When did you know you were hooked?

[deadballfreaK]

My first National in maybe 1976 or 77. I had one T205 and one T206 at the time and suddenly there were tables full of them. And I NEEDED them ALL!!

[T206Collector]

It all flowed from my initial obsession with 1987 Topps. I have been hooked ever since.

[kcohen]

"When the smack begins to flow
I really don't care anymore
About all the Jim-Jim's in this town
And all the politicians makin' crazy sounds
And everybody puttin' everybody else down
And all the dead bodies piled up in mounds"

Oh, you're talking about baseball cards. Sorry. It was when I bought my first pre-war card, a T206 on a whim, a Walter Johnson portrait. About 12 years ago.

[Piratedogcardshows]

I was hooked once I found this site and other collectors to learn from.Before that it was just a hobby to pass the time.

[Merrillstoys]

Thank God I found other people out there that know what I'm going through. I'm not the only one.
Merrill

[Leon]

I was hooked about 13-14 yrs ago when I saw the ebay offerings of pre-war cards. I saw how collecting them would be fun and widespread, with so many available. (and also after I bought my first nice card, a T205 Johnson in a PSA 7 holder......from my now, auction partner)