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Bruce BabcockI got started around 1981. I went to a monthly show in Granada Hills (CA) run by Eric Cooper & David Hamilton. Clay Hill set up there as did Tony Galovich, and the guy who got busted for printing up the fake Rose rookie cards. I was focused on 50s & 60s stuff for the most part. Some dealers dealt exclusively in Topps complete sets of the 50s-70s. There was tobacco era material and some caramel issues but the most exotic cards I remember were N172s. The new Fleer and Donruss issues were big that year. My first exposure to the exotic stuff was through Lew Lipet's books and his Old Judge newsletter.