Anyone Still Collect Baseball Cards?

[tm decomposer]

Any values to you?

[Broken Parachute]

Lots.

It's been awhile since I actually bought cards, but I still try to collect. I have so many cards. I wanna sort em all out one day. I keep the really good ones separate.

[kbauer]

The market seemed to bottom out for sports cards in general. Atleast around here all the card shops started charging 12 dollars a pack for 10 card which usually held 4 cheap, ugly, inserts and 3 duplicates. I stopped collecting about 5 years ago but maybe if I come across a little extra money I'll buy a box set of Topps.


I do have a Jeter '92 high school draft pick card, a Griffey, Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez rookie cards too, probably a few more worth something. Not sure I should look through them soon.


Just rememberd I bought a couple Verlander rookie cards last year.

[tm decomposer]

I have my David Wright RC. My prize. But my brother has a collection of 13 Humber autos which is crazy.

[bjam12]

Ya I was big into baseball/basketball cards about 5-7 years ago. I haven't bought a pack in probably 2-3 years and like bauer said the market is not like it used to be. I'm still going to hold on to my cards and hopefully they'll be worth a lot in the future.

[tm decomposer]

The market is so bad right now. I haven't bought a pack in a year or two but I buy some good singles.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

phil hughes does.

[bjam12]

phil hughes does.

hahaha.

[tm decomposer]

phil hughes does.

lol

[I'm DC]

My uncle bought me the tops box set in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and ever since then I've been collecting the box sets. I have every year since 1989, and I don't plan on stopping any time soon.

is that good?

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

i'm not kidding.
(http://www.beckett.com/beckettforum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=1449522)

[BarrelIsPointed]

Are old cards worth anything anymore? Because my dad still has thousands of them, and a lot of them are stars' rookie cards and stuff like that.

[unwritten]

I still have my baseball / basketball cards from when I did collect. My best card is a Nolan Ryan rookie.

[tm decomposer]

i'm not kidding.
(http://www.beckett.com/beckettforum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=1449522)
I've been on those boards haha

[Broken Parachute]

The only ones of matter to me, off the top of my head:

1986 Barry Bonds Rookie/1987 Barry Bonds rookie (Topps and Fleer)
1970 Tom Seaver
1989 Ken Griffey, Jr. rookie
1985 Mark McGwire rookie (Topps, he's wearing his Team USA uniform)
1960 Louis Aparicio
1985 Roger Clemens (second year)
1993 Derek Jeter rookie (Upper Deck, I want the SP279 one so bad..it's worth like 60 bucks)
1991 Mike Mussina rookie
1909 Honus Wagner REPLICA (haha it's only a replica, so it's like worth five bucks)
1990 Pavel Bure rookie
1990 Pavel Bure rookie (Russian)
1990 Eric Lindros rookie
1990 Mike Modano rookie
1980 Wayne Gretzky (second year)
1986 Paul O'Neill rookie (Fleer, prospect card)
1990 Jaromir Jagr rookie
1990 Petr Nedved rookie
1990 NHL Draft Class first edition (Owen Nolan, Petr Nedved, Keith Primeau, Mike Ricci, and Jaromir Jagr)
I bought a box set of replica rookie cards and it had in it replicas of: Honus Wagner, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, and others. Great set.

and of course the most prized card of ANY collection..

1994 Michael Jordan rookie (Chicago White Sox)

[Broken Parachute]

I still have my baseball / basketball cards from when I did collect. My best card is a Nolan Ryan rookie.SELL that while you still can at a good price. It's worth over $350 if it's still in good condition.

[BarrelIsPointed]

SELL that while you still can at a good price. It's worth over $350 if it's still in good condition.

How about a Ripkin rookie?

[Broken Parachute]

How about a Ripkin rookie?Good condition, probably $60-$70 at most. I've seen it sold for $80 at card shows and such though, so if the buyer really wants it he'll pay the $80.

[unwritten]

SELL that while you still can at a good price. It's worth over $350 if it's still in good condition.

It is in good condition, but I would like to keep it. haha


What is a 92, 93 Fleer Ultra Shaquille O'Neal rookie card worth? Do you have a Beckett guide in front of you? haha

[BarrelIsPointed]

Good condition, probably $60-$70 at most. I've seen it sold for $80 at card shows and such though, so if the buyer really wants it he'll pay the $80.

My dad just told me he cut up 3 Ryan rookies when he was a kid (playing games with them, I think).

[Broken Parachute]

It is in good condition, but I would like to keep it. haha


What is a 92, 93 Fleer Ultra Shaquille O'Neal rookie card worth? Do you have a Beckett guide in front of you? hahahaha no I'm just going by what I remember. I'm mostly a baseball/hockey guy, I rarely collect any other sport. Most rookie cards depend on condition and company. Some companies make rarer versions. For example, a Topps 86 Bonds is worth probably $200 more than a Fleer 86 or 87, and a glossy version is worth probably a thousand bucks more haha

I don't have a book with me so I don't know about the Shaq.

