How did you get into pre-war card collecting?

[Dandor]

I bought a lot of 1950 Bowman football cards with a Marion Motley rookie. I know it isn't the time period, but these beautiful cards got me hooked on the non-Topps era for vintage. This made me dive into the history of cards and soon I was buying T206 and 1933 Goudey cards. I have always loved history of sports and the cards are not just a piece of art, but the stories of the players are amazing. The rarity of the cards and the emphasis not put on grading is also the big thing that stopped me from junk wax to modern. Pre 1952 cards raw and graded don't have the insane multipliers that current cards have. Sometimes grading them makes the card lose value because the raw collectors don't want to deal with slabs.