Do you collect sports cards?
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I collected baseball cards all during my youth. My guess is at one time I had between 2000-3000 baseball cards including a Warren Spahn rookie card. When I left for college in 1973 I stored them in a dark place in my Mom and Dad's attic. After returning home in the spring of 1974, I found out that they had the attic insulated while I was gone. I searched and searched for those cards but never found them. I am guessing an insulator took an early retirement after finding my stash.
EagleGuy
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Did you check behind the insulation?
Yappi
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I have alot of cards in the basement and have been going through them the last few months. The best card I've found so far is a Dr. J rookie (he has two cards in the set, mine is the cheaper All-Star card). Ungraded I've seen it between $90 to $400.
Kind of feels like a lottery when going through the cards when something decent pops up.
Kind of feels like a lottery when going through the cards when something decent pops up.
MoeDude
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Cards a a crap shoot. If you keep the right ones you can really make a bundle. in 1991 Topps make a miniature card to commemorate thier 40th Anniversary. I bought 3 sets thiking they would increase in value. They've never been opened and were sold for under $10. Today the complete set boxes are only worth about $10 each. LOL
I collected when I was grade school age. After high school I sold a couple thousand of them from the 1960's decade. I used the money to buy myself a brand new goldf bag and set of clubs.
Does anoyone know if the Sporting News Conlon Collection cards are worth anything? I have a packet still in it's original packaging and the first card you can see is Babe Ruth. This is the 1992 Edition.
I collected when I was grade school age. After high school I sold a couple thousand of them from the 1960's decade. I used the money to buy myself a brand new goldf bag and set of clubs.
Does anoyone know if the Sporting News Conlon Collection cards are worth anything? I have a packet still in it's original packaging and the first card you can see is Babe Ruth. This is the 1992 Edition.
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Ebay is your friend. I'll bet you can look them up
The only time I was able to land a pack was a $14 one right before the All-Star game. Re-sold two of the cards for $9 each then held onto a #784/10000 Vucevic which is worth $200+.
I've done a handful of same-day flips making $10-$20 on average out of each. I bought a few rookies a month back that should have some better resale value soon.
MoeDude
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I find EBAY a wishful thinkers selling trap. I've seen these Mini cards for Topps 40th priced from $10 up to $30.
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Keep an eye on the graded card market, it's
There is your hard value for the cards. Split the middle and say $20. Current value
I have no idea what I have anymore.... heck I still have Topps waxpacks unopened with gum still in tact from the 80's as well as unopened Donruss and Fleer...... my case of 87 Upper Deckunopened wax packs got stolen a long time ago so someone knew what they were doing..... I don't remember the player it was either Cal Ripken or Dale Murphy but at the end of the bat it had F*** you written on it and that was the big one to get as a kid back then.
We used to put cards in the spokes of our bikes and also played a game with them by throwing them against a wall..... Too bad adults ruined this hobby by making the cards valuable and taking the fun out of them.....
We used to put cards in the spokes of our bikes and also played a game with them by throwing them against a wall..... Too bad adults ruined this hobby by making the cards valuable and taking the fun out of them.....
I can empathize ............we had a house fire in '73 and I lost a nice group ...........still have a few hundred with some keepers in the mix.
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25 Most Valuable 1989 Fleer Baseball Cards - Old Sports Cards
1989 Fleer baseball cards are some of the most beloved of the "junk era". And many still have value today. Learn more in this look at the 25 most valuable!
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25 Most Valuable 1989 Fleer Baseball Cards - Old Sports Cards
1989 Fleer baseball cards are some of the most beloved of the "junk era". And many still have value today. Learn more in this look at the 25 most valuable!
I was close... so it was Billy Ripken and it said F* Face.... I have it but it looked like the cover ups might be worth more... now, that is silly. Did not know that about the Marlboro add and now I am curious but no way I am ready to hunt those cards down. I have the 89 Fleer set unopened so who knows which ones are in those but in the loose cards I probably have a few of Johnson.....
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Can you imagine having a box of 1987 fleer basketball?
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Yappi
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Seems the card market is still going strong even with things starting to return back to normal. The hot thing now is grading card services charging a fortune. I was thinking about sending some in thinking it would be about $10 each. Then they went to $20. Now it looks like it is $150 per card. Doesn't make sense for any card I might have...
Sold all 2000 of my late 1940's to early 1960's baseball cards in 1971. I had paid about one cent each, and figured I'd doubled my money by selling them all for $40. Man, was that a bad move.
About ten years age I sold about 50 1958 Topps football cards for around $350. That was the year of the Jim Brown rookie card, which I unfortunately did not have.
I always check the actual Ebay sale prices including the postage before setting a price.
About ten years age I sold about 50 1958 Topps football cards for around $350. That was the year of the Jim Brown rookie card, which I unfortunately did not have.
I always check the actual Ebay sale prices including the postage before setting a price.
Mr. Slippery
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I have several thousand baseball cards from late 70's to early 80's. Bought them for $0.15 to $0.25 a pack. Would walk to the store every Sat. after doing chores.
Also, have about 300 Jordan Cards that I won in a college card game. Had my son sell a few on ebay just to see what I could get - sold 10 for $4 each (they were his 4th or 5th year). Told him he could keep the rest.
My uncle grew up in the Bronx a huge Yankees fan. He has every card from the 50's including several Mickey Mantle Rookie cards. He sold a few Mantels about 20 years ago and was able put an addition on his house with the sale. No bad for some cardboard.
Also, have about 300 Jordan Cards that I won in a college card game. Had my son sell a few on ebay just to see what I could get - sold 10 for $4 each (they were his 4th or 5th year). Told him he could keep the rest.
My uncle grew up in the Bronx a huge Yankees fan. He has every card from the 50's including several Mickey Mantle Rookie cards. He sold a few Mantels about 20 years ago and was able put an addition on his house with the sale. No bad for some cardboard.
Anybody ever collect the Kahn's wiener cards? A Jim Brown from 1959 sold for $2000. My mom would dry them out for us, and we'd take turns getting one each time a new pack of hot dogs was opened. They were not highly regarded then, but are fetching decent prices on Ebay.
Thavoice
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$3 Million Worth of Baseball Cards found in Ohio Attic | TIME.com
Karl Kissner was cleaning out his aunt's attic when he found a collection by which all other sports memorabilia will be judged.
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Yall remember this from Defiance a few years ago? Found 3 million worth of cards in their dad's attic?
I really did not collect cards but I did have Maris and Mantle cards and my favorite ballplayer Larry Doby. After college and getting married, I asked my mom where the cards went and she said she gave them to some kid that did not have much. My son when he was young collected hard he has many complete sets and thousands of cards from the 60 70 and up.
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Google-- live breaking sports cards-- It's where all the action is.
TroyTrojan05
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Have been collecting since I was a kid and teen. Took a long absence and started back up again now that cards are back up in value. It's a nice hobby!
Do you collect? What are some of your best cards? Do you collect and sell or just collect?
Curious to see if anyone else is a nerd like me?
Do you collect? What are some of your best cards? Do you collect and sell or just collect?
Curious to see if anyone else is a nerd like me?
There was a thread about this a while back. It got a pretty fair amount of interest.
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Do/Did You Collect Sports Cards
Does anyone actively collect sports cards on here? Did you collect cards in the past?
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TroyTrojan05
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Thanks I didn’t realize that.