Card Values That Flew South for the Winter and Never Returned!

Stone193

We have talked about this before...but has anyone looked thru stuff and found something that used to be hotter than Britney Spears' shorts only to have it worth...well, much like these: 91-2UD BKB.



I'm digging up some cards for a fellow board member and I found these - the Jerry West Set was in high demand, the holo's were hard to find at one point - especially the Jordan - and the Mutumbo and Johnson sold out everytime our shop got them in!

So what have ya got?

jayhawke

I have a few opened boxes of 91-92 UD basketball.

I have a lot of 1990 Score hockey, the american and french version. At the time, Lindros was the most expensive card in the set. I remember dealers saying the production was suppose to be as limited as 1989 Score football. That was a lie.

RipublicaninMass

89-90 hoops DAvid Robinson SP


I bought about 15 of these things, and box after box of hoops one....Definately a nice card though

Skybox series one and two, just simply super overproduced. UNopened boxes of series one were 40 bucks, now they are less than 5 bucks


1990 score traded Eric Lindros Baseball card.

gosteelers

Fleer BKB Stickers/Rookie Sensations (90-91?), 1990 Upper Deck Baseball...The list goes on and on...

ctsoxfan

I remember chasing that Hoops Robinson card, too - I still have some sealed packs with Robinson clearly showing either on the front or the back, and I thought those would be worth a few dollars someday...maybe, 100 years from now.

gosteelers

ctsox,
How about the Pistons card from that set? Wasn't that red hot at one time?

Mark

Stone193

I paid 125$ for a box of 1991T Stadium Club with the Thomas series. Box goes for? 15$?

Have 92F Ultra - got at Sams for 46$? Now? 15$?

92T Stadium Club - all series - 55$? Now? 15? Less?

ctsoxfan

<< <i>ctsox,
How about the Pistons card from that set? Wasn't that red hot at one time?

Mark >>



Yes, it was! If memory serves, you had to mail away to get one...my girlfriend at the time was into cards along with me, so she sent in for a couple which I still have somewhere...it was a SP within that set.

fiveniner

How about reverse negatives 1982 Donruss Phil Garner or mispelled Trammel?

theczar

how about the 1990 UD Ben McDonald "Error Card"
what a coincidence that a top rookie pick also has an error card. help me out is mcdonald a first ballot hall-of-famer?

i have done so many stupid things in the card world, but nothing takes the cake like paying $500 for that 1990 hi number french UD box.
i want to open it, but much like charlie brown waiting for the great pumpkin to rise on halloween, somehow i believe that one day i will get my money back on it.

frankhardy

How about the 88 Donruss Gregg Jefferies?

sandmanfromlv

89 UD Jerome Walton

sandmanfromlv

TSC Beam Team Shaq RC and Jordan Beam Team

timc67

1991 Upper Deck Todd Van Poppel. This guy was supposed to be the "next" Nolan Ryan...yeah right! You can probably get this card now for a penny.

brumbach

I must confess that I have started to re-collect a lot of these cards. They are my nostalgia, they are my Mantles in the bike spokes so to speak. I have recently picked up the 1989 Fleer Jeff Treadway error, 1992 Brien Taylor #793 autograph, 1992 Action Packed Neon Deion Sanders, and a 1984 Nestle and OPC Mattingly. I have pulled out and consider such cards as 1988 Donruss Jefferies as part of my collection. The 1991 Stadium Club Frank Thomas and Ken Griffey are still two of all-time favorite cards.

I look at them kind of like the prom queen at the high school reunion. Rarely do they look as good as they once did, but you still look at them and remember what they once were. Because by that point it's all most of them have going for themselves. And then there's the 1984 Fleer Update Clemens, still the hot one after all of these years.





Love that first Upper Deck basketball set, especially the Mutumbo and Larry Johnson in their draft day suits.

RipublicaninMass

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<< <i>ctsox,
How about the Pistons card from that set? Wasn't that red hot at one time?

Mark >>



Yes, it was! If memory serves, you had to mail away to get one...my girlfriend at the time was into cards along with me, so she sent in for a couple which I still have somewhere...it was a SP within that set. >>



I just gave Lothar a complete set (89-90 hoops)with the piston's card! Shows how much it has declined cause...I don't even like Lothar

....j/k

ctsoxfan

Don't worry - I think the Pistons card today is worth only a few bucks...maybe!

digicat

If you collected in 1989, then you'd understand....

JackWESQ

I don't have access to the PSA population report, but maybe someone could tell me the report on the 1988
Donruss Greg Jefferies. Back in the day, I remember chasing this card. I eventually got a couple after opening
countless boxes. I would love to obtain this card in a PSA 10 for pure nostalgia. Of course, maybe this card
doesn't even exist; maybe PSA 9? I've yet to see this card on ebay in any grade.

/s/ JackWESQ

pandrews

brumbach, thats an awesome collection!.. ive often thought about going after these types of cards in PSA 9.. strictly for the "nostalgia" purposes, as you said..

Courvoisier

Playa, I still love that set... no matter what the book says, those cards are still groovy.

brianwintersfan

<< <i>I don't have access to the PSA population report, but maybe someone could tell me the report on the 1988 >>



Don't see any that have been graded.

sandmanfromlv

brumbach...AWESOME, I remember that RS Fleer Thomas being so rare back in the day....man, just started singing "Memories...." to myself...

Ah Brien Taylor, I traded the unauto TSC and a NM 74 Ryan for a 1980 WBTV Ripken...what a trade (for me...not my buddy)

felix76

Hey guys,

What's the error on the 89 Treadway? I don't think I've ever heard of that one.

brumbach

Thanks for the replies, I've only started doing this in the last few months but it is fun stuff. I kind of have my own Top 200 cards thing going on in my head.

