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09-23-2016, 01:05 PM
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I collected 1958 Topps football as an 8 year old, got all the cards, and promptly threw them out.
The only other set I've ever collected is 1961 Topps baseball. Got them all and this time had the good sense to put them away. Never collected anything else until discovering eBay in 1998. Then got heavily into 50s and 60s baseball, football and basketball cards of my heroes (Mays, Unitas, Chamberlain, et al). Also got into vintage cards of Jewish sportsmen. 
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09-23-2016, 01:11 PM
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Generally started in 1971, but there were still plenty of 1970 packs to buy. First card I distinctly remember having was a 1967 Duke Simms I found in our attic. I cannot account for how it got there. I think we moved into the house before that and I am sure I never bough cards before 1971. Fate?
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09-23-2016, 01:14 PM
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I was in Jr High and HS during the heart of the junk wax era. My avatar is one of the cards I remember fondly from my first summer collecting.
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09-23-2016, 01:59 PM
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I was born into it. That's really the best explanation I can give. Some of my best memories are from being in the TCMA warehouse when I was very young, traveling to Cooperstown, learning about baseball history from my dad and being exposed to all the incredible photography TCMA used.
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