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06-25-2014, 02:05 PM
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Bad Memories
In the 1970's, I used to be a meticulous baseball and football card collector. I remember, even at 10 years old, trading multiple cards (even stars) to get the "most perfect" card I could find from all my collecting friends. I was only a set collector at that time. I never used rubber bands. My father built a wooden case, bottom felt lined, that slide under my bed. Allthough I cannot remember exactly my collection, I likely had near complete NM/Mint sets from 1969 to 1978, both in baseball and football.
In late 1978, my father and step-mother had a falling out, and my father, brother and I moved out over the Christmas holidays. Divorce ensured quickly. I later received a card with a photo of my prior step-brothers burning my collection, as my step-mother told them that I no longer wanted the cards. It took me 15 years to restart collecting cards after that. 
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