Organizing a Million Cards #19 - Generosity in the Hobby is Still Alive
An amazing collector who I consider a friend, runs a weekly giveaway thread on Twitter. His name is Nathan.
@ngtcollectibles on Twitter (or X) has been doing this weekly thread for years. I have met some amazing people who I've traded with and developed some extremely meaningful friendships with.
One of the best parts about this portion of the hobby community is that it doesn't matter if you've been out of the hobby for a bit or had to take a break for health reasons then moved and am now trying to figure out what you have... (Cough, cough) It also doesn't matter how often you post a giveaway.
There are no expectations. People understand that sometimes you are the one helping and sometimes you need the help.
So this week, I asked for some help with recent sets while I figure out the rest of my collection. A longtime friend is working on finishing 23 Topps Update for me and a newer friend is working on finishing 23 Topps S2 for me. I also got some needed help with Topps Holiday through another new friend who sells at a reasonable price. (But not on the thread, as sales are prohibited.) A friend I've traded vintage with is hooking me up with my first 55 Bowman and another friend who I trade with him and his son is sending me a Gwynn card I need. Last week, another friend hooked me up with a sweet Hoskins relic. (I will post pics on Twitter as they get here.)
This was all within a few hours.
My wife and I plan to hook my friend's son up with Red Sox and Crystals, while another friend needs local sports teams due to an unfortunate incident that lost him most of his collection. Many of these amazing people are on my radar for future ways to pay it back. (I have piles of cards for each of them on my desk. As I sort, the piles grow.) As I get sorted, I will also be posting to the giveaway thread. Paying it forward is what it's all about.
And Nathan makes this all possible. So thank you to Nathan and all of the amazing collectors on his thread.
In other news, I started slowly logging sets from the garage while still logging the High Value cards. Progress is happening.
TOTALS:
- Main Collection: 5,974
- For Trade/Doubles - 606
- 1991 Topps Glow Backs - 0
- Mattingly Doubles - 0
- Total Cards Logged - 6,580
Joe
(Vonnegut37 on TCDB)
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