As a nine-year-old, I collected 1958 Topps football, got them all, and then threw them out. I still remember throwing them out but the rationale now eludes me.
I then collected 1961 Topps baseball, got them all (Ex-Mt), and happily still have them. I recall my dad questioning the value of this effort, which I once figured to have cost me around $10.
Never colllected another thing until I discovered eBay in 1998. Have since picked up numerous cards of my childhood heroes (Mantle, Mays, Unitas, Chamberlain, etc.) as well as vintage cards of Jewish ballplayers and other sportsmen.
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