i stopdoing it years ago..cant afford my madness..i have enough aslready im collecting!
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Regular baseball and sports cards from the 80s-now (and 99.999999999999 percent from the 70s) are virtually worthless. You really need 60s and older, or from the 2000s it's all about the chase, variant, SP, game-used and autographed stuff. I have thousands upon thousands of cards from the 80s and 90s that I don't want that I'm only saving just in case my kids want them. The only ones I'm really keeping are Mets cards — I managed to collect every regular and traded Mets card for the team's entire history, including decent Seaver and Ryan rookies. But those are the only ones with any type of value. Plus the 2008 Santana no-hitter card, which was an SP 661 and extremely rare.
And I had never seen that Lindros card before either until I Googled it and wrote that.
Regular baseball and sports cards from the 80s-now (and 99.999999999999 percent from the 70s) are virtually worthless. You really need 60s and older, or from the 2000s it's all about the chase, variant, SP, game-used and autographed stuff. I have thousands upon thousands of cards from the 80s and 90s that I don't want that I'm only saving just in case my kids want them. The only ones I'm really keeping are Mets cards —
Correct - but I'm also of the mind frame if you are collecting them with the thought of $$$ down the road, you'll end up disappointed.
I could care less what any of my stuff is worth. The sentimental value, the history of the hunt, etc... is more priceless than any Beckett/collector journal.
I had an "old-timer" collector tell me once, as I was buying a few cards from his store - "so what if the 'book' says its worth $100, it's worth nothing but what it means to you until cold hard cash is in your hand". He was/is right.
Let's Go Mets!
Enjoy the hunt and have fun going through your cards from time to time.
Regular baseball and sports cards from the 80s-now (and 99.999999999999 percent from the 70s) are virtually worthless. You really need 60s and older, or from the 2000s it's all about the chase, variant, SP, game-used and autographed stuff. I have thousands upon thousands of cards from the 80s and 90s that I don't want that I'm only saving just in case my kids want them. The only ones I'm really keeping are Mets cards —
Correct - but I'm also of the mind frame if you are collecting them with the thought of $$$ down the road, you'll end up disappointed.
I could care less what any of my stuff is worth. The sentimental value, the history of the hunt, etc... is more priceless than any Beckett/collector journal.
I had an "old-timer" collector tell me once, as I was buying a few cards from his store - "so what if the 'book' says its worth $100, it's worth nothing but what it means to you until cold hard cash is in your hand". He was/is right.
Let's Go Mets!
Enjoy the hunt and have fun going through your cards from time to time.
This may be true, but the problem I have is most of the branding that happened in the 1980s ruined the aesthetic experience of collecting. I don't necessarily collect for value, but it does depreciate my experience when there are 9 different brands of the same players and each one uglier than the last. No offense or anything, but I can't imagine ever displaying any cards from the 80s or beyond. Just too ugly and unless they're valuable (which most aren't), the impetus to keep collecting them is gone.
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2 2018-06-18 London 1 2018-08-18 Wrigley 1 2018-08-20 Wrigley 2 2022-09-16 Nashville 2023-08-31 St. Paul 2023-09-02 St. Paul 2023-09-05 Chicago 1
Regular baseball and sports cards from the 80s-now (and 99.999999999999 percent from the 70s) are virtually worthless. You really need 60s and older, or from the 2000s it's all about the chase, variant, SP, game-used and autographed stuff. I have thousands upon thousands of cards from the 80s and 90s that I don't want that I'm only saving just in case my kids want them. The only ones I'm really keeping are Mets cards —
Correct - but I'm also of the mind frame if you are collecting them with the thought of $$$ down the road, you'll end up disappointed.
I could care less what any of my stuff is worth. The sentimental value, the history of the hunt, etc... is more priceless than any Beckett/collector journal.
I had an "old-timer" collector tell me once, as I was buying a few cards from his store - "so what if the 'book' says its worth $100, it's worth nothing but what it means to you until cold hard cash is in your hand". He was/is right.
Let's Go Mets!
Enjoy the hunt and have fun going through your cards from time to time.
This may be true, but the problem I have is most of the branding that happened in the 1980s ruined the aesthetic experience of collecting. I don't necessarily collect for value, but it does depreciate my experience when there are 9 different brands of the same players and each one uglier than the last. No offense or anything, but I can't imagine ever displaying any cards from the 80s or beyond. Just too ugly and unless they're valuable (which most aren't), the impetus to keep collecting them is gone.
