Unopened 1988 Fleer packs of baseball card - 15 cards+ 1 sticker

golddustin

I have been digging through some boxes that have been stored waaay back in the shelves of the closet, and found a shoebox which is virtually packed solid with baseball cards. Most are opened but in pretty much mint condition (all from late 1970s - mid 1980s), but there are 8 unopened Fleer packs from 1988 as described in the title, and one unopened Fleer cello sleeve that holds 3 packs from 1987 - each pack has 15 cards + 3 stickers.

Any idea on value? Or is it best to open the paacks and see who's inside and go from there? I can't remember who the HOF rookies were in 1987-88, or even the future All-Stars - but if I opened the packs and saw the players, I would surely remember. Are they worth more unopened or should I peek?

Also, any suggestions as to what players had rookie cards in those years would be appreciated.....I think I saw a Tom Glavine rookie card while I was quickly leafing through the loose cards.

Thanks,
Chuck

ps - There are also 2 unopened Nolan Ryan cards in fancy gold foil type sleeves made by Fleer & issued by Sunoco. Another unopened blister pack holds 45 mixed cards (guaranteed to include stars!) - the top card is a 'hologram' type card of John Smiley, showing his arm motion as you turn the card. I bought these when I worked as a shelf stocker at a local drug store chain, and guys were coming in every day asking if we got any new boxes/sets of cards in yet - I guess it was like the tulip craze - right before the bubble burst.... so I bought some for myself before they saw them!

hhmag70

Nostalgia value only.

Dboneesq

<< <i>Nostalgia value only. >>


And THAT is pushing it! LOL

WinPitcher

1980 Henderson rookie has value.

EchoCanyon

Look at your late 70s early 80s cards, the winners are
78 Murray
79 O Smith
80 Henderson
82 Ripken

WinPitcher

Isn't Molitor and Trammell from around then too?

golddustin

Thanks for the replies & suggestions. It sounds like I should just go ahead and open the packs. Would the cards need to be rookie cards to have any value, or would that just make them more valuable?

I did find a card that I had cherished and thought was lost forever - the last Roberto Clemente card ever made (as far as I know) - 1972 Topps, with the comment on the back saying "Roberto got his 3,000th hit in 1972." I grew up in Pittsburgh during The Great One's prime years and saw him play many, many times. The card has a pinhole in it from being tacked to the corkboard in my bedroom.
It was in my senior year of high school that I remember New Years Day morning when I went downstairs and saw my mom crying in the kitchen...very unusual. When she told me why, I joined her, sobbing like a little kid - and I remember Manny Sanguillen going down to the Carribbean to help look for Clemente, and holding out hope that he would be found alive.

I'm certainly biased, but I will never see another right fielder as good as Roberto - his arm, speed, ability to hit to all fields with power - all done with an extra bit of flair. Those basket catches and underhand throws back to the cutoff man....watching him disappear into the right field corner of Forbes Field, then seeing a little white missle go flying to 3rd base to nail an unsuspecting runner. The 1971 World Series. I could go on........

Dboneesq

Clemente's last regular issued card was in the 1973 Topps set.

1980 Henderson rookie has value.
Yes it does, but I believe the OPs question was "Is there better value in keeping the 1988 Fleer wax unopened or should he rip them".

golddustin

Yes, that's only logical - at the beginning of 1972, he did not have 3,000 hits. So, it's a 1973 Topps Clemente card.
Also, it's true that my original question was whether or not to open the packages - sounds like a definite 'YES!'.

I guess I'll start 'ripping' some time today - I'll let everybody know if I find anything interesting. I should probably do a search through all those loose card, as well - who knows what will turn up - I don't think I have ever done a thorough search though them.

Thanks again for the advice - and bringing back those memories!

Coucher73

The '88 Fleer packs pretty much have nostalgia value only. You can get a six box wax case of '88 Fleer for $50+shipping. There was just so much of it made.

The 1987 Fleer pack sounds like a rack pack. It is worth a couple of bucks.

Open 'em and have fun with the memories.

brianwintersfan

<< <i>Isn't Molitor and Trammell from around then too? >>



'78 Topps

WinPitcher

Yes Doug it was, however, that was already answered so I mentioned
that perhaps some of his 'late 70's -mid 80's cards were worth looking at.

Next time I'll add to the redundancy around here.