My humble 1980's 49ers (and NFL) collection... Sweet unopened update 11/2
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I grew up in Northern CA in the 80's and my favorite team growing up was the SF 49ers. Lucky me as I was in kindergarten when they won their first Super Bowl and a freshman in college when they won their last one (so far). It was a fun time for a kid to be a 49er fan. I have started collecting cards of my 80's 49er heroes. My favorite player growing up was Joe Montana (I know, not that original) and I never got his RC then because at around $100 it wasn't in my budget as a junior high kid or freshman. I did get my hands on a lot of Jerry Rice RC's but while I thought some of them were in good shape then, looking at them now they were all fairly low grade (by PSA standards). You know where this is going
These are my two favorite football cards. I picked both of them up in the last few months (the Rice RC just in the last month).
My hope is to add to this thread as I add more to my collection. I actually have some cool (IMO) unopened stuff I will post soon. While I mostly plan on focusing on 49ers, I was a huge FB fan in the 80's (especially the late 80's and 90's) before adult life got in the way so since this is my thread I reserve the right to pick up some 80's stars/HOFers of any team and add them to this thread
Thanks for looking. Sorry for the huge scans.
These are my two favorite football cards. I picked both of them up in the last few months (the Rice RC just in the last month). My hope is to add to this thread as I add more to my collection. I actually have some cool (IMO) unopened stuff I will post soon. While I mostly plan on focusing on 49ers, I was a huge FB fan in the 80's (especially the late 80's and 90's) before adult life got in the way so since this is my thread I reserve the right to pick up some 80's stars/HOFers of any team and add them to this thread
Thanks for looking. Sorry for the huge scans.
Steve
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Matt
I collect: 80’s Rookies and 86 Fleer Basketball
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
I was lucky enough to pick up a nice Montana 9 in a complete set years ago, but still need
to get the Rice in 9. This thread has the potential to grow into one of my favorites!!
Jeremy
<< <i>Great Cards! Those are two of my favorite football cards of the 80's along with the Marino RC. Thanks for sharing.
Jeremy >>
The Marino RC is the only PSA graded football card I know. I pulled it from a pack at the 2012 National and got an 8 on it although I thought it was 9 worthy. And no, the pack was given to me as I wouldn't buy and rip packs on my own.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
Jmaciu's Collection
Chris--I agree about the Rice. He is obviously one of my favorite FB players of all time so that is a little bias built in, but I actually always liked the look of this card. I know a lot of people dislike the looks of the 86 FB set but I have always had a soft spot for it and for this card specifically. Btw when will you be posting some updates? Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen you post an update recently.
Brian--I hope this does end up being a fun thread for you and others. I always love seeing what everyone else is picking up so I like to share my pickups too. Seems like a lot of baseball guys on here so I thought I would start a football thread. Basketball thread coming next, for us underrepresented hoops heads, lol!
Jeremy--Agreed on the Marino being a very aesthetically pleasing card. My next post will be for you
Davis--I hope you do get motivated to post your collection. I love these boards for a number of reasons. I think there is a lot of knowledge that gets passed around on these boards. The second reason is because I think posts where people share their collections inspires me to look at different collecting avenues. Looking forward to your post!
<< <i>Davis - I hope you do get motivated to post your collection. I