Whatever happened to your card dealer of the past?

[Digital Man]

Realize this is an old thread but thought I would post anyways. I also used Jim Elder back in the early 70's as well as Gar Miller from N.J. and the The Trading Card Co. out of Dearborn, Michigan.

What's really sickening is I kept many of their pricelists and when I'm in the mood to cry I'll pull them out and pine for the days when a 52 Mantle could be ordered through the mail and delivered for $5.00. My budget for cards back in the late 60's early 70's was (4-5) cents each and although any Bowman or Topps from the 50's was readily available, their prohibitive pricing of 25 cents per card was simply too much for me. I was looking at an order form I filled out but never submitted from the early 70's listing 1966 Mays, Frank, Brooks and Yaz .... 9 cents each.

Fortunately I bought my entire collection at these prices and have never sold or traded any of them. Like all of us ........ I just wish I had bought more.