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Posted By: Sean Coe

The "Sports Collectors Bible" opened up an new world for me. Cards of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth-I was hooked. Soon I was receiving SCD in the mail-before Krause publishing, and chomping at the bit to buy my first cards. I saw a ad for T206's from Wirt Gammon. The ad said send a want and it would be filled for 2.00 each. Using my birthday money I sent him my list of 10-all HOFers of course and waited anxiously for a package. Less than a week later a letter arrived. It explained that the ad had been for common T206's not the stars. Then the letter went on with friendly collecting advice which softened the blow of not getting the cards-or so I thought. Looking in the envelope again I pulled out a folded piece of paper-a list of all the HOFers in T206 he had available with a note saying that I could pick 9 on this list for the price he had stated in the ad. Neatly tucked in the folds of the list was the tenth card,a black cap Mathewson in VG-Ex condition.