How long you collected as a kid ?...

[GasHouseGang]

It's odd how your memory works sometimes. I don't actually remember buying the 1968 Topps cards, but I remember getting the 1968 Topps Game Cards that were included in the packs and had all the top stars in a game deck. I must have bought several packs in 1968 because I had a pretty good stack of those, but the actual cards got lost somewhere. I was 8 when those came out, and I remember going on treasure hunts looking for empty pop bottles which were worth 2 cents each. I'd save those pennies until I could afford a pack. Like lots of others I remember the thrill of opening the packs and hoping to get my favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals. My buddies and I all wanted Lou Brock or Bob Gibson. I must not have bought very many other packs of cards until 1971, but I remember opening many of those packs with that distinct black border. Then those crazy 1972's came along. What a strange design! But I bought quite a lot of the 72's. I lost interest in the 1973's except for the card number 1, I remember that card and thinking it was special. And then when Aaron broke the HR record I got lots of the 74's because I really liked those Aaron tribute cards. I was done after that until I picked it up again years later.