Great thread...I LOVE reading these type of stories...
Mine was summer of 79, my mom brought home a box for me and my little brother. I pulled Reggie Jackson out of my first pack, my favorite player at the time, and was HOOKED. We both completed the 79's and there was a really slow corner store on the edge of our little town, and my mom found 1978 cards from the year prior. No one wanted them the store owner said, so she was made a deal for the boxes. So I started in 79, got into 78, and traded my way to both complete sets by the time 1980 hit. Been in and out of the hobby since...now collecting with my 11 year old son.
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John Otto
1963 Fleer - 1981-90 Fleer/Donruss/Score/Leaf Complete
1953 - 1990 Topps/Bowman Complete
1953-55 Dormand SGC COMPLETE SGC AVG Score - 4.03
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