When did you quit actively buying packs of cards?

[obcbobd]

I started in 1967 age 5 (very few packs). By 6 I bought a few more and my 7 I was down to the corner store (4 houses away) every Wednesday with my allowance.

1974 was the last year I bought packs. I had 100's if not a 1000 dups but not a complete set. Starting in 1975 I bought complete sets. Stopping in 1978, just concentrating on older cards from the pint forward.

[steve B]

I guess it depends on what you think of as actively buying packs.

I rarely bought more than one box at a time, and then mostly buying 2-3 from one of the old stock of junk liquidators at a show.

But I still buy packs now and then.

[glynparson]

1991

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by glynparson

1991

+1

[Cmvorce]

From 1987 until 1991 (ages 8-12) I spent every cent I had on packs. Dabbled in 92, skipped 93, bought a box in 94 and then didn't buy another pack until 2008. Then stopped with packs again until this year, when I built a complete 2022 Topps set through packs. I don't think I'll be doing that again though - back to factory sets for me.

[BobbyStrawberry]

In the early 90s

[boneheadandrube]

1987 - Went vintage and pre war quickly after that.

[BCauley]

I'd say I went through a few rounds of stopping. I started actively collecting back in 1986 and this carried through until 1994. Started up again in ~1998 and stopped in 2004. This was the period I'd snag a few packs here and there and buy boxes occasionally at the card shops. Started again in about 2010 where I'd buy packs/boxes and stopped in 2013.

Once I started again in 2019, I just buy singles that I want but I'd say about 2-3 times a year will pick up a retail box of cards when I'm at Target just to scratch the itch of opening some packs.

[parkplace33]

2000

[G1911]

Never.