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If you were given 1 dreamcard. What would it be? With a catch!
TheThrill
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As a baseball card collector, baseball fan, and sports lover in general. I find myself looking at many sports collectibles. Auto's, in all forms. Bats, balls, cards ect.....
But I have alway's loved baseball cards. Started collecting when I was very young. And though it may seem a bit strange. I always took care of them. Even when kids were just throwing them around the playgraound, building card houses, or even drawing horns and beards on the players for fun.
My father and I carefully put sets together. Team sets, and complete sets. Put them in boxes carefully. Took good care of them.
Put them in pages when they first came out.
My first Beckett price guide was in 1988. Since I was in highschool, money wasn't coming out of my A**. So I was shocked to see that some prices were so high. My first storage box of neetly kept cards was 1978 Topps. Great Murrays! Then 79,80, and so on. I will never forget my HUGE box of 1983 Topps. About 2500 cards. At least 5 Gwynn, 5 Sandberg, not as many Boggs though.
I even had a few 86 Fleer basketball packs, already opened, Maybe 3-5 total. Mangled Barkley, Ewing, Malone, Bird, Wilkins, and a few others. Trashed, but still cool.
Anyway, to make a long story short. I often think to myself. If I were to have 1 and only 1 choice for Any card in Any condition. Graded or ungraded. What would it be?
And the catch is. YOU CAN NEVER SELL IT. NEVER. This would ensure you were picking something of value other than money.
In other words, picking a PSA 10 1952 Topps Mantle to sell it for a ton of $$$$ to buy all the stuff you want is OUT!
So.... If you care to coment, please do.
What card. What condition or grade if any. It does not have to be graded. Would you choose a 1952 Topps pack. Knowing it had a Mantle? Never seen by ANYONE since it was made? Waiting just for you. Or would you just choose a PSA 10 Mantle rookie? Ruth? Honus? Or would it be a Montana rookie, pulled fresh from an untouched pack? Maybe a Tony Mandrich rookie! Just kidding!
What is YOUR dream?
I can Honestly say that $$$$$ aside, I would choose a PSA 10 Gem Mint 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie. Favorite player, Favorite team. That is one thing that has never changed. And never will. I have to add a 2nd choice. My father LOVED Mantle. So if I had a backup choice it would be a 52 Topps Mantle. Reminds me of him.
But I have alway's loved baseball cards. Started collecting when I was very young. And though it may seem a bit strange. I always took care of them. Even when kids were just throwing them around the playgraound, building card houses, or even drawing horns and beards on the players for fun.
My father and I carefully put sets together. Team sets, and complete sets. Put them in boxes carefully. Took good care of them.
Put them in pages when they first came out.
My first Beckett price guide was in 1988. Since I was in highschool, money wasn't coming out of my A**. So I was shocked to see that some prices were so high. My first storage box of neetly kept cards was 1978 Topps. Great Murrays! Then 79,80, and so on. I will never forget my HUGE box of 1983 Topps. About 2500 cards. At least 5 Gwynn, 5 Sandberg, not as many Boggs though.
I even had a few 86 Fleer basketball packs, already opened, Maybe 3-5 total. Mangled Barkley, Ewing, Malone, Bird, Wilkins, and a few others. Trashed, but still cool.
Anyway, to make a long story short. I often think to myself. If I were to have 1 and only 1 choice for Any card in Any condition. Graded or ungraded. What would it be?
And the catch is. YOU CAN NEVER SELL IT. NEVER. This would ensure you were picking something of value other than money.
In other words, picking a PSA 10 1952 Topps Mantle to sell it for a ton of $$$$ to buy all the stuff you want is OUT!
So.... If you care to coment, please do.
What card. What condition or grade if any. It does not have to be graded. Would you choose a 1952 Topps pack. Knowing it had a Mantle? Never seen by ANYONE since it was made? Waiting just for you. Or would you just choose a PSA 10 Mantle rookie? Ruth? Honus? Or would it be a Montana rookie, pulled fresh from an untouched pack? Maybe a Tony Mandrich rookie! Just kidding!
What is YOUR dream?
I can Honestly say that $$$$$ aside, I would choose a PSA 10 Gem Mint 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie. Favorite player, Favorite team. That is one thing that has never changed. And never will. I have to add a 2nd choice. My father LOVED Mantle. So if I had a backup choice it would be a 52 Topps Mantle. Reminds me of him.
Man I miss the 80's!!!
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No need to be greedy
Yes, I collect shiny modern crap
All your Shaq are belong to me
I've seen one but never seen one for sale. Don't even care if it's torn in half and taped back together. That's the card I would pick.
Shane
Peace...
I'm even considering taking some of my annual bonus to buy one this winter.
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<< <i>I've mentioned this before but I think it fits with this thread as well. The card that fits this description for me growing up was a 1982 Topps rookie card of Cal Ripken, Jr. The card for as long as I could remember booked $75, which would take forever to get on my allowance. A local dealer and good friend had a pair of them in his display case and I always did my best to acquire a copy. One day my mom surprised me with a box of cards that she had bought. With her permission, I immediately took it to him and he traded me the Ripken rookie. The card is still in the same case it was in some 15+ years ago. I still remember the thrill of owning that card at that age. I have since acquired more valuable pieces of memorabilia, but that card will always be the most special. >>
Great story man! That's awesome.
Shane
<< <i>1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie PSA 8 >>
Another fantastic choice!!
I love hearing about the choices we make and why?
That is what collecting is all about to me.
And YES..... The 33 Ruth is TOTALLY AWESOME looking!!! That IS a baseball card!!!
In all honesty pulling my card from a pack would be a dream of a lifetime. But I know how badly those things were centered in almost every pull. The excitement would wear thin the next day if it were a miscut!!!!!
So I just skipped right to the end.
Since it was a DREAM pull, I chose PSA 10 of course. I figure with all the setbacks in life. If I was Given a DREAM pull, I would go straight for the top!
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<< <i>Probably a '92 Classic Basketball SP auto of Shaquille O'Neal... the one that books for like $500 or so. It is NOT an easy card to find, so if I ever got it, it would be staying put
Hey bjork73, are talking about about this Shaq card? This one is from my collection.
Way into cool-looking cards. Don't really care about value.
'72 Clemente, '56 Mantle (which I'll inherit one day), '80 Gretzky, '65 Yaz, '73 Aaron, '73 Eller and Namath.
Those just come to mind off the top of my head.
Perhaps I'll begin a cool-looking MeatHook card thread one day.
Football: 1955 Topps All American Four Horsemen signed by all 4 and Grantland Rice
Basketball: PSA Authenticated 1984 Star Michael Jordan signed by Jordan
Hockey: Don't like it, so wouldn't want any of the cards in particular
Football: 1955 Topps All American Four Horsemen signed by all 4 and Grantland Rice
Now that would be way cool!!
LOVE that one. So cool looking!
VERY GOOD CALL!!!
I've done everything I can to track one of these down. Even offering 5-10x going rate for similar cards. No luck - truly my white whale.
2004 Tommie Harris SPX Printing Plate (White Whale will pay top $$$)
1994 SP Football Die Cuts PSA 10s
Genesis 1:1
sarcasm ? whats sarcasm?
one on ebay raw or graded but keep looking ever day.