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Joe D.I was a kid and just started going to card shows. Sometime in the 80s. The first tobacco card I ever laid eyes on, and I bought it on the spot.
It had a Polar Bear back....
I switched my interest to T206s and started buying anything with Polar Bear backs.
Many dealers would see me at card shows and recognize me and say 'here comes the Polar Bear Kid'... they would get the cards out without me even asking the question... and I would buy in any condition (commons were like $2-$3 in low condition back then)
I had one of those "The Monster" checklist books that I would carry around (still have it).
I think I was about 14 or 15 years old at the time.