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Sports Cards That Every Collector Should Have In Their Own Collection

Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
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Try to stick to one card at a time please.

NOTE: Grades are whats not important in this thread - just the card in general.

I'll start off with one of the most iconic cards. Feel free to let us know whether you agree or not with the choices but keep the cards coming everyone.

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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    Agreed on Griff. Picked it up early on when I got into graded cards.

    Some other cornerstone card suggestions...

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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
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    IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,431 ✭✭✭✭
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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    The FF is another good call.

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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    This image was huge to my youth...

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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    Reg or mini gotta have Brett and Yount 75!

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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    Everyone should have a rookie card of the greatest closer in baseball history . . . even better when signed "Enter Sandman."

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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    I only have Yount in this group shot sorry...

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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
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    Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
    Matty, great cards so far and I agree with all of your choices, but what I meant was - post 1 card and let others chime in. Give others a chance to put some up as well. I'm sure we all can post 50 cards that we know belong if we really wanted to.
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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    Ah I see. Misread it, perhaps due to holiday imbibing!
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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    The following didn't make it in Joe Orlando's Top 250:

    1948 Chuck Bednarik
    1975 Robin Yount
    1984 Donruss Don Mattingly
    1989 Fleer Bill Ripken
    1992 Bowman Mariano Rivera

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    digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    Meh. I'm not much for universal cards for collections, but if you were a kid in the 80s and early 90s, then you may have lusted over this card at one time or another:

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    MrNearMintMrNearMint Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭
    Are all of these cards from your guys' personal collection or just general pictures?
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    itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    one from my personal stash, no doubt only a TRUE hobbyist would know or care..... image

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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    That Will was huge. He put up some great numbers early on.

    Pix I posted are my cards.

    Re: Joe's book (which my dad was just perusing here at my place) if we had to pick only 250 then pre war would bump out more modern yet nostalgic picks-- alas in this thread we have no limit! Love that book.

    Along lines of chicken special, I remember that Bo Score special was big back in the day.
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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Are all of these cards from your guys' personal collection or just general pictures? >>



    Personal collection, here.
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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The following didn't make it in Joe Orlando's Top 250:

    1948 Chuck Bednarik
    1975 Robin Yount
    1984 Donruss Don Mattingly
    1989 Fleer Bill Ripken
    1992 Bowman Mariano Rivera

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    We'll need to remove those from this thread! image >>



    Seems the mods have had some editing fun as of late, so deleting the likes of Bednarik, Rivera, Mattingly and the rest shouldn't be an issue.
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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭


    << <i>Seems the mods have had some editing fun as of late, so deleting the likes of Bednarik, Rivera, Mattingly and the rest shouldn't be an issue. >>



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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Should" - may be a strong word - recommendation? Sure.

    I think Dave's RC would fit nicely into any collection of star players.

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    EAsportsEAsports Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭
    There are many more valuable, but I think this one is a must have:

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    jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,948 ✭✭✭✭
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    CSCCSC Posts: 100 ✭


    << <i>There are many more valuable, but I think this one is a must have:

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    Great choice. The easy ones are the big HOF rookies. Need more much deeper choices like this.
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    BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll drop in the first non baseball card ino the mix

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    prthdprthd Posts: 1,323
    I still have the Beckett with the bo b/w on the cover and a newspaper article titled "Bo Know Counterfits" from the Knoxville TN paper about people counterfitting these cards. Brings back good memories. I agree a must have.

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    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    HUGE fan of the Bird Magic. In my
    humble opinion, a must-have. These also, in any grade. Have to post them as a pair; to me they go together like Brett and Yount 75s...

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    ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
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    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll add Fingers to the list.

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    MrNearMintMrNearMint Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭
    I love the score Bo Jackson card. I was kinda young but can remember that it was a popular card to have back then. I think it's underrated, should be up there with jordan's Nike promo card. Lol
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    DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭
    I do not own this one. The one in my '67 set is a "5". For those of us in our 50s (54), I would have to say one of THE best pitchers we saw growing up. (THE MICK was always #1 to me, but listing his Rookie here is not realistic. Even in low grade, it's not something that everyone can afford to have in their collection.)

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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'll drop in the first non baseball card ino the mix >>



    Bobby, Bobby, Bobby . . . a football card made an appearance on Page 1.
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    Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
    That Rickey Henderson rookie IS A MUST.

    Also, we cant leave out "The Rockets" true rookie card either.

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    aconteaconte Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>There are many more valuable, but I think this one is a must have:

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    Great choice. The easy ones are the big HOF rookies. Need more much deeper choices like this. >>



    I like the pick too! Classic card.

    aconte
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    dtkk49adtkk49a Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭
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    MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    Great choices so far; Rickey, Seaver, Rocket-- also Puckett from that same set...

    I'm gonna go out on a limb and drop Canseco Rated Rookie and McGwire USA Team. I was a huge Eric Davis fan too but he's probably too under the radar.
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    CocoaBeachDodgersCocoaBeachDodgers Posts: 749 ✭✭✭
    I feel this is the greatest baseball card ever made! Bowman was a head of their time with the vivid photography, clean card, the "pure card"
    Unfortunately, this is not my card:

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    CWCW Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭
    ^^^ LOL too funny, I was just going to post the '53 Bowman Color Reese! Nice!

    Ok, I'll throw in this one....

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    ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    CW, that is a great copy of Aarons RC!
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
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    PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,934 ✭✭✭✭
    Great cards. Love the Bowman Reese.
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    ToneDToneD Posts: 281 ✭✭✭
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    CWCW Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭


    << <i>CW, that is a great copy of Aarons RC! >>



    Thanks! It took awhile to find a nice, clean VG-EX copy with good centering. The chase was most of the fun, which is what's great about the hobby.

    Wishing nothing but the best for the new year to everyone here!

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    tunahead08tunahead08 Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭
    No hockey love yet?

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    ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
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    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
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    ldfergldferg Posts: 6,739 ✭✭✭
    Maybe my generation but the cards that popped in my mind initially in no particular order.

    89 ud Griffey
    86 donruss canseco
    Bo Jackson black/white
    80 Henderson
    87 fleer Clark


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
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    BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Bobby, Bobby, Bobby . . . a football card made an appearance on Page 1. >>



    Scott for some strange reason I over looked that great looking Leaf card of Chuck Bednarik. image
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    Goomba78Goomba78 Posts: 172
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    Greatly overpaying for a 2000 Fleer Showcase Tom Brady PSA 10
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    mikliamiklia Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭
    lots of great stuff here! Let's give the boxing a bit of love..

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    and I've always loved this set (not mine)

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