Cardboard childhood memories....
yankeeno7
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What years did you start collecting as a kid and what are your most memorable cards and sets?
I started in 1978 so that set has a special place in my heart. One set that has always stuck with me is the 1980 Laughlin Set. It's only 40 cards and I remember getting it in a special collectors box my parents got me for Christmas. That collectors box came with other "original" cards along with reprints from Renata Galasso and Fritch, a cheesey card album, and plastic pages.
I am also fond of Kelloggs 3D cards and Hostess cards! I remember digging in those cereal boxes for the cards!
What cards/sets are you fond of?
I started in 1978 so that set has a special place in my heart. One set that has always stuck with me is the 1980 Laughlin Set. It's only 40 cards and I remember getting it in a special collectors box my parents got me for Christmas. That collectors box came with other "original" cards along with reprints from Renata Galasso and Fritch, a cheesey card album, and plastic pages.
I am also fond of Kelloggs 3D cards and Hostess cards! I remember digging in those cereal boxes for the cards!
What cards/sets are you fond of?
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i can't remember who sold them, but i remember crushing the cards edges by smashing them (double-sided) into the top loader sheets upon opening them.
ahh yea
julen
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Those were definitely the days.
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1986 Donruss was beautiful, but too expensive for many years - so I gave up on it.
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Most people dont even know what 1980 Laughlin Famous Feats look like...some never even heard of them. But they definately mean some past comfort to me!
Enjoy your 1987 Topps!
1985 topps, bought as many box's and packs as I could from the concession stands after my little league games and trips to the store!
Favorite/memorable card would have to be Dwight Gooden!
Abe
<< <i>People are probably going to kill me, but I got into it at about 1986, ad the one set that holds the most memories for me is 1987 Topps. I though the pics were great and I loved the borders. Everyone else seems to hate the set.
1986 Donruss was beautiful, but too expensive for many years - so I gave up on it. >>
Beckett loved the Topps in 1987 and so do I. My first set I collected.
Also loved buying Mothers Cookies and buying King Beef Jerkey and Post ceral to get the cards. Oh yeah the Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Cards in 87 ? were cool too. I think I remember it had a Nolan Ryan in there.
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We were poor so I financed by card buying by searching the trash barrels for returnable bottles (2 cents each).
But I came up with a bright idea. My folks gave me 15 cents for milk money every Friday for school. But instead of using it for a week's worth of milk at lunch, I bought three packs of cards on the way to school. The teacher's felt bad for me and usually gave me an extra milk left over, usually someother kid who was home sick. But my folks found out and boy did I get a beating. It was worth it.
Dad basically "stole" two baseball wax boxes, and it was on! Age six and my first "rip." Always taught me to handle carefully without touching the corners. Sound advice. Graded a few from this rip. Mostly 6 and 7s with a couple 8s. Not for sale.
Always liked getting sick because I knew Dad would come home from work with cards or comics to make me feel better.
But, I have to confess - I really don't remember the first packs I opened?
Wish I did/could.
The first attempt at team set collecting was with the 59T set. I think my cousin in Boston helped me since no one wanted Dodger cards up there.
Nice posts.
mike
It was 1959.
Would stop at a small store on the way to elementary school.
Had lunch money I was supposed to spend for a nutritious meal in the cafeteria.
Instead, I would buy packs of baseball cards for a nickel each and one Hostess berry pie to eat for lunch.
We used to open the packs out front before school started.
The golden ticket was getting a Mickey Mantle card. He was the only player anyone had ever heard of.
Everybody else was a nobody, but the team logos were cool looking ...
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
<< <i>It was 1959.
Would stop at a small store on the way to elementary school.
Had lunch money I was supposed to spend for a nutritious meal in the cafeteria.
Instead, I would buy packs of baseball cards for a nickel each and one Hostess berry pie to eat for lunch.
We used to open the packs out front before school started.
The golden ticket was getting a Mickey Mantle card. He was the only player anyone had ever heard of.
Everybody else was a nobody, but the team logos were cool looking ... >>
Wolfie
You and I must have been born under the same stars! I remember how I liked the logos on cards - many of the photos weren't all that interesting.
I still remember getting a Williams card around 58 or 59 - and I like their logo!
This one's off ebay - that's a classic Sox logo - also like the Cub's logo.
mike
Collecting-wise I can remember opening packs of 67s, 68s, and 69s, but I really got into collecting when the 1970s came out. I would mow the neighbors lawn, collect the $1 for the job, walk down to the local general store, fill my 3 gallon can for around 50¢, and buy baseball packs with the rest. My Christmas present that year was a green plastic locker where I could store cards in slots on each side. Needless to say my cards from childhood have a few soft corners.
Imagine if kids did that today, they'd be shot.
We always hoped to get Alvin Davis or (a year or so later) Harold Reynolds... mostly though, I remeber ending up with Jim Presley or Danny Tartabull.
My own "first" purchase of packs was 1988 Topps. I'm not sure why, but that was the year my friend Martin and I decided to blow a few dollars just to see if we'd get some Cansecos and McGwire's. I hated the design. I ended up with THOUSANDS of those cards. The next year, I started buying everything. My "dive" into cards was short-lived, however, thanks to high school, girls, and video games. Probably for the best, given how badly the hobby went down the tubes with the foil/refractor revolution. I cherished my Nolan Ryan cards the entire time however.
Got back in recently, thanks to wanting to slab my Ryans, and also opening my first pack of Allen & Ginter. I'd opened some other 2006 packs, but they were horrible. The Allen & Ginter set, though, is BEAUTIFUL. It made me feel the thrill again. Second pack of A&G I bought I pulled a Kenji Johjima mini. I thought it was the coolest thing. And Nolan Ryan is in the set--major plus!
mosaic's Nolan Ryan Basic Topps registry set
mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase