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This is mostly a way to get to Level 1 on my Permissions, but I figured I could start a good conversation. I'm sure this has been asked many times on this site, but...

My first packs of cards were 2015 Topps Baseball and 2014 Topps Football. I bought fat packs of each at the same time, so I don't know which one I opened first, though I tend to think it was the Baseball since I prefer Baseball as a sport. I do remember being excited because I pulled a Freddie Freeman First Home Run Insert Card, since Freddie was, and still is my favorite player.

1992 topps stadium club batman returns 

1960 Topps nickel wax pack.

1970 Topps Football and pulling a Johnny Unitas.

A pack of 4th Series Garbage Pail Kids.

1988 Donruss.  Good times.

1991 Pro Set Football. I was 7 or maybe 8. I remember opening them all up and sorting them by team, and by player, and by position. ultimately decided that positions made the most sense. I then created my own games with the cards on the floor. Spreading them out, shuffling them around, using them to "tackle" each other ... good times. It was definitely a fun "this is a toy" experience and not a serious "this is a hobby to invest in for big bucks" experience. That joy is the reason that I still collect and have started my kids collecting as well.

1977 Topps baseball

1997 Fleer series one baseball. Pulled a Dwight Gooden Golden Memories insert which is worthless, but this started my obsession with late 90s inserts!

1983 Topps wax