I bought new every baseball season from 1981-92 as I re-entered collecting in '81 after dropping off as a kid (last year I remember buying in quantity is 1975) but don't collect post-1980 cards or sets anymore, with couple of minor exceptions. So I consider 1980 the end of the vintage era but I don't have much interest after 1975 (last excellent design IMO), although I consider '72 my "soft" stopping point for a few reasons. I also collect the Heritage Mets team sets and am stopping with the 1972 design.
I was big on early 50's cards, especially Brooklyn Dodgers but lost interest about three years ago in those (sold out way too cheap as a result) and have since refocused on the early 60's as I fill in my sets from that year through 1966. I'll have the 1960-75 set run when that's all done. And my Topps type run spans from 1939-80 in all lines, sports and non-sports alike. Anything Topps issued prior to 1948 is just comics and wrappers, which I also find very fascinating.
Last edited by toppcat; 10-10-2021 at 10:15 AM.
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