1983
My first one was in 1983. I remember hoarding the Ryno RCs and taking them to the show. I traded my whole lot of Rynos for a stack of T205s. The only HOFer was the Frank Chance, with a hole in the middle of it. It was the trigger that sent me on my T205 quest, though, and I eventually completed the set, and then completed it again, with Sovereign only backs. Somewhere along the way, I traded that Chance with the hole punch, but I remember it. If I ever see it again, I'm going all in. I was in high school back then, using my paper route money to buy T205s. Hard to imagine today...paper routes, and T205s at $5/hr wages. As a kid who just went to the local Stop-N-Go to buy packs, it was amazing to see the old cards. The oldest I had ever seen in person, was a 1973 Topps, before I went to that show. I remember my dad bought me the 1981 Beckett Price Guide, and it opened my eyes to what was out there, then I went to that show and saw those cards. I was overwhelmed by it, but like I said, fell in love with the T205s. They're still my favs...love the T202, T206, and T207s...but the 205s are like your first love for me. And that 1983 show is probably why I'm posting here today.
Cheers,
Geno
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