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06-25-2023, 11:51 AM
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Love this question, as it’s one of the things that crosses my mind often. I collect as an extension (and homage to) my childhood. That’s one of the main reasons I don’t do slabs. As mentioned, while eight year old me’s brain would certainly explode if he saw my collection today, he’d also remind me that I could buy a lot of other really cool things with that money…and that packs are meant for opening!!
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06-25-2023, 12:26 PM
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Little me would be thinking "Neat cards, but I bet older me wishes he had a time machine so that he could go back and, with his bigger, adult size allowance, buy more wax packs from the corner drugstore counter, because then older me can find the missing cards I still need."
Brian Last edited by brianp-beme; 06-25-2023 at 12:52 PM.
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06-25-2023, 01:00 PM
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He would appreciate that the 1965 Topps have endured and have never been supplanted as the most loved set.
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06-25-2023, 01:49 PM
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I was eight years old in 1974 and a football nut,
Didn’t start collecting baseball until 1978 , - i’d be wondering “ where the hell is my 1974 Harold Jackson ?! “ Last edited by Beercan collector; 06-25-2023 at 01:49 PM.
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06-25-2023, 02:07 PM
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I was approximately 6-7 years old when I attended a sports card gathering at the nearby library. At that time my collection consisted of a grouping of 1970 Topps cards wrapped in rubber band, sorted by team. There was a girl there with a 1976 Topps Babe Ruth, all star card… which come to think she probably just pulled out of a pack. I offered her my whole grouping of cards for it, but she said no. my younger self would be proud of my babe ruth collection today.
Last edited by Leon; 06-25-2023 at 03:06 PM.
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06-25-2023, 04:08 PM
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First thought - where did I get the dough to buy all this?
Logical conclusion - must’ve had a long career in the bigs and plowed all my career earnings into cardboard.
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