Love the idea themes but just watch it. I don't have and I never.
Seem to be able to get to one I've had this idea to have NHL jerseys numbers one to 31 each team I put this puzzle together and it's all fun but. Amount about putting thirty autograph jerseys on my Iraq in my closet at least anytime soon so. I don't have a theme instead what I have is a bunch of stuff that I've bought along the way because I thought it was a good deal of the time. That's how I do it. My collection is all about that why do you have Ken stabler. Did you love Ken stabler. I guess is kind of cool but it was a good deal the time why you have rocket Rashard why do I have.
And there are even more obscure ones in my collections of the guys have they're they're greats. But you know they're not players some of murder and even players ever seen. Before. So why am I have no theme I just have stuff. I could use a theme I do well to have a -- I'd love to hear yours I know I've asked this before haven't got a lot of responses maybe it's not a thing many if you do. With your collection but. I think it's I think it's nice to have that you can you can look around and it in whether it's jerseys you put in frames on your walls or. Just whatever it is cards autographed balls or bats. 500 home run club an -- couple people who've done that that's a popular one all the famers is an easy one. But there are a lot of -- So way to -- a good idea. If you've heard of a good idea real clever one for a collection theme. I would go love to know about it if you're a fan of a team may be here in buffalo or anywhere some of you listen on -- may -- it's about that team. I collect Buffalo Bills wall of famers or something. 8030550. Is the number or toll for you can reaches 1888552550. -- give you one. I guess that it's a bit of advice about it even though I'm doing so is someone that can never get it right with themes that don't have one like have been telling you. There are. I like the idea one idea like is award winners whether it's MVPs. Or rookies of the year to collect whether it's a car or an autograph. From people who have won a certain award and to have a run of those like in baseball if you did Cy Young winners. You could go back to what the forties. I suppose in many most of the great pitchers ever have a Cy Young award. But here this is that's a lot of stuff -- who's gonna how many people are going to set out to collect. Every Cy Young award winning pitchers autograph that's massive. We need to go you go get a saint he -- facts autographed ball gigabyte three or four of them in our. -- easy to do that it's gonna take a lifetime which can be good but it's not something you can really. Do a lot with right away. Here's one thing you could do even though would still be expensive because you're still gonna -- the top guys here. But you can spend a little less money on it you could do guys who have won two. If you've ever read any of the the John Feinstein golf books once called the majors I think it's in the majors over the tour three of them. I think it's in the one called the majors that starts with a chapter about the masters. And he points out -- sure exactly who referred to may be. Fred Couples but it was a point about and I think it's I think it's totally right it was a point about how. A lot of players win one major in golf but not that many -- to. If you win a major you know you're good at. But it's still even there's even though it's the toughest golf course of the biggest events it's still a little bit you had a good week. If you know what I mean to win two majors though is. It might be said anyway that your greatness in the sport is on the viable. And some guys have one too I suppose who have not really bad all time greats. I don't know Mark O'Meara comes to mind and it actually was his year 98 bits in the book the majors are right around there. But I like this point I think David today because of Tim Lincecum. Who this week won the NL Cy Young award it's his second one. That's gold -- right there too we got to. Ought to guys have -- get the pictures if you can who've won won Cy Young award there are some pretty random. Names on that list John -- is one from my childhood. Lincecum with the giants how many of you know the name Mike McCormick. From the mid sixties mean not many people probably would. But he's a Cy Young award winner whoever Mike McCormick is you know there are got you can have a good year in sports. But by having to. Winning two cy young's your great mean Lincecum. With -- is delivering everything maybe is a career isn't necessarily going to be long. But to have to size and that's that's a guy who was established. Four ever I think in baseball someone who was a great pitcher for a period of time so that's an idea for a theme there. A guy with two with two awards whatever your war of choice would be in any sport really. Hockey it's the Hart trophy. Anything. You can't win the rookie of the year twice against his early work for that but on other awards it can work just fine. Let me tell -- little bit more about that show in Toronto again and give the -- again I'll give the phone number -- excuse me 8030515. If you have an idea for a theme of your collection or any question at