Hypothetical question... 1988 Donruss...

digicat

If I were looking for unopened 1988 Donruss material with the best shots for yielding gem cards, which would be the best route to go (besides buying them already slabbed)...

1988 Donruss rack case = $25
6x 1988 Donruss factory sets ($5 each) = $30
1988 Donruss display case (214 wax packs) = $30


Edited to say:
prices are from BBCE's site.

XanaduNow

I'd go with the rack case. There's no tightly wrapped cellophane or wax stains to contend with.

Arthur

onefasttalon

I'd have to agree with XanaduNow... the racks would be the best way to go.
Best of luck, those cards are a B I T C ... well, you get the point.
I've seen most of the GEM MINT examples sell well, even the lesser named stars...

zef204

Rack, for sure.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

Mark me down for rack as well.

80sJunkie

I've got about twenty 88d rack cases if your interested 20 each plus shipping even have some wax display cases at 25 each

digicat

So, how short-printed are the short prints in 88 donruss?

onefasttalon

So, how short-printed are the short prints in 88 donruss?

Hmmmm... good question. I know the Gregg Jeffries is a SP. I remember when that card was the one to get back in the day! ...
Now where's he at? ... I think he's playing Domino's with Todd Van Poppel and Brien Taylor somewhere.

mikeschmidt

<< <i>So, how short-printed are the short prints in 88 donruss? >>



I think the short-prints are approximately a gazillion each with the regular print at a google-gazillion.

digicat

Seriously man, we're talking 88 Donruss here, show some respect!

Comparativly.... How many SPs like Jefferies should I expect vs a non SP like Alomar?

DaBigHurt

I would estimate there are no more than 50-60 SP 1988 Donruss in existence, similiar to the number of T-206 Wagners out there. We have to keep in mind, back in 1988, there were no such thing as speculators and collectors. Most people bought their cards, played with them, tacked them onto their wall, put them into their bicycle spokes and afterwards, their moms would throw them out. When you couple this with the incredibly low print run on 1988 Donruss, it really makes it damn near impossible to find "gem mint 10's" out there for this dark bordered set. If you don't believe me, just take a look at the PSA population report. Their numbers are as low as 1952 Topps, 1914 Cracker Jack or even T204s.

In my humble opinion, 1988 Donruss has the potential to skyrocket in price much like how pre-war cards have increased in value expotentially in the last 3-4 years.

Many of the kids who grew up in the late 1980s playing with their 1988 Donruss are now establishing themselves in the workplace, making a decent living and have disposable income. This generation of doctors, lawyers, engineers, investment bankers and major league baseball players will look towards 1988 as the defining year in their lives - the year Ronald Reagan left office, the year the Dodgers won the World Series behind Orel Hershiser and Kirk Gibson and of course, the year Fox premiered "America's Most Wanted." When these collectors with money want to reconnect with their youth, what better way to reconnect than to obtain GEM MINT 10s from Professional Sports Authenticator?

digicat

<< <i>In my humble opinion, 1988 Donruss has the potential to skyrocket in price much like how pre-war cards have increased in value expotentially in the last 3-4 years. >>



So, you gotta get your pre-gulf-war cards now before they take off....

Get em while they're cold!

jmbkb4

<< <i>I would estimate there are no more than 50-60 SP 1988 Donruss in existence, similiar to the number of T-206 Wagners out there. We have to keep in mind, back in 1988, there were no such thing as speculators and collectors. Most people bought their cards, played with them, tacked them onto their wall, put them into their bicycle spokes and afterwards, their moms would throw them out. When you couple this with the incredibly low print run on 1988 Donruss, it really makes it damn near impossible to find "gem mint 10's" out there for this dark bordered set. If you don't believe me, just take a look at the PSA population report. Their numbers are as low as 1952 Topps, 1914 Cracker Jack or even T204s.

In my humble opinion, 1988 Donruss has the potential to skyrocket in price much like how pre-war cards have increased in value expotentially in the last 3-4 years.

Many of the kids who grew up in the late 1980s playing with their 1988 Donruss are now establishing themselves in the workplace, making a decent living and have disposable income. This generation of doctors, lawyers, engineers, investment bankers and major league baseball players will look towards 1988 as the defining year in their lives - the year Ronald Reagan left office, the year the Dodgers won the World Series behind Orel Hershiser and Kirk Gibson and of course, the year Fox premiered "America's Most Wanted." When these collectors with money want to reconnect with their youth, what better way to reconnect than to obtain GEM MINT 10s from Professional Sports Authenticator? >>



The ramblings of a manic-depressive jealous idiot.

DaBigHurt

<< <i>The ramblings of a manic-depressive jealous idiot. >>



Awww, how cute...I have a stalker!

Shouldn't you be busy protecting your family from imagined threats, you lying little weasel?


/cue Another "NOBODY ASKED BUT OMG I BOUGHT A 1990 TOPPS NNOF THOMAS AND DOUBLE DED MY $$$!!!! I R L33T!!!one" from dimwit JMB over here

Estil

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<< <i>In my humble opinion, 1988 Donruss has the potential to skyrocket in price much like how pre-war cards have increased in value expotentially in the last 3-4 years. >>



So, you gotta get your pre-gulf-war cards now before they take off....

Get em while they're cold! >>



Well, you gotta admit, those 1988 cards are so cheap, they can't really go any further down, you know? But 1988 Donruss just wasn't one of my favorites as far as design goes. Now all the other 1984-89 Donruss sets though, I thought those were quite attractive. But Score is my favorite set from 1988 as far as design goes (love the colorful borders and the deep, deep writeups they did on all the players that would be Score's trademark for several years afterwards).