[zeprock]

I'm just curious about your collecting habits. Share if you want.

1. What year did you start collecting?
2. How many years have you been collecting? (this may differ from question one if you took "a break")
3. Who was your favorite player when you began collecting?
4. Who is your favorite player now?
5. Which player do you have the most different cards of and how many?
6. What is your oldest card? (scan if you want)
7. Do you collect for the love of the cards (just love baseball and cards) or for monetary reasons (an investment)?

My answers:
1. I started collecting in 1970.
2. I never stopped so 2012 is my 43rd year of collecting.
3. My favorite player in 1970 was Carl Yastrzemski.
4. My favorite player now is Albert Pujols.
5. I currently have 2463 different cards of Ken Griffey Jr.
6. My oldest card is a 1911 T205 Gold Border #89 C.L. Herzog.
7. I collect because I love baseball and collecting as many different cards of all my favorite players. Any value they have is just a bonus.

[cptnemo66]

1. 1979
2. 33 years
3. George Brett
4. Derek Jeter
5. No idea. Im a set builder mostly, not a player collector.
6. Got a bunch of prewar cards around 1909-11
7. Love the history of the game. Prolly why Im a Yankees fan.

[zmhower2469]

1. Q:What year did you start collecting?
A: 2011
2. Q:How many years have you been collecting?
A: 6 months
3. Q:Who was your favorite player when you began collecting?
A: Phillies Pitching Staff
4. Q:Who is your favorite player now?
A: Phillies Pitching staff
5. Q:Which player do you have the most different cards of and how many?
A: Roy Halladay, 10 different cards. 4 autos, 2 auto relics and 4 relics
6. Q:What is your oldest card? (scan if you want)
A: nothing really old
7. Qo you collect for the love of the cards (just love baseball and cards) or for monetary reasons?
A: I love collecting just for the excitement of pulling a new cool card from a pack. I love the rush.

[elfeo013]

1. 1990
2. 8 years (took a long break in between)
3. Jose Canseco
4. Troy Percival
5. Jered Weaver, probably 8 different auto cards.
6. 1985 Mark McGwire USA/Olympic Team card.
7. I collect so that I can have the auto's of players I like, forever, I do not sell them.

[20youksox]

1) I think I started collecting in 2003.
2) If I started in 2003, then 9 years.
3) Namar Garciapara, but then he was traded.
4) Kevin Youkilis since his MLB debut. He hit a home run in his first MLB game, so he became my new favorite. I was already a fan of him from watching him play in Pawtucket. Everyone thought I was stupid for making him my favorite, but look who's laughing now haha.
5) Kevin Youkilis- 362 unique, 537 including doubles (see sig for updates)
6) 1955 Bob Keegan (I won this from the Million Card Giveaway)
7) I just like collecting because it is fun and I love the sport.

[petesahuttt]

1. Started collecting in 1988
2. Hmm, math, that's about 24 years
3. Will Clark
4. Tim Lincecum
5. Have about 1000 different Will Clark's and over 10,000 mini's
6. I have about a dozen 1887 Allen & Ginter Flags
7. I collect for the love of collecting now-a-days. My passion for the actual game has waned some.

[ande_23]

7. Love the history of the game. Prolly why Im a Yankees fan.

I apologize for the hijacking, but I take umbrage to the notion that loving the history would naturally make one a Yankee fan...

But it is typical...lol

[zeprock]

3) Namar Garciapara, but then he was traded.

Nomar was my favorite too during his career with the Red Sox and I stopped aggressively collecting him when he was traded too. I currently have about 1500 different Nomar cards.

[ricelynnevans75]

1. 1986
2. 19
3. Wade Boggs
4. Don't have one.
5. Probably Bob Gibson as I picked up his 1959-1975 Topps run.
6. Either one of my T206s.
7. Love of the cards and game.

[sesfan01]

1. started around 1988. took break from 03-09.
2. 18 years.
3. Favorite player originally would have to be Griffey Jr or Frank Thomas.
4. Chipper Jones
5. Currently at 658 different Chipper cards (and counting), including 26 game used, 2 autos, 79 #d, one 1/1, and a bunch of non card memorabilia (auto plaque, non-auto plaque, auto ball, posters, figurines).
6. my oldest card is currently 1972 topps Willie Mays.
7. I love collecting for the fun of it and I love the game.