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Josh K.Its interesting that it seems like quite a number of us who got back into the hobby after long breaks started out collecting modern cards. I got back in the hobby about two years ago buying, you guessed it, the shiney stuff. However, I was mostly buying certified autos of HOFers (on retro cards designed to look like the old cards, but with new pics) and the first box of modern product I bought was a box of Topps T206 and Heritage (which had a design like the 54 topps cards). So, it was probably only a matter of time before I truly went vintage. Like T206collector, I spent way too much money of the new stuff (though I did buy several Pujols auto cards for under a $100 that are now routinely selling for close to $400 - so not everything is going down).
Im happy to say, Ive been shiney free for over a year.