Length of original card collecting run

[ullmandds]

1976-1981

[abothebear]

From 84-87 my dad would bring home packs of baseball and football for me and my brother. In 88 I started spending all my own money (which wasn’t much) on cards. It shifted from mostly baseball to mostly basketball during the Larry Johnson and Shaquille RC years, to mostly hockey in 94 and 95. Then I didn’t buy packs until 2008 or 2009 when I would buy a few for my son to see if he’d get into it. I didn’t buy cards for myself again until I found a great local card store in 2010 and started getting vintage cards here and there as a way to cope with adjusting to a new job, no packs for me though. I learned my lesson from the 84-95 packs-collecting run.

[ccre]

I cllected from 1979 - 1984 and then again from 1989 - 1994.

[DHogan]

I started building Topps baseball sets around 1993. I needed something to do in my limited spare time. I asked my wife if I could start collecting baseball cards. We had some extra income then. She said yes. But then said you don't even follow sports.

[mikemb]

1964 to 1991

Baseball cards mainly Topps.

Fleer and Donruss 1981 to about 1988.

Some non-sport sets like Beatles, Man from Uncle, Addams Family, etc.

Mike.

[jingram058]

1967 to 1972, hot and heavy Topps wax packs 1967 to 1970. Only a few in 1971 and 1972, as comic books, Hardy Boys books and other interests took over.

[rjackson44]

1970

[butchie_t]

From 68 - 75