Started collecting vintage baseball cards in the 4th grade age 9 buying 1964 Topps baseball packs at a nickel per pack. My parents then bought me my first box of Topps baseball cards in 1965 for $1.25 per box. The cards came in per series every month. I started doing pre war cards in 1970. I bought cards through the Traders Speaks magazine by bidding on them & mailing out the bids. Also bid on some cards through Sports Collectors Digest when they owned by Stommen Publications. One of my first cards I bought was a Red Portrait Ty Cobb in ex/mnt condition for $5.00. Commons in ex/mnt were selling from 50 cents-$1.00 per card. Since there were no price guides, no internet, & no grading it was great time to be in this hobby.
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