all about collecting. That's one reason why I'm here to answer to answer them. The the Toronto show last week there's a buffalo hockey show -- that I heard good things about I -- the Toronto one it's the biggest hockey show of the year anywhere. And it was up to my ideas of how big would be I had been their before but it it lived up to the -- That I that I had in my mind just what what kind of quality was -- there were a lot of things. To say the least. The first year I went which was either two or three years ago I was really taken with how many of the big. Cup rookies I saw in in the show the cup is the highest and hockey product. And whether it was the first year the second year. I would see I'm a but it -- five or six Sidney Crosby cup rookies that was a 10000 dollar card at the time. There were 99 made five or six of them were in this one room. All in different locations different dealers but stealth. How did -- get to be dealers buying them up then selling them there at that show I did not see any of those. This year although there might have been one or two I did not see any what what I noticed though is just. Beat -- because I've been buying more vintage and just my collection has been leaning that way. As opposed to some of the newer stuff that I was really into that and I just noticed how many high grade. Vintage cards existed at the show -- there were some are a lot of dealers the majority did not have the high grade. Cards they had pretty good. That was the most common I don't use the the official Beckett. Upgrading method you know meeting the -- I guess it probably should -- speaking the same. Language here but you know that a lot of them are pretty good. But some guys had really nice graded. Vintage hockey and it was and is a hockey show there were a few dealers there one from this area at least. Gary -- Reynoso and baseball and smaller sports but it was a it was a hockey show. And I recently few months ago a team -- came to my to my doorstep if you will. An opportunity to buy one of the biggest hockey sets the area it's 645. Tall boy tops hockey. Same design as the football sat. Of the AFL carts in that year in the name the rookie the hockey set is smaller. Looks the same. And it's all sold more expensive. Maybe it's just because there were fewer produced I don't even know but it's a more expensive set and even the football set with the name the rookie and I have been. I mean that the dealership bases loaded that added -- to working with them and trying to you know pay it down and everything like that and it's looking good but. I've had to give up a couple of sets to do it I mean I just don't have. The thousands of dollars it would take to by the set sitting around so anyway that sets on my mind because there is one right -- forming. And I just -- I know how hard it is to find those cardinal hard how hard it is to -- and high grade. At at this show in Toronto there were six or seven dealers that had the 645. Tall boy hockey cards in sevens and eights and even some nines and I was just. I was blown away by that so it was a it was a very good show and then now yesterday and here's something we can talk about maybe some of you have a story to share. I was at the damage in this emotional yesterday -- I was at the arena. For the sabres they called their power play luncheon. And they had Pat LaFontaine in town. Four you know what presentation he he -- a speech. For a lot of people was sold out -- very nice turnout of the people in this area just adore him. So anyway he was there and last Saturday in Toronto going back to that show there was a and may be some of you can help me with this actually -- there are people listening who are really knowledgeable about about the hobby. Going back to before I started to be or to start to become knowledgeable about it. I bought a Jersey at the show Pat LaFontaine islanders' Jersey. That as a tag on it that says stall and dean. That's the maker of the Jersey there's no CCM logo there's no Reebok of course I mean it's an older Jersey. But -- they -- a tag on at this as stall and dean I'd never heard of them. And Obama Mitchell and -- to which does remakes of many of the classic jerseys in sports but I don't know stolen team. It was on Iraq at a dealership a guy from Newport, Rhode Island who -- mark down half price which was still it's gonna cost 150 dollars. Wight islanders LaFontaine what are my favorite players of all time and it's really because. As as much about his play a or as much about his reputation as a person. Then his play it's funny how some of my favorite players in sports. Are people who you know I might not even seen that much like Bob Gibson. In -- baseball but I've I've come to know more about the -- people and that has. Made them appealing to me. -- Fontaine I watched but the stories of him helping other people are legendary around here. And and that's one reason why I admire him so much so. I buy this Jersey it's unsigned it's got it's got a stall and dean tag on it. And what is that. But it looked and felt like a real Jersey now. You know there's -- war and not. There is no category of looked and felt real you know. So there's game more and not Timor and I was pretty sure this would