Quite an auction-Some bonfire material

theczar

What would you do with this

digicat

Well....

If you picked it up and didn't have to worry about s/h, sell it for $3 per set at your baseball card shop, and I'm sure it'll sell pretty good. Kids would probably love it. 18 year old baseball cards.

baseballfanatic

<< <i>Well....

If you picked it up and didn't have to worry about s/h, sell it for $3 per set at your baseball card shop, and I'm sure it'll sell pretty good. Kids would probably love it. 18 year old baseball cards. >>



Kids would take one look in a Beckett and opt for an unopened pack of anything instead......

Stone193

Crap the shipping may be higher than the what they're worth!

digicat

<< <i>Kids would take one look in a Beckett and opt for an unopened pack of anything instead...... >>



Perhaps, but it depends on the kids. There are still lots of kids who go for age and quantity over quality.

I showed my nephew some graded cards and he responded "When are you going to open them?"

digicat

The biggest question here is... who would spend the hours required to hand collate 150 sets of 1988 Topps baseball?

Spending an hour collating a set to sell it for $1 seems rediculous.

Even in my most OCD mood, I wouldn't have the focus to do something like this!

TomTim

"The biggest question here is... who would spend the hours required to hand collate 150 sets of 1988 Topps baseball?"

I remember being at a card show in early 1988. I was standing in front of Mr. Mint's table and a guy came by and said something like "How many sets do you want this year?" MM responded: "Topps? Give me a 100." At least I think it was 100; could have been 200. That was the point I realized that there were probably lots of people setting aside hundreds of modern sets for "investment" purposes. That's also when I stopped buying modern stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if there were lots more of these 150-set "finds" lying around.

TT

RipublicaninMass

Christ the GAS would cost more than the price of the cards!

dranoz

This is terrible. What I really need are 150 1988 Donruss sets. Ah, well. So close...

digicat

<< <i>This is terrible. What I really need are 150 1988 Donruss sets. Ah, well. So close... >>



I think those only come in lots of 1500....

theczar

and if that wasn't enough you can get this in the same auction:

A Christmas present worse than a fruitcake

dranoz

<< <i>and if that wasn't enough you can get this in the same auction:

A Christmas present worse than a fruitcake >>



"sooner or later, it will be vintage wax"

I'm thinking "later". Just a feeling, though.

digicat

Heh. For $2 a box, I wouldn't mind picking a few up, but not 98 boxes!

onlyanumber

<< <i>"The biggest question here is... who would spend the hours required to hand collate 150 sets of 1988 Topps baseball?"

I remember being at a card show in early 1988. I was standing in front of Mr. Mint's table and a guy came by and said something like "How many sets do you want this year?" MM responded: "Topps? Give me a 100." At least I think it was 100; could have been 200. That was the point I realized that there were probably lots of people setting aside hundreds of modern sets for "investment" purposes. That's also when I stopped buying modern stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if there were lots more of these 150-set "finds" lying around.

TT >>



I only recently took a match to my 3200 count box of John Mitchell rookies from '88 Topps. Sadly, I think I paid .07 per card back then on the gamble that he was the next great Mets pitcher. I guess it could have been worse.

MantleMarisFordBerra

Wow. I can understand someone who spent the time & money "investing" in this being VERY disillusioned with the hobby. That being said, if I found a '88 T Baseball set for $5 or under, I'd snap it up. And I do mean $5 or under, that's have to cover shipping, et al. otherwise fouggetaboutit. Would be nice to put in a binder & look at from time to time. Those sets get no respect, but if you look at 'em for what they are there's a lot to like.

gemint

Don't remind me. I'm trying to forget that era of card sets ever existed. I still remember eagerly awaiting delivery of my pre-ordered 1988 Topps/Fleer/Donruss sets at $20 each.

XanaduNow

The issues from 1988 catch a lot of flack from people but I always enjoyed the '88 Fleer set. I loved (and still do) the look of those cards as well as the Mark Grace and Walt Weiss double RCs plus Jeffries RC. I think I might pick up a few wax boxes and rip 'em for old times sake. Oddly enough, I actually have an affinity for the '88 Score too. I think '89 is when they all lost me. I don't find any of those issues appealing.

Imagine if you could've gotten '88 wax back then for the prices they go for now? Whatever company manufactures monster boxes would be a Fortune 500.

