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Ever buy sports cards that as a kid you were denied?

brendanb438brendanb438 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭
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Was wondering if anyone else on these boards has ever bought a bunch of packs or cards of something that when you were a kid your mom or dad refused to allow you to buy.

I am about to turn 30 and earlier this week was thinking about how back in 1992/1993 my parents for some reason wouldn't allow me to spend my allowance on basketball cards or hang out at my local card shop which doubled as an arcade.

So I ended up going a little crazy this past week buying a bunch of junk wax from that year. The only box that I received so far was of Fleer Ultra 92/93 Series 2 and it was a really good box. 3 Shaq rookies along with the Shaq all rookie series insert, 3 Michael Jordan NBA Jam Session cards, 3 Alonzo Mourning rookies and 2 or 3 of pretty much every other key rookie.

I spent $27 shipped on this box and what is sad is that unless I land some PSA 10s even with what I opened out of it I came out a loser. image

Will say this it did bring back fun memories of the few packs I managed to sneak and get that year.

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  • YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    I wasn't denied any cards as long as I saved up for them. My parents were glad they knew where I was and that I wasn't hanging out on corners, etc. I did go crazy at one time buying things I couldn't afford as a kid.
  • TheTalkingWalnutTheTalkingWalnut Posts: 444
    Absolutely! My first pack was at my 8th birthday 76 Topps - for whatever reasons, mostly being poor and hungry, I never started or worked on that set. So a couple of years ago at an auction I bought a 76 set for $150 mainly because I could. I'm sure the stars were trimmed or whatever and I don't care one bit. Every once in a while I take the box out and flip through them. There are several biggies who had 76 cards but not 77s, such as Hank Aaron if I remember rightly...
  • mcadamsmcadams Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭
    I couldn't afford to buy Stadium Club back in '91, but I buy it now whenever I see it. I've paid $7 for series 1 boxes over the years. Back in '91, my local shop was charging $6 a pack.
    Successful transactions with: thedutymon, tsalems1, davidpuddy, probstein123, lodibrewfan, gododgersfan, dialj, jwgators, copperjj, larryp, hookem, boopotts, crimsontider, rogermnj, swartz1, Counselor

    Always buying Bobby Cox inserts. PM me.
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Denied as far as couldnt afford them back then? absolutely

    Ryan Rookie, Clemens 84 FU come to mind
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    When I was a kid, my mom wouldn't let me buy wacky packages. She thought they were gross.

    Now I can buy as many wacky packages as I want! What now, Mom?
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    my first collection of cards came from my uncle, tons of vintage 50s & 60s, so i can't recall ever being denied cards, my parents were oblivious.....i dumped the whole collection to a neighbor kid and retained only a fraction of the collection's actual value.

    i still apply the same concept today.
  • mcadamsmcadams Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭
    Itzagonner- Who is that in your photo?
    Successful transactions with: thedutymon, tsalems1, davidpuddy, probstein123, lodibrewfan, gododgersfan, dialj, jwgators, copperjj, larryp, hookem, boopotts, crimsontider, rogermnj, swartz1, Counselor

    Always buying Bobby Cox inserts. PM me.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    image

    Heather Marks.

    pm sent. image
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    I WISH my parents would have denied me from spending most of my paper route money on 1989 Topps packs...
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>image

    Heather Marks.

    pm sent. image >>



    Wow, I didn't realize she was wearing popcorn in that pic... image
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wow, I didn't realize she was wearing popcorn in that pic... image >>



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  • ToroToro Posts: 1,515
    So based on this logic, in 20 years, I'll be going crazy buying 2011 National Treasures and Topps Five Star. Wait, nope, I won't be able to afford it then either. image

    To answer your question, I've been picking up unopened of 89 Score FB, 90 Leaf and other stuff I couldn't afford. It's a great feeling breaking that stuff open.



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