Which Card Sparked Your Pre-War Addiction?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I was collecting 60s and newer when a dealer friend of mine showed me the Copeland catalog and sold me a Leaf Dimaggio. i remember thinking the US Caramel Hornsby was incredibly cool.

[Jantz]

The card that started it for me was a PSA 5 T206 Nap Rucker (throwing), which I bought off of Ebay. It appealed to me so much that two days later I picked up the phone and bought a PSA 5 T206 Bresnahan (batting) from a dealer.

You know the rest of the story.

Jantz

[M's_Fan]

For some reason I loved this T206 Admiral Schlei:

[jb217676]

This card sparked my interest. Loved the jersey and had to get one!

[joeadcock]

T206 Nap Lajoie, throwing, raw, about 1974 or 1975

[ethicsprof]

Clayton,
an interesting and intriguing question.
for me it was the first vintage card i bought---back in '84.
I had been given a few in '82 but '84 was the year that i bought the
dark cap matty ---my wife and i were browsing at a convention soon after
marrying and it was a great find for 15 bucks or so.
I still have it---and more importantly, i still have her!!!
best,
barry

[bcornell]

Mine was a T201 Chance/Evers, acquired when I was 13 from the legendary Hall's Nostalgia in Arlington, MA. Held on to it for 25 years, then it went off in an unsentimental trade. I still credit Hall's with my giving me my vintage jones.


Bill

[CW]

Gotta be this one. It was one of the first vintage cards I picked up after getting
back into the hobby in '98. I started out collecting the steroid era players (sigh),
then regained my senses and caught the vintage bug around '02. This Cobb is
actually in a PSA 3 holder (due to a couple surface wrinkles), and it opened my
eyes to the fact that you can find low grade cards that still have great eye
appeal, and also fit into a smaller budget.