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Originally Posted by JollyElm
Yeah, I think certain simple things get foggy over time, and your post hits the nail on the head. Whereas Mantles are always desired big-time because their value goes up, up, up, we can't forget that back in the day a kid's home team trumped all. As a tyke in 1972, for example, I would've given anything for a Jerry Grote or Cleon Jones card and couldn't have cared less about Aaron, Ryan, etc. Wasn't even close. Value never entered the picture when it came to my hometown Mets.
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1972 was the first year that I collected. The two players I wanted the most were Ray Fosse and Gaylord Perry. Any pack that I got an Indian out of was a good pack. I still remember pulling a Fred Stanley out of the first pack that I ever bought.