1972. My dad bought me a couple of 1st series packs. It only took me 40 years to finish the set.
Renato Galasso was my source for complete sets when I was old enough to mail a letter. I remember ordering the '79 set with the Bump Wills error card. I also got, I think for a buck, the 1973 all-time leaders cards including card #1. Those are my best chances for PSA 10's. They're absolutely perfect cards.
There was a candy, gum distributor place in our town that would sell to the public. From about 1976 to 1979 my buddy and I used to split a wax box or two every year because, per pack, it was way cheaper, but I got turned off to building sets because I'd buy a whole wax box, or even two, and get tons of doubles and never get a complete set.
I never finished a set by buying boxes or packs in the 70's and early 80's. I had to go to a card show to finish every Topps set I ever started, and I'm still missing about 40 cards from 1981 and 80 or so from 1982.
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