True to form for a junkie, I miss my dealer. Collecting and purchasing through the internet is fine and all that, but I really notice when I haven't been to a card show in a long time because I start to get the shakes ... er, I mean I start to realize how much I miss those vintage binders. As a set-collector, I do the majority of damage to vintage sets I'm collecting by going to shows, and one dealer at a show in particular. Gary almost always has the vintage cards that I'm looking for, presented in a binder for each set for easy looking and finding. This is how I completed my 1971, 1972 and 1973 Topps sets mostly. Yeah, I had a lot of help through the blogs, but there is nothing like settling over a binder on a table and finding all the cards you need right there and picking them off. I just don't find the same kind of vintage success shopping online. It's not as easy to get those vintage needs all in one lump sum, and I get a lot more distracted by everyth...
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