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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

One thing that's super-rewarding about collecting sets is the amazing amount of knowledge you pick up over time.

Even with a small set like the one I like, 1938 Goudey, there's a ton to learn, and it seems like no matter how long you collect it, there's new stuff to learn. For instance, after I was almost two years into the set, I found out that there were two different wrappers for the cards (I have both). After handling lots of copies, I realized that the high number Joe Vosmik card is almost always found off-center and tilted. There have been a number of other revelations like that, and when you discover them, you feel like you just discovered another planet or something.

As stupid as it sounds, I was blown away when I found the second wrapper. I was on Cloud 9 for about a week.

I don't get those kinds of feelings when I'm working on my type set.

-Al