My comment was more in response to the Rickey Henderson rookies, etc.
One of my favorite things about the card market this century is the vintage and heritage sets where they are using the old designs with current players. I think that was a brilliant idea that actually started with Upper Deck and Fleer. Topps eventually caught up and then set up a monopoly on the overall market.
and Barry Bonds (on a card that is already signed by Andy Van Slyke).
Good luck with that one.
True.
A. Those two hated each other and (through eyewitnesses) both have refused to sign that card at certain times.
B. Barry has always despised signing autographs in general, at least post 1990.
I had the chance to buy a real one in 2005, but passed, cause I was low on funds. Totally regret that decision.
VanSlyke was born in my hometown and I know his father. He's told me some stories about Bonds and VanSlyke.
It is very confusing these days with so many types of baseball cards.....you need to be a semi-genius to open a pack of cards and determine the rarity of each variant/refractor/autograph card.
Back in my day, we only had Topps, and we were thankful! :?
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
This topic always makes me want to throw up....
I had literally hundreds of autographs from dynasty-era Edmonton Oilers.....they used to do autograph sessions at West Edmonton Mall...I think they might still do them, but not the way they used to. The entire team was spread throughout the mall, two per table, and people lined up for sigs.....they handed out small glossy photos with (if memory serves) a short bio and stats to be signed. No one worried about the sig market, or personalizing their sigs in those days. They just signed whatever you gave them......I had multiples of each player on those glossy sheets. I also had autographed cards....I bet I had 10 Gretzky opeechee rookies, and multiples of the rookie cards of every oiler great. I gave them all to a friend when I outgrew collecting cards :fp:
These days, i have a few autographed jerseys and some autographed pics....I have some basic stuff that my dad gave me - the Edmonton Journal cover from the day of 'the trade'....but all those signed pics and cards....brutal to think how much money I gave that friend....actually....he's on my facebook....I should ask if he still has them
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Holy crap dude! I like the rubber chicken hanging from the lamp
that's the "Pitch to Barry" chicken
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
It is very confusing these days with so many types of baseball cards.....you need to be a semi-genius to open a pack of cards and determine the rarity of each variant/refractor/autograph card.
Back in my day, we only had Topps, and we were thankful! :?
Two years ago Topps got a monopoly with MLB and put Upper Deck out of business. Score and Donruss had been gone for a while, and Fleer hung on a little longer than them. So now it's Topps, but with like 15 different sets they're putting out. Not quite sure about the other sports.
Impressive! I have the Mets version of that room, but without all the full-size bats. DAMN!
game used
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I have a Jim Kelly autographed jersey that is signed to me. I have a Andre Reed autographed football. I have Thurman Thomas autograph on a piece of paper. I met him his rookie year at training camp in Fredonia. I also met Bruce Smith and have his autograph on a piece of paper as well. I still remember how big Bruce was then. I have a couple of Jim Kelly autographed cards one is on the old Dominos promo cards it's pretty cool.
One of my favorite things is a old Buffalo Bills poster I have. It's from 1982 before they started putting players on posters. It's a artist print and is very cool. I bought it from a fellow Bills backer in Columbus. I think I paid a dollar or two for it.
I also have a Bills helmet that I got as a kid at Christmas. It's old but it's cool and I like it. I have a mirror with the Bills logo that say Mike's Bar. A starting lineup figure of Dominik Hasek still in the package and a whole bunch of Bills football cards along with quite a few Michael Jordan cards.
-Joe Dimaggio signed baseball -Ozzie Smith signed baseball (in person! Nice guy) -Bill Baker signed puck (Team USA 1980) -Neal Broten signed photo -Gilles Meloche signed puck -Tom Brunansky signed baseball (Twins hitting coach, WS team 1987) -Metrodome seat
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2 2018-06-18 London 1 2018-08-18 Wrigley 1 2018-08-20 Wrigley 2 2022-09-16 Nashville 2023-08-31 St. Paul 2023-09-02 St. Paul 2023-09-05 Chicago 1
cool thread. I'm cleaning out a closet and have boxes of cards from mid 80s to early 90s. lots of jordans, griffeys, bo jacksons, shaqs. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this stuff for a few bucks? I don't have the time to do each card individually online. so much for the tens of thousands I thought they'd be worth! it was great fun though
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It's better than having eight but not as good as having ten.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
And I had never seen that Lindros card before either until I Googled it and wrote that.
