Anybody know that value of 1989 TOpps Heads Up Cards?

xbaggypants

I ahve an unopened box of these. I head they were going for like $150 each????

Aknot

Wow. Is it a complete set or "packs"?

ajw

<< <i>I ahve an unopened box of these. I head they were going for like $150 each???? >>



There's a *case* on eBay for ten bucks.

Lotsa little cardboard heads

Personally, I think they're neat items, it just a little bit weird.

Stone193

Xbag
The 89T Heads Up! is a test issue and were sold one per pack - the player's name and team were printed on the back and the set of 24 books at 1400$.
Key cards: McGwire 200, Griffey Jr 175, Gwynn 125, Sandberg 100, Boggs 100, Smith 115, Mattingly 150, Puckett 125 and Schmidt 150 - commons 35, minor starts in the 35-75 range. If those are in original packs - WOW! that could go for big bucks!
Mike



<< <i>There's a *case* on eBay for ten bucks. >>


ajw
Hi, that's a 1990 case which is very common and sets only book at 8$ - he is referring to 1989.

WinPitcher

So the case on ebay is not the 89 test issue worth the dough, but the following year where it is worth, well 10 bucks?

ajw

Wow. My bad (clearly). Does anyone have the checklist from the 89 test issue?

Aknot

Yes stand by

ajw

A 1989 set sold on eBay for $214 recently.

More little cardboard heads

I'll have to check the Will Clark I have at home, as it looks just like the one in the above auction. Either I have an 89, the auction was actually for 90s or they look identical. Any of the three seems possible to me.

Aknot

1989 Topps Heads Up Test1 Tony Gwynn
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 2 Will Clark
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 3 Dwight Gooden
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 4 Ricky Jordan
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 5 Ken Griffey Jr.
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 6 Darryl Strawberry
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 7 Frank Viola
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 8 Bo Jackson
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 9 Ryne Sandberg
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 10 Gregg Jefferies
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 11 Wade Boggs
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 12 Ellis Burks
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 13 Gary Sheffield
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 14 Mark McGwire
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 15 Mark Grace
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 16 Jim Abbott
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 17 Ozzie Smith
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 18 Jose Canseco
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 19 Don Mattingly
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 20 Kirby Puckett
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 21 Eric Davis
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 22 Mike Greenwell
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 23 Dale Murphy
1989 Topps Heads Up Test 24 Mike Schmidt

Aknot

O what the hell here is the priceing:
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
1
Tony Gwynn
$100.00
$250.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
2
Will Clark
$40.00
$100.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
3
Dwight Gooden
$20.00
$50.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
4
Ricky Jordan
$10.00
$25.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
5
Ken Griffey Jr.
$200.00
$500.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
6
Darryl Strawberry
$10.00
$25.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
7
Frank Viola
$10.00
$25.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
8
Bo Jackson
$20.00
$50.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
9
Ryne Sandberg
$80.00
$200.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
10
Gregg Jefferies
$20.00
$50.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
11
Wade Boggs
$50.00
$125.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
12
Ellis Burks
$20.00
$50.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
13
Gary Sheffield
$60.00
$150.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
14
Mark McGwire
$200.00
$500.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
15
Mark Grace
$60.00
$150.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
16
Jim Abbott
$20.00
$50.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
17
Ozzie Smith
$60.00
$150.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
18
Jose Canseco
$50.00
$125.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
19
Don Mattingly
$100.00
$250.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
20
Kirby Puckett
$80.00
$200.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
21
Eric Davis
$20.00
$50.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
22
Mike Greenwell
$10.00
$25.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
23
Dale Murphy
$30.00
$75.00
1989 Topps Heads Up Test
24
Mike Schmidt
$50.00
$125.00

Stone193

Jim
My source was the 2004 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards. You values are higher - was that Beckett on-line?
Mike

goodriddance189

no collection is complete without Ken Griffey Jr's severed head

pandrews

man i used to have a few of those.. dont know what happened to them.. hopefully for my sake, they were 1990's..

Aknot

<< <i>Jim
My source was the 2004 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards. You values are higher - was that Beckett on-line?
Mike
>>



Yes.

MorrellMan

as I recall, those '89s were very tough to find, and the '90s were all over the place.

ajw

Does anyone know much about these issues? Specifically, what is the difference between the 1989s and the 1990s?

As I said, my Will Clark looks like the one in the auction. I paid about a buck for it, so I can't imagine it is an 89. I wonder if the only difference is the year printed on the reverse. (I'll have to check what it says when I get home.)

xbaggypants

Thanks for the input everyone!!! Turns out that my box is from the 1989 Series. Out of 24 packs I only opened one pack when I first bought the box which was Jim Abbott.

The good thing about these packs is that you can read who is in each pack by looking on the back. Do you think these will sell well on eBay? I haven't seen any 89's up for sale in a long time.

Thanks Again!

Ryan

Aknot

Send them to me and I will find out for you......

It depends. You could get "wild" and attempt to get close to the whole set graded. Im sure someone would be interested in the set (or close to finished set) in 7's or better.

Or you could just grade the top 4-5 cards and go from there.

I would Definitly have a few of them graded. To me something as limited as a "test" set begs for it especially freshly "pack pulled".

Course Im "new" so wait till you hear from a few others.

WinPitcher

congrats on having the 89z good luck in moving them, you should do well, but Im not sure as well as the listed prices.

ajw

If you check the completed auctions, you'll see that several singles have sold recently on eBay.

Here are the prices realized:
Canseco - $15.60
Jordan - $9.95
Jefferies - no bid ($9.95 open)
Gooden - $18.51
Davis - $9.95
Burks - no bid ($9.95 open)
Viola - $10.45

None of the big names were available, but the lesser names didn't seem to get the dollars mentioned earlier.

If you're looking to sell them, I'd be interested in one or two of the Will Clarks. (One to open and one to keep sealed.)

AJW

xbaggypants

Uggh... Those prices are kinda disapointing

I 'll let you know if i decide to get rid of my Clark. I only have one.

Thanks,
RYan

ajw

<< <i>Uggh... Those prices are kinda disapointing

>>



You'll like this more, but who knows how long it's been there.

Boggs Head

mikeschmidt

I'll give you $30 for the Schmidt, if you have one!

xbaggypants

I do have a Schmitt...

I might put it up for auction. I'll let you know if i do.

Thanks,
RYan