The 1989 Fleer Treadway error is the blue target looking thing above Jeff's head. I don't know the story behind why or how the printer's mark got there, but some of these got out. Still pricey today, they sell for $40-80 depending. I saw this one for a $45 BIN on a free BIN listing day after it had ended and ended up paying close to $80 when it was relisted as a regular auction.

1989 Upper Deck Dale Murphy, Pro-Set William Perry, and 1988 Topps white letter Comstock are next on my list.

Goodsport40

Digi: Awsome 89 Upper Deck cards. I completely understand!

Stone: I remember seeing 91 Stadium Club at a local show shortly after release. It was-gasp-$3.00 a pack! I thought the dealer was out of his mind!

Brumbach: Great stuff! The 80's material is, IMO, a great value and tons of fun to rediscover. Great packs to rip, as well. I have some 81 and 86 racks on the way from BBCE. Can't wait!

Great posts, everyone.

Robert

felix76

Yeah I can see it now. Thanks for pointing that out.

Really neat.

Stone193

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<< <i>ctsox,
How about the Pistons card from that set? Wasn't that red hot at one time?

Mark >>



Yes, it was! If memory serves, you had to mail away to get one...my girlfriend at the time was into cards along with me, so she sent in for a couple which I still have somewhere...it was a SP within that set. >>



I just gave Lothar a complete set (89-90 hoops)with the piston's card! Shows how much it has declined cause...I don't even like Lothar

....j/k >>

RedHeart54

The 1989 Pro Set Perry reminded me of other infamous Pro Set "rarities" including the 1990 Jeff George promo set and 1990 Eric Dickerson Pro Bowl card that "wasn't supposed to be released" because of a contract dispute he had with Pro Set.

I remember that Treadway error but had no idea it was priced that high. I'll have to look through my singles.

Man, who would have thought all that crap from the early 1990s would have become so worthless? I think I got rid of my '89 Hoops boxes in time but I know I took a major bath on Sky Box. Got in too deep on 1990 Score hockey. Those Upper Deck "Heroes" sets? Don't even ask. (Remember the header card was always the most sought after?) Fortunately I didn't get into the baseball Rookie Sensations but I sure have a 1990 Fleer basketball cello with the Robinson on the back.

I have multiple 1990s sets up on ebay right now with $0.99 openers just to get rid of them. If I don't sell them they'll go to a dealer who will give them away for me.

Stone193

Anyone remember running all over town picking up the the 92UD BB "jumbo" packs for the Homerun Heroes?

The set was booking at about 60 bucks when hot. Now? A few bucks?

mike

pandrews

<< <i>Anyone remember running all over town picking up the the 92UD BB "jumbo" packs for the Homerun Heroes?

The set was booking at about 60 bucks when hot. Now? A few bucks?

mike >>



i do.. they were in a orangish-color square box, right?

RipublicaninMass

YUP^^^

sandmanfromlv

my friend was so Po'd when I pulled a Frank Thomas he wouldn't talk to me for a week....now we laugh over it....still have the card...

Stone193

<< <i>my friend was so Po'd when I pulled a Frank Thomas he wouldn't talk to me for a week....now we laugh over it....still have the card... >>


Wasn't that #8 of the set?

mike

pandrews

how about the "Silver Sluggers"..

sandmanfromlv

sandmanfromlv

Stingray

Boy do I feel that we were all suckered in back then. Thinking that this stuff was low production, only to have them open the flood gates. 1991 UD Football, 1990 Score Football. After 1989 Score being so expensive, I thought that 1990 would be the same, wrong.


Stingray

Stingray

Oops, double post!

brumbach

I remember all of that. I remember the 3/$10 1991 Stadium Club series I packs, going to McDonald's to get the series II packs. People chasing after Domino's delivery guys for the Upper Deck football cards. Going into supermarkets looking for the 1992 Fleer cello packs, the 1992 Upper Deck football "Hot Packs" with the inserts with gold holograms. Klingler, Emtman, Marinovich, Dan McGwire. 1993 Score football is still one of my all time favorite sets, love the Grid Iron Greats inserts. Those were good times.

Stone193

<< <i>how about the "Silver Sluggers".. >>


Same thing Perry - they were from the 91UD set right?

I didn't do that set.

mike

Stone193

Around 1990 - the card industry gross went over a BILLION dollars.

It dropped, dropped and dropped. Their response? Produce more and more crap to try and sucker people into more spending. Didn't work.

Then they tried the expensive packs with the high end autos. Did this work? I don't think so.

So now, we're down to 2 companies producing BB this year...prediction? Quien sabe?

It's always going to be a collector's nature to try and corner the market - the frustration of too much product - variety and over-production killed the golden goose - now they need a "golden child" to save them.

The "Golden Child" will be high quality product, not over produced, fair pricing and perceived value in the product.

Just some idea
mike

WinPitcher

i wish topps just kept selling what they had always sold. no shiny crap. gum and nice cards on card stock.

had they did that the stuff would be a true collectable today.


jmo


steve

alnavman

How about the first year Upper Deck football came out....I remember those boxes were like $70-75 each...and lucky me bought a case that I think you could probably get about $70-75 now for the whole case, even though it does have the Favre card in it......I remember seeing boxes at a show for $3 a piece!

alnavman

Had to add these scans...I think this is the Pistons card someone mentioned....as you can see I even had it in a screwdown since it was so valuable at one time.....