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Joe_G.While I'm now just outside of the 20-something window, I did start collecting vintage at an the early age of 15, about 3 1/2 years after buying my first baseball cards from the local gas station ('84 Topps hoping to collect the eventual World Series Champ '84 Tigers).
My first vintage cards included a couple T206s and a couple Old Judges, my long time favorites. My first Detroit Old Judge was a portrait of the Wolves manager, Bill Watkins, courtesy of a 1989 Lew Lipset auction. Some of those early purchases are amongst my most prized.
Like many others, I did leave the hobby while in college but came back as strong as ever a couple years back with eBay, some of my Net54 friends, and some long time collecting friends being a major help.
Regards,
Joe Gonsowski