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memory lane- collecting baseball cards
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:24 am
anyone who grew up in the 80s/early 90s remember the boom on trading cards?
just had a random memory of growing up and my Dad and I going to a sports collectible place in Sulphur every weekend to trade cards and memorabilia.
also we would go to the conventions at the lake charles civic center and surrounding areas where they would have a hundred or so booths of just collectables.
those were great memories. we would buy sets and leave the plastic on for years. i still have most of mine in the attic. Donruss, Upper Deck, Fleer, Topps. and that gum..... lol
better days...
just had a random memory of growing up and my Dad and I going to a sports collectible place in Sulphur every weekend to trade cards and memorabilia.
also we would go to the conventions at the lake charles civic center and surrounding areas where they would have a hundred or so booths of just collectables.
those were great memories. we would buy sets and leave the plastic on for years. i still have most of mine in the attic. Donruss, Upper Deck, Fleer, Topps. and that gum..... lol
better days...
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Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:26 am to dallastiger55
Frank Thomas
Fred McGriff
Mark McGuire
Fred McGriff
Mark McGuire
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:29 am to dallastiger55
Good times. My entire collection was destroyed by flooding.
Started in '87 with the wood grain Topps and the bubble gum that tasted a little bit like they had rescued it off the bottom of a public elementary school desk from the '50s.
I still remember being pretty psyched about my Brien Taylor and Todd van Poppel minor league cards.
Started in '87 with the wood grain Topps and the bubble gum that tasted a little bit like they had rescued it off the bottom of a public elementary school desk from the '50s.
I still remember being pretty psyched about my Brien Taylor and Todd van Poppel minor league cards.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:31 am to dallastiger55
The lucite vault I kept my Ryne Sandburg rookie card could probably withstand a 9mm bullet. That, the Mark McGuire and Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards were my prized possessions.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:31 am to dallastiger55
Still have all mine and some good ones too.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:35 am to Rize
Yup I had like 14 Bo Jackson cards. I had his rookie card for a while but an older kid stole it.
My mom used to buy me a pack every time I'd go to the grocery store with her.
My mom used to buy me a pack every time I'd go to the grocery store with her.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:36 am to GaryMyMan
quote:legit
Mark McGuire and Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:38 am to dallastiger55
I remember I got a Jose canseco elite card out of a pack. It was worth 400 bones.. Now it's worth like 4 dollars. I still have all of mine though. I probably have over 200 MJ cards.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:40 am to Bama and Beer
Also pretty spectacular that there was an entire market for "error" cards.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:40 am to dallastiger55
In before frickface Billy Ripkin.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:44 am to PiscesTiger
Upvote:
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:45 am to MSG
Myself and my twin bro collected baseball, football, basketball during the early 80's.
Have all the rookies of Montana, rice, Marino. Baseball have the ripken jr, etc.
Funny thing was I hardly ever ordered basketball sets but got the 1986 fleer update it had like 125 cards in a small box: that years rookies: jordan, barkley,akeem,stockton. By far these are the most valuable minus the autograph cards I have. Internet destroyed the card industry for as value.
Have all the rookies of Montana, rice, Marino. Baseball have the ripken jr, etc.
Funny thing was I hardly ever ordered basketball sets but got the 1986 fleer update it had like 125 cards in a small box: that years rookies: jordan, barkley,akeem,stockton. By far these are the most valuable minus the autograph cards I have. Internet destroyed the card industry for as value.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:47 am to FLBooGoTigs1
Bo Jackson black and white two sport card...worth about 50 cents now... 
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:52 am to StormTiger
Yep for of heartbreak now for resale
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:55 am to dallastiger55
Best individual cards I have are a Bowman Griffey Jr rookie card and a Steve Yzerman rookie card.
This post was edited on 1/16/21 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:57 am to StormTiger
I remember people setting up card tables in Bon Marche Mall once in a great while. They sold really old and valuable cards that now make up the best part of the collection I share with my brother. Of course, they were in pretty bad shape, but as a 13 year old I didn't care. A beat up Mickey Mantle was still awesome.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:59 am to dallastiger55
I've got an Ozzie Smith Rookie, 1956 Stan The Man, 150 Micheal Jordan's, Ken Griffey rookies, Phil Sims Rookie, and 1000's of other quality cards worth about $500 now 
This post was edited on 1/31/16 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 1/31/16 at 12:09 pm to Rize
The only cards I ever bought were off the store shelf in the late '60s and early '70s.
My highlight is a '67 Topps Reggie Jackson rookie card.
A twin to this one:
My highlight is a '67 Topps Reggie Jackson rookie card.
A twin to this one:
Posted on 1/31/16 at 12:17 pm to soccerfüt
These were two of my favorites when I was a youngin.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 12:20 pm to whit
Anyone else who liked the triple plastic packs? I would look through the rack until I got a card I wanted showing.
I also had a few of the Topps sticker albums. They would let you trade in duplicate stickers. You would mail the extras to them and ask for ones you needed.
I also had a few of the Topps sticker albums. They would let you trade in duplicate stickers. You would mail the extras to them and ask for ones you needed.
This post was edited on 1/16/21 at 5:08 pm
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