I was born in '73 and when I was nine or ten, an uncle gave me a big box of football and baseball cards from the 70s and early 80's, including a large amount from the 1973 Topps set. They all eventually got put into a box and stashed away for several years. In the mid 90's, I came upon the box again, bought some binders and 9-card protector pages and sorted everything. My dad decided to start collecting baseball cards and I focused on football. We'd visit card shows, local shops and flea markets every weekend. I slowly added to my '73 set but focused mainly on Steelers and Kordell Stewart cards. That lasted for a couple years but then I left the hobby and life went on. I lost my dad last year and something drew me back to those binders and boxes of cards. I re-familiarized myself with this hobby and I'm now back in. I'm focused mainly on collecting Steeler cards, but I'm pledging to finally finish this set that first lit the collecting spark in me. It’ll always be my favorite.

I have been in Search of a Site to log and track my Trading cards. This one just might fit my needs. It has been a search to find a quality site to work with and This one is on the mark thus far. I am waiting on my new scanner so I can also save my collection on a second site that will allow me to document location of cards easier. I am working on a very large project somewhere between 500,000 to a Million Cards to get organized. You asked about my first pack to open. Well 1973 I was introduced to the Noise makers for my bike, and those noise makers were Football Trading Cards. I went to the 5 and Dime and bought me several of those packs and they even had gum in them so bonus I was then cool riding my bike and chewing gum. At that point in my life I was not a collector. I had no clue about that side of the Cards. I hate to even think about what special cards I might of destroyed in my bike wheels but man it was fun. Thanks for this site and hope to grow with you all.
Jeff

What's up guys! I just joined this site today. I was 10 years old in 1973 and I still remember walking to school and taking the long way so I could go past the drug store and buy a pack or 2 of these cards and a Chunky bar! I would spend my lunch money my parents gave me. I knew the old ladies in the cafeteria would always give me a P&J sandwich and a chocolate milk at lunch. I guess they thought I was poor, LOL!
I still have all my cards that I collected in the 70's & 80's (no, mom did not throw mine away). I am just getting back into card collecting as an investment thing that is much more fun than stocks. I still enjoy opening packs, but I know the smartest way to invest is to just buy the cards you are after. So, I do both. Right now, I am trying to make a database of all my cards old & new. I got my work cut out for me so wish me luck.
I hope to learn some things from the folks on this site & maybe bring something to the table myself. Let the fun begin!
Rob

Greetings! I just registered and this site seems amazing.
This is the first pack of cards I ever opened and I still have them. Most of my collection is baseball, but this will always be my first love.

Conflicted when trying to rate this set. Some of the coolest action cards of all time. Specifically, some of the sideline photos like Franco Harris, Mercury Morris, Joe Namath, Carl Garrett, Leroy Kelly, etc. But a lot of the set is boring and the color choices are pretty ugly. The backs are okay but I never like just last year's statistics and lifetime. I guess I kind of view this set about the same way I do the 1973 baseball set. Alright, but a letdown after the three previous sets.

I like this set of cards more than most years. Lots of good players and this was when football was a hard game played by real players. Money and endorsements weren't the play of the day. I particularly like the Oakland Raiders cards...it looks as though the players were photographed at a high school football field. The 70's card sets were made for team and individual player collecting, so complete sets weren't all that important to most kids.