General Forum

A friend gave me his collection of football cards which included which included 1978 Topps.  I remember going to the local 7-11 and buying packs of 1979, and 1980 Topps.  The last 1980 pack I bought included jack Youngblood.  I have been collecting him every since.

My first pack of hockey cards was 1980-81 Topps I bought off an ice cream truck.  The card I only remember was Mike Gartner.  I did scraff off the names off the front of the cards.  This was the only way I can see the player's name.

I was 9, and went to the 7-11 store with my Grandfather, he bought me some packs of 1984 Topps.  So every time we went there I got more packs.  I had a few hundred cards.  I would dump the shoebox out and then re put them in order.  In 1986 my Grandfather and Dad brought home a whole bunch of the 1986 Topps Quaker Chewy cards.  They both worked at Quaker Oats.  I remember being able to make 3 full sets and then trading a few duplicates with a friend, to complete 3 more sets for a total of 7 of the 33 card sets.  It wasn't till 1989 that I started buying Baseball Cards  for myself, I had my own money now. By 1990 I was a full blown collector.  

During the summer of 1987, a friend and I started saving some of our quarters usually earmarked for slurpees and/or credits in the Space Invaders machine at the local 7-11.  We had gained an interest in those green Topps baseball wax packs - gum included ofcourse.  I still regard the '87 Topps set differently and special - too bad it was worthless as an investment...

     I vaguely remember at 7-8 years of age l, my parents buying my brother and I packs of 1983 Topps.  I read the back of every single card I owned and tried to keep up on the value of each.  I cherished all of the St Louis Cardinals I had, but Ozzie especially.  That team had won me over the previous year winning the World Series. My Dad took me first big league game in 1984 and I watched my beloved Cardinals lose to a very good Cub club.  
 

Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!

- G

My uncle got me some 1991 Topps and a binder for Christmas when I was 3 (almost 4).  Still have those cards.  They are in terrible condition, but can't let those memories go.  My dad loved baseball and I would get random packs of cards sometimes when we went to the store.  My parents also started giving me cards to get me to do my chores.

1987 Topps baseball.  

1969 Topps - 8 years old and Kansas City had a major league team again.  
I don't remember any cards in my first pack, but I remember opening a pack that had a Mickey Mantle, card #500 in it.  My dad told me to save that card because he was a really good player.  
I wrote my name on the back, so my younger brother wouldn't "steal" it. 

Time flies! A nice solid set to start with.