How long you collected as a kid ?...

almostdone · #1 05-07-2011, 09:40 PM

I knew of baseball as a game, of course, but never knew anything of cards when I was very young untill the summer of 1978. I was 6 years old at the time and my older brother was injured badly in an accident that put him in the hospital for over a week. The associate pastor at our church bought him a full box of 1978 Topps cards that he opened and looked through while in recovery. Our family didn't have any money to buy other cards after that for a while so my brother and I knew everyone of those cards back and forth. That was the year Topps put a game on the back and we played it constantly. I learned to flip, sort and count with those cards but more important I learned to love these small cardboard treasures of my boyhood heroes.
After that I picked up a pack here and there until high school then got a complete set of Topps every year. In 1990 I stated to follow a young player in Seattle named Griffey and that's when I went nuts on cards until about 1995. Like most I realized there was not value to keep and couldn't keep up with it. So I abandoned it until about 2001 when a friend introduced me to Ebay and vintage cards. Form then on its been a passion and a hobby.
But every time I see any card from 1978 I can tell you wats on the back. Good thread!!
Drew

John V · #2 05-08-2011, 06:51 AM

I still have a number of my cards from "The Wonder Years". 1961, 1962, 1963 and a couple from 1964. I didn't save any of the gum.

Exhibitman · #3 05-08-2011, 08:48 AM

Age 6 (1971) started me out. I was passionately into it until 1980 (age 15). I purchased some packs in 1981, mostly as an afterthought, and more or less dropped out until about 1987 or 1988, when I was in law school. I started attending shows [remember those?] regularly at that point and have been full bore at it ever since.

ls7plus · #4 05-08-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Age 6 (1971) started me out. I was passionately into it until 1980 (age 15). I purchased some packs in 1981, mostly as an afterthought, and more or less dropped out until about 1987 or 1988, when I was in law school. I started attending shows [remember those?] regularly at that point and have been full bore at it ever since.

You've come a heckuva long way since then, Adam, with the expertise you've acquired! Thanks for all the times you've shared it.

Sincerely,

Larry

sox1903wschamp · #5 05-08-2011, 01:27 PM

Wow, age 3 is young. Nice thread by the way.

1965 for me at age 5. I can remember them and I really liked the pennant design. I still have some in the collection but they are all collector grade as I used to keep them in a red suitcase and would sort them by team and then Mom would throw them into the suitcase and I would sort them again.

Probably peaked in 68 and 69 but collected up until 74 and then HS and girls became the priorities. And I still have that red suitcase. It has a bunch of 69 decals on it as well as 67 Red Sox stickers. Priceless to me

David W · #6 05-08-2011, 03:24 PM

I bought a few packs here and there 1972, 73 and then in 1974 a friend whose dad collected gave me all their 74 doubles after they put together a set. I got a shopping bag full of cards just dumped in there.

75, 76, 77 I spent every penny I could muster on cards (I was 12 years old in 75). We lived on a dead end road called a "Hollow" in Illinois, every time we'd go to the "big city" I'd comb alleys and lots for milk and soda bottles to return for the deposit, and then buy baseball or football cards.

Late 70's I got TSN subscription and just mail ordered my sets, went to college and quit collecting, then in 87-90 thought I would retire on unopened wax..... oopps.....

Started going to and setting up at card shows in late 80's, had a card shop part time in 90-91 and been collecting when funds allow ever since.

mintacular · #7 05-08-2011, 05:12 PM

I collected from around 10 thru 14 or so and then reconnected from the age of 28 thru Present

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