[Broken Parachute]

My dad just told me he cut up 3 Ryan rookies when he was a kid (playing games with them, I think).hahaha well tell your dad he could be $1000 richer right now if he didn't.

[unwritten]

haha no I'm just going by what I remember. I'm mostly a baseball/hockey guy, I rarely collect any other sport. Most rookie cards depend on condition and company. Some companies make rarer versions. For example, a Topps 86 Bonds is worth probably $200 more than a Fleer 86 or 87, and a glossy version is worth probably a thousand bucks more haha

I don't have a book with me so I don't know about the Shaq.

haha, oh okay. I used to be so into collecting. Hockey? I have a Kirk Muller 89-90 Topps card. haha

[BarrelIsPointed]

haha no I'm just going by what I remember. I'm mostly a baseball/hockey guy, I rarely collect any other sport. Most rookie cards depend on condition and company. Some companies make rarer versions. For example, a Topps 86 Bonds is worth probably $200 more than a Fleer 86 or 87, and a glossy version is worth probably a thousand bucks more haha

I don't have a book with me so I don't know about the Shaq.

Bonds was my favorite player as a kid. I have a ton of his cards. I used to have the rookie (got it right as he starting his home run binge), but lost it somewhere along the way.

[Broken Parachute]

haha, oh okay. I used to be so into collecting. Hockey? I have a Kirk Muller 89-90 Topps card. hahahahaha probably worth $2 ;-)

[Broken Parachute]

Bonds was my favorite player as a kid. I have a ton of his cards. I used to have the rookie (got it right as he starting his home run binge), but lost it somewhere along the way.ouch haha

[BarrelIsPointed]

hahaha well tell your dad he could be $1000 richer right now if he didn't.

Have a feeling that, at 50+ he still remembers exactly how many of them he cut up, he's fully aware.

[unwritten]

hahaha probably worth $2 ;-)

haha, I figured. I don't even know why I have this...I'm not a Devils fan.

[BarrelIsPointed]

ouch haha

It might be around my parents' house somewhere (and if it were, it wouldn't be in a bad shape, it was in a crazy case). But as for that McGwire rookie, I think my dad's got 2-3 of those. Still worth anything?

[Broken Parachute]

It might be around my parents' house somewhere (and if it were, it wouldn't be in a bad shape, it was in a crazy case). But as for that McGwire rookie, I think my dad's got 2-3 of those. Still worth anything?When I looked up the price of it last year, it was like $45. I don't know if the market for it has dropped since the whole steroid thing, but $40-$50 is probably the right area.

[landozma]

I have all sorts of cards. My brother does too. Probably my top card is my Tom Brady rookie or my Champ Bailey rookie signed.

[bjam12]

i still collect. but no, he really does. he posts on beckett quite frequently.

Ya I know... someone posted a link to the message boards a week or so ago.

[Juliana101]

My friend got an Alec Ovechkin rookie card with a signed piece of jersey. He sold it for like 700 or something around there.

I figured he should've held on to it and waited for him to devlop his career a bit more.

[rerelease_]

i collected basketball cards like 8-10 years ago. it was fun.

[Rock]

1994 Michael Jordan rookie (Chicago White Sox)
mannnnnn...i had jordan's baseball rookie, but i accidentally left it at this kid's house, and he claims he didn't find it. bullshit.

[Juliana101]

mannnnnn...i had jordan's baseball rookie, but i accidentally left it at this kid's house, and he claims he didn't find it. bullshit.

That really sucks, I'd go fight him.

[Rock]

That really sucks, I'd go fight him.
you're telling me.

off-hand, though, i have a couple really solid cards. Bonds' '86 Donruss XRC, sealed '92? Ultra Alex Rodriguez RC. I'll have to go home later and see what other gems I possess. I put together a 2005 Bowman (Series I?) football set recently. It has some solid rookies.

[yoyoninjagirl]

I used to collect, but I stopped around 2002 because they became too expensive:-(

[whitelines]

I just bought my first pack in like 6 years. Since I now have a source of income, I'm back into collecting cards i guess.

[probablymonday]

i collected for about 8 years or so but stopped a couple years ago. probably going to sell my collection soon. the market died and it's probably going to stay that way.

[probablymonday]

top cards would be:

1985 Topps Clemens RC
8 Different Clemens Jersey Cards
3 Upperdeck Jod Dimaggio Jersey Cards
Upperdeck Willie Mays Jersey Card
Randy Moss/Brian Urlacher Jersey Card 23/50

I used to have several 1960's Mickey Mantles but sold those years ago.

[livethesounds]

My prize possesion is an Eddie George signed rookie card.

[shOcktreAtmEnt]

I don't, I just have some shitty cards.