Arthur

digicat

Heh. I just picked up a rack case of 1988 Score for under $30. Fun stuff. I'm not necessarly motovated to rip through the case in one setting, but I did bust one of the 3 rack boxes last week. I might go after another one tonight. I actually took the time to read the little trivia cards that come in each pack.

Unfortunatly, all (and I mean "all") of the Young SuperStar insert cards in the case have horizontal creases going across the card, right down the middle.

Maybe I'll luck out and find a PSA 10-worthy Glavine.

theczar

Maybe I'll luck out and find a PSA 10-worthy Glavine.

digicat,
that would be my problem. i don't have the heart to throw away any cards into a dumpster regardless of how overproduced and worthless they may be. for me it is easier to buy a psa 10 glavine and be done with it.

i agree a lot of those cards have nice designs and you just have to appreciate them for that. they will always be $5-$10 sets, and that is ok.

digicat

Well, for something cheap like a Glavine rookie, there's a certain aspect of the "thrill of the hunt". I really like the 88 Score set, and get my money's worth in nostalgia when opening the packs. Most of the collection I amassed as a child was weighted more on the 89-92 end, so 88s and earlier are a nice and cheap addition. Besides, I love the idea of "pack fresh" cards in my raw collection. This case break is to feed my OCD need to have multiples of Bo Jacksons, Ron Gants, Will Clarks, Matt Williams, etc, in pack fresh condition, rather than to hunt for cards to grade. However, being that PSA has corrupted my collector's eye, I will inevitably be looking for that gem.

Estil

Wow, who would've thought that cards that are old enough to vote (18 years) can be only worth about $5 a set? But you gotta admit, 1988 Donruss and Topps factory sets would be great party favors or something. The 1989 Topps set isn't worth much more, but it's one of my favorite sets in terms of design and the memories it brings back when I was nine years old and my dad bought me several 1989 Donruss and 1989 Topps packs. And let us not forget about the also dirt cheap 1991 Donruss and the super boring 1991 Fleer sets (worst card design ever, though I still have one to make a complete 1981-92 run of Fleer regardless). Shoot, sometimes the cost of the binder/pages or the shipping on Ebay can be as much or more than the set itself!

On another related note, I'm about to purchase nine (NINE!) out of 12 complete 1994 Fleer insert sets (he didn't have the Lumber Company, Rookie Sensations, or the Tim Salmon 1-12 cards though) for only $83 counting shipping. Not bad when you consider just the Nolan Ryan Smoke 'N Heat card booked for $50 back in 1994. Again, it was around the time I started collecting again and I always thought the mid 90s Fleer and Ultra insert sets were the most interesting (and the regular 1992-94 Ulta set designs are among the best ever IMO). And since older insert sets are dirt cheap now, why not snap them up if you like 'em?

diamondman

I would offer 175.00 and they buy the gasoline and send me a picture of the bon fire and that would reduce the pop on 88 topps and ifin i am still alive in 2188 they might be able to get factory cost on a case of 88 topps which i believe was 180.00 a case for a 20 bx case. PURE GARBAGE BURN IT AND SAVE A TREE THIS WINTER. JUST MOO

brian26

<< <i>Wow. I can understand someone who spent the time & money "investing" in this being VERY disillusioned with the hobby. That being said, if I found a '88 T Baseball set for $5 or under, I'd snap it up. And I do mean $5 or under, that's have to cover shipping, et al. otherwise fouggetaboutit. Would be nice to put in a binder & look at from time to time. Those sets get no respect, but if you look at 'em for what they are there's a lot to like. >>



Agreed 100%. It's worth 5 bucks to be able to look through a binder and basically be taken back in time 20 yrs to see all of those old pictures, uniforms, players...that's what it is all about.

Stone193

<< <i>

<< <i>Wow. I can understand someone who spent the time & money "investing" in this being VERY disillusioned with the hobby. That being said, if I found a '88 T Baseball set for $5 or under, I'd snap it up. And I do mean $5 or under, that's have to cover shipping, et al. otherwise fouggetaboutit. Would be nice to put in a binder & look at from time to time. Those sets get no respect, but if you look at 'em for what they are there's a lot to like. >>



Agreed 100%. It's worth 5 bucks to be able to look through a binder and basically be taken back in time 20 yrs to see all of those old pictures, uniforms, players...that's what it is all about. >>


Brian

Unfortunately I have to go back a bit farther to get that feeling.