Great thread. I started in 77 so i had no clue that series ever existed. But as a youth i was a hoarder and tried to pickup no-longer-wanted collections from friends. Invariably, if i ran into an older collection (70-73) they only had what i know now to be 1st or 2nd series cards. It never made sense at the time.
One analogous situation was true for me in northern Indiana. During the entire 80s timeframe you could only find topps cards in stores. The only way i was able to find donruss or fleer cards was by buying wax at local shows early in the year feb-march. you just couldn't find donruss or fleer anywhere after that or in stores. One year i recall my mom buying me about 20 or so rack packs of 84 donruss for my birthday. She must have cleaned out the store.
|