In fourth or fifth grade, I bought pro basketball cards for the first time and then I found the addresses of the teams from the NBA guide and sent them away to get them autographed. This was during the 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91 seasons.
The Celtics asked for a donation for the Larry Bird foundation from a 10-year-old kid.
The Knicks gave me a pocket schedule and a postcard
The Nets signed the cards of some really bad players
The Sixers gave me bumper stickers
The Bullets gave me bumper stickers.
The Hornets gave me bumper stickers.
The Magic gave me bumper stickers, clearly they were overwhelmed by those seeking Jeff Turner's autograph
The Pistons signed, so I have cards signed by Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman etc
The Bulls gave me bumper stickers
The Cavaliers gave me bumper stickers
The Hawks gave me bumper stickers
The Pacers signed and put my last name on the back of the card and this was when Reggie Miller was in his first few years.
The Bucks did not sign but politely told me that Ricky Pierce had been traded.
The Jazz did not sign but gave me a pocket schedule which alerted me to the fact that every time they score 100 points, fans get free fries from Hardee's. For what it's worth, they scored 100 points 51 times that year.
The Rockets signed
The Mavericks gave me some bumper stickers.
The Spurs gave me a postcard reminding me they were division winners in David Robinson's rookie season
The Heat gave me nothing
The Lakers were the best, during the 1990-91 season, they gave me a complete sheet of paper with all the signatures and not just the players but the trainer, the coaching staff and Chick Hearn. It also was Magic Johnson's last full season, so obviously that was pretty cool for someone in elementary school.
The Clippers also signed, including Charles Smith, who signed the card "Charles Fluid Smith". Too bad he wasn't that fluid in Game Five of the 1993 Eastern Conference finals.
The Sonics did not sign, gave me a bumper sticker with their cool logo
The Kings did not sign, but who really wanted a Harold Pressley autograph anyways.
The Trail Blazers did sign and that package featured signatures on Clyde Drexler's card as well as Jerome Kersey and Kevin Duckworth.
The Warriors did not sign, which was too bad since that was the years of Run-Tmc.
So based on that, I'd probably like the Lakers, Blazers, Clippers, Nets, Pistons and Pacers the most.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
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
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Never seen this thread before, but it's bringing back some memories!!! Great posts here, I have/had a lot of these cards. I remember thinking back in the day that my collection was going to make me rich, and now my "prized" cards are worth like $5 :fp:
Never seen this thread before, but it's bringing back some memories!!! Great posts here, I have/had a lot of these cards. I remember thinking back in the day that my collection was going to make me rich, and now my "prized" cards are worth like $5 :fp:
i remember the david robinson rookie card being worth like 50 bucks when it came out....now it's like 1 if that. :fp:
i could have also bought a jordan rookie for like 300, which was big bucks for a 16 year old. now it's worth a shit ton more. :fp:
Never seen this thread before, but it's bringing back some memories!!! Great posts here, I have/had a lot of these cards. I remember thinking back in the day that my collection was going to make me rich, and now my "prized" cards are worth like $5 :fp:
i remember the david robinson rookie card being worth like 50 bucks when it came out....now it's like 1 if that. :fp:
i could have also bought a jordan rookie for like 300, which was big bucks for a 16 year old. now it's worth a shit ton more. :fp:
Speaking of shit tons, we always speculated that if we held onto our cards long enough they would be great for wiping our asses.
And, yes, I still have them all. I can't quite figure out which is funnier, the Canseco or Rheaume?? I also have the Topps Gold variant of the Jeter rookie. The TDS Chipper Jones is probably the only card I have that has any value whatsoever.
just looking thru some of mine....and found this one.
My brother bought all these Lindross cards when they came out and whatever other Lindross card he could find, being he was the next big thing We just found these cards last yr when he was moving, they were in all those pcs of pexi-glass you could screw together to protect them I can't remeber correctly, but I think he was just gonna chuck them out, they weren't worth very much
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2 2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
He ALWAYS had a contorted face like as if he was ALWAYS in pain.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
One of my favorite players from the 70's I wore Pumas just because *Clyde the Glide* did living in NYC everybody did.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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The Celtics asked for a donation for the Larry Bird foundation from a 10-year-old kid.
The Knicks gave me a pocket schedule and a postcard
The Nets signed the cards of some really bad players
The Sixers gave me bumper stickers
The Bullets gave me bumper stickers.
The Hornets gave me bumper stickers.
The Magic gave me bumper stickers, clearly they were overwhelmed by those seeking Jeff Turner's autograph
The Pistons signed, so I have cards signed by Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman etc
The Bulls gave me bumper stickers
The Cavaliers gave me bumper stickers
The Hawks gave me bumper stickers
The Pacers signed and put my last name on the back of the card and this was when Reggie Miller was in his first few years.
The Bucks did not sign but politely told me that Ricky Pierce had been traded.
The Jazz did not sign but gave me a pocket schedule which alerted me to the fact that every time they score 100 points, fans get free fries from Hardee's. For what it's worth, they scored 100 points 51 times that year.
The Rockets signed
The Mavericks gave me some bumper stickers.
The Spurs gave me a postcard reminding me they were division winners in David Robinson's rookie season
The Heat gave me nothing
The Lakers were the best, during the 1990-91 season, they gave me a complete sheet of paper with all the signatures and not just the players but the trainer, the coaching staff and Chick Hearn. It also was Magic Johnson's last full season, so obviously that was pretty cool for someone in elementary school.
The Clippers also signed, including Charles Smith, who signed the card "Charles Fluid Smith". Too bad he wasn't that fluid in Game Five of the 1993 Eastern Conference finals.
The Sonics did not sign, gave me a bumper sticker with their cool logo
The Kings did not sign, but who really wanted a Harold Pressley autograph anyways.
The Trail Blazers did sign and that package featured signatures on Clyde Drexler's card as well as Jerome Kersey and Kevin Duckworth.
The Warriors did not sign, which was too bad since that was the years of Run-Tmc.
So based on that, I'd probably like the Lakers, Blazers, Clippers, Nets, Pistons and Pacers the most.
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/128710
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
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
i remember the david robinson rookie card being worth like 50 bucks when it came out....now it's like 1 if that. :fp:
i could have also bought a jordan rookie for like 300, which was big bucks for a 16 year old. now it's worth a shit ton more. :fp:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-Robe ... 35bcadc5ff
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... WrG3jlBuDg
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
my great grandfather smoked like a chimney, so I have 4 of these....anyone want them all for $20?
:shock:
'86 Donruss #39 Jose Canseco (R)................'93 Topps #98 Derek Jeter (R)
'92 Classic #224 Manon Rheaume (R)...........'91 Topps Desert Shield #333 Chipper Jones (R)
And, yes, I still have them all. I can't quite figure out which is funnier, the Canseco or Rheaume?? I also have the Topps Gold variant of the Jeter rookie. The TDS Chipper Jones is probably the only card I have that has any value whatsoever.
My brother bought all these Lindross cards when they came out and whatever other Lindross card he could find, being he was the next big thing
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
He ALWAYS had a contorted face like as if he was ALWAYS in pain.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
One of my favorite players from the 70's I wore Pumas just because *Clyde the Glide* did living in NYC everybody did.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
- Al Swearengen
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com