When I reentered the hobby in the mid 90's, I decided to focus on pre-war and Cracker Jacks in particular, since I knew, like so many, they were popular, held their value or appreciated over time and were so damn attractive compared to other E cards.
So I picked up a bunch, all raw because grading companies were just entering the picture, and reasonable, dirt cheap by today's standard. I decide to keep two of the same player because to me he represented the essence of the dead ball era, and that would be Fred Clarke. I still have both the '14 and '15 in my PC
A great player/manger who played and managed tough. Perched on some bats, looking out at the horizon for answers how to get the Pirates out of their slump.
Tough on the testicles, though.
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