I was a kid. I think around 12. My first two older cards were a '59 Clemente that my dad bought for me for 10 bucks from the mayor of our town, Brockway PA. And then a '53 Bowman Pee Wee Reese that I got for a couple Dwight Gooden rookie cards a couple years later.
The Clemente was later stolen with a couple thousand cards from me when I was away at college. So when I joined the Army and had my first opportunity the '59 Clemente was my first purchase. Still haven't replaced my George Brett rookie but will soon.
I have been a card collector since I can remember. Still remember my dad coming home from work with a pack of football cards. I think it was 1980. Had a Walter Payton and a Steelers card with the four players in quadrents.
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