'What's the most inexpensive vintage card you still have in your collection?'

[clydepepper]

Ted Z is the inspiration for this thread.

Some great stories could be harvested here!

I don't have any myself, but can't wait to hear y'all's (southern expression meaning 'your's')

[egri]

The J.W. Porter card. The card itself cost $1, shipping in a plain white envelope without a cardsaver was another $2. To fully appreciate the wear and tear on it, you have to put it on top of another '53 Topps, and see how much of the card has ceased to exist. When I sent it to Mr. Porter (~18 months ago) he included a signed custom card, and a note explaining that he felt so bad about the condition of the card that he threw in the custom.

[Mountaineer1999]

Fun story on the Porter

[the 'stache]

Don Money. 99 cents!

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Don Money. 99 cents!

Bill, there's no need to discuss presidential politics in this thread!

[ajquigs]

I always liked this card and the piece of history it captures in the movement toward free agency. I display it as part of my main collection. It cost less than $2.

[bwbc917]

Growing up I used to save my money all winter for when the first series of cards would come out. I'd go to the store and buy a WHOLE box for $1.20 in 1959-1962. I know I still have some of these cards, although I couldn't tell which ones. My cost..... a penny each.

Of course if I were really smart (and had a crystal ball) I wouldva saved my grass cutting money and bought boxes of 1961 7th series with all the All-Stars.

[packs]

Spent about $30 on this bad boy. Worth every penny:

[Leon]

The 20-20 hindsight from our childhood, with respect to cards, would have been great. I know I had piles of late 60s and very early 70s cards strewn everywhere. I wish I had kept some. I sold everything for 50 bucks to the kid I got Bar Mitzvahed with, he was the smart one obviously.

Originally Posted by bwbc917

Growing up I used to save my money all winter for when the first series of cards would come out. I'd go to the store and buy a WHOLE box for $1.20 in 1959-1962. I know I still have some of these cards, although I couldn't tell which ones. My cost..... a penny each.

Of course if I were really smart (and had a crystal ball) I wouldva saved my grass cutting money and bought boxes of 1961 7th series with all the All-Stars.

[LuckyLarry]

These are some of the few remaining cards from my original collection. Found in our attic in the mid '90s (under the floor boards), as we made one final sweep prepping my Moms house to sell. I was nine when I cut them off the cereal box
Larry

[joeadcock]

$1. My dad bought it for me when I was a little kid. At old drive-in flea market about 1974. Graded it to protect it forever.

[irv]

Likely this Aaron pictured here?

[begsu1013]

[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by joeadcock

$1. My dad bought it for me when I was a little kid. At old drive-in flea market about 1974. Graded it to protect it forever.

Nice card, and sweet story about your dad.