The main thing I remember about Minnie Minoso coming back to play in 1976 & 1980 was the enthusiasism he brought to the players and fans. That is what I am hoping this blogging will do is bring back the enthusiasim to the hobby! During the late 1980's & early 1990's there were a lot of collectors, many of these people were into it more as a lottery then they were for the fun of collecting. I had a lot of concerns when I seen people paying $4-5 for a Greg Jefferies Rookie Card. I was taught by my mentor, (I will call him Larry) that it was always more important to try and collect a player that could possibly be in the "Hall of Fame" someday, rather than a "Hot" rookie. My fears came true, many people started leaving the hobby and the bottom fell out of collecting. However, there were a lot of collectors out there that really enjoyed the hobby of collecting cards. I see blogging helping to stir the interest in bringing "Old Collectors" back...
I want to thank cardboardjunkie for giving me this Harry Truman card in our trade. Eventhough, I don't think he every played for the Royals (LOL). Nevertheless, he was a President from Missouri and he was born about 30 minutes from where I live. I am also a big fan of Truman! I try to keep my political views seperate from this blogg. But this is an exception to my rule. I really like the card! I try to be a card collector in the same way Harry was president. I am constantly trying to build my collection to my perfection. Thanks again Dave, I loved all the cards!
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Glad you liked the cards, great trading with ya!