Hmmm. Probably the $100 I laid out for my Hassan triple folder. After finally breaking out of my Topps only approach, I had added a few tobacco cards to my collection and learned of the triple folders. Thought they were cool. Then I found one with Johnny Evers in an action shot in the middle with two other Cubs on the sides. Like CAD, I researched the players and loved what I found. James Archer -- arm muscles shortened when he fell into a vat of hot sap...so he wound up with a cannon of an arm for a catcher. Awesome. Ed Reulback, who is the only player to throw two shutouts in one day and should be in the Hall of Fame. Awesome. PSA 4? That's my highest graded card. I love it. I had stalked that card for a couple of months.
As a teenager, paying, I think $60 to get a Lou Brock rookie was my biggest expense. Still love that card.
The $75 I spent on my 1956 Jackie Robinson, a card I stalked on-line for months, was memorable.
The most I ever spent at once on cards was $400 for the 1951 Topps Redbacks complete set at a live auction. I still can't really believe I have those cards, as well.
I was browsing through CAD's collection the other day, and saw that he has the Old Judge Card. And I decided I kinda need one. That, or an original Gypsy Queen, since I now collect the new Gypsy Queens. So at some point, I'll decide to go for it and break my single card spending record. I'm just not sure when....
Oh, and after I finish my 1970 and 71 sets, I'll be working on 1968 and 1969, so the Ryan rookie is in there. That should break a record, as well. But that could be several years off.
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