What got you started collecting cards?

[Cardboard Junkie]

Around 53/56, I collected topps world on wheels and rails and sails then in 56 had to have davy crockett cards. But in the background of my memory I see my older brother, who was about 13 or so at the time playing with baseball cards, football cards and hockey cards. The first baseball I actually remember openning was 57 topps. By 58 59 60 I was into it big time and would buy them by the box. (From the milk depot) (a little woodfloor depot covered in sawdust and sold dairy and eggs.....had a small place on the counter with boxes of topps issues stacked 3 or 4 high.) (they always gave me a free glass 1/2 pint of milk....I would put a strawberry or chocolate "flavor straw" in it and sip on it while looking for Tigers......it was heaven.