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[adhunt99]

Hey lads, as i've been cracking boxes lately, i've got a couple of piles of base/double cards lying around, and rather than throwing them out I was wondering if any of u help out poor kids or anything? if so let me know, I'd like to send them to someone who might like them rather than getting binned! CP3 mentioned something about poor kids or something once i think?!

LMK

 

[wall4ace]

take them to ya local hospital or something mate,put a big smile on some kids that are doing it tough

 

[nenjabin]

Well I don;t know about poor kids but my mum is a primary school teacher and gives out little things/cards as prizes at times in her class I believe? Not sure if they'd know NBA though...shall ask her if she'd be interested...if that's alright?

 

[adhunt99]

yeah sure, be happy to send her some

 

[Billyhoyle]

I give them out in my classroom the kids love them as they are just like footy cards!!!

Some of the older kids know the players.

 

[nandalinnaung]

Some of the older kids know the players.

Andrew,

you mean, no young kids are not interested in NBA anymore???
to be honest, i do not see not more than 5 regular members who are under 20 too...

so, what sports are Australian young bloods into?

 

[nenjabin]

Well I'm 22 and I reckon I'm in one of the final yearsthat got more seriously into the NBA. Most of my cards range from 92/92-94/95 as this was the card boom time and I was in Grade2-Grade5. The last NBA game they played on free aussie TV was 1996 Championship game Bulls/Jazz which I have on VHS recorded as it was on at 1am and mum taped it for me! But sadly after my year it seems while basketball is a big thing still, the NBA is only accessible via internet, and they weren;t introduced to cards at all.

 

[nandalinnaung]

Thanks for the info.... i am just an international student, so i don't know much about cards collecting here...

 

[Billyhoyle]

Andrew,

you mean, no young kids are not interested in NBA anymore???
to be honest, i do not see not more than 5 regular members who are under 20 too...

so, what sports are Australian young bloods into?

The kids I teach are way too young

 

[nandalinnaung]

Oh.. I see, I thought you are talking about teenages..

thanks for the info..

The kids I teach are way too young

 

[HBM]

Mate, if you're ever getting rid of them, I work with disadvantaged children in the Kensington area. I've given away thousands of my own cards (cricket, footy, non-sport) but have all but exhausted my supply, so if you do have any you want to offload, please consider me.

Cheers.

 

[adhunt99]

Mate, if you're ever getting rid of them, I work with disadvantaged children in the Kensington area. I've given away thousands of my own cards (cricket, footy, non-sport) but have all but exhausted my supply, so if you do have any you want to offload, please consider me.

Cheers.

Well you have a good idea there, i might just do that, but where on earth is kensington

 

[wjrwebber]

Well I'm 22 and I reckon I'm in one of the final yearsthat got more seriously into the NBA. Most of my cards range from 92/92-94/95 as this was the card boom time and I was in Grade2-Grade5. The last NBA game they played on free aussie TV was 1996 Championship game Bulls/Jazz which I have on VHS recorded as it was on at 1am and mum taped it for me! But sadly after my year it seems while basketball is a big thing still, the NBA is only accessible via internet, and they weren;t introduced to cards at all.

Not quite the final years, I'm only 20 . I just started gettin into the craze in 95 when I was 8 and then it just gradually phased out over the 2 years or so.

 

[HBM]

Well you have a good idea there, i might just do that, but where on earth is kensington

Hahaha, it's in Melbourne. In between North Melbourne and Footscray.

 

[nenjabin]

Not quite the final years, I'm only 20 . I just started gettin into the craze in 95 when I was 8 and then it just gradually phased out over the 2 years or so.

Hehehe well meant one of the last years! Yeah I started when I was 8 too and was big for a couple of years there round the 93/94 and 94/95 sets then vanished!