Which Card Sparked Your Pre-War Addiction?

[M's_Fan]

For some reason I loved this T206 Admiral Schlei:

[jb217676]

This card sparked my interest. Loved the jersey and had to get one!

[joeadcock]

T206 Nap Lajoie, throwing, raw, about 1974 or 1975

[ethicsprof]

Clayton,
an interesting and intriguing question.
for me it was the first vintage card i bought---back in '84.
I had been given a few in '82 but '84 was the year that i bought the
dark cap matty ---my wife and i were browsing at a convention soon after
marrying and it was a great find for 15 bucks or so.
I still have it---and more importantly, i still have her!!!
best,
barry

[bcornell]

Mine was a T201 Chance/Evers, acquired when I was 13 from the legendary Hall's Nostalgia in Arlington, MA. Held on to it for 25 years, then it went off in an unsentimental trade. I still credit Hall's with my giving me my vintage jones.


Bill

[FUBAR]

For me, it wasnt a pre-war card that got me interested in pre-war cards. It was the Conlon Collection series 1 from about 1991. I just loved the photography and the vintage players so my interest in older baseball started.

[Tom S.]

This is the card that I blame for starting my pre-war addiction 11 months ago...

[steve B]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Mine was a T201 Chance/Evers, acquired when I was 13 from the legendary Hall's Nostalgia in Arlington, MA. Held on to it for 25 years, then it went off in an unsentimental trade. I still credit Hall's with my giving me my vintage jones.


Bill

It was that way for me as well. No one card in particular but just hanging out at the shop seeing the cards and asking questions. And they were very good to me. I wanted a t206, but didn't want to spend the whole weeks budget on one card (A whole 1.50! ) They got in a batch that had a pretty awful Beckley. One large corner mostly torn off and reattached with clear tape. But it was a bargain at just 20 cents. Later on they gave me a totaly wrecked P2. Not exactly what a dealer would do today but it paid off in the long run. I'm still buying stuff from them 33 years later.

Steve B