Not exactly prewar and not exactly damaging a card, but I'm still kicking myself over this one. When I was in 4th or 5th grade in the late 80s, we would all bring our cards to school to trade and show off. At one point, some kid started stealing cards out of other kids' cubbies. I took it upon myself to figure out who it was and bust him. So I set out a couple cards in plain view at the front of my cubby, including an '84 and '85 Donruss Nolan Ryan. Now, mind you, those were hot cards back in that day, and gave a person major hobby status on the playground. Well, I set the trap and waited around the corner patiently for the thief to come. I waited for what seemed like all afternoon (it was likely 5-10 minutes), and then had to run to the bathroom. When I came back, of course the cards were gone, and my soul was crushed. Along with my aforementioned hobby status on the playground.
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Recovering Relapsed set collector.
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