1984 Donruss Baseball - the unofficial but legal thread

MiniDuff · August 9, 2008 2:54AM

I stick to 1975 minis primarily, but back when I did shows in the late 80s and early 90s I specialized in 84 donruss. Still had most of a 5k box lying around and spent a couple hours culling for the best. Forgot how horrible centering was on these. Anyway, sent in 21:

181 1 15408978 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 20 BILL MADLOCK DIAMOND KINGS-STEEL Card US
182 1 15408979 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 40 MIKE FUENTES Card US
183 1 15408980 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 81 TOM FOLEY Card US
184 1 15408981 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 DONRUSS 89 ED ROMERO Card US
185 1 15408982 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 127 ED JURAK Card US
186 1 15408983 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 137 BO DIAZ Card US
187 1 15408984 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 157 BRYAN LITTLE Card US
188 1 15408985 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 166 LEE MAZZILLI Card US
189 1 15408986 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 168 BOB FORSCH Card US
190 1 15408987 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 186 TONY PENA Card US
191 1 15408988 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 234 JUAN BONILLA Card US
192 1 15408989 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 245 TIM STODDARD Card US
193 1 15408990 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 277 BUTCH DAVIS Card US
194 1 15408991 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 468 GEORGE VUKOVICH Card US
195 1 15408992 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 487 BRUCE BERENYI Card US
196 1 15408993 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 515 BILL SCHROEDER Card US
197 1 15408994 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1984 DONRUSS 525 GEORGE WRIGHT Card US
198 1 15408995 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 526 DENNIS LAMP Card US
199 1 15408996 MINT 9 ST 1984 DONRUSS 529 RON REED Card US
200 1 15408997 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 545 KIKO GARCIA Card US
201 1 15408998 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 546 VANCE LAW Card US

Spahnfan · August 9, 2008 2:14PM

You got 10's on 1/3 of the cards. That is not bad. A few lower pops also, nice job.

MiniDuff · August 9, 2008 3:21PM

Thanks. That was a once in a lifetime shot though unless I expand my subs into much more common 10s. Keeping up with my main addiction (minis) means I wont be building an 84d set anytime soon, no matter how much I liked the set, then and now.

Spahnfan · August 9, 2008 3:51PM

Are you wanting to sell any of these cards? I am interested in a few. Particularly #127, 186, and 468. Turn on your PM and I will send you a message.

MiniDuff · August 10, 2008 12:53AM

Done, never knew you had to turn it on. :-)

Spahnfan · August 10, 2008 1:21PM

PM sent.

MiniDuff · August 15, 2008 1:26PM

Ebay Spam

For anyone interested, I just listed each of the PSA 10s:
127 Jurak
137 Diaz
166 Mazzilli
186 Pena
245 Stoddard
468 Vukovich
515 Schroeder

As well as the psa 9 545 Kiko Garcia and 546 Vance Law

BrentR · August 31, 2008 12:03PM

Just went off on ebay, Pop 4 - $260, Pop 3 - $295, Pop 2 - $305, and Pop 1 - $560 ! Over $1400 on 4 cards! Wow, Pop 4's are going for more that 1's ever used to approach. Then again, Upsala bought all 4

Piman58 · August 31, 2008 12:24PM

Also note that pjpmint spent almost $780 on two cards with pops 3 and 4. I need to take another look at my raw 84 Donruss for any more possible additions to Upsala's or pjpmint's collections.

alnavman · August 31, 2008 9:20PM

<< Just went off on ebay, Pop 4 - $260, Pop 3 - $295, Pop 2 - $305, and Pop 1 - $560 ! Over $1400 on 4 cards! Wow, Pop 4's are going for more that 1's ever used to approach. Then again, Upsala bought all 4 >>

having been a former collector of this set it amazes me the prices that are being paid. Guess I'll have to go back thru the cards I have left to see if any are worthy for grading that are low pops....

ralstonpurina · September 1, 2008 8:28AM

Hey guys... I'm back. A couple years, a divorce, a bad injury, and a career change... I'll be submitting and sharing scans soon.

