There are two stories burned into my brain from when I young and just starting with T206s... (1989ish).
I think of them as nostalgic. (Or sad, maybe both).
One was that I was setup at a tiny Holiday Inn show and I was an oddity being young kid with pre-war cards. A guy came in and stopped at my table and said "I got cards like these in my trunk. Wanna see?"
I grabbed a friend who was a little older and we went out to the parking lot.
The guy pops the trunk and it was like seeing the lid to the ark popped open. Shoe boxes (actual shoe boxes) and storage containers filled with pre-war cards and trade cards and postcards. I think some "new stuff" like Goudeys, too. The majority were non sport but there were 206s that I specifically remember. I grabbed a stack and started looking. I was of course looking for that Wagner or a Cobb!
The guy says they were a relatives that passed and he wanted some cash.
My heart broke when he said "all or nothing. No single cards."
Well, that was the end of that for me. I can't recall the price but it was far out of my reach. Someone at the show went home happy I know.
Andy
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