My first packs were 1977 Topps baseball.
There was an antique mall in the next town over and a lady there had several boxes of cards that you could either buy (couple of cents each) or you could trade her two for one. Mostly I traded with her. The first individual card I remember buying from her was a 1966 Willie Mays. She had bought a small collection and did not put those in the 2-for-1 box. I think the card was $5 or $6 and I talked my mom and dad into giving it to me for Easter instead of candy. I remember there was also a Mantle and Koufax, but I passed on those to get the Mays.
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