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Gary NucherenoElek's, Gartley's,Mehltotters and Mcgee's corner stores were
all in riding range of my blue bycycle with streamers hanging
from my handlebars. I would shovel snow in the neighborhood
and hoard my money until the baseball cards showed up at any of these four stores in Buffalo New York. My mother would often send me to the store for cigarettes and yes they never had a problem selling them to a ten year old. These store
owners knew everyone in the community. I remember saying
gottem,gottem,needum,needum,gottem as we went through each pack and I remember getting a 1958 Mantle with the orange background and my heart skipped a beat. In 1961 my plan for
saving money for baseball cards was ruined when lo and behold
what's this BASKETBALL CARDS.I just loved Bob Cousy. I am not exaggerating, I had 50 complete sets of Fleer 1961 Basketball which I sold for a few dollars each back in the early 70's. Great thread
great memories.