Any of these 89's worth getting graded ??

GrimReaper · March 15, 2007 3:24PM

Or is there any value in them at all ? More to come tomorrow for advice . Thanks !

yankeeno7 · March 15, 2007 3:27PM

They are 89's and unless you are shooting for 10s then no, not a good investment. Of course if you want them slabbed for your own collection then it doesnt matter much.

GrimReaper · March 15, 2007 3:34PM

<< They are 89's and unless you are shooting for 10s then no, not a good investment. Of course if you want them slabbed for your own collection then it doesnt matter much. >>

Edited for the , um , well , 88 part

I don't do much collecting anymore , just thinking about getting rid of all of what I have . Didn't know if they were grading or not , there are maybe a quite a few 9's 10's in what I have . Just curious .

Stingray · March 15, 2007 8:56PM

Even if you did get them graded, unless you did it under a $5 special, you would not probably end up breaking even, if they came back 10s. Would not even take a chance on grading any common cards.

GrimReaper · March 15, 2007 11:24PM

Well I guess I could put them in groups and see what they do here .

larryallen73 · March 15, 2007 11:37PM

They are worthless. Grade them if you want to keep them. Do not bother grading for a profit. You will lose money. I would just donate them to your favorite local charity and move on. Just my 2 cents.

Estil · March 16, 2007 1:02AM

There's plenty of value to those cards; it's one of my favorite sets. As for grading, well, maybe if they were Tiffanys but not regulars. Save that grading money and buy yourself a nice 1989 Topps factory set instead.

Stingray · March 16, 2007 1:13AM

<< There's plenty of value to those cards; it's one of my favorite sets. As for grading, well, maybe if they were Tiffanys but not regulars. Save that grading money and buy yourself a nice 1989 Topps factory set instead.

>>

Money value or sentimental value??

Estil · March 16, 2007 2:07AM

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<< There's plenty of value to those cards; it's one of my favorite sets. As for grading, well, maybe if they were Tiffanys but not regulars. Save that grading money and buy yourself a nice 1989 Topps factory set instead.

>>

Money value or sentimental value?? >>

I guess sentimental mostly. 1989 Donruss and 1989 Topps were the first baseball card packs I ever got (I was nine years old at the time). And I like the design of both sets.

Stingray · March 16, 2007 2:10AM

Oh, your just a young one.

I was buying packs of 1975s when I was 9 years old.

Though I do like the 89 Donruss, the 89 Topps never did much for me.

Estil · March 16, 2007 2:14AM

<< Oh, your just a young one.

I was buying packs of 1975s when I was 9 years old.

Though I do like the 89 Donruss, the 89 Topps never did much for me. >>

Yes, and I turn 27 in just six days.

Stingray · March 16, 2007 2:18AM

<< 

<< Oh, your just a young one.

I was buying packs of 1975s when I was 9 years old.

Though I do like the 89 Donruss, the 89 Topps never did much for me. >>

Yes, and I turn 27 in just six days. >>

13 more years and you will catch up!! Oh crap, that will make me 13 years older!!

BobaFett72 · March 16, 2007 2:36AM

lol i have about 10,000 1989 topps in my basement...if i could recycle them into something useful; i would, occasionally i stuff them into stacks of old lottery tickets (to fatten em up) and the lottery has a recycling program that pays you one new ticket for 25 old ones. I do stacks of 250 tickets, (really about 200) and fatten em up with crappy overproduced baseball cards

Mefer · March 16, 2007 2:36AM

My preference would be to just donate. In my seemingly never ending quest to thin out my collection and gain greater focus, I just donated 70,000 cards to my local Boys and Girls Club. The Club, and the kids that were there, seemed absolutely thrilled. I am glad to see they are going to good use instead of being stacked in my closet.

digicat · March 16, 2007 2:43AM

As a few others have said, unless you're 100% sure they'll get 10s, it's not worth the trouble if you want to sell them.

Sometimes player collectors will pay high for PSA 10s. For example, just doing a quick search on Ebay...

1989 Topps Mike Schmidt PSA 10 = $53
1989 Topps Craig Biggio PSA 10 = $47
1989 Topps Nolan Ryan PSA 10 = $41
1989 Topps Greg Maddux PSA 10 = $21

GrimReaper · March 16, 2007 3:36AM

Well I probably won't get them graded , but are they worth offering up here ? Oh and I also have a few of those 89' Donruss too .

larryallen73 · March 16, 2007 3:42AM

but are they worth offering up here ? Oh and I also have a few of those 89' Donruss too .

I think most of us wouldn't pay the postage to ship them even if you offered them for free. Maybe that one youngster up above would but not too many others.

I recently had an unopned 1989 Topps factory set that my mother in law gave me after winning it at some silent auction. I didn't even break the shrink rap and just gave it to Goodwill! It will probably end up at another silent auction and my mother in law will probably win it again. I guess it has some value to the charity in that case!?

Just worthless (in monetary sense) to me.

GrimReaper · March 16, 2007 3:49AM

So my cards are just worthless

, I just don't know what to do now . I am just crushed , so I guess I'll box them back up an push them back under the bed . I'll pull them back out in another 15-20 years then some of you will want them .

On the other hand how about any Bonds or Ripkens ?

lostdart58 · March 16, 2007 5:37AM

<< I'll pull them back out in another 15-20 years then some of you will want them .

>>

50 years might be better........

Any of these 89's worth getting graded ??

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