19not
- 35:19a
- 35:19good
- 35:20idea
- 35:20to
- 35:20write
- 35:20on
- 35:20unless
- 35:21it's
- 35:21a
- 35:21former
- 35:22NFL
- 35:22player
- 35:22or
- 35:23coach.
- 35:23It's
- 35:24his
- 35:25signature
- 35:25on
- 35:25it,
- 35:25right?
- 35:26Exactly.
- 35:27Exactly.
- 35:28And
- 35:28I
- 35:28got
- 35:28plenty
- 35:29of
- 35:29cards,
- 35:29they
- 35:29got
- 35:29pen
- 35:30marks
- 35:30on
- 35:30them.
- 35:30I
- 35:31got
- 35:31plenty
- 35:31of
- 35:31cards
- 35:31that
- 35:33have
- 35:33people's
- 35:33names
- 35:33on
- 35:34them,
- 35:34so
- 35:34on
- 35:34and
- 35:34so
- 35:34forth.
- 35:35But
- 35:35to
- 35:35me
- 35:35that
- 35:36they,
- 35:36they
- 35:36represent
- 35:37even
- 35:37more
- 35:37history
- 35:37of
- 35:38the,
- 35:38of
- 35:39the
- 35:39game.
- 35:39Because
- 35:39here
- 35:40is
- 35:40somebody
- 35:40who
- 35:40was
- 35:40a
- 35:41collector
- 35:41at
- 35:41the
- 35:41time,
- 35:41decided
- 35:42to
- 35:43initial
- 35:43or
- 35:44to
- 35:44personalize
- 35:45their
- 35:45collection
- 35:45to
- 35:46know
- 35:46that
- 35:46it
- 35:46was
- 35:46their,
- 35:47their
- 35:47card
- 35:47before
- 35:48their
- 35:48collection.
- 35:50I,
- 35:50I
- 35:50agree
- 35:51that's
- 35:51a
- 35:52great,
- 35:52great
- 35:52way
- 35:53to,
- 35:53to
- 35:53ruin
- 35:53a
- 35:53card.
- 35:54So
- 35:54I,
- 35:54I
- 35:54have
- 35:56the
- 35:56top
- 35:56super
- 35:57cards
- 35:57from
- 35:571969
- 35:58series,
- 35:58which
- 35:59are
- 35:59oversized
- 35:59cards.
- 36:00They're
- 36:00big
- 36:00and,
- 36:01and
- 36:01you
- 36:01know,
- 36:02there's
- 36:0335
- 36:03card
- 36:03set.
- 36:04And
- 36:04I
- 36:04think
- 36:0417
- 36:05of
- 36:05those
- 36:05players
- 36:06are
- 36:06now
- 36:06in
- 36:06the,
- 36:07the
- 36:07Pro
- 36:07Football
- 36:07hall
- 36:07of
- 36:08Fame.
- 36:08And
- 36:08one
- 36:08of
- 36:09them's
- 36:09Joe
- 36:09Namath.
- 36:10My
- 36:10Joe
- 36:10Namath
- 36:11one,
- 36:11he
- 36:12was
- 36:12very
- 36:12popular
- 36:13player
- 36:13when
- 36:13he
- 36:13played
- 36:14has
- 36:14a
- 36:14pinhole
- 36:15from
- 36:15somebody
- 36:15sticking
- 36:16a
- 36:16pin.
- 36:16It's
- 36:16like
- 36:16right
- 36:17in
- 36:17his
- 36:17forehead.
- 36:18I
- 36:18stuck
- 36:18it
- 36:18on
- 36:18there.
- 36:19But
- 36:19I,
- 36:19that's
- 36:19the
- 36:19card
- 36:20I
- 36:20got
- 36:20because
- 36:21Namus
- 36:21are
- 36:21hard
- 36:22to
- 36:22get
- 36:22in
- 36:22that
- 36:22set.
- 36:22And
- 36:24that's
- 36:24what
- 36:24I,
- 36:24I
- 36:25have
- 36:25right
- 36:25now.
