[OhioLawyerF5]

The simplest way to describe my collection is team collecting, as my collection consists entirely of Cincinnati Reds players.

I like to look at my PC in 3 parts: (1) Vintage, where I collect complete player runs and other cards of Reds legends of eras past, including pre-war, and post-war players; (2) Barry Larkin, where I focus mostly on rare 90s inserts and other playing days cards; and (3) current Reds players and prospects, where I mostly buy 1st Bowman autos and Topps Chrome rookies (and a few other cards that catch my eye) of players I like to watch. I use collecting modern cards to connect with players I watch. I enjoy watching minor league games and following prospects through the minors, and buying cards of those players I like. Then once they make the majors, I buy their rookie cards. I will also buy the rookies and first bowmans of players who end up on the Reds that I like, even if they were in other organizations at the time.

I'd say 95% of my collecting, both in time and money, is spent on my Barry Larkin PC at the moment.