2007 Card Collecting Thoughts

rjgamer

The last time I bought a box of unopened baseball cards was 1991 (I think, the first year of Fleer Ultra whenever that was). Today, my son is old enough that I thought I would introduce him to card collecting, so I decided we'd try to build a 2007 Topps baseball set together. I started off by buying the 20 pack boxes from the major super stores. After about 6 of these boxes we were able to put togther about 80 - 90% of the first series set. The problem is nearly half of these of the cards have dinged corners. I don't know if it's due to the fact there are are only 6 cards per pack making then susceptible to dings or we were just unlucky. So I decided to buy 2 hobby boxes hoping the 10 cards packs and better packing would produce higher quality cards. Problem is, as I found out, the hobby boxes are nearly impossible to find in local card shops (always sold out when we ge there), and seem to be selling for $100+ per box on eBay. Is this what card collecting has come to in 2007, why is it so hard to find a basic set of cards from a major manufacturer. I don't see how my son could ever get into card collecting as I did when I bought my first pack in 1977 if he'll have to spend all of his allowance just to get a few packs of cards. Luckily I still enjoy collecting to some degree and will spring the extra cash so he can enjoy it as much I did when I was younger. Things have surely changed

yankeeno7

Yup, the simple days of collecting have vanished. It is now what you make of it. Enjoy collecting with your son!

CDsNuts

Card collecting defies logic now. I would have trouble explaining to anyone why they should collect. Here's how the conversation might go:

Me: Who's your favorite player?
Kid: Albert Pujols
Me: OK, well he has around 10,000 different cards, so take your pick.
Kid: Well, I want his best card.
Me: That's gonna run you around $3,000.
Kid: Why so much?
Me: I have no idea.

Lothar52

MantleMarisFordBerra

<< <i>Card collecting defies logic now. I would have trouble explaining to anyone why they should collect. Here's how the conversation might go:

Me: Who's your favorite player?
Kid: Albert Pujols
Me: OK, well he has around 10,000 different cards, so take your pick.
Kid: Well, I want his best card.
Me: That's gonna run you around $3,000.
Kid: Why so much?
Me: I have no idea. >>




Sad but true...

rjgamer

Update: We've decided to build a 2007 Fleer set instead since those cards seem to be a lot more available and reasonably priced. Don't know why the Topps are so hard to get since they'll probably be a dime a dozen by the end of year anyway (???).

AtlFalconsAzDbacks

Hmm, i dont have a problem with the 07 topps, I can just go to wal mart and get a 3 pack of 10 cards. For around 2.97 i think.
Anyway, modern card collecting is insane. I collect steve youngs, and getting every single card of his is a task that will never be accomplished, there is just so much stuff out there. And thats a player that retired 8 years ago. Its not the same game anymore.

storm888

PSA 9 Bush/Mantle/Jeter 2007-TOPPS (white-back).

$37.00 delivered on EBAY, today.

I have not seen any 10s for sale.

Estil

Obviously I'm holding out until the complete sets are out (I might get the 2005 and 2006 Topps Red Sox factory sets at BBCE for my Bostonian wife ). Gotta love those black borders. I will of course, have to probably get the Bush/Mantle/Jeter card bought seperately just like I had to buy a Bill Ripken FF card to go with my 1989 Fleer set (it was from a retail factory set, which only had the boring black box version of Bill Ripken).

fandango

<< <i>Card collecting defies logic now. I would have trouble explaining to anyone why they should collect. Here's how the conversation might go:

Me: Who's your favorite player?
Kid: Albert Pujols
Me: OK, well he has around 10,000 different cards, so take your pick.
Kid: Well, I want his best card.
Me: That's gonna run you around $3,000.
Kid: Why so much?
Me: .............. >>



should have went:

good reply: well kid you cant have his best card yet, you gotta start at the bottom....how bout a mint Upper Deck rookie, its a very nice card and you can get it for about $25...then you can work your way up to the more rare cards as you get older.
Kid: cool, you mean i can have a PUJOLS ROOKIE FOR $20!! let me get my piggy bank....gee mister, i wish someday i could have all pujols' rookies, including the $3,000 one! Thanks for introducing me to the world of Pujols Rookies...

elsnorto

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<< <i>Card collecting defies logic now. I would have trouble explaining to anyone why they should collect. Here's how the conversation might go:

Me: Who's your favorite player?
Kid: Albert Pujols
Me: OK, well he has around 10,000 different cards, so take your pick.
Kid: Well, I want his best card.
Me: That's gonna run you around $3,000.
Kid: Why so much?
Me: .............. >>



should have went:

good reply: well kid you cant have his best card yet, you gotta start at the bottom....how bout a mint Upper Deck rookie, its a very nice card and you can get it for about $25...then you can work your way up to the more rare cards as you get older.
Kid: cool, you mean i can have a PUJOLS ROOKIE FOR $20!! let me get my piggy bank....gee mister, i wish someday i could have all pujols' rookies, including the $3,000 one! Thanks for introducing me to the world of Pujols Rookies... >>




Wow, this kid is going to do well for themselves in the hobby... just starting out and he already cleverly shaved $5.00 off the asking price. I just hope he uses his powers for good instead of evil (see: Gary).