- 36:25But
- 36:26you
- 36:26know,
- 36:26somebody
- 36:27enjoyed
- 36:27that
- 36:27card.
- 36:28Yeah.
- 36:28And,
- 36:29and
- 36:29it
- 36:29was
- 36:29popular
- 36:30in
- 36:30the
- 36:30day
- 36:30too.
- 36:31You
- 36:31would
- 36:31tape
- 36:32the
- 36:32card
- 36:32on
- 36:32your
- 36:32wall
- 36:33so
- 36:34you
- 36:34could
- 36:34look
- 36:34at
- 36:34it
- 36:34that
- 36:35way.
- 36:35So,
- 36:36you
- 36:36know,
- 36:36a
- 36:36lot
- 36:36of
- 36:36cards
- 36:37have
- 36:37tape
- 36:37marks.
- 36:37Why
- 36:38do
- 36:38they
- 36:38have
- 36:38tape
- 36:38marks
- 36:39as
- 36:39they
- 36:39were
- 36:39taped
- 36:40on
- 36:40the
- 36:40wall
- 36:40and
- 36:40you're
- 36:40in
- 36:41the
- 36:41kid's
- 36:41room
- 36:42to
- 36:42see
- 36:42it
- 36:42type
- 36:43of
- 36:43thing.
- 36:43So.
- 36:46Funny
- 36:46story.
- 36:47I
- 36:47told
- 36:47you
- 36:48about
- 36:48Lou
- 36:48Picone
- 36:48and
- 36:49he's,
- 36:49he's
- 36:49quite
- 36:49the
- 36:49character.
- 36:50I
- 36:50was
- 36:51joking
- 36:51with
- 36:51him.
- 36:51We
- 36:51were
- 36:52talking
- 36:52about
- 36:52his
- 36:53trading
- 36:53cards
- 36:53and
- 36:53everything.
- 36:54And
- 36:54I
- 36:54told
- 36:54him,
- 36:54I
- 36:55said,
- 36:55I
- 36:55said,
- 36:55you
- 36:55know
- 36:55what
- 36:55you
- 36:56said,
- 36:56you
- 36:56know
- 36:56how
- 36:56I.
- 36:56I
- 36:57had
- 36:57your
- 36:57card,
- 36:57Lou?
- 36:58And
- 36:58he's
- 36:58like,
- 36:58where
- 36:59was.
- 36:59I
- 36:59was
- 36:59probably
- 36:59like
- 37:00a
- 37:00place
- 37:00on
- 37:00or.
- 37:00I
- 37:00said,
- 37:01that
- 37:01was
- 37:01the
- 37:01one.
- 37:01I
- 37:01put
- 37:02my
- 37:02bike
- 37:02spokes
- 37:03to
- 37:03make
- 37:03my.
- 37:03Make
- 37:04it
- 37:04sound
- 37:04like.
- 37:05And
- 37:06he,
- 37:06he
- 37:06called.
- 37:07I
- 37:07goes,
- 37:07I
- 37:07hope
- 37:07you
- 37:08busted
- 37:08every
- 37:08spoke
- 37:08on
- 37:09there
- 37:09and
- 37:09went
- 37:09flying
- 37:09over
- 37:09the
- 37:09handlebars.
- 37:11And
- 37:12that
- 37:12was
- 37:12very
- 37:12popular.
- 37:13That's
- 37:13why,
- 37:14you
- 37:14know,
- 37:15have
- 37:15a
- 37:15flip
- 37:15through
- 37:16your
- 37:16bicycle
- 37:17wheel.
- 37:18So.
- 37:18Yeah,
- 37:18absolutely.
- 37:20All
- 37:20right,
- 37:20well,
- 37:21we're
- 37:21getting
- 37:22low
- 37:22on
- 37:22time
- 37:23here,
- 37:23but
- 37:23what
- 37:23would
- 37:24you
- 37:24have
- 37:24any
- 37:25passing
- 37:25last
- 37:26tips
- 37:26for
- 37:26that
- 37:27new
- 37:27collector
- 37:28of
- 37:28how
- 37:28to
- 37:28enjoy
- 37:28your
- 37:29sets?