[yoyoninjagirl]

they have become very expensive. and also, too many brands.
I agree, way too many brands. It became hard to tell which brands actually had quality cards and Topps and Upper Deck prices increased.

[Broken Parachute]

My friend got an Alec Ovechkin rookie card with a signed piece of jersey. He sold it for like 700 or something around there.

I figured he should've held on to it and waited for him to devlop his career a bit more.$700? Who the fuck would buy an Alex Ovechkin rookie card for $700 when he's in his second year?

[Rock]

The gems of my collection:
1935 National Chicle Diamond Stars Tony Piet ($60)
1951 Bowman Nelson "Nellie" Fox RC (Lists in Tuff Stuff for $250...the only problem is that a lot of the back of the card is missing. It's still pretty cool to have something that old, though)
1974 Topps Carl Yastrzemski
Signed 1980 Topps Rocky Bleier (2)
1981 Topps Art Monk RC
1986 Donruss Barry Bonds XRC
1986 Topps Traded Bo Jackson RC (Baseball)
1987 Leaf Barry Bonds
1987 Topps Barry Bonds (2)
1993 Topps Derek Jeter RC
1994 Fleer Update Alex Rodriguez RC (Sealed in box set)
2003 Fleer Authentix Hometown Heroes Joey Galloway / Antonio Bryant Game-Worn Jersey Card
2003 Fleer Authentix Donovan McNabb Game-Worn Jersey Card
2003 Fleer Ultra Award Winner Marshall Faulk Game-Worn Jersey Card
2005 All Ultra Team Michael Vick Game-Worn Jersey Card
2005 Fleer Cedric Benson Lucky 13 (I hope he blows up this year now that he's the lead back so this card increases in value)

[Scott Weber]

I used to collect so much...sadly I don't anymore, but I still have 30k+ cards from when I was younger.

[Rock]

Hey guys, check it out. I opened a box of 2006 Playoff Prestige today, and astonishingly, I pulled a Joey Harrington Game-Worn Jersey card.

[rcrook]

I have a 1994 SP Foil A-Rod rookie card. I'm thinking about getting it graded then selling it. I bought it in a plastic screw case so it's never been out of it while it was in possession.

[Rock]

I have a 1994 SP Foil A-Rod rookie card. I'm thinking about getting it graded then selling it. I bought it in a plastic screw case so it's never been out of it while it was in possession.
Nice card. I'm not a fan of those plastic screw cases. The card has a little bit of room to move, so I feel like it couldn't get nicked up a bit inside of it. I prefer a plastic sleeve inside of a hard case.

[tm decomposer]

I always wished I pulled one of those cut signatures... like this one


http://i5.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/a9/b3/5e0f_1.JPG

[CubbyNick42]

I have a 1994 SP Foil A-Rod rookie card. I'm thinking about getting it graded then selling it. I bought it in a plastic screw case so it's never been out of it while it was in possession.
Weird, I came into this thread to post about that card. I've thought about doing the same thing, but I don't think I could get myself to part with it.

[SportsGuyhi9]

I have some really good ones left over in a lock box- I haven't done it since I was a young kid but I've made sure that all of my cards are well protected. I know I have a Frank Thomas rookie card, a KG, J. rookie card, and a Mike Piazza rookie card, among others.

[probablymonday]

Hey guys, check it out. I opened a box of 2006 Playoff Prestige today, and astonishingly, I pulled a Joey Harrington Game-Worn Jersey card.


congrats. you can probably sell that thing for $5.00.

[Rock]

congrats. you can probably sell that thing for $5.00.
I think if you consider the amount of emotion vested in Joey by the collective members of the AP.net Sports Forum, you have seriously undervalued this card. Just imagine...owning a part of Joey.

[probablymonday]

I think if you consider the amount of emotion vested in Joey by the collective members of the AP.net Sports Forum, you have seriously undervalued this card. Just imagine...owning a part of Joey.

in that case, you should probably just auction it off. a genuine part of Joey could go for tens of dollars if he's such a favorite around here.

[kane182]

I stopped collecting around 2000-01, but just recently starting logging all my stuff on Beckett to see what it is worth. A lot of it has gone down sadly, but a lot has gone up too which really was always the case. I was shocked to see my 85 Topps McGwire go from like $200 a few years ago to only $30 NM-MT.

It's been fun being away for so long and going back to look and see what everything is worth. One of the last few things I bought was 2000 or 2001 Upper Deck. I forget which year, but I got an Albert Pujols rookie in there. It was probably $1.00 - $5.00 back then and now it is booked at $80.00

I never realized I had the card until a few weeks ago. It was just something at the time I didn't think anything of because he was not popular then.

