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General Category => The Deuce => Topic started by: KarensBackLastTime on May 12, 2023, 12:05:50 AM
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Something I randomly thought about was what I grew up following in baseball cards (player cards I wanted). Then it was players in more than one sport (ie. Bo Jackson, Deon Sanders, etc)
But I remembered my baseball card collection. Did anyone else collect baseball cards growing up and have cards they looked for? Still have them?
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I have a couple of boxes (or had). Hopefully they are in my garage. Lots of Cal Ripken, Roger Clemens, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey, Chipper Jones rookies. Have a Dan Marino rookie card, but unfortunately not mint. I’d guess the value of my collection is near 3k. Sure hope I find them because I can’t remember seeing them since moving to Itasca.
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Have a Mickey Mantle and Roberto Clemente too. Fairly valuable, but later career cards.
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I have a couple of boxes (or had). Hopefully they are in my garage. Lots of Cal Ripken, Roger Clemens, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey, Chipper Jones rookies. Have a Dan Marino rookie card, but unfortunately not mint. I’d guess the value of my collection is near 3k. Sure hope I find them because I can’t remember seeing them since moving to Itasca.
Sounds about like my collection. Also don’t know where they are, but probably in the garage.
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One of my close friends is a trader. He's a big sports guy, but has no emotional attachment to any of the cards he owns. He's had some really valuable ones over the years. Buys them by the hundreds, picks out what is valuable, sells those individually on Ebay. Makes some good money doing it. I'll have to ask what his most valuable cards are.
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One of my close friends is a trader. He's a big sports guy, but has no emotional attachment to any of the cards he owns. He's had some really valuable ones over the years. Buys them by the hundreds, picks out what is valuable, sells those individually on Ebay. Makes some good money doing it. I'll have to ask what his most valuable cards are.
How does he feel about Justin Fields?
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How does he feel about Justin Fields?
The next big superstar, going to lead the Bears to glory, or can't throw an accurate pass. One of the two. I'll ask.
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The next big superstar, going to lead the Bears to glory, or can't throw an accurate pass. One of the two. I'll ask.
You shut your mouth.
He threw a few last year.
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Really mentally stable group we have here lol
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My cards were well handled and long, long gone. They were meant to be used and traded.
We had no idea that someone would actually try to keep a card in valuable condition.
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How does he feel about Justin Fields?
The next big superstar, going to lead the Bears to glory, or can't throw an accurate pass. One of the two. I'll ask.
Which of you 2 guys is he referring to ?
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I always used the cards from the shit players to pin to my bike and make a motorcycle sound.
My dad supposedly had a bunch of good cards that were lost when the farmhouse burned to the ground in 1972.
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I always used the cards from the shit players to pin to my bike and make a motorcycle sound.
My dad supposedly had a bunch of good cards that were lost when the farmhouse burned to the ground in 1972.
My dad said his “mother probably ruined a large handful of Mickey Mantle rookie cards in the washing machine.”
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Something I randomly thought about was what I grew up following in baseball cards (player cards I wanted). Then it was players in more than one sport (ie. Bo Jackson, Deon Sanders, etc)
But I remembered my baseball card collection. Did anyone else collect baseball cards growing up and have cards they looked for? Still have them?
I sorted through the stack and pulled out the good ones, have an Ozzie Smith Rookie card. But they aren't in mint condition so probably worthless, even being in at least good or very good condition.
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Something I randomly thought about was what I grew up following in baseball cards (player cards I wanted). Then it was players in more than one sport (ie. Bo Jackson, Deon Sanders, etc)
But I remembered my baseball card collection. Did anyone else collect baseball cards growing up and have cards they looked for? Still have them?
Had a pretty good collection from the late 50s and early 60s. Liked the 1960 card design in particular. I also seem to remember the Luis Aparicio card being a hard one to find at the time.
Sold most of my remaining cards a few years ago.
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Have some baseball cards somewhere. Have the gum from the packs too.
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Have some baseball cards somewhere. Have the gum from the packs too.
Bazooka or Big League Chew 😁
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I have a couple of boxes (or had). Hopefully they are in my garage. Lots of Cal Ripken, Roger Clemens, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey, Chipper Jones rookies. Have a Dan Marino rookie card, but unfortunately not mint. I’d guess the value of my collection is near 3k. Sure hope I find them because I can’t remember seeing them since moving to Itasca.
That's still awesome $3k! I need to find mine. Not sure what condition mine would be in.
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Had a pretty good collection from the late 50s and early 60s. Liked the 1960 card design in particular. I also seem to remember the Luis Aparicio card being a hard one to find at the time.
Sold most of my remaining cards a few years ago.
You were smart, obviously the other big one was Hank Aaron. Oh well
I just would like a Prior one
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Have some baseball cards somewhere. Have the gum from the packs too.
Save the gum for when we have a get -together.
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So talked to my buddy last night. Again, he buys cards in bulk. He does have to sort them, but the ones he sells are usually $1-$3. Has a scanning device that will handle a stack of 30 or so at a time, scan top and bottom and automatically make an eBay listing. Makes a good side coin, but he knows what will sell and what won’t.
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And if a card is valued at $100, you’ll be lucky to get $65. Especially from a dealer.
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And if I card is valued at $100, you’ll be lucky to get $65. Especially from a dealer.
Right. So it's not about finding the most valuable cards and trying to make money off those, it's a volume game.