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Joe D.I would collect just T206 cards. And only in Polar Bear backs (filling in with Old Mill when 'The Monster' told me Polar Bear did not make the card).
Going to shows...
If I asked for T206s - dealers would bring out a few stacks of cards, each stack held together by a rubberband.
There was a $1 each pile, a $3 each pile, and a $5 each pile.
And when you purchased a quantity of cards - the dealer always offered a discount. 7 x $3 card.... 'ah just give me $18'.
There were other cards - HOFers and better conditioned ones that went anywhere from $10 - $100.
For the most part - the dealers were very cool to me - I was just a kid.
I do feel bad about the 5 or 6 of my T206s that came back trimmed when I graded them with SGC.
As a kid - I am sure I paid 'extra' for those nice looking examples - and I am sure it was all the money I had at the time.