I did the same thing. I grew up in the 80's and 90's. While I do purchase the occasional modern pack, box, or single, I collect mainly vintage rookies and pre-war cards now. I have a small-ish budget, so it takes me awhile to save up. However, one day I realized that I have very few of the key rookie cards from my childhood!
So, as I do sometimes to collect funds for vintage, I sold off some of my modern inserts and "game-used" to purchase just about every "key" rookie card from the 1980's and 1990's. I tried mostly to avoid parallels (glossy, tiffany, refractors, etc.) Sure, it's not pre-war or vintage, but it represents my childhood and the stars of that era - and I enjoy looking at them!
So - with that being said - I'll share that with you all: (Sorry for the crappy scans - with resizing and all...)
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