Collection Reflection

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First Pack of Cards: 1969 Topps Baseball

First Set Completed by Hand: 1974 Topps

First T-206: Never

First Card to Pay <100: 1951 Topps Current All-Star Yogi Berra (1979)

First Card to Pay <1,000: 1953 Bowman Color PSA 4 Mickey Mantle #59 (2020)

Memorable Trade(s): 1983- I traded an autographed Babe Ruth baseball and a Star Sticker Salesman sample flipbook for a 1968 3D Roberto Clemente. I got the worse end of the trade but I had to have that Clemente as he was, and still is, one of my heroes.

1983 again: I traded a new satin Dodgers Jacket for a circa 1951 home St. Louis Browns jersey. It came from a gentleman who received it as a gift from one of his customers on his paper route as a boy. He made the offer and with the permission of the store owner, I bought the Dodgers jacket at the retail price and completed the trade. I got the better end of that one.