Hi All,
I had a epiphany a few weeks ago, rustling through a few boxes in a storage factory I have, uncovered 4-5 binders from 92-95 and instantly had a warm glow flow over me. Much to my horror though, it seems my parents might have turfed my Pokemon binder from circa 1999.....
Looking over my mainly basketball, but also AFL collection from those days, had me smiling from ear to ear.
Since then, I decided to do a big deep dive back into the hobby. I've had the most upbeat feeling since getting back into it, hard to explain....
Armed with a few hundredfresh top loaders and cardsavers, I've gone through my entire collection and picked out what I had researched deemed to have a bit of value. My two young kids have loved helping also.
As most of you would have experienced, a fair chunk aren't gradable, but still hold sentimental value.
Since then I've constantly been hawking ebay (my wife is going to kill me.... especially as I've gone two footed into it and bought a Lebron Rookie Refractor this morning....) and it seems the hobby is bigger than ever in the AFL space, which is great, as it's where I've got the most intimate knowledge.
I'm in Melbourne's South East, would love to connect with some like minded guys, best hobby shops etc (I love vintage cards obviously, but do like some of the modern collectable players and AFL stuff) and any regular meetups that might occur.
I'd especially love any types of meetups where a few others could have a look at some of the OG cards (I've louped them etc) to see their opinions on to grade or not to grade.
Cheers
Chris.
I had a epiphany a few weeks ago, rustling through a few boxes in a storage factory I have, uncovered 4-5 binders from 92-95 and instantly had a warm glow flow over me. Much to my horror though, it seems my parents might have turfed my Pokemon binder from circa 1999.....
Looking over my mainly basketball, but also AFL collection from those days, had me smiling from ear to ear.
Since then, I decided to do a big deep dive back into the hobby. I've had the most upbeat feeling since getting back into it, hard to explain....
Armed with a few hundredfresh top loaders and cardsavers, I've gone through my entire collection and picked out what I had researched deemed to have a bit of value. My two young kids have loved helping also.
As most of you would have experienced, a fair chunk aren't gradable, but still hold sentimental value.
Since then I've constantly been hawking ebay (my wife is going to kill me.... especially as I've gone two footed into it and bought a Lebron Rookie Refractor this morning....) and it seems the hobby is bigger than ever in the AFL space, which is great, as it's where I've got the most intimate knowledge.
I'm in Melbourne's South East, would love to connect with some like minded guys, best hobby shops etc (I love vintage cards obviously, but do like some of the modern collectable players and AFL stuff) and any regular meetups that might occur.
I'd especially love any types of meetups where a few others could have a look at some of the OG cards (I've louped them etc) to see their opinions on to grade or not to grade.
Cheers
Chris.
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