My avatar is an image of one of the first cards I got in a pack as a kid when I started collecting in 89. I was a Cubs fan and a #1 pick from my favorite team seemed like a big deal to me and even when Ty's career quickly fizzeled out I have never let go of the card. Even when I purged much of my childhood accumulation of junk wax I have kept this card. I doubt I could get a single penny if I tried to sell it, but its value to me is immeasurable and unexplainable.
On a side note, one of the first vintage cards I acquired was a 68 Topps Ernie Banks that I bought at a mall card show back in the mid-90s. I have been trying to turn my boys on to collecting and gave the card to my oldest for his birthday this fall. Then for Christmas I got him an autographed card of his favorite NFL player, Frank Gore. I hope maybe 25-30 years from now he will feel about one of those cards like I do about this card.
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Personal Collection Magic Number: 29
Collecting Hall of Famers and players with Nebraska connections.
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