My story is kind of funny. It was 1986 and I was 10 years old. My father and I had visited the shopping mall where my brother was working as a teenage clerk at a computer store. When we arrived at the store, we walked into a situation where the store manager was berating my brother for some reason. My dad was very upset and gave me $10....told me to go away for 10 minutes and buy something. (later I realized it was so he could give the store manager a piece of his mind). I left the store and wandered through an antique show going on in the mall at the same time. I came upon a fellow selling these pictures of old ball players. I gave him a $10 bill and asked him to pick one out for me. The nice old gentleman gave me a worn, but presentable 1909-11 T206 White Borders Red Ames (Portrait). I've been hooked ever since.
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