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I bought packs in the 70s, and I think the first set I tried to put together was the 79 set...I went to the monthly flea market with my folks and there was a dealer there that had a book filled with T206's, Cracker Jacks and Goudey's...that was the first time I'd ever seen those cards and I'm thinking it was probably about 1980...I bought my first prewar card - a T206 for a few bucks around that time as well. I wasn't aware of 19th century cards until my dad found three N172's in an old scrapbook and gave them to me around 1981 or 82. I sure wish I knew then what I know now and I would have bought every single card on that dealer's table instead of the loads of Topps, Donruss and Fleer cards.