Amazing thread! My first pack was 86 Topps. I was at the Jersey Shore with my family for vacation, and the kid in the house next to us showed me some cards, and I was hooked. I was only 6, but each time I got a pack I discovered new players and teams and it was just awesome. I vividly remember getting Willie Mcgee and Cecil Upshaw in my first pack. Some people say that 86 and 87 Topps are ugly cards, but to me, they are wonderful.
The biggest thrill ever was a 1990 Leaf pack. It was a $4 or a $5 pack because it had the Frank Thomas and Dave Justice rookies. I never went for those because who wants to blow it all on one pack when you can get way more Topps for your money, but one time I did it. Opened them up on the car ride home and pulled the Justice. I don't think I was ever so excited in my young life.
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