Looking for info on 1988 Notre Dame "Smokey the Bear" cards

Triscuit99

I have some 1988 Notre Dame trading cards with Smokey the Bear on them. I probably received them from my uncle, who worked at ND at the time. I've searched around, but have not been able to find any info on them. Does anyone know more about them (especially what I could get for selling them)?

I took a poor picture of them with my phone.

The cards I have (in the order they appear in the picture):

Anthony Johnson (Junior)
Andy Hech (Senior)
Ned Bolcar (Senior)
Wes Pritchett (Senior)
George Streeter (Senior)
Braxton Banks (Junior)
Mark Green (Senior)
Tom Gorman (Senior)
Ricky Watters (Sophomore)
Lou Holtz

There are also cards for Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, and Women's Tennis.

The cards are dated 1988 and the non-football cards have that sport's 1988-89 schedule on the back. Lou Holtz's card brags, "During his first two years as Head Coach, Hotlz brought the Irish back to the national spotlight with a top 20 final ranking and their first major bowl appearance this decade."

Has anybody seen these before or know more about them?

Thank you!

thenavarro

Hi,
I have seen those from time to time on ebay. I've never actually seen one sell though so I can't help you with market value. One guy had a "set" (he didn't list how many were in the set) up with a $59.99 opening bid and a best offer option, and he didn't get any offers on it. On the 1988 Notre Dame cards that I collect (a different manufacturer), I'll see them listed all the time for varying prices, but you can buy the whole team set for a couple bucks if you find the right sellers.

A good place to contact would be to contact Columbia City Collectibles in Indiana and ask them 260-248-2655 They've always had a ton of oddball regional issues. Keep in mind though that the price they ask for stuff is typically substantially more than what they'd pay.

You might actually have a better chance of selling the cards individually for a few bucks each rather than selling as a set. I know personally, I'd pay $5 for Lou, but wouldn't really be interested in the rest. You could probably find buyers for Watters as well.

Out of curiousity, do you have a women's basketball player named Karen Robinson? If so, would you shoot me a scan, I always kind of liked her. She was fun to play ball with too.

Mike

gregm13

I'd be interested in the football players if you're looking to sell (except Lou since Mike asked before I did). As Mike said, Columbia City Collectibles should be able to help you w/ pricing.

Rgs,

Greg M.