I still have a lot to go through, but some standouts I have are:

1982 Donruss Ryne Sandberg
1983 Topps Tony Gwynn
1985 Topps Roger Clemens
1986 Donruss Barry Bonds
1987 Donruss Greg Maddux
1989 Donruss/Fleer/Topps Traded Ken Griffey Jr.
1992 Bowman Mike Piazza/Manny Ramirez
1993 Bowman/Upper Deck Derek Jeter
1994 Upper Deck A-rod
1997 Bowman Lance Berkman
1999 Bowman/Bowman Chrome Alfonso Soriano
1998 Topps Frank Robinson autographed card (Probably the most surprising pull I ever had from a pack)

A ton more and I know some of my years may be wrong, but they are all rookie cards except for Frank Robinson.

[probablymonday]

I stopped collecting around 2000-01, but just recently starting logging all my stuff on Beckett to see what it is worth. A lot of it has gone down sadly, but a lot has gone up too which really was always the case. I was shocked to see my 85 Topps McGwire go from like $200 a few years ago to only $30 NM-MT.



i feel ya on the mcgwire. i bought one at an auction in the middle of the home run chase between him and sosa. i paid $100 for a PSA graded 7. now i'd be lucky to sell it for $20.

[kane182]

i feel ya on the mcgwire. i bought one at an auction in the middle of the home run chase between him and sosa. i paid $100 for a PSA graded 7. now i'd be lucky to sell it for $20.

If people over look the whole steroid thing and he gets elected to the hall I could see the card going back up. Probably be a long time if ever, if it ever does reach the $200 mark though.

[probablymonday]

If people over look the whole steroid thing and he gets elected to the hall I could see the card going back up. Probably be a long time if ever, if it ever does reach the $200 mark though.

i have little to no hope of this card ever breaking the $75 mark. i'll always see big mac as a steroid user. i think most collectors feel that way too after he refused to answer questions at that congressional hearing a couple years back.

[WFUJerseyJon]

i miss collecting cards, it used to be so much fun. pretty much lost all interest between 7th/8th grade though when my house got broken into and they all got stolen. fucking assholes.

[duhpunk]

i quit buying them. the market got so overflooded with them, that they're hardly worth anything anymore. definitely not worth the 4 bucks per pack. i remember when a game used bat card was worth upwards of 75.00, now they're worth about 5.00. ridiculous. i still collect memorabilia though such as signed balls, bats, etc.

[Pat Brown]

they have become very expensive. and also, too many brands.Too many brands? There's never been a smaller amount of brands in over 25 years. All that's left are Upper Deck and Topps. No more Donruss, Pinnacle, Fleer, Leaf, or Skybox or anything else. Everything's getting bought out by Upper Deck. Hell they even tried to buy out Topps to make it a monopoly. If anything there needs to be more brands.

[probablymonday]

Too many brands? There's never been a smaller amount of brands in over 25 years. All that's left are Upper Deck and Topps. No more Donruss, Pinnacle, Fleer, Leaf, or Skybox or anything else. Everything's getting bought out by Upper Deck. Hell they even tried to buy out Topps to make it a monopoly. If anything there needs to be more brands.

he probably meant all the brand variations...like all the different brands under the fleer name (ultra, authentix, genuine, showcase, etc.) for example.

upperdeck bought fleer? when did that happen?

[Pat Brown]

Oh yeah, probably.

Fleer went bankrupt in early 2005 and Upper Deck later acquired that name later in the year and still produced Ultra, Tradition etc.

[lindZ629]

I was just looking through my cards earlier and some were cool/interesting

1994 Fleer Isiah Thomas USA basketball
1996 Basketball Rookies Steve Nash Santa Clara University
1996 Basketball Rookies Ray Allen Uconn
1996 Basketball Rookies Kobe Bryant Lower Merion HS
1993 Classic Games Allan Houston Tennessee
1994 Topps Detlef Schrempf
1992 Topps John Starks
1992 Upper Deck Hakeem Olajuwon/Otis Thorpe
1995 Skybox Jason Kidd Rookie
1992 Pro Set Ralph Macchio (Celebrity Captain for Islanders)
1989 TitanSports Bret "Hitman" Hart

[Of Dust and Nations]

I restarted about a month ago, and it is super addicting. I'm finding quickly that the hobby mostly turned into people just flipping everything for profit constantly. Not to mention everything is really expensive now. I'm trying to stick to the stuff you can buy at Target, etc. but if you want the nice autos/relics you have to really spend a lot at a hobby shop.

[IcedOpethBlind]

still have my baseball/basketball card collection

even had some pro-graded back in the day lol

[tm decomposer]

still have my baseball/basketball card collection

even had some pro-graded back in the day lol
I was flipping them while at school for some weekend money, with my focus mainly on prospects in today's game. Shit got expensive but some of the flips I made were totally worth the booze.

I've taken a break because it gets addicting.

[MyBestFiend]

I love my card collection. It's one of my most prized possessions.

/ineedalife