Pre-80s Rookie Card Craze?

[Leon]

This thread was in the correct category on the post war side. That side has been getting a lot of activity lately but this is such a nice read I took moderator privileges to move it here so more folks can see it. I hope that was ok?

For the record, I started back collecting in '96 (from the late 60's and early 70's as a kid) and first started collecting rookie HOF'ers......then I moved back even further from the 50's-70's to pre-wwII and have enjoyed the journey quite a bit. Happy collecting and enjoy!! (also, I bet a lot of folks on the main board can relate to this stuff)

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by Leon

This thread was in the correct category on the post war side. That side has been getting a lot of activity lately but this is such a nice read I took moderator privileges to move it here so more folks can see it. I hope that was ok?

For the record, I started back collecting in '96 (from the late 60's and early 70's as a kid) and first started collecting rookie HOF'ers......then I moved back even further from the 50's-70's to pre-wwII and have enjoyed the journey quite a bit. Happy collecting and enjoy!! (also, I bet a lot of folks on the main board can relate to this stuff)

Despite the difference in years, my collecting habits took the exact same course of evolution. I'm pretty sure we're not alone. HOF rookies seem to be the key to bringing modern collectors over to the vintage side of the hobby.