What got you into vintage cards?

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Posted By: john/z28jd

As far back as i can remember i was always into baseball history.My dad and grandfather being big baseball fans i heard alot about the past players.I went to the hall of fame when i was 6 and on the ride home i read the yearbook from cover to cover,and there were pictures of vintage cards in it.When i was 9 the card i wanted most was the Ewing/Mascot card.I was a big fan of catchers,loved Carlton Fisk,hated any other catcher who did good(Lance Parrish,Gary Carter,etc),and read about the old catchers,so Ewing was a favorite far back.I was also a big fan of Wee Willie Keeler and Home Run Baker when i was a kid but probably because of their nicknames.I had a made-up baseball team from when i was 7 but i used both of their names on the team eventho all the other names were originals

I didnt get any pre-50 cards till i made my 3rd trip up to the hall of fame and went to Larry Fritschs museum where i purchased a Roger Bresnahan t206 Portrait.I was hooked after that and looked thru his catalog for hundreds of hours.I think i had the t206 prices memorized