Simply, I began collecting as a six-year-old boy in the spring of 1961. My first cards were from a box of Post Cereal, and days later, I got my first three wax packs of Topps cards at a restaurant where my family and I had just dined. We were just sitting at the table, talking. Restless, I walked up to the checkout, where a candy counter was located. I noticed the Greek owner had wax packs of baseball cards....
----Brian Powell