The Golden Era For Collecting

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Posted By: Paul S

I'm not really sure how the tern "Golden Era for Collecting" is defined; maybe a different interpretation for everyone. For me it was being a kid and being able to buy a pack of cards and be excited by the anticipation of who might be inside (this is era-independent, i.e., it happens in the era when you happen to be a kid.) If I was with a friend it was always, "Who'd ya get?" and "Get anyone good?" I also had, for me, a lot of "golden era" fun when I got a little older and could spend more on older items w/o breaking the bank. And now I am having alot of "current golden era" fun -- contradiction in terms there, I know -- since I've been on this board, although I am more dismayed by the pandemia of counterfeiting and misrepresentation than I am about the high prices.