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Posted By: barrysloate

Mark- my earliest memories of the hobby was going to shows in 1982, and the Pete Rose rookie was so hot that dealers would have them on their tables with a "not for sale" sign next to them. I was fascinated that a baseball card could be in such demand. Back then nice ones were selling for about $200-250, but the feeling was they had no place to go but up, so dealers merely put them in their display cases to draw crowds.

It was so much fun because almost everything I saw was for the first time. I knew nothing of vintage cards, as they were such a small part of the hobby. Rookie cards were hot, and vending cases were gold.