Baseball and basketball cards

[wirenuts 1,055]

I remember there being a guitar forum on here that I really enjoyed but wasn't sure if there was a lot of posters here that share the joy of collecting trading cards

[RaceToTheTop 24,861]

Thirty years ago when I moved out, my mom tossed all of my cards.  Would have been worth quite a nice penny today.

Anyone old enough to remember the one year where there were NBA cards that were three small cards to a card with a perforation between cards?  Strangest cards ever.

 

[wirenuts 1,055]

59 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Thirty years ago when I moved out, my mom tossed all of my cards.  Would have been worth quite a nice penny today.

Anyone old enough to remember the one year where there were NBA cards that were three small cards to a card with a perforation between cards?  Strangest cards ever.

 

Yes. I had a few of them growing up but never the magic/bird combo. 

[HinnyHoosier 4,765]

My oldest and middle boys are getting into trading cards. Mostly Pokémon, but there are more and more basketball cards in there. It just makes me a little crazy watching the way they handle them despite the many explanations of how cards are graded and valued. Ps, there are some ridiculously valuable Pokémon cards.

Personally I would love to get back into card collecting. Some of my collection from yesteryear have grown into a nice little investment.


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[HoosierAloha 30,024]

I have several containers that were in storage for many years. I have no idea what’s in the collection. I thought many baseball cards lost their value in recent years?


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[wirenuts 1,055]

4 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

I have several containers that were in storage for many years. I have no idea what’s in the collection. I thought many baseball cards lost their value in recent years?


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They were on a definite downward trend...but then the pandemic happened. Since then values have skyrocketed. It has dropped back down a little since but it is still very popular

[Rico 2,986]

I haven't "collected" in 30 years.  I have a walk-in closet at my house that is dedicated to what I have.  Mostly baseball with some basketball, football, and hockey sprinkled in.  I keep telling myself I am going to catalog them but I never do.  

[Alford Bailey 12,350]

Never got in to basketball or football cards. I have a ton of baseball cards from the eighties which was my peak childhood trading decade. I have a few decent cards from the 60s and 70s. Also have every Topps complete set from 1985 to 2010.

[RaceToTheTop 24,861]

The most valuable cards I would have had would have been the Stars Wars first series cards.  The Luke Skywalker card (#1) in grade 10 condition has sold for over $50,000, but there are only a handful still in existence. I had multiplies of the card when I was a kid, but kids aren’t collectors.  Have no idea what happened to the cards I had but even if I had them they would be in horrible condition.

[Rico 2,986]

49 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

The most valuable cards I would have had would have been the Stars Wars first series cards.  The Luke Skywalker card (#1) in grade 10 condition has sold for over $50,000, but there are only a handful still in existence. I had multiplies of the card when I was a kid, but kids aren’t collectors.  Have no idea what happened to the cards I had but even if I had them they would be in horrible condition.

I have come to the conclusion that if I would have put all the things from my youth in a glass case I would be a wealthy man right now.

[Rico 2,986]

I came across this.  Sounds like a dream job:

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/ebay-job-general-manager-trading-cards/

[wirenuts 1,055]

53 minutes ago, Rico said:

I came across this.  Sounds like a dream job:

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/ebay-job-general-manager-trading-cards/

Other than the high taxes, it sounds pretty perfect

[Rico 2,986]

2 hours ago, wirenuts said:

Other than the high taxes, it sounds pretty perfect

Unfortunately, I don't meet the requirements.

[Hardwood83 4,725]

Like several of you have mentioned I have a ton of cards- mostly baseball, from 1984-1991. I do have a fair number of the Fleer 1984-85 basketball cards with the Jordan rookie. I would love to sell them for a fair amount but am not interested in putting the effort to sort and price them, so there they sit. 

[nerdvana 362]

This is a timely thread for me because I very recently started to go through all the cards I inherited to see what I have that's worth anything. Like many of you, I got into card collecting in the 1980s when it was huge. I have tons of relatively worthless cards from the junk wax era, but I was gifted quite a few vintage cards as well. None of it is remotely close to mint condition, but I have some interesting stuff.

 

 

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[Rico 2,986]

I just heard about this on Fox Sports Radio...

https://www.essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-nfl-news-thats-gonna-be-pricey-explosive-report-on-a-rookie-tom-brady-card-soon-after-his-retirement-drives-baseball-fans-berserk/

[Alford Bailey 12,350]

In 1985 or 86 my neighbor offered to trade me a grocery bag full of Topps baseball cards from the early 1960s  for a Pete Rose manager card he needed at the time. The catch was 90% of the cards had the corners cut off. I took the trade and went home and emptied the bag on my bed. 90% were damaged but I found a good Roger Maris MVP, Joe Torre rookie, several Gil Hodges, Bill Mazeroski several more I can’t remember that we’re in good shape and I still own today.

[Schreckbagger 620]

1964

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[wirenuts 1,055]

1 hour ago, Schreckbagger said:

1964

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Very nice. The mays and Aaron's look to be in pretty good shape too

[94Bulldog 584]

On 2/23/2023 at 8:01 PM, RaceToTheTop said:

Thirty years ago when I moved out, my mom tossed all of my cards.  Would have been worth quite a nice penny today.

Anyone old enough to remember the one year where there were NBA cards that were three small cards to a card with a perforation between cards?  Strangest cards ever.

 

I remember my brother having some of these