- 37:29The
- 37:30biggest
- 37:30thing
- 37:30I
- 37:30could
- 37:30tell
- 37:30a
- 37:31new
- 37:31collector,
- 37:31collect
- 37:32what
- 37:32you
- 37:32like.
- 37:33If
- 37:34it's
- 37:34a
- 37:34team,
- 37:34if
- 37:34it's
- 37:35a
- 37:35player,
- 37:36if
- 37:36it's
- 37:36a
- 37:36birth
- 37:36year
- 37:37set
- 37:37or
- 37:37you
- 37:37want
- 37:38to
- 37:38try
- 37:38to
- 37:38make
- 37:38a
- 37:38run
- 37:38of
- 37:39sets,
- 37:39just
- 37:40stick
- 37:40with
- 37:40that
- 37:40to
- 37:41start
- 37:41off
- 37:41with.
- 37:41You
- 37:42could
- 37:42always
- 37:42branch
- 37:42out
- 37:43to
- 37:43a
- 37:43lot
- 37:43of
- 37:43different
- 37:43things,
- 37:44but
- 37:44you'll
- 37:45get
- 37:45so
- 37:45much
- 37:45more
- 37:45fulfillment
- 37:46in
- 37:46the
- 37:46hobby.
- 37:48Just
- 37:48focus
- 37:48on
- 37:49something
- 37:49and
- 37:49move
- 37:49forward
- 37:50with
- 37:50that
- 37:50and
- 37:50it's
- 37:51a
- 37:51great
- 37:51sense
- 37:51of
- 37:51accomplishment
- 37:52once
- 37:52you
- 37:52complete
- 37:53it.
- 37:54All
- 37:54right,
- 37:55and
- 37:56before
- 37:56we
- 37:56let
- 37:57you
- 37:57go,
- 37:57you
- 37:58have
- 37:58some
- 37:59great
- 37:59assets
- 37:59yourself.
- 38:00You
- 38:01have
- 38:01a
- 38:01magazine,
- 38:01you
- 38:02have
- 38:02a
- 38:02podcast
- 38:02that's
- 38:03really
- 38:03dedicated
- 38:04to
- 38:04this
- 38:04hobby,
- 38:05and
- 38:05maybe
- 38:05you
- 38:06could
- 38:06share
- 38:06with
- 38:06folks
- 38:06what
- 38:06that
- 38:06is
- 38:07and
- 38:07what
- 38:07they
- 38:07could
- 38:07expect
- 38:08from
- 38:08your
- 38:08products.
- 38:09Gridiron
- 38:10Grates
- 38:10magazine
- 38:11is
- 38:11a
- 38:11quarterly
- 38:12publication
- 38:12on
- 38:12the
- 38:12history
- 38:13of
- 38:13memorability
- 38:13of
- 38:14football.
- 38:15Check
- 38:15out
- 38:16our
- 38:16website,
- 38:16gridirongreatsmagazine.com
- 38:18and
- 38:18my
- 38:19co
- 38:19host,
- 38:19Joe
- 38:19Squires
- 38:20and
- 38:20I
- 38:20have
- 38:20a
- 38:21podcast.
- 38:22We
- 38:22show.
- 38:22We
- 38:22have
- 38:23two
- 38:23shows
- 38:23every
- 38:23month.
- 38:24We
- 38:24try
- 38:24to
- 38:24interview
- 38:25collectors
- 38:25and
- 38:26their
- 38:26collections,
- 38:27and
- 38:27there's
- 38:28so
- 38:28many
- 38:28great
- 38:29collections
- 38:29out
- 38:30there.
- 38:30It's
- 38:30unbelievable.
- 38:31I've
- 38:31been
- 38:31so
- 38:32honored
- 38:32over
- 38:32the
- 38:32years
- 38:32to
- 38:33see
- 38:33some
- 38:33of
- 38:33the.
- 38:34The
- 38:34greatest
- 38:35football
- 38:35card
- 38:35and
- 38:36memorabilia
- 38:36collections
- 38:37in
- 38:37the
- 38:37country.
