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Posted By: barry arnold

great thread, Rich.
Very positive.

i started collecting in 1960 when playing little league baseball.
like many of you, i had the best Mantles, Mays, Musials,Koufaxs,etc.
Many i placed in my bicycle spokes; many i placed in the front of my
baseball cap to make it stand extra straight and tall; many i traded for
some of the older cards like the nifty ones with players on the color
tvs---the beginnings of my vintage yearnings.
in grad. school, i sold everything for cash---at one of
those 'extravaganzas' where folks offer very little for treasures but
we take the cash anyway. some regrets there, obviously.
around '82, near the end of the ole PhD, i inherited some beautiful
206s,203s,205s,and 210s. Vintage took hold but didn't give it my all
until i made the commitment to '206s only' some years back, selling all
but my 206s, and singlemindedly becoming a conquistadore---now at 501
different 206s with examples of almost all backs. and i am HAPPY about
it Rich.

all the best,
barry