For me, it was 2005 Topps. My mom was involved with a charity that held a dinner every year, and part of the dinner was a silent auction. The first time I went, one of the items was a framed display of the Red Sox cards from that year's set commemorating their world series win the year before. On a ten year old's budget it was hopelessly out of reach, but my interest was piqued all the same.
That prompted my first trip to the LCS, where I was introduced to vintage, and bought my first 1933 Goudeys and 1949 Bowmans. One of the other collectors took notice of my interest in vintage Red Sox and gave me Bobby Doerr's address, which got me into autograph collecting. I took a break when I got to high school (wasn't sure what the girls would think) but picked it up again in college and have been back since.
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Signed 1953 Topps set: 264/274 (96.35 %)
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