not have been a Jersey he wore -- cost more when about this -- You know but sometimes you -- you find you find something special that way. So I didn't even realize it last Saturday when I bought the Jersey I just thought maybe someday I was expecting someday to run in them but it turns out he's in town this week. I met up with -- yesterday. And before he signed it for -- which he did. He he asked me about the Jersey and I was discussing with them this much I told him this much -- knew about it. And I said is this something that may be you ward of ward and he said well it's too small. It's a size 42. And he said he -- 480 I gotta position that he knew that going back to his rookie year with the islanders but maybe every player would know -- and in May be. Everyone of you knows -- shirt size so anyway he knew that he thought the Jersey was too small for it was him. For him to have worn. But he did say that -- had it not been headed in the right sized exactly. The Jersey that that he would have war with the islanders. So I don't know the name of the company at all. But I had a nice little conversation with them. And I did this I went through the conventional. Method of getting a ticket to the luncheon. And then getting a mine and meeting with him I do not believe in. Anybody in the media like having the privilege of meeting some of these athletes Professional League. -- them -- I would wanna do that don't want you to think that I would. But and -- waited in line I talked to him and we've we've talked on the phone a few times I've met him a couple of other times it was it was really nice for me. And that that brings me to this and again it's something I'd love for you to call in about if if it appeals to you. Meet do you have a story. About getting an autograph that is one of your favorite stories we've talked about different. Different topics on the show a lot and often I'll just try to think of something that'll that'll quick with few. And I know many of you collect autographs and you know sometimes it's people kind of wait by the back in the players walk through when they scribble something and it's just more of a job almost. But there are also fans out there who have met their favorite players and maybe it didn't go as well as you wanted. But Tom -- yesterday was very special. Even though I've known him yesterday was very special for me to present him with these jurors even though again it only headed for a week. And he signed it and -- conversation with him is that not necessarily with palette -- with any player. Do you have something like that you can that you can share with us today. 8030550. Is the phone number -- loved your story like that from you. 1888552550. An interaction that you had with with the players that went well or didn't either way. Lines are open on the hobby you wanna tell you about a couple of new products what I had some success with as a customer this week and one that's coming out. At the beginning of the year that is one of my favorites so those of you that are shopping for cards for the holidays may be sort of do that -- wanna be of help. In that area too and if you have a question about just want to buy -- can certainly help you with that any time 8030550. The number I might choke your phone calls coming up right after sports this is a hobby stay --
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I might show welcome back live edition of the hobby this week. I wanna get a handwriting expert on this idea actually my wife's idea from more than a year ago. Com. Would be interesting to have a handwriting expert come on talk about autographs and what they say about the players who sign things I think it might be wouldn't necessarily be a sporty conversation by them. It also might be top on the radio. Look at this loop here -- Still still thinking about that idea. Do wanna talk about autograph some more with you right here 8030550. Just like to hear some nice. Stories of or you know maybe not so nice. Meetings between you the fans and in your favorite players. You might have if by -- collector you probably would have if you're not then even still you might have a memory of meeting one of your idols. And on perhaps getting an autograph to -- it go well. I -- lecture I would use the word idol propel LaFontaine but I admire him my tremendously. Just what he means to people what he does for people off the ice how we played the game it's you know not a top of the list but it's it's on the list. He played for buffalo. My home. And I just don't have enough good things to say about I'd heard that is that's -- place and I don't have enough. Good things about it sounds like I don't think sounds bad but I think it's right I don't have enough good things to say about it and that's right that's right. I do have good things. You play I here's what is I don't have enough good things to say about him to do justice to how much I've admired him you have to finish it. Let's go to the phones here's dale ideal.
In my Tori could you guard. Much stories 1989 my brother was doing -- at the Niagara Falls convention center. And he had some -- now posters Mickey Mantle was was there that day and was in all of Seagram's seven making panel orchard.
