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Posted By: Dan Bretta

There weren't any card shows or shops in my area until about 1986 except for a guy who ran a shop out of his basement. I run into people to this very day who when we start to discuss cards will bring up that little basement shop. At that time I never even paid any attention to anything besides Topps/Fleer/Donruss so I didn't really care much about the older stuff, but I distinctly recall a guy at the local once a month flea market that would bring a big binder full of T206, Cracker Jacks and other assorted prewar cards....I never bought any, but I always looked through the binder. I guess I thought the $5-10 prices he had on the cards was outrageous when I could buy 10-15 packs of 1985 fleer cards at the next guys table. I'd probably still be buying that crap if my dad hadn't introduced me to the N172 Old Judge set.