I could care less what any of my stuff is worth. The sentimental value, the history of the hunt, etc... is more priceless than any Beckett/collector journal.
I had an "old-timer" collector tell me once, as I was buying a few cards from his store - "so what if the 'book' says its worth $100, it's worth nothing but what it means to you until cold hard cash is in your hand". He was/is right.
Let's Go Mets!
Enjoy the hunt and have fun going through your cards from time to time.
7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24
This may be true, but the problem I have is most of the branding that happened in the 1980s ruined the aesthetic experience of collecting. I don't necessarily collect for value, but it does depreciate my experience when there are 9 different brands of the same players and each one uglier than the last. No offense or anything, but I can't imagine ever displaying any cards from the 80s or beyond. Just too ugly and unless they're valuable (which most aren't), the impetus to keep collecting them is gone.
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
My comment was more in response to the Rickey Henderson rookies, etc.
One of my favorite things about the card market this century is the vintage and heritage sets where they are using the old designs with current players. I think that was a brilliant idea that actually started with Upper Deck and Fleer. Topps eventually caught up and then set up a monopoly on the overall market.
VanSlyke was born in my hometown and I know his father. He's told me some stories about Bonds and VanSlyke.
Back in my day, we only had Topps, and we were thankful! :?
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I had literally hundreds of autographs from dynasty-era Edmonton Oilers.....they used to do autograph sessions at West Edmonton Mall...I think they might still do them, but not the way they used to. The entire team was spread throughout the mall, two per table, and people lined up for sigs.....they handed out small glossy photos with (if memory serves) a short bio and stats to be signed. No one worried about the sig market, or personalizing their sigs in those days. They just signed whatever you gave them......I had multiples of each player on those glossy sheets. I also had autographed cards....I bet I had 10 Gretzky opeechee rookies, and multiples of the rookie cards of every oiler great. I gave them all to a friend when I outgrew collecting cards :fp:
These days, i have a few autographed jerseys and some autographed pics....I have some basic stuff that my dad gave me - the Edmonton Journal cover from the day of 'the trade'....but all those signed pics and cards....brutal to think how much money I gave that friend....actually....he's on my facebook....I should ask if he still has them
nice! I could spend hours in a room like that, regardless of the team....love it.
Holy crap dude! I like the rubber chicken hanging from the lamp
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
that's the "Pitch to Barry" chicken
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
Two years ago Topps got a monopoly with MLB and put Upper Deck out of business. Score and Donruss had been gone for a while, and Fleer hung on a little longer than them. So now it's Topps, but with like 15 different sets they're putting out. Not quite sure about the other sports.
Impressive! I have the Mets version of that room, but without all the full-size bats. DAMN!
game used
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Yeah I'm sure. Quite a duo.
Wow. Nice collection.
I wonder if somebody has that thing somewhere.
1927 Yankees World Series ball (murder's row)
Peyton Manning jersey
Johnny Unitas picture
Hank Aaron ball
Al Kaline bat
2010: Newark, MSG I
2011: EV Philly
2012: Philly MIA
2013: Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philly 1 & 2, Baltimore
Is that autographed?
eeeew it has dog slobber all over it
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
I have a Jim Kelly autographed jersey that is signed to me. I have a Andre Reed autographed football. I have Thurman Thomas autograph on a piece of paper. I met him his rookie year at training camp in Fredonia. I also met Bruce Smith and have his autograph on a piece of paper as well. I still remember how big Bruce was then. I have a couple of Jim Kelly autographed cards one is on the old Dominos promo cards it's pretty cool.
One of my favorite things is a old Buffalo Bills poster I have. It's from 1982 before they started putting players on posters. It's a artist print and is very cool. I bought it from a fellow Bills backer in Columbus. I think I paid a dollar or two for it.
I also have a Bills helmet that I got as a kid at Christmas. It's old but it's cool and I like it. I have a mirror with the Bills logo that say Mike's Bar. A starting lineup figure of Dominik Hasek still in the package and a whole bunch of Bills football cards along with quite a few Michael Jordan cards.
So your favorite team is the A's?
-Joe Dimaggio signed baseball
-Ozzie Smith signed baseball (in person! Nice guy)
-Bill Baker signed puck (Team USA 1980)
-Neal Broten signed photo
-Gilles Meloche signed puck
-Tom Brunansky signed baseball (Twins hitting coach, WS team 1987)
-Metrodome seat
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1