I don't think I have but okay.
That's probably our fifteen by eighteen science and fairly good size and I stood in line. And I just happened and I nor is gonna do this site I brought my old beta movie camera. And I gave it over to somebody and -- could you tell me while I'm getting the -- outsource certain mind. I was at the table shook his hand and he signed it. I had somebody take the video and -- I I held up poster after the fact in some obviously I was there in in. Basically was authenticated at that point. Probably to three years ago I had the old beta tape converted into a dvd is good. And at this point I have the CD or dvd in and I had the I have the autographed poster and.
I wanna ask you dale how -- you remember him but you probably you you just watched it so you you don't need to remembered as well as to Steelers -- to pop in the that's the dvd. But I -- what do you remember about about mantle and how we Wallace.
Well there was nothing unusual about it and act north he had a couple of assistants -- you know 22 ladies and and his cooperation it is and I don't even know -- to October oh. In any in -- probably decide in and I appreciate what you do when men and he signed -- I want to weigh in. It wasn't it was the funny part about obviously is being a part of them you know as a beta anymore. And the fact that you know at a converted in and I still haven't to this actually had it and he'd be at one point -- I took has. I don't have a good feel as to what that might be worse sentinel if you would.
Oh boy your own your own. You know experience. Just you you're selling that the dvd now basically.
Well I would if I if I ever met to selling the the actual poster I would probably include dvd with it.
Okay. -- it's hard for me to say mean metal stuff does. Have a premium on it but if it's. If it's you. I I don't even really see selling the dvd by. You know the autograph would have certainly a market value the story thank you dale here is Larry next on Larry. --
I'm saying it was -- and thought well he walked into after the game what the iBook what. Are. Mike took a couple of -- the -- and got my little one. I -- and look up demanding to be sure it. On the Senate she came back on Israel to -- UK economist. And -- beyond that that actually agree on who is huge. And -- he talked about this really has apple pie.
That's good thank you Larry. I can't imagine Pat LaFontaine turning down many requests. And I'm sure there -- probably people who take advantage of that that. You know feature about him by. I am I bet he would say yes to most request. Here is -- next -- Brett.
like IB ports we expect Michael. Yeah I got a story about nine year old man my father took me give my haircut and it's remember this guy walked in behind me. And at the time I was just awestruck by the sight of any bottle -- But it was time for a great -- sit down right next -- talking about Boller in India idiotic school property site tobacco business start for the air slot that was that. And that next Sunday -- on the convicting him against the Oilers.
Oh yeah so he was. That that's that's a great time in in his career obviously mean.
And its -- consider myself the -- is lucky charm and afterward I think I told everybody knew about it.
How old were you at the time young. Nine OK very good here's another guy that says yes to most request frank -- Good thank you Brett. -- bettered it. Nothing against waiting in line for the autograph by talk a little bit about. Thinking -- thinking about doing that with Mario Lemieux last week didn't. But. It's it's nice when you can have just a few seconds even that's all you need just a little bit of time you can I suppose. In some instances. Get that out of out of out of the -- called kind of setup where you just go through some guys will give you a little bit of time I suppose but Tom. I like the stories where you run into them at the barber shop you know where you meet at the restaurant. Restaurants are sometimes a little sketchy because. I'm not sure and I think it's gotten more like this overtime. I don't think players like to be bothered there I mean I don't know that they like to be bothered anywhere -- I don't think the restaurant is a place where I think it is a place that players like to sign autographs the least. Out to dinner especially there with somebody even on. -- dangerous but that's that's a riskier time to ask for an autograph. Ban him somehow in the workplace. Or perhaps just like a random encounter restore some I think I think the restaurant. Opportunities of the ones you should be the most careful. Here is Bruce Willis hi Bruce. --
Long time speaker tram ride became used to portray him probably. Twelve goals. -- PP 58 Newton. Your paper that Lambert easy GDP -- And I am 1980s for. My first trip to retriever or stadium. -- you'd. Or power strip. After the game. Yeah nobody'll surrounds what was there had a low one and Kodak camera. Perhaps take a picture probably doctor Rupert Democrats really didn't even ministry close. You know very gentle guy. Now they've talked about twenty minutes. Then. After and then -- excuse me which are Thanksgiving is different. The beavers were -- began. -- like I draw back count of Three Rivers. Who waited again three or four hours for him to promote at this picture -- and I haven't signed.
