The author reminisces about collecting baseball cards, specifically the Topps series from 1972, 1973, and 1974. He reflects on how his youthful passion for baseball cards was overshadowed in 1973 by his interest in 45s and Wacky Packs, impacting his card accumulation from that year. Despite fond memories of the design and appeal of the 1973 cards, the author acknowledges that at age 10, other interests redirected his spending, demonstrating how childhood experiences shape hobbies and priorities over time.
In my sixties, the answer came to me: 45s and Wacky Packs. Those seven-inch records in the spring, those stickers that spoofed name-brand consumer goods in the summer. Those were what my allowance went toward in 1973.
So I have scads of 1972s and stacks of 1974s. But, I wondered a while back, why didn't I accumulate more 1973s? An exact count has never been calculated, but I know I have some 1973s.
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