1972 - 6yrs old, still love that set - the colors, man, the colors
When I was 8, I noticed my 3rd grade teacher was giving out these really old and amazing cards (1955-1957 Topps) to kids who got top grades, etc. I was blown away, the other kids could care less. I worked out a deal with her and traded her a big stack of my 1974 doubles for all the "old" ones she could find. Lots of great 1955's - Koufax, Killebrew, Matthews. Ended up selling them in college to fix my broken-down car.
Picked up my first T3 Turkey Red in Anaheim aroung 1989 or so. Paid $60 to a guy named Lowell Katz for a beat up "Trying to Catch Him Napping". What a treasure, couldn't believe my luck.
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