All right. Three to four hours twice events and dedication some patients to.
And bet nobody before and I carried out picture in my vehicle. --
Lambert appeals to me. To meet someday he does card shows. I don't know how many does but I seen his name on on rosters -- card shows. That that's a guy you know if if I could pick any steeler for an autograph I might pick Lambert Lambert green I think I would -- So thank you Bruce for that story very good here is Brian next -- Brian. --
Action equality -- in. Four years ago on the two. Actually won the war and really. Well that's fortuitous for you. And I'm sure he autographed for a -- in the now. What color is it. If we're blue and doesn't have a patch on the ball like it's all. In. All. Yeah a lot of those.
Bills jerseys even still have patches on them that sort of tell you -- reveal what year was. If it's you know even the font of the lettering is a little deaf friend you know is almost always it seems some thing a tiny thing that's different year to year.
Look what it is a pitiful little force is -- on the number in the back illegal to -- a -- with from the Internet to promote these these forward turnaround with the Eagles. This is one mine. What about on the bottom as they're capturing. -- Everything we ever had it before buyers to dealer pulled off all the action for some reason. I couldn't imagine why. You know will what was it -- musical that they.
Now well yes that's true. But it's still the U I mean if you wanted to wear it why would you not want to have that stuff on their you know like what what is what is it taking away from the Jersey to have the patches maybe just -- more of the color.
Yeah I would almost imagine what that person was thinking but it was ovals and it was a great thrill -- this. But the -- you know kind of caught in the Middle -- in the code. Yeah I mean that was later in the top -- we shall -- wouldn't -- implicitly grab onto.
Ryan yeah -- Bruce did that to I think that's good. -- cutting the -- very good thank you Brian nice story. But even I'm not even talking about for value with pitchers -- pointless talking about what what what reason at all would a person have to remove. The patches from Jersey like that which you think it looked better without Odom did we think that -- twenty years ago I don't know. But there are there a little it idiosyncrasies in the in the jerseys through the years I would think you'd be true for most teams maybe not the Yankees or team -- just very simple design. Com. Not a lot of -- from -- thing insists things same thing. But like this year the Yankees have -- inaugural season Yankee Stadium patched their World Series patches there are arm bands from deceased executives are players. The black number Reno Steve McNair the titans mean there are often something there's often something managers it'll tell you what year was exactly. 8030550. Is the phone number here this is the hobby I might show -- phone calls coming up next it's the hobby I know I can I just say one quick thing about the sabres here I know those of you listening in. Kansas City or something to the show. I hope you'll allow me to indulge myself. I'm officially sick of hearing about pucks to the net I'm ready for pucks in the net. I'm done every game we need to get more pucks to the net no doubt you need to get more pucks in the net. Eagles the sabres -- any NHL team for that matter ever score. That are actually somebody's shooting the puck past the goalie. That ever happened in the sporting more than anybody ever like take the -- Showed it and the goalie miss it that ever happened. Is that kind of what they were thinking would happen when they invented hockey the sometimes. Maybe not all the time but once in awhile somebody would take the -- Shoot it. And score that ever happened in a hockey game anymore -- off somebody's back now or skate. Horse that may be at stake maybe sports -- slowed up -- I love the games too I love going down there on Friday night at the arena. It's one of my top two reasons for living in this area the sport is the sport is dying a slow death. You need once in awhile for somebody to actually shooting at you listener Ryan Miller asked about the winning goal is a good -- I guess he says. Meanwhile was the play. The defense been -- shoots it the only thing he's trying to do is shoot it passed. The shot blocker who has no fear at all -- were shot anyways the only he's trying to beat the goalie he's trying to beat the guy up front like he is the goal. Who's gonna buy him an -- the next guy can do. And the next guy deflection and it's in Boston wins -- goals and 11 against Florida both goals against Florida were like right in front of the net. Just on bounces in. Mean last -- nobody ever shoots the puck past the goalie anymore economists that.
