I remember one fateful day in 2011. I was in Target and I decided to pick up a pack of Heritage (in the 1962 tradition) because that was a favorite design when I collected 20+ years prior. In that pack was a signed & numbered 62/62 (or 63/63?) of Brooks Robinson and I was immediately hooked and reeled back into collecting cardboard.
I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.