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re: Are baseball cards still a thing?
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:03 pm to Deactived
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:03 pm to Deactived
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Good part was being able to see through some packs and cherry pick the ones with the good cards in the back spot
The 88 Donruss was the easiest. You could open one pack, and you could tell exactly where in the box the good cards would be. They packaged them in exactly the same sequence in every box I ever opened.
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Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:06 pm to jmarto1
Weighing packs? That's pretty good 
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:06 pm to llfshoals
Opening card packs was like crack. Lol
Talk about addictive
Talk about addictive
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:06 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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I have a Bowman Griffey rookie card. Also have Steve Yzerman's rookie card (hockey Hall of Famer for those who don't follow the NHL).
Favorite card I kept.
Magic Johnson/Larry Bird rookie card.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:09 pm to bradwieser
I have all versions of the Billy Ripken f...face card.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:10 pm to bradwieser
I'm still holding onto my Kevin Maas 1990 Upper Deck rookie card hoping it's worth enough to put my kid through college.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:10 pm to Deactived
I enjoy going back through every now and again and look at the players you put in the card box, and who you put in the books. I cracked mine open for the first time in a long time a few years ago.
In the book- Shareef Abdur Rahim, Stephon Marbury Napoleon Kaufman, and Steve Francis.
In the box- Tom Brady, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki
In the book- Shareef Abdur Rahim, Stephon Marbury Napoleon Kaufman, and Steve Francis.
In the box- Tom Brady, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:10 pm to nc14
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I have all versions of the Billy Ripken f...face card.
I kept those too. The person responsible for quality control on that HAD to get fired.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:10 pm to Paul Allen
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Is it conceivable for the market to return, or will it never return?
Gone forever dude.
I used to love buying a pack when we went to town, I'd even chew the shitty bubble gum for a few minutes until it was devoid of taste and disintegrated. The thrill of thumbing through the pack to see who you got.
the disappointment of a pack full of White Sox, Brewers, Orioles and Mariners players.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:11 pm to llfshoals
Donnie Baseball's Donruss card.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:14 pm to REB BEER
Last I saw of KM he was triple A Clippers when Strawberry was working back to the show.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:15 pm to Deactived
Yea, I nailed some good inserts that way. It lead to some of my big scores in pack wars. If you don't know what that is, two people buy a pack and whomever has the best card takes all the cards. So in 1996 Topps Chrome I knew which packs had refractor inserts and would buy those packs. I'd use them on different days so no one figured me out. It lead to one of my biggest scores. Guy pulled out a Kobe RC that ended up being a gem/mint when I got is graded. I through down the Kobe RC Refractor. Sold the base RC for $1800 and the refractor for $2300 after grading.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:18 pm to nc14
I got a Gregg Jeffries RC for trade if anyone wants in.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:23 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Got a few of those myself. The Todd Maranovich of baseball - sort of. Just had hard hands, still made the big show so 
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:24 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Are we in agreement that Upper Deck ruined the industry?
Or did it come before when Topps Donruss, and Fleer held the market?
Or did it come before when Topps Donruss, and Fleer held the market?
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:25 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
I got a Jim Druckenmiller Insert RC.
It's closing in on antique.
It's closing in on antique.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:25 pm to Errerrerrwere
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Are we in agreement that Upper Deck ruined the industry?
They were a big part with the insert fad
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:42 pm to jmarto1
The insert fad is fine. The big three flooded the market with so many cards that they became worthless.
My favorite story is when Topps was starting out they had a set or two that was missing a number so everyone kept trying to complete sets but there was no number 176 or something along those lines.
My favorite story is when Topps was starting out they had a set or two that was missing a number so everyone kept trying to complete sets but there was no number 176 or something along those lines.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:53 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
The insert had just threw gas on the fire. You already had a devalued base set due to quantity. Now people cared even less because you wanted that snip of a game used jersey. What did I get a down vote for?
Posted on 12/14/15 at 10:02 pm to llfshoals
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If you get a penny apiece for commons atm I'd be absolutely shocked. You can average that if you include some decent cards though I think
Exactly. I'm counting my whole collection. I've got a few older cards, and a lot of Montana, Rice, B. Sanders rookies, etc. I probably have a few hundred cards that are worth $20+.
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