Posted By:
bruce Dorskind
We began collecting seriously in the Spring of 1976.
At our first NYC Card show, we decided to collect the rarest
available cards in the best possible condition.
Our first purchases were two near mint Delongs and three
George Miller cards. The we bought two Kalamazoo Bats
and Duke Cabinet from George Lyons.
We were fortunate to work near a wonderful antique
store in Greenwich Village. Within a month we were
able to secure 50 different T 207's for $4 each and
25 Ramlys for $10 each.
A few months later we attended our first Philadelphia
show. There we met two young dealers, Billy Mastro
and his pal Bob Lifson.
We purchased the rarest cards they had...included
a Four Base Hits, 2 Kalamazoo Bat NY Players and
a Just So. Three of those cards remain in collection today.
It was a great time in those days.
Within a year, we were spending time with Buck Barker
in St Louis, Frank Nagy in Detroit, Bob Richardson and Bob Lieb
in NY and Boston, Sir Edward Wharton Tigar in London,
Goody Goldfaden in LA and Barry Halper at his office in New Jersey.
Oh how sweet it was...when it was a hobby!
Bruce Dorskind
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