- 38:38It's
- 38:39just.
- 38:39It's
- 38:39great.
- 38:41All
- 38:41right,
- 38:41well,
- 38:42sister
- 38:42network
- 38:43also
- 38:43like
- 38:44you
- 38:44are,
- 38:44so.
- 38:44All
- 38:45right,
- 38:45well,
- 38:45Bob,
- 38:45we
- 38:46really
- 38:46appreciate
- 38:46you
- 38:47taking
- 38:47some
- 38:47time
- 38:47and
- 38:48do
- 38:48that.
- 38:48We're
- 38:48going
- 38:48to
- 38:48tap
- 38:49into
- 38:49here
- 38:49as
- 38:50we
- 38:50again,
- 38:50as
- 38:51we
- 38:51go
- 38:51through
- 38:51this
- 38:51series
- 38:52to
- 38:53help
- 38:53collectors.
- 38:54And
- 38:54you
- 38:54know,
- 38:54we're
- 38:55going
- 38:55to
- 38:55get
- 38:55into
- 38:55more
- 38:56advanced
- 38:56collecting
- 38:57things
- 38:57here
- 38:57too,
- 38:57but
- 38:58we're
- 38:58really
- 38:58trying
- 38:58to
- 38:58help
- 38:58that.
- 38:59That
- 38:59new
- 38:59collector
- 39:00get
- 39:00into
- 39:00the
- 39:00hobby
- 39:01and
- 39:01enjoy
- 39:02the
- 39:02sport
- 39:03we
- 39:03love
- 39:03and
- 39:03the
- 39:03preservation
- 39:04of
- 39:04history.
- 39:04And
- 39:05we
- 39:05thank
- 39:05you
- 39:05for
- 39:05helping
- 39:06us.
- 39:06And
- 39:06thanks
- 39:07for
- 39:07starting
- 39:07this,
- 39:07Darren.
- 39:08It's
- 39:08a
- 39:08great
- 39:08move
- 39:09for
- 39:09our
- 39:09hobby
- 39:10and
- 39:10I
- 39:10hope
- 39:11where
- 39:11our
- 39:11hobby
- 39:11becomes
- 39:12re
- 39:12energized
- 39:13with
- 39:13a
- 39:13lot
- 39:13of
- 39:13new
- 39:14collectors
- 39:14enjoying
- 39:14the
- 39:15game.
- 39:15Thanks
- 39:15for
- 39:16having
- 39:16me
- 39:16on.
- 39:18We're
- 39:18taking
- 39:18a
- 39:18peek
- 39:19over
- 39:19at
- 39:19the
- 39:19chains
- 39:19and
- 39:19the
- 39:20down
- 39:20marker.
- 39:20It's
- 39:20fourth
- 39:20and
- 39:21long.
- 39:21We're
- 39:21gonna
- 39:21have
- 39:21to
- 39:21punt
- 39:21the
- 39:22ball
- 39:22and
- 39:22get
- 39:22on
- 39:22out
- 39:22of
- 39:22here.
- 39:23But
- 39:23we'll
- 39:23have
- 39:23another
- 39:23series
- 39:24tomorrow
- 39:24for
- 39:24your
- 39:24football
- 39:25history
- 39:25headlines,
- 39:26so
- 39:26be
- 39:26sure
- 39:26to
- 39:26tune
- 39:26in.
- 39:27We
- 39:28invite
- 39:28you
- 39:28to
- 39:28check
- 39:28out
- 39:29our
- 39:29website
- 39:29pigskindispatch.com
- 39:31not
- 39:31only
- 39:32to
- 39:32see
- 39:32the
- 39:32daily
- 39:33football
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- 39:33but
- 39:34to
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- 39:34positive
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- 39:35with
- 39:36our
- 39:36many
- 39:36articles
- 39:37on
- 39:37the
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- 39:37people
- 39:38of
- 39:38the
- 39:38game
- 39:38as
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- 39:55talents
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- 39:55and
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- 39:56Munro
- 39:56as
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