Cramer’s Choice: Memoir of a Baseball Card Collector Turned Manufacturer

SearchPatrol · 10-19-2023, 08:16 PM

Was listening to Dr. James Beckett podcast this week. He had an interview with Mike Cramer. It made me order the book. I hope to get it next week. Sound fascinating. A crab fisherman, who love cards, and start his own company. If you love cards, this would be a book for you.

csmtampa · 10-19-2023, 09:17 PM

I pre ordered it and received it last week. I haven't had time to read it yet, but looking forward to it. He signed and inscribed the book to me. Loved me some Pacific cards back in the late 90's, early 2000's!

worldtravel00 · 10-19-2023, 09:25 PM

He also had baseball card shop before he became card manufacturer. I had couple items that I ordered from his store...

csmtampa · 10-19-2023, 09:32 PM

This is a great card of him from 1975!

If I remember correctly, he took a bunch of the photos for minor league sets in the 70's before he ventured to do his own

ken161 · 10-19-2023, 09:59 PM

Will definitely be ordering the book. Pacific football cards from the mid-to-late 90s are among my favorites.

LVDan · 10-19-2023, 10:49 PM

He stoked my love of RC parallels with some of the late 90s and early 2000s football sets. I hit a game day parallel of Edgerrin from some packs of Paramount when I first moved to LV back in 2000 at Casey’s on Trop/Pecos.

bear0555 · 10-20-2023, 02:01 AM

Pacific was my favorite manufacturer, so I had to buy the book. I bought it from his website, as it's my understanding that he will sign it.

notoriousrmb · 10-20-2023, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bear0555

Pacific was my favorite manufacturer, so I had to buy the book. I bought it from his website, as it's my understanding that he will sign it.

Link? Are you saying Cramer has a website, or you bought it from Beckett's? I'm interested in this as well and would love to see a signed copy.

RW3FAN · 10-20-2023, 11:27 AM

When I was 10, me and my cousin would go there to the store. You could also do mail order and order any complete set.
The place was so cool. When I started collecting hockey in 1988, you could go an go through vend cases. I remember looking through 1979 OPC and their box had 20 of every card.
When they moved to a new store and started making cards, I went in and they had Desert Shield cards...... but they had the GOLD chase cards in the display case.
Was hard to believe someone pulled it and sold if back to them for them to put out.
It became a conflict of interest and local people believed they printed them, then put them out for sale.
SHADY

bear0555 · 10-20-2023, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notoriousrmb

Link? Are you saying Cramer has a website, or you bought it from Beckett's? I'm interested in this as well and would love to see a signed copy.

Here ya go:
https://unitedempireminiatures.com/p...-manufacturer/

From:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3858WIRtC08

It is my understanding that Cramer has his own website, and he emailed me the tracking number after I bought it.

notoriousrmb · 10-20-2023, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bear0555

Here ya go:
https://unitedempireminiatures.com/p...-manufacturer/

From:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3858WIRtC08

It is my understanding that Cramer has his own website, and he emailed me the tracking number after I bought it.

Thanks, ordered as well!

caster513 · 10-20-2023, 03:34 PM

Pacific made a ton of great sets and they don't get the love as the bigger company's. Cramer's Choice are right at the top of my all time favorite 90's sets. Look forward to the read.

bear0555 · 10-20-2023, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by notoriousrmb

Thanks, ordered as well!

Got mine in today. It was sealed in plastic, so that was surprising. But when I opened the book, it was signed, inscribed, and dated! Shoulda know that Mike of all people would know how to shrink wrap something.

theplasticman · 10-22-2023, 07:13 PM

Highly recommended. A fascinating read and super happy to get a signed copy.

DaClyde · 10-23-2023, 07:14 AM

Got about 30 pages in last night. I wish I'd had the kind of drive Mike had as a kid.

10-19-2023, 08:16 PM	#1
SearchPatrol Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 1,051 AndrewB	Cramer’s Choice: Memoir of a Baseball Card Collector Turned Manufacturer Was listening to Dr. James Beckett podcast this week. He had an interview with Mike Cramer. It made me order the book. I hope to get it next week. Sound fascinating. A crab fisherman, who love cards, and start his own company. If you love cards, this would be a book for you.

10-19-2023, 10:49 PM	#6
LVDan Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 17,572	Cramer’s Choice: Memoir of a Baseball Card Collector Turned Manufacturer He stoked my love of RC parallels with some of the late 90s and early 2000s football sets. I hit a game day parallel of Edgerrin from some packs of Paramount when I first moved to LV back in 2000 at Casey’s on Trop/Pecos. __________________ So we cheated and we lied and we tested. And we never failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do.

10-20-2023, 02:01 AM	#7
bear0555 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,830 greenfankc bear0555	Pacific was my favorite manufacturer, so I had to buy the book. I bought it from his website, as it's my understanding that he will sign it. __________________ Bowman Chrome Autos For Sale: Raw, BGS, PSA, Base, and Color. Click Ebay link for listings. Current Featured Card[s]: 2019 Bowman Chrome Draft Corbin Carroll Black Wave Refractor Auto 1/1 BGS 9.5

10-20-2023, 03:34 PM	#12
caster513 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 759 cincysportscards	Pacific made a ton of great sets and they don't get the love as the bigger company's. Cramer's Choice are right at the top of my all time favorite 90's sets. Look forward to the read. __________________ Buying Rare Inserts & Autos of Kenny Lofton Lofton Collection https://kennylofton.weebly.com/

10-22-2023, 07:13 PM	#14
theplasticman Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 481	Highly recommended. A fascinating read and super happy to get a signed copy. __________________ COLLECTING: Darin Erstad, Bucky Jacobsen and Aaron Kurcz IG: theplasticman.cards

10-19-2023, 09:17 PM	#2
csmtampa Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,273	I pre ordered it and received it last week. I haven't had time to read it yet, but looking forward to it. He signed and inscribed the book to me. Loved me some Pacific cards back in the late 90's, early 2000's!

10-19-2023, 09:25 PM	#3
worldtravel00 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 673	He also had baseball card shop before he became card manufacturer. I had couple items that I ordered from his store...

10-19-2023, 09:32 PM	#4
csmtampa Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,273	This is a great card of him from 1975! If I remember correctly, he took a bunch of the photos for minor league sets in the 70's before he ventured to do his own

10-19-2023, 09:59 PM	#5
ken161 Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 416	Will definitely be ordering the book. Pacific football cards from the mid-to-late 90s are among my favorites.

10-20-2023, 11:27 AM	#9
RW3FAN Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 3,659	When I was 10, me and my cousin would go there to the store. You could also do mail order and order any complete set. The place was so cool. When I started collecting hockey in 1988, you could go an go through vend cases. I remember looking through 1979 OPC and their box had 20 of every card. When they moved to a new store and started making cards, I went in and they had Desert Shield cards...... but they had the GOLD chase cards in the display case. Was hard to believe someone pulled it and sold if back to them for them to put out. It became a conflict of interest and local people believed they printed them, then put them out for sale. SHADY

10-23-2023, 07:14 AM	#15
DaClyde Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 873 daclyde1 DaClyde	Got about 30 pages in last night. I wish I'd had the kind of drive Mike had as a kid. __________________ http://clydes-stalecards.blogspot.com