Where'd you buy those packs as a kid?

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Posted By: Martin Neal

Two places, Mac's Five and Ten in Madison, North Carolina and my father's general store, Preston and Brother's, in Pine Hall, North Carolina. What a magical place for a child. The store was always busy as it supplied just about everything a farmers family would need from the U.S. mail to fertilizers to shoes. Near the front register, crammed between fruit stacked on crates was the entrance to a small 8' by 6' area surrounded by walnut display cases with sliding glass doors. This area was where all the candy was kept, and of course the boxes of Topps cards. Man, to have all those Mantles, Fords and Maris' back. They rarely made it past the trash can behind the counter (why wasn't there a team called the Rebels?) I did cherish the Dodgers though. Even though they were from New York, their name wasn't as offensive as the American League team from New York. Unfortunately, none of those cards survived to this day. Only the memories...