Maybe I can pull a couple low pops. Is the Milke Staton still 2 of 2? Tough card, I got both 10s on the same sub. One went to another 84 junky (I thing Bug), the other sits in my stash. heres to lots of 10's and low pop 9s. I'll check in soon.

Late1970sTopps · September 1, 2008 9:07AM

Here is some more eBay spam. I decided to sell off my unregistered 1984 Donruss set and put up 24-10's and 1-9 yesterday. I will put the rest up next week. I have some more difficult cards including:

#76 Chuck Rainey 1/7 (Cubs)
#165 Rick Camp 1/4 (Braves)
#359 Bob McClure 1/10 (Brewers)

You can check out everything using this link:

Link To Auctions

Thanks for looking and good luck on your sets!

Frank

RedRomad275 · September 11, 2008 11:38PM

Hey fellas,
I'm looking for a 84 Donruss Tony Perez in a PSA 9 but prefer a 10. If any one has one available please drop me a PM or email direct to thereders@embarqmail.com.
Thanks

Red

Late1970sTopps · September 17, 2008 11:11PM

I have the following 1984 Donruss PSA 10's available for $10 each or $260 for the lot of 30 cards. This price includes shipping with delivery confirmation. If you are interested or have any questions, you can PM me or e-mail me at fesmith68@yahoo.com.

#5 Checklist 443-546
#84 Bob Lillis – Astros
#95 Onix Concepcion – Royals
#98 Frank Tanana – Rangers
#102 Tom Brennan – Indians
#110 Joe Niekro – Astros
#126 John Montefusco – Yankees
#158 Bob Boone – Angels
#255 Andy Hassler – Angels
#265 Brad Wellman – Giants
#275 Jose Morales – Dodgers
#340 Tim Conroy – A's
#341 Scott Sanderson – Expos
#349 Larry Herndon – Tigers
#356 Luis Salazar – Padres
#392 Gary Roenicke – Orioles
#408 Dann Bilardello – Reds
#410 Kent Tekulve – Pirates
#424 Britt Burns – White Sox
#506 Joe Price – Reds
#508 Marvell Wynne – Pirates
#559 Barry Bonnell – Blue Jays
#585 Storm Davis – Orioles
#608 Richard Barnes – Indians
#610 Ken Singleton – Orioles
#614 Reid Nichols – Red Sox
#640 Walt Terrell – Mets
#641 Denny Walling – Astros
#642 Dave Anderson – Dodgers

ArnyVee · September 21, 2008 9:38PM

PM sent Late1970sTopps

Piman58 · September 22, 2008 1:13AM

Pm sent

NamesJay · October 18, 2008 11:18AM

I have a Jose Morales #275 PSA 10 that I would like to trade for another PSA 10 from the same set.

Let me know if you're interested.

I only have a handful of cards, so I'm open to basically any card for trade.

Spahnfan · October 21, 2008 1:25PM

Namesjay, I already have the card otherwise I would be happy to trade with you. Are you working on the set? If so, are you trying to do the set in all 10's or 9 or better, or some other mix?

Spahnfan · October 21, 2008 1:35PM

Received a new sub back from PSA. Here are some scans of some of the lower pops. Thought you might enjoy.

BugOnTheRug · October 22, 2008 5:04AM

Spahnfan,

Congrats on the grades. Those last two, Moreno and Fitz made my jaw drop. I can't tell you how much raw I went thru looking for decent ones to submit for 10-land. Major accomplishment IMO.

Bill

NamesJay · October 22, 2008 9:18AM

Hi,

Just starting on my set, and am looking at PSA 10 cards only.

Thanks!
Jay

lsutigers1973 · October 23, 2008 5:19AM

I have a PSA 10 Ken Schrom just back from PSA that I would like to sell or trade for 1983 Donruss PSA 10.