I got a couple of new products wanna tell you about before time runs out let's get to win the first hi Wendy.
I got a couple were quick Terrell -- story.
Many many years ago -- am constantly that a weaker east side -- And Gerald how it was there and.
Gerald Ali -- my paper bills player so he went up to. And my wife we still. I and I didn't get your art perhaps the only thing paper -- he -- dollar bills. So lot of -- while the bills.
And then come back in the early nineties that was actually the day after chip Kelly opened -- our downtown -- big event going on the stadium. And I took my then teenaged son and we took a bunch of our hearts -- perhaps. Can we couldn't find there anywhere we were getting lately he was just getting into what I believe the white mustang with his wife. And I yelled there'll there'll come after the only reason I'm here out of a car came over and shook our hands and our craft expert.
That's good how anyway is there. It was your husband you said any reservations about asking for an autograph and a week.
Probably -- my -- has been our. Basically it in an -- of race.
Well he might -- you know obviously did it and.
And a plan I have no idea I -- in the --
I guess not all right thank you Wendy. -- that -- autograph seekers often are pretty pretty brave.
I'm cringing as I say it almost did you go to someone awake. I would never do that I I don't care how much my wife loved it could be. Wouldn't who would her favorite athlete but he. Ever a couple of them she's met like Steffi -- I think is probably your favorite athlete ever but she's she's -- Steffi -- in Germany. So I'm not sure how much it would matter to her anymore like -- I met say I ran into power or something. She means -- that autograph gal anyway but while gold summit awake is is pretty bold. Like I said it wanted to do got about two minutes here let me tell you about two new things some merely shopping for the the holidays here for for cards I wanna encourage you to do that but like I say a lot you can go would go into a -- story to completely overwhelmed. What is all this stuff what do I want -- comes down to simply for people make that decision price point how much is that that's what I wanna spend boom. But that isn't always the best way to do it. For baseball fans who like the now this is gonna be before Christmas though. But I'll say it anyway baseball fans who have. -- do have a mind toward the -- Alger of the game the retro. That's most baseball fans I think as it is. Heritage and I've recommended this product before 2010 Topps heritage. Comes out I think beginning of next year wax have been dot com Mario all the Sandra was on the show a couple of times beat good time to get hooked up with -- call Emporia. He has some pictures of 2010 Topps heritage its new baseball sets. Patterned after old ones they they bring it up a year each year so. They started it 52 the first top set it's been out for now it'll be ten years I guess this year's is 1961. And its new players but some old ones too with some autographs in the product. I like Topps heritage on about. Dawn with a retro stuff in terms of new products that was conflict throwback jerseys in sports every team now is wearing throwback jerseys all the time. I think the guys who wore those jerseys. Ought to be the ones remembered for wearing them. But the new guys -- the new Jersey's and we can all remember them for that. Let's limit the throwback Jersey wearing teams. And I did buy a box of 200910. SP -- used basketball. And it was huge. -- the -- about that once awhile you get one of those boxes being used as a product that this happens with quite a bit I think it's like cost so much. -- eighty dollars or six packs I think it is. But as well worth it means just the couple would Jordan jerseys -- a six piece -- with Jordan and wilt. And making Olajuwon Karl Malone Moses Malone an eight piece or with LeBron and three other cavaliers in for the pistons. Not a great resale market it seems on eBay for SP game used but -- all make my money back easily on that -- some big stuff. Thanks for listening to everybody I might show opens the hobby I'll be back tomorrow with bill's post game it'll be much less fun. Released it usually is I've enjoyed today very much hopefully you have to -- tomorrow or sometime soon thanks for listening.
