Paul, in all honesty, your story was not very long, and was by no means boring. I feel for you, as I was pretty shy at that age, and would have found it difficult to muster the courage to ask Goodie about a possible deal for his '52 T Mantle. He had a very intimidating manner.
I share your situation as well. There's some cards I still want, but most are now beyond my reach.
I made 2-3 visits to Goodie in the early 70s, and passed on the purchase of a pair of wretched-looking '52 T. Mantles. The price was about $20-25 each, but their condition was intolerable. My standards were a lot higher then. No, I take that back; my standards are still very high. I was and am extremely picky. He said I was foolish. In retrospect he was right (in regards to future investment-resale potential); however, at the time I was 18 and had very limited card-buying funds.
--Brian Powell
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