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Originally Posted by MK
I started buying packs in the early 60s when my Mother would let me have some change at the grocery store. Once I got an allowance, it all went to cards. When I learned about Card Collectors Co and others, it was game on. Years later I have been able to complete all my childhood sets and then some.
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Those look familiar. I have a similar story. I got a hold of catalogs from Woody Gelman and Bruce Yeko in the lare 60s and when I got my first job a few years later, I ordered from them in trying to complete my childhood collection back to 1958.
In the early 80s when I was working on finishing a Topps run back to 1951, one of my regular dealers showed me these little tobacco cards he just bought, I bought a Matty and Speaker for 20.00 each and I was hooked. Commons 5.00, Hofers 10-20, Cobbs 100-200. A year and a half later I had them all except for the big 3.