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Originally Posted by fkm_bky
100% the same as me. Dale Murphy was my childhood hero (even amongst Kent Hrbek and Kirby Puckett) and I collected all his cards. I bought my 77 rookie at a card show in probably 1983 in St Paul. I think I spent $15 on it and that was a lot for me.
Pre-war my favorite is this E93 blank back Phillippe. The coloring on it is just fantastic, combined with a bit more rarity.
Bill
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I traded for my Murphy rookie with a guy that lived down the street (two beat up Pete Rose cards and a 1970 Carew). It was my prized possession.
Got a speeding ticket at 16 and went to a card shop to sell some cards to get the $181 for the fine. The dealer told me my entire binder was only worth $175, but he would do me a 'favor.' Valuable lesson.
When I got back into cards last March the Murphy and Mattingly cards were the first ones I replaced.
It's a shame he isn't in the HoF, but that's a whole other thread.
Chris
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