First Pack of Cards: 1977 Topps
First Set Completed by Hand: 1981 Topps Sticker Album (betcha didn't see that one coming)
First T206: Nick Maddox & Cy Seymour Batting – December 2011 (purchased on the same day, from the same dealer’s table, at the Philly Show)
First Card To Pay >$100 $50 For: 1957 Topps Hank Aaron – 1987, card show at MacDade Mall. I was 15 and felt like king of the world, spending that much money on one card.
First Card To Pay >$1000 For: I haven’t gotten that brave yet
Most Memorable Trade: about 30 years ago, I wound up with a counterfeit 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly. Some POS at a card show at Leo Mall in Northeast Philadelphia traded two cards to me: that and a ‘74 Nolan Ryan with a wax stain. It was one of the first card shows I ever set up at. So far as I know, that card is the only fake I’ve ever had. I’ve kept it, to this day. Can you tell it still makes me mad?
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Eric Perry
Currently collecting:
T206 (132/524)
1956 Topps Baseball (189/342)
"You can observe a lot by just watching."
- Yogi Berra
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