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craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

A week ago i collected just Cardiff City home programmes back to 1960. I had 1113 home programmes and had just amassed 254 aways over time too.

Then last Thursday someone posted on Cardiffs message board that they were selling off their collection. I PM'd him, called him first thing Friday morning and then Sunday lunch time i was at his house and bought his whole collection from him which contained most home and aways back to 1968 aswell as some real gems like our first ever away European programme in mint condition which sells for around £200+.

Ive spent since then merging the collections and now i have 1247 homes (+124) and a whopping 990 aways (+636!! Shocked

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I now just need 150 home programmes (mostly from 60s) and 402 away games!

I still have to sort through all the autographs (including a full set from 1936 and a full set from 1947), playing cards, fixture lists and tickets i bought too so i guess ill start collecting them aswell!!! Good thing theres also about 1000 programmes i already had which i will now have to sell off to be able to afford these new collections!! Clap

STEEL_CITY_SMOGGY · Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 533

Nice, how much did that lot set you back then?
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MY CURRENT PROGRAMME WANTS:
08/08/1996 Genoa
13/08/2000 Real Madrid

Interested in any boro teamsheets or tickets home/away any comp from 1995-present.

craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

Too much!!! Crying or Very sad

Lets just say the seller and me both got a decent deal out of it.

I had a signed Wales v England programme at auction on Monday with Football Sports Auctions and it had an estimate of £100-£120 but they didnt sell it as it only reached £75 but id been banking on that selling to pay for some of this collection. Looks like im going to be short of cash for a bit now! Sad

STEEL_CITY_SMOGGY · Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 533

Sounds like some collection though, well done mate
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MY CURRENT PROGRAMME WANTS:
08/08/1996 Genoa
13/08/2000 Real Madrid

Interested in any boro teamsheets or tickets home/away any comp from 1995-present.

footysale · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:21 am Post subject:

wow great news buying in bulk is the way forward if you have the money Wink

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Steveboy · Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 134 Location: Cardiff

Graig

Let me know if there is anything from my wants list I can buy off you.

Steveboy Ayatollah

craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

Will check them out over the weekend but i know i still need most of your wants list so i doubt there will be muc in there for you!

Ayatollah

ForestMick · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 1645 Location: Nottingham

Result Craig, but I always struggle to understand why someone would sell off such a collection. Could you ever do it? Don't think I could!
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craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

I dont plan on selling my collection and if i did i wouldnt sell it in one lot as you are never going to get anywhere near the return you would if you sold it off in smaller lots.

The fella was downsizing from his large 5 bedroom house to something smaller as all the kids had moved out though and he would have struggled to take his collection with him. His collection took up the whole box room and he had to drop all the stuff over to me in his escort van as it wouldnt have fitted in the car!!

grantham · Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 1025

Did something similiar when I started collecting Grantham programmes seriously, firstly went to a programme fair and brought a few hundred for £40, but the biggest haul came when I was speaking to the club chairman who said we had a room full of programmes in the main stand, I didn't beleive him and thought it would be a couple of boxes, turns out it was the clubs entire excess stock for the last 25 years !!

All I had to do was move them, which I gratefully did and whilst sorting I managed to find not only 100's of my now 2500 odd collection, a major haul in the day of my collection, but something that will obviosuly never be repeated.

ForestMick · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 1645 Location: Nottingham

If only all clubs were like yours, Grantham!!
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PRESTON WCFC · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 234

Craig

Still looking for that 77/78 Cardiff v Worcester progr if you have a spare ?
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craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

Me too sorry!! And 2 others on here aswell so if it ever comes up it could turn into a bit of a battle!

PRESTON WCFC · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 234

Only seen it on ebay once and went for about £100 Crying or Very sad

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craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

since i started recollecting about a year ago ive not seen it at all and infact ive never seen a copy in my life either!!

I did get a little excited last week when i bought this collection as it had Worcester v Cardiff in there but it was from the 78/9 season Crying or Very sad

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

You still looking for any 60-1 Cardiff homes?

craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

Dont suppose you have

Cardiff v Beil FC, Friendly, 18 Feb 61
Cardiff v Newport, Welsh Cup, Round 6 - not sure of date.

Craig

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

Afraid not, just the league games and league cup vs Burnley

craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

Ok, thanks John Thumbs Up

Paul1927 · Joined: 25 Jul 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Cardiff

Craig,

Do you have by chance Cardiff v Macclesfield (97/9 Cool

or Leyton Orient (98/99) going spare?

Paul