Football Card Sets – The Good Ole Days
Today I am just thinking a little down memory lane. When I was a young child in the 70's, I was an avid collector of football and baseball cards. However, back then we did not collect single cards like today, we collected the entire set. I remember each allowance day going down to the local Synders drug and buying a pack or two of Topps cards. The best part was when you got some of your favorite players from your own team.
Really didnt pay too much attention to keeping the cards in great shape or care if I had every rookie card. I wanted the latest Allen Page card or Fran Tarkington card and would trade away other cards to get them. Remember the checklists, nothing was better than checking off that final box that you had the set complete. Sometimes I wish we could go back to those days when card collecting was about fun not money and kids could really grow in love with local sports players. Today even if a kid wanted to start collecting cards it would be way too costly with all the brands and cards being produced.
Thinking back on it all - wow I must have lost a fortune in great cards over the years. However, I had a great time collecting cards and that is what got me into the hobby to begin with.
What is your card collecting story?
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Michael Thomas (Who am I?)
3 years ago
I remember selling my duplicate 1970 Topps football cards at school to raise money for more cards. Every card was a penny, which was what I paid for it. O.J., Bart Starr, Greg Cook, Martin Baccaglio, all a penny. So I guess I was a dealer at an early age, but not making any money at it.
Actually, the reason I remember was that the teacher called my mom and I had to stop. I don’t remember why–I guess I must have been doing it during class or something.