Anyone Collect Sports Cards?

[HarlemShakeStory]

Look up cards on Checkoutmycards.com . Gives you a better idea of the value then the book price or EBay.

 

[mike awesome]

Is there a better 80’s/90’s base card?

It is pretty much everyone's favorite card growing up during that era. This card and the 1984 Donruss #248 Don Mattingly rookie card, and 1982 Cal Ripken Topps Traded rookie were my favorite cards of the 80s.

Prices on the 89 upper deck Griffey card has skyrocketed since last month. Must be the lockdown that got many people that collected back then are collecting again. They're buying cards that they grew up collecting. This card in a PSA 10 was going for $600 $700 or so. Now, prices are 2x that.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[RyGuy45]

Would a baseball card lie? Cracking the great Don Mattingly mystery

The back of Donnie Baseball's 1987 Topps card set Sam Miller off on an adventure that spans the bizarre history of trading card blurbs.

www.espn.com

 

[CP1708]

Misleading, 100 cards, not those packs. I rather buy those packs than 100 cards from the packs.

 

[RyGuy45]

In all honesty, they had to have made 1 billion Topps 1987 cards. Not only were they flooded everywhere back then but now 33 years later I see countless unopen 1987 boxes still

I think my dad that year literally bought 90 Will Clark rookies as "investments."

 

[royster]

Anyone buying those Ben Baller Topps cards?

 

[CP1708]

In all honesty, they had to have made 1 billion Topps 1987 cards. Not only were they flooded everywhere back then but now 33 years later I see countless unopen 1987 boxes still

I think my dad that year literally bought 90 Will Clark rookies as "investments."

I know someone who did exactly that with Jose Canseco's '86 Donruss.

He bought 100 of them when they were maybe a couple bucks. Jose followed that up with the 40/40 season and then a World Series, this card was well over a hundred dollars a piece.

200-250 dollar investment, to over 10 grand worth of cards. Now he'd be lucky to get the 250 unless he graded a bunch as 10's or 9.5's or somethin.

 

[mike awesome]

I know someone who did exactly that with Jose Canseco's '86 Donruss.

He bought 100 of them when they were maybe a couple bucks. Jose followed that up with the 40/40 season and then a World Series, this card was well over a hundred dollars a piece.

200-250 dollar investment, to over 10 grand worth of cards. Now he'd be lucky to get the 250 unless he graded a bunch as 10's or 9.5's or somethin.

Love that Donruss 1986 set.
Such a hard set to grade too. Sent in 13 Canseco and got just one 10

Welp, pulled the trigger on the SSP rookie Ronald Acuna Bat Down in a PSA 10 last week. Used the entire Trump Bucks a few more dollars out of my pocket to purchase it . Going to go nicely with my Acuna collection

 

[sneaker savant]

Dunno what happened but that Topps Project 2020 thing really got me hooked.
Most cards been selling 1-2k copies, that latest Baller/Trout sold 35k copies...crazy

Anyone else following those cards?

 

[essential1]

Dunno what happened but that Topps Project 2020 thing really got me hooked.
Most cards been selling 1-2k copies, that latest Baller/Trout sold 35k copies...crazy

Anyone else following those cards?

Got the Griffey by Matt Taylor and the Tyson Beck

 

[goledensilence]

Just got back into collecting cards myself towards the beginning of the year. Most of my cards have been numbered NBA & NFL cards with low value followed by cards of players that played college ball at Ole Miss, Mississippi State & Southern Miss.

I think the highest valued card in my collection is the NHL Kaapo Kakko canvas card I recently pulled out of a jumbo pack. Don't know much about the sport, but he seems to be the main player that Youtube card breakers look for.

 

[sneaker savant]

In all honesty, they had to have made 1 billion Topps 1987 cards. Not only were they flooded everywhere back then but now 33 years later I see countless unopen 1987 boxes still

I think my dad that year literally bought 90 Will Clark rookies as "investments."

seriously, a billion is probably an understatement lol

this one always made me chuckle...1987 Topps again

 

[RyGuy45]

SI.com

“(Livestream pack breaking) pretty much reenergized the whole market of how sports cards are moved,” Chris Justice says of the suddenly growing interest in cards. “It brings so much attention to the hobby. More people get to see it. It builds; it makes it grow. Right now, it’s the highest I’ve ever seen it—’87 to ’91, it was super big before it collapsed, but this is the biggest I’ve ever seen it.”

How the Internet Created a Sports-Card Boom—and Why the Pandemic Is Fueling It

Take one part American pastime, add a twist of gambling, and then a global health crisis: Livestreams of people opening packs of sports cards are suddenly surging in interest.

www.si.com

 

[frink85]

SI.com

“(Livestream pack breaking) pretty much reenergized the whole market of how sports cards are moved,” Chris Justice says of the suddenly growing interest in cards. “It brings so much attention to the hobby. More people get to see it. It builds; it makes it grow. Right now, it’s the highest I’ve ever seen it—’87 to ’91, it was super big before it collapsed, but this is the biggest I’ve ever seen it.”

How the Internet Created a Sports-Card Boom—and Why the Pandemic Is Fueling It

Take one part American pastime, add a twist of gambling, and then a global health crisis: Livestreams of people opening packs of sports cards are suddenly surging in interest.

www.si.com

I mean I get it, living vicariously through these streamers scratches a little bit of the itch...some of the rush with none of the risk. But nah, nowhere near the same energy lol. I gotta feel the disappointment live for myself.

 

[dland24]

Picked this up a few months ago.

 

[moiety]

I mean I get it, living vicariously through these streamers scratches a little bit of the itch...some of the rush with none of the risk. But nah, nowhere near the same energy lol. I gotta feel the disappointment live for myself.

there are youtubers who get a TON of views (and im assuming money as well from the views) doing pack openings on Fifa Ultimate Team

 

[frink85]

there are youtubers who get a TON of views (and im assuming money as well from the views) doing pack openings on Fifa Ultimate Team

I play NHL20/Hockey Ultimate Team and its the same (smaller scale though). And the guys who make those vids get all dramatic and start screaming at the top of their lungs when a rare pull comes up nah I can waste my time somewhere else.

 

[mike awesome]

Dunno what happened but that Topps Project 2020 thing really got me hooked.
Most cards been selling 1-2k copies, that latest Baller/Trout sold 35k copies...crazy

Anyone else following those cards?

Not really a fan of the Topps project cards. Not really my cup of tea but love the actual 2011 topps update mike trout card. Crazy that a common card selling for that much

 

[whoaitsgee]

Only cards I got... If I can get a Jordan Rookie i’m good.

 

[leavemeglazzies]

This guy found the ultimate hustle. He bought a bunch of 1990 Panini sticker albums which you could get for about $50 on eBay. They all have a bunch of sticker sheets. He then cut up the sheets to get a bunch of Jordans that were graded PSA 10. A Jordan sticker from this set sells for $300-$350 in that grade:





Not to mention a bunch of other player it has, like Magic, Bird etc.

 

[buc em]

Are basketball cards re-emerging as being worth decent money now or what?

 

[Bert.]

Only cards I got... If I can get a Jordan Rookie i’m good.

WOW that MJ.. gotta be worth a pretty penny no? gold sig looks so sick

 

[whoaitsgee]

WOW that MJ.. gotta be worth a pretty penny no? gold sig looks so sick

Not so much because he’s wearing a NC uni lol. I His college issued autographs items doesn’t command the same premium as those Bulls items.

 

[Bert.]

I don't even care having an authentic MJ sig that clean and nice = priceless

throw the Kobe on top.. woooo