Meaningful Worthless Card Stories

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

This is the first vintage card I ever owned:


I was mesmerized by the colors and the art. Nothing like in in the early 1970s Topps issues. It was a like a hit of collecting crack: I was immediately obsessed.

I can totally relate to this experience. For me it was the look of the '58 Mantle / Aaron card, which resembled nothing like what I was pulling out of packs in 1988. The 50's cards and some of their tinted artwork were something different entirely. Collecting crack indeed!