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Starting to get back into baseball cards, but this time...

Posted on: August 20, 2018 at 10:37:05 CT

Gyro MU

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only for investments.

The newer stuff is a blur. Topps has like 50 different sub-brands.

Looking at older underappreciated HOF rookies. Just picked up a Joe Morgan rookie. Looking at a Steve Carlton.

Anyone have any tips or advice?

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Starting to get back into baseball cards, but this time... - Gyro MU - 8/20 10:37:05

Think I have some Phil Plantier rookie cards if you want em(nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 8/20 11:13:10

So the guy who resorts to post count smack talk on here - Cosmo MU

- 8/20 11:09:40

I play WoW and I'm a dork, loser, nerd. Baseball cards - - 90Tiger MU - 8/20 11:12:32

I feel like, in general, Baseball Cards are Beanie Babies - Joeboo MU

- 8/20 11:05:03

RE: I feel like, in general, Baseball Cards are Beanie Babies - dangertim MU

- 8/20 11:19:16

man, my dog would be in heaven, so many chew toys(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/20 11:22:19

we agree(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/20 11:09:51

big mistake - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/20 10:59:52

You do realize that people are forming syndicates... - Gyro MU - 8/20 11:02:01

find me a person under 40 that cares AT ALL about such - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/20 11:08:35

Focus on the 1970s and back, and condition is everything - Zamboni STL - 8/20 10:50:24

Yeah those are beautiful cards... - Gyro MU - 8/20 10:53:39

what does a signed first edition of harry poter go for? If - lqf2b8 MU

- 8/20 10:56:40

looks like we are too late on this one. An unsigned first - lqf2b8 MU

- 8/20 11:14:38

Hairy Pitter?(nm) - Joeboo MU

- 8/20 11:02:18

I have 5 or 6 shoeboxes of cards going back to the 60's. - catbirdseat MU

- 8/20 10:56:39

What's happening is that investors... - Gyro MU - 8/20 10:59:30

a few years ago I found some mid-80s Topps card packs - Joeboo MU

- 8/20 10:46:07

You're a Royals guy...a gem mint graded Brett rookie... - Gyro MU - 8/20 10:49:12

once the mid 80s hit, everything was overproduced - Joeboo MU

- 8/20 10:55:28

Where would you even buy new baseball cards? I haven't - TheWildcat STL - 8/20 10:59:59

My best card back in the day was Garry Sheffield's rooki - TheWildcat STL - 8/20 10:56:20

I got into football cards in the late 80s and early 90s, I - Joeboo MU

- 8/20 11:00:00

ken griffey, jr. rookie upper deck - gmmm98 MU

- 8/20 10:58:09

About $400 bucks or so in gem mint(nm) - Gyro MU - 8/20 11:04:11

I didnt know anyone that bought Upper Deck though back then - Joeboo MU

- 8/20 11:00:25

Two packs of Upper Deck was like my entire allowance... - Gyro MU - 8/20 11:06:45

i liked donruss. - gmmm98 MU

- 8/20 11:03:22

I was always a Fleer guy although back then... - Gyro MU - 8/20 11:05:40

Sheffield probably won't make the HOF... - Gyro MU - 8/20 10:57:01

Known steroider (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 8/20 10:59:22

So you're saying you tried 20+ year old gum - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 8/20 10:47:13

it still looked like gum - Joeboo MU

- 8/20 10:54:53

lol - dangertim MU

- 8/20 10:41:13

I think beepers are going to make a comeback - lqf2b8 MU

- 8/20 10:38:13