BrentR · October 23, 2008 10:29AM

WOW Spahnny! That is insane! Moreno 10? Good grief. I can't imagine how many cards you went through to find these beauties. Congrats!

Spahnfan · October 23, 2008 3:28PM

Thank you guys. Bug, I remember you saying that the Moreno card is the toughest(or at least one of the real toughies) in your opinion in the set. I did go through a lot of cards to finally get Moreno in a 10. I was curious how many of Fitzgerald and Moreno I have submitted.

I have submitted 5 Fitzgerald cards and received two 8's, two 9's and one 10.
I have submitted 9 Moreno cards and received one 8, six 9's and one 10. So six of the ten 9's in the pop report are my submissions.

Yes, Brent, I have gone through a lot of sets and wax packs to get these 10's. Probably too many. But so have you and Arny and the others that have built most of their set by submitting their own cards. The hunt is fun, a little frustrating and a little costly. But, hey, I have wasted a lot of money in other ways and have nothing to show for it.

nam812 · October 25, 2008 12:55AM

Has anyone else noticed that the PSA 10 population for this set has recently increased pretty drastically?

BrentR · October 25, 2008 1:57AM

Yes, there have been a ton of submissions since the prices got crazy on ebay. A couple of cases got busted and we knew that was coming. But a lot of renewed interest in the set is fun.

Spahnfan · October 25, 2008 11:43AM

It is still amazing that some of the one and two pops have not had any new ones added.

lsutigers1973 · October 26, 2008 11:40AM

OK, please save me some time and let me know which low pop commons, semis or stars I should look for. I have a few boxes to bust soon and would like to know as I am busting.

Piman58 · October 27, 2008 1:23AM

<< OK, please save me some time and let me know which low pop commons, semis or stars I should look for. I have a few boxes to bust soon and would like to know as I am busting. >>

I will send you a list in exchange for one of your boxes.

On a serious note, I will send you the list tonight when I am home.

lsutigers1973 · October 27, 2008 10:31PM

Thanks for the list.

BrentR · October 29, 2008 9:56AM

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BrentR · October 29, 2008 9:58AM

It cost me $225, but I finally scored The Kittle Steel DK in a 10, which means all 689 cards in 9 or 10! And I beat Upsala to boot

Spahnfan · November 1, 2008 10:50AM

I was wondering how long it was going to take you to catch up with me. Seriously, congratulations. You have a teriffic set. Hard to believe anyone could build one better.

Also, I will be sending you a PM shortly.

hammered · November 1, 2008 1:34PM

Is anyone interested? I plan to list #447 Power psa 10 tomorrow night on ebay but thought I'd make it available to registry members first. PM me if interested. I will also be listing #32 Fernandez psa 10, #111 Carlton psa 10 and #436 Castillo psa 10 tomorrow night.

BrentR · November 2, 2008 8:43AM

Thanks Spahnny! With a few more subs like that, you may beat me! I responded to your PM.

Spahnfan · November 4, 2008 12:40PM

PM back at you.

Stingray · November 4, 2008 8:26PM

<< Is anyone interested? I plan to list #447 Power psa 10 tomorrow night on ebay but thought I'd make it available to registry members first. PM me if interested. I will also be listing #32 Fernandez psa 10, #111 Carlton psa 10 and #436 Castillo psa 10 tomorrow night. >>

That Power card seems to be going well for you, wonder where it will end up at??

BrentR · November 5, 2008 3:23AM

Spahnny, PM sent. Hammered, your PM wasn't on.

BugOnTheRug · November 5, 2008 6:30AM

A centered Power is one tough sombeech.

hammered · November 6, 2008 12:08AM

Sorry - forgot to turn on my pm a couple days ago. Was wondering if you guys on this thread usually stay away from ebay for 10s, are those ebay prices too high?
I just broke open three wax boxes and two factory sets. Both sets were mostly O/C and both had horrible reverse centering. One wax box had loads of miscuts and two wax boxes were very good, although I got just one Mattingly in all three boxes (9 quality). I do have several more cards going in with a new sub, I tried to focus on lower pop cards. Nothing like a pop 2, but I will hopefully have a few pop 3s, 4s and 5s (fingers crossed). A Brenley, for one.

BrentR · November 6, 2008 3:12AM

Cool, Hammered. Keep us posted. I would have made a fair offer for the pop 2, but that's ok. I do buy off ebay when needed, but we try to keep Upsala from snatching up all the good cards with his neverending deep pockets.

Spahnfan · November 7, 2008 2:20PM

Brent, I am having some issue with sending PM's. As soon as I get that cleared up, I will get back to you.

BrentR · November 9, 2008 11:57PM

Ok Spahnny, PM and payment sent. Thanks

fcpowell · November 23, 2008 2:50PM

Grades back -here are the 10's -

1 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 320 MIKE PROLY
2 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 323 MAX VENABLE
3 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 314 GARY GAETTI
4 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 287 GENE GARBER
5 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 286 ALEX TREVINO
6 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 284 TIM LOLLAR
7 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 278 TONY PHILLIPS
8 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 595 BOB BAILOR
9 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 627 MATT KEOUGH
10 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 626 RUDY MAY
11 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 625 RUNNIN' REDS
12 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 619 BOB STODDARD
13 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 651 SAN DIEGO CHICKEN
14 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 591 GEORGE FRAZIER
15 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 567 JEFF LEONARD
16 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 516 AURELIO LOPEZ
17 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 104 STEVE SAX
18 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 99 CURT WILKERSON
19 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 88 JOE ALTOBELLI
20 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 66 DALE MURPHY
21 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 467 BILL ALMON

Farmkidd · November 23, 2008 8:46PM

Hello '84 Donnies,
I have browsed your thread and find it very interesting and it conjured up a question in my head. If you bought an unopened box of mid eighties cards, opened up one hundred cards, put everyone into a penny sleeve and card saver, submitted them the very next day to PSA. What would you expect to get back PSA Grade-wise. Make the assumption that the cards are all well-centered and don't submit the gum stained cards. I am thinking of starting a mid-eighties set, maybe '86 Fleer (first pack of cards I ever bought) or '86 Topps.

Thanks,

BugOnTheRug · November 24, 2008 12:34AM

<< Make the assumption that the cards are all well-centered >>

Major first mistake.

<< If you bought an unopened box of mid eighties cards, >>

Packs could all have razor corners, or dinged corners depending on the handling of them. By the time a case-fresh box arrives at your door it could very well be considered a ding-fresh box. (not to be confused with ding-free)

Grades as you've suggested? Figure maybe a 10 here or there, but probably plenty of 5's - 8's.

BOTR

Alfonz24 · November 24, 2008 12:38AM

<< don't submit the gum stained cards. I am thinking of starting a mid-eighties set, maybe '86 Fleer (first pack of cards I ever bought) or '86 Topps.

Thanks, >>

Donruss had puzzle pieces and Fleer had stickers. So no gum stains, but some wax stains on the back of some cards.

Farmkidd · November 24, 2008 3:21AM

Bug and Alf,
Thanks for the information. Wow, you've made me relook a perception I had about mid and late '80s cards, I figured there were so few collectors for these generations for only a couple reasons 1)age of collectors had not reached the point that nastalgia and/or extra money meet, 2) So much product made it them uninteresting and unchallenging. Now I need to reconsider point #2 and consider that those sets are quite daunting due to size, and challenging due to high percentage of factory-imperfect cards.
I am still interested in some of the other challenges that others have faced being a collector of '80s sets (graded or otherwise). '88 and '89 were probably the years that the highest percentage of my allowance went to cards.

fcpowell · November 28, 2008 9:24AM

WTB: Low POP PSA 10 cards of this set.
By low pop, I mean 10 or less please.
Interested in any available.
Send PM with any cards and price offers.

1984 Donruss Baseball - the unofficial but legal thread

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