Baseball card collectors?
 

Any collectors in here?
I just got some goodies today.

Why can't I add more than one pic?
I also go the UD Griffey Jr Rc (I have 2 now)
And Jeter rc
Among a few others

What do you need to know?

I hate to break it to you, but that's not a new card. It's used.

He's no PatTabler.

http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225...CnPwxg-cnw.jpg

Yeah, I know it's not new..thank god it's not.

I have that dude. Maybe I should get it graded? ;)

Nothing really...just looking for other collectors. You never know...;)

Nice centering on that Mickey card

I mean, he's not even playing any more.

He's not? Damn. I haven't paid attention to baseball this year because my team blows.
Well I guess it's worthless. Too bad I don't ride a bike anymore so I could put the card in the spokes for fun sfx.

I have 2 of these

How much did you spend on them?

I collect cards. More so when I was younger but I still buy some occasionally now and then as an adult.

I paid about $200 for..
Mantle, Jeter rc, Jeter 96 refractor card, 2 Griffey rc ud 89, R Henderson rc, 2 Randy Johnson rc cards, Kirk Gibson Fleer 81 rc, 81 fleer Nolan Ryan, Pete rose error card, Vladimir Guerrero rookie card, Fernando Valuenza rc, Sheffield rc, and the rest of the 89 Upper Deck and 81 fleer.

The Mantle and Griffey cards basically pay for it, especially after I get them graded.

Oh, and the Jeter Refractor is worth a few pennies as well.

Don't bother getting ANY 1989 Topps graded

What is the Mantle? '68 Topps?

Not in very good shape. It's probably not worth a ton

Sounds like a nice haul!

I've gone from collecting most cards to now collecting only limited rookie cards, autographs or jersey cards of current players and a very select few older players, usually rookie cards.

I really enjoy collecting autograph memorabilia (baseball) more so now and if I plan to buy some collectibles in the future, I'll probably go that route over cards.

I still have thousands and thousands from the 80s which are basically worthless now. I can't seem to get myself to get rid of them though. Lots of stars and rookies from that era, but they pretty much have to be professionally graded to have much value. I did pick up a lot of stars from the 50s-70s along the way, so I think those are pretty cool--along with pretty much every George Brett card ever made.

Yea you can clearly see a pretty banged up corner on that Mantle. I think grading it would be a waste.

I have a collection. Pre 1970's stuff mostly but I have several of the '89 Griffeys too. Ive backed off quite a bit lately but there was a time where I wasnt constantly buying and trading. Im sort of a big deal.

Here's an interesting angle I stumbled on--

There are a lot of people out there who put together graded sets--a set with every card graded. They try for a 10 of every card. The stars aren't that hard to get with a 10. But the commons--they are extremely rare because people don't want to risk the grading fees to have Jamie Quirk graded. So, sometimes on ebay you'll see commons from the 80s, especially Fleer and Donruss which were hardly ever centered correctly, graded 9.5 or 10 and sell for $100s.

Not that you're wrong, but I found that interesting.

Hmm. How much does it cost to get a card graded?

Not sure. $20? Maybe less in bulk.

I gave a bunch of Griffey Jr rookies to a Planet member. I gave tubs full of HOF player cards to sell, rookies, quality stuff, sets etc. and we would split the money 50/50. They couldn't sell any of it.

I just don't have room for it anymore.

It seems NO ONE buys these "Valuable" cards .... yet EVERYONE collects them. However the Honus Wagner card paid off ... so who knows.

I have one of the worlds meanest Barry Sanders collections.
It will be passed down through generations... where hopefully it will be worth something again.

At the time when I stopped, Beckett prices had me at 5k+

The memorabilia market has tanked, I'm surprised it is that high. What specifically do you have?

I got an Upper Deck '89 complete factory set sealed for my 11th birthday. The one that includes Griffey's rookie. I believe it is card #1. Twenty years later, it's worth less than the day I got it.

****ing bullshit.

Mid 90's were high times for sports cards. It's been all down hill from there!

We bought a Jerry Rice rookie for $120 in the 90's. It's now worth a whopping $30!

My dad and I easily lost thousands but we enjoyed collecting together, which they say is priceless. :hmmm:

Yup. I should've sold everything I had back when Barry Sanders had the highest price card in football. (before he retired)

It took him forever, but he finally surpassed Emmitt Smith prices... and then then it all tanked.

As far as WHAT I have... I'm not sure what is relevant anymore... but I can say I have over 500 DIFFERENT sanders cards.
My goal was to get 1 of every Barry card I could find, but obviously once the card companies started production a gazillion offbrands at $10 a pack and all the rare cards, this was impossible as a teenager.
I did make a big dent though...

Most of my collection was from 1990-1997 or so.

I'd buy sets and pull the stars. Sell them at their peak value. Had about 20 A-Rod rookies about half graded at 9+. Sold them high. Bonds, Frank Thomas also. But I missed on Drew Bledsoe and many others.

I've got a shit ton of cards. It's a shame they're not worth much any more.

I also have a bunch of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- those bad boys would be worth some serious coin still in the package.

I suppose I will hold onto them for when we have kids.

anyone got beanie babies?

Nope, but I got plenty of Tomagotchis.

LMAO

Furby's too.

New cards must be in good shape.

That rice rookie in marginal condition is a couple bucks. Psa8? $50 or better. Psa9? 250ish. Psa10? It's a solid 4 digits.

Modern card prices vary based primarily on registry set collectors. Outside of that, they can be a tough sell.

in high school, it was my job. It's just worthless these days. I would just buy and buy. I had like 50 Mattingly rookies at once when they were hot and about 100 Donruss Cansecos when they were hot. I had an entire part of my room that was devoted to keeping things in good shape.

