Well, I went to a show this morning at the Strongsville Holiday Inn here in Ohio and picked up a box of sheets to put my topps mini set in and also a box of the new Topps football....the regular issue, no chromes, refractors, glossies or other high end packs......was surprised that the show was not bad. There used to be monthly shows in the Cleveland area years back but they've gone the way of me having a lot of money but today's show wasn't too bad. Plan to open the box later today or tomorrow depending on how interesting the Browns game turns out.... al.
Ive picked up some new purchases but I felt like showing these tonight. When I first got back into collecting about June/July 2011, I was only interested in collecting Topps Factory sealed sets from my childhood. I picked up all from 1986-1994 which was up till the year (like most) that I stopped collecting. This year, I wanted to collect all the Topps wax boxes from the 1980's. About once a month when we do our group rips, I have been contacting BBCE and placing in an order. Last one I just got was 1984 with this last group rip. I'm still missing 1982 along with 1980 - which will be the last one on the list because its pricey. Cant wait to get those last 2.
I just went back and checked some old Becketts. The card was listed at $30 when it came out and this was about Aug of 89. By '90, the card was down to $16 till it eventually dropped down to $6. The card today is listed at $20. A PSA 9 currently sells for about $30. I have no doubt that some were selling for a premium of more than $50 raw back in the day until they probably realized that they weren't as rare as everyone first thought. Still one of my favorites in my collection. >>
I was offered $100 when I pulled one at a show. They were selling for that amount for a few weeks and then started to drop. I was working in a card shop then and the Ripken card was hot. Later in 1989 the variations (white scribbleand others) became even hotter. Some are still tough to find (whiteout).
The card came out at the end of 1988. So the August 1989 Beckett would be way to late.
Shawn
After those four National League games, Gorman Thomas was never the same, and neither were the Brewers, and come to think of it neither was I.
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An album page signed by Speaker (and taped over by the kid who got it) which I'm going to have framed with this Type I photo of Tris in a bow tie.
I collect Type I photos of players in bow ties, if I haven't mentioned that before...
Heres the last one Ill share for this weekend. This Clemens I purchased raw off eBay and sent in. Got lucky.
Edit for writing bow "times" lol
<< <i>Hi Cwazzy,
I just went back and checked some old Becketts. The card was listed at $30 when it came out and this was about Aug of 89. By '90, the card was down to $16 till it eventually dropped down to $6. The card today is listed at $20. A PSA 9 currently sells for about $30. I have no doubt that some were selling for a premium of more than $50 raw back in the day until they probably realized that they weren't as rare as everyone first thought. Still one of my favorites in my collection. >>
I was offered $100 when I pulled one at a show. They were selling for that amount for a few weeks and then started to drop. I was working in a card shop then and the Ripken card was hot. Later in 1989 the variations (white scribbleand others) became even hotter. Some are still tough to find (whiteout).
The card came out at the end of 1988. So the August 1989 Beckett would be way to late.
Shawn
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