Help me inspire the next generation of collectors

vintagefun

A couple months back I volunteered to be an assistant coach for my son's T-ball team. Before the first practice I went thru a bunch of cards and pulled anything that had players mid-swing, mid-throw, or in the process of fielding a ball to give to the kids so they could see how it's done. They loved them. So I started bringing unopened packs as a post game treat. I started with 90 Score because I was trying to keep costs low and wanted to make sure I didn't give them anything that had gum....and these kids are 4-6 yrs old. Another hit. And now the parents were starting to get into it a little bit. Then I decided to go with some 87 Sportflics so they could see the process of a swing or throw in three stages. Now they're lining up after games wondering if I've brought anything for them and the parents are telling me what they got with a pretty cool level of excitement considering there's probably not a pull that's worth more than a quarter.

Now as we near the end of the season I'm working on a project to give them for the last game. Most of the kids got their own trading card when we did pictures, so I want to give each kid a selection of cards with some of the greatest players to have shared their number in a 9-card sheet, leaving one space for their own card. Fortunately we don't have a 2, 3, 4 or 7 and the kid with #5 ain't likely to get a DiMaggio, and #9 might not see a Williams, but many of the others I think I can pull together with some help.

Beaters would be great, as are reprints, or modern issues, and I'm willing to do trades or in some cases even pay cash, though most of what I'm looking for should be less than $1, but I would like to include some vintage for effect, though fully expect rounded corners, creases and the like.

I could also use some help in directing me to some more recent issues or reprint sets that might include some of the bigger names but at a low cost.

Number 1: Ozzie, Ashburn, Billy Martin, Luis Castillo, Elvis Andrus
Number 5: DiMaggio, Bench, Brett, Brooks R, Pujols
Number 6: Musial, Kaline, Garvey
Number 8: Ripken, Yaz, Morgan, Berra, Carter, Stargell
Number 9: Ted, Reggie, Maris, Maz
Number 10: Chipper, Dawson, Rizzuto
Number 12: Alomar, Boggs, Kent
Number 13: A-Rod, Concepcion, Vizquel
Number 14: Rose, Rice, Banks
Number 15: Edmonds, Beltran, Munson, Foster

If you can help in this quest, please PM me. I only have about 2 weeks to pull this together. I'm pretty flush on anything from the 80's, but the older players (50,60,70s) are holes for me in terms of the condition I intend to give them, and post-90 is a big hole for me as I just don't have much of it.

If we can inspire just one kid to pick up the hobby, I'd be thrilled.

Any help or suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks
Jim

Dboneesq

Jim ... PM sent.

esquiresports

If you happen to be in the Orange County area and are interested, I have a couple dozen or so sealed factory sets from the late 1980s to early 1990s that you can have for the kids. Just drop me a PM. I work in Newport Beach.

pjb103183

i think what you are doing with the kids is great! you just reminded me of the 2010 topps "the cards your mom threw out" subset....these are awesome reprints of great classics...id love for the kids to have these...pm me a shipping address and they are yours!
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