So my trajectory to being an insane collector of all Iowa Connections probably started off the same as many of you who started collecting in the late 80s and early 90s. Cards were plentiful (not junk to me!), and opportunity abounded for anyone interested. You could buy packs at the local drug store (Osco was my local one), card shops and at the local card show. Opening a pack of cards is fun, but there had to a point to it. For some, it was the pursuit of value. Buying a pack for 50 cents and selling/trading your way to a dollar. Building a collection was my way, which I suppose is value in its own too. An easy was to start was with the set builds. You had checklists and would fill your binders with the empty spots available for those missing cards. I wasn't much of a set builder, I had no interest in gathering the Kevin Seitzers and Flipper Andersons of the world. I was a player collector, and my player of choice ...