I made more money then. lol

I've never looked into grading my cards. I suppose that could make them worth more if in good shape.

After things crashed, I was able to buy this pristine 69 Ryan cheap, a Maris rookie and a few other killer cards cheap. They were hard to move. If I have a legit 52 Topps set, that is worth some serious money to me at any given time.

I never got ahold of the Mantle 52, but always wanted to say I owned it.

Just way too damn expensive at the time.

Authenticated autographs seem to hold their value well and are easier/nicer to display in your house then some cards lying around. That's the route I am going now and not for the money, just for posterity's sake.

I bet that Mickey Mantle card says 2012 on the bottom back in fine print

Grading is generally tricky. Sometimes I don't understand the criteria. You can sub a card, get a shit grade, crack it out and resub it....good grade. Go figure.

But on the flip side, sometimes you hit gold and it'll pay off. Pop report is a huge factor as well. An example, fridge perry rookie card. Relatively easy to find in psa9 but the price will vary, starting at $40. I watched as a guy I know got the only psa10 to date for $600 on eBay. As soon as a couple more 10s pop, that price will fall.

The companies crashed the ****ing business. I bought out a whole store in like 94, cheap stuff, but had to move it through auctions. Most of the dealers that were successful hedged by dealing coins.

**** you Score Upper Deck and Topps. ha

Remember pogs and slammers?

At the time money was to be made, not having them graded was better. Then you could haggle over shit and make money.

My Grandfather has made tons of money doing coin sales. You get say a 1909-s VDB wheatie, you almost have to send it off.

Different thing

I have a closet full of shit I have to move from time to time. Does that count?

Most of the stars from the 80s & 90s RC's are in there with some big sections of the big stars. The Brett, Cal, Ryan, Jr., Jordan, & Hakeem collections are ridiculous. Especially the Hakeem, it's a monster... wtf was I thinking?? I figure it's all worthless, but maybe some kid will enjoy it some day.

I always liked the card with Jr, his brother, and Sr. on it. It's probably worth a whole 10 cents, but I always found it interesting.

Is a ball with the '85 team sigs on it worth much?

I have/had several tobacco cards but the rarest was a Griffey Jr 2nd year Topps card.

I know, you are going WTF? 1990 Topps rare?LMAO

What separates it was a gold stamp labeled "Desert Storm". Topps gave them out to the troops during Desert storm. Needless to say, not too many of the baseball cards given out to the troops in a war zone survived.

I just saw 2 Griffeys from UD 89 go for $126 a piece...same day

A few of those are selling high right now.

I love this one. I have 2 of them

I have a 1989 Fleer baseball set that is worth about forty five cents

I have a Mark McGwire rookie. I should have sold it high like 14 years ago.

I have several of the newspapers featuring him on the front page during the HR chase. I should probably wipe my ass with them.

While it was worth more than I'm sure, it's still a little money maker.

Junk wax era is exactly what it's called, but there are a few worth while cards from 89-91. Just not many.

When I was seriously collecting in the mid 90's my father-in-law made this frame and my wife did the painting to display some of my cards. I have about 20-30 high quality cards I rotate through the display.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2883/9...b9e3dc74_b.jpg

That is awesome!

Where is this happening? I remember selling them for about 100 in the heyday of cards

That 83 Topps traded Strawberry was a bitch to get. I only had like 5 of them ever.

But that Strawberry example is why cards were ruined. That set was expensive, and not all that easy to buy at a decent price. I want to to know where you can sell an Upperdeck 89 Griffey for 130, might get back in the business.

Might be able to pull a Mike Trout gold plated autographed, jersey card out of a pack.

Damn, this makes me sad. Baseball cards are only worth a fraction of what they were 15-20 years ago. To put it in perspective, the Rickey Henderson rc that was basically thrown in on your purchase, I sold for over $100 20 years ago.
I have a bunch of old baseball cards, but I wonder if they'll ever be worth much. I haven't purchased any in years.

eBay, the other day.

I had Topps, Donarus, and Fleer Ripken Jr. rookie cards in my collection. I had a bunch of other cards too. I sold the whole collection for $75 in 1990. I really regret it...

It depends on what you have, and while the value of some cards suck, some are going for a decent penny.

Now, if you can get your hands on some the sought after new era cards, major $$$$$!!!!

You shouldn't. I doubt you could get anywhere close to that now.

I did a lot of baseball carding when I was a kid. I was never in it for money and I'm glad I wasn't. I liked the cards because I loved baseball.

Nice. I have a few of those. What is that Brett card--1/2 his rookie card, 1/2 something else. I assume one of those special insert cards?

Game worn jersey

I worked for a memorabilia distributor during this time......and it was pretty amazing to watch prices go through the roof.

This was the time where Randy Moss rookie cards and worn-jersey cards were hot.

But what was hilarious was when Pokemon hit the US market. sports card stores were ordering more (and charging more) for Pokemon cards than any sport.

Boxes were going for over 100 bucks, ebay was booming with rare cards. I've never seen anything like it.

Everyone wanted to sell those cards, and you would have the most unbelievable businesses - that had absolutely zero to do with sports or trading card memorabilia - want to sell them.

sweet deal- I have a boatload of rookie Arod cards for sale cheap. lol cheatin bastard. One card I have was worth $400 at one time.

eBay last week. I was involved in the bidding for a Minute, but dropped out. So I got notices on the bidding, and both sold for about $126.00

That Mike Trout card sold for big $$ recently

Current Griffey auctions

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...+89+upper+deck

Mike Trout card

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw...at=0&_from=R40