How long has it been since you've gone a week without

checking any auction for cards? Two weeks?

Over the past year I think I must have gone a week without checking auctions. Two weeks? It has been a while. I check ebay far less frequently than I used to. Bargains are fewer and farther between than they were even a few years ago. Seems like no stone goes unturned there these days, even in the most obscure categories.

By the way - that's a GREAT choice of avatar, Gil. Tobin litho, right? Which player?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Baseball-1880s-Victorian-Trade-Card-Anxious-Moment_W0QQitemZ320209436369QQihZ011QQcategoryZ802QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks Ben, I think that it captures the essence of the laid back, relaxed, low key demeanor I like to convey.
Gil

Gil, it is hard for me to go one day without searching auctions for cards. You'll never catch me snoozing by going a week !

I hadn't looked at eBay for over 6 months until this past weekend. I almost forgot what my password was, it had been so long. When I don't have money to spend on cards, I tend not to look at eBay.

Jay

ItsOnlyGil wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/Baseball-1880s-Victorian-Trade-Card-Anxious-Moment_W0QQitemZ320209436369QQihZ011QQcategoryZ802QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks Ben, I think that it captures the essence of the laid back, relaxed, low key demeanor I like to convey.
Gil

Looks a lot like a Tobin Litho, but not quite. Still a great image. The Tobins actually have the player and team identified on the card. Here are a few:

Anson:


Hines:

Yes, they are quite similar. That is what drew me to it at first. Maybe the same artist.

I thought the thread would be how long has it been since you went a week or 2 without buying. You know we are addicts. Since I got on ebay in Oct. 2000 I think the only times I have gone over a week without looking at auctions was when I was on vacation. I have nothing better to do and it makes me a little money on the side, but that is getting tougher to do these days.

Lee