Baseball Cards

[FairWarning]

So everyone that was stockpiling is unloading Beltran and Jones?

They didn't unload, they flooded the market thinking they were getting rich. Your strategy does work with other sports better than baseball.

Obvious HOFers from the steroid era - I think they will get in, there is still a little room for growth. I would look at 90's numbered inserts and pack-issued on-card autographs. Even the newer Bonds autos from the last couple years have some growth.

 

[Cougar Bait]

Quero banged a solo shot off him. Its spring, who knows.

Pulled one of these from the updated 2025 series. Doesn't look to be worth much. And it's not a special variant or anything. But I I'll hang on to it in case Boner buys up the entire supply.

 

[Boner_18]

Lol. I just looked at the '25 Update base... there are so many fucking parallels i cant keep up.

 

[Cougar Bait]

Curious if anyone uses apps to track their collection. Been using Sports Cards Pro, and find it a great resource which also shows recent eBay sales. It's also sometimes called Price Charting.

 

[Boner_18]

I should. I have no idea what i have.

 

[FairWarning]

Curious if anyone uses apps to track their collection. Been using Sports Cards Pro, and find it a great resource which also shows recent eBay sales. It's also sometimes called Price Charting.

I use TCDB as a checklist. From time to time I'll ise 130 point to get final eBay auction prices.

 

[FairWarning]

@Boner_18 - Quero has an on card auto in the upcoming topps Heritage release. If you think he's going to pan out, I highly recommend you get this. The market LOVES Heritage autos as they are not stickers.

 

[Boner_18]

Thanks FW, ill take a look. Thats actually part of the allure of the "one" I've been collecting. The 35yr anniversary throwbacks from Topps flagship are on card for some reason.

 

[Archie]

Thanks FW, ill take a look. Thats actually part of the allure of the "one" I've been collecting. The 35yr anniversary throwbacks from Topps flagship are on card for some reason.

oh that's like a 90 topps throw back design

 

[Boner_18]

Yeah, they've been inserting throwbacks for the last 5-6yrs now. They're nostalgic, affordable and autos on card. From my formative collecting years I probably had the most '89. But I love '90 (and '86) from a look standpoint and collected some of those as well. '91 sucks.

 

[Archie]

most of 88, 89 , 90 here too

big boom and a market flooded with those cards.

I bought 2-3 sets of those years she built about 8 more with paper route and grass cutting money.

when we sold the house in Chicago a few years back..I hid them and other boxes of cards in random spots, in the house for future owners to find

 

[Cougar Bait]

My era was mostly 86, 87, 88.

And I was completely done after 1991.

Girls took all my free time.

 

[Matty]

My era was mostly 86, 87, 88.

And I was completely done after 1991.

Girls took all my free time.

Gay

90-91 and 91-92 are my fave hockey sets (Upper Deck and Pro Set). 1991 Score my fave baseball set from the era - I still have the factory set I bought at Price Club (Costco predecessor) with my Christmas money.

 

[Boner_18]

Loved the different brands back then. I was dismayed to learn that topps has the exclusive mlb license now. So other brands can't show team intellectual property. Why would anyone collect non IP connected cards?!?

 

[Boner_18]

I liked the look of Donruss back in the day. '87 and '89. Retro man.

 

[Matty]

Loved the different brands back then. I was dismayed to learn that topps has the exclusive mlb license now. So other brands can't show team intellectual property. Why would anyone collect non IP connected cards?!?

I occasionally buy unlicensed Leaf stuff, the cards go for very little money.

 

[Archie]

loved me some mid to late 80s opeche

 

[Cougar Bait]

Pulled a Bloss auto

Not a big deal this one, but a nice looking card

Always like the Magenta