Collection Reflection

[Eric72]

First Pack of Cards: 1977 Topps

First Set Completed by Hand: 1981 Topps Sticker Album (betcha didn't see that one coming)

First T206: Nick Maddox & Cy Seymour Batting – December 2011 (purchased on the same day, from the same dealer’s table, at the Philly Show)

First Card To Pay >$100 $50 For: 1957 Topps Hank Aaron – 1987, card show at MacDade Mall. I was 15 and felt like king of the world, spending that much money on one card.

First Card To Pay >$1000 For: I haven’t gotten that brave yet

Most Memorable Trade: about 30 years ago, I wound up with a counterfeit 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly. Some POS at a card show at Leo Mall in Northeast Philadelphia traded two cards to me: that and a ‘74 Nolan Ryan with a wax stain. It was one of the first card shows I ever set up at. So far as I know, that card is the only fake I’ve ever had. I’ve kept it, to this day. Can you tell it still makes me mad?