Best Memory of Opening Wax Packs

[vintagechris]

My first packs were 1980 Topps FB(I actually loved them then and now). I used to go to the mall where my Mom worked when we had breaks from school.

Like most kids then, I spent hours and hours playing video games. One day on my way to the back of Woolworths where the game room was, I noticed the packs of cards. Bought a couple and was hooked.

From that day until about 1987, My Mom would bring home two packs of cards everyday from work. Mom was a big part of my love for collecting cards. She passed a couple years ago from a long battle with cancer, so I have very fond memories of all those packs Mom bought for me in the 80's.

[djrhanover]

The year was 1959 when I bought my first pack of cards from Mack's, the corner store in my neighborhood. I was seven years old at the time and had all of a quarter, my entire allowance, to spend on cards for the week. Although I don't remember any of the '59's that I got that day, I do very vividly remember finding this 1957 Yogi Berra card in the gravel alley on my way home. I couldn't believe my luck. She's a beauty, and I have had it ever since.

[GrayGhost]

This is an AWESOME thread. Some great stories and memories. Keep em coming.