Did You Hear About My Card Collection?

Archie Brown is a long time collector of sports memorbilia. When he was a kid he had lots of baseball cards, especially focusing on his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers. Upon graduation from high school, Archie gave his collection to his little brother, who later gave the cards to a neighbor boy when he went away to college.

When Archie began collecting again in 1984, he quickly amassed a large number of cards. He loved to trade new rookie cards from packs of cards for older cards, like the ones he had as a boy. Archie now has sets of cards from 1952 to the present, and his collection takes up a whole room in his home.

Archie has other items than just cards, he has a basketball signed by Akeem Olajuwan, before he added the H to his first name. He has a bat signed by Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh, the Japanese home run king. He has a program from Mickey Mantle’s funeral. Archie loves to show off his collection and discuss the hobby of collecting, almost as much as he likes to collect new items.

One of the places Archie visits to expand his collection is the Shopwiki baseball card buyer’s guide. There he can get tips on where and how to find cards he wants, as well as products help him protect his investments.

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Did You Hear About My Baseball Card Collection?

Archie Brown was going through some of his baseball cards, trying to decide whether to get started again with the hobby that he had pursued with such vigor for about 15 years, or not. It had even crossed his mind to sell everything but the most treasured parts of the collection, like the 1915 Sporting News Honus Wagner card. He could not bring himself to make the decision to sell, so for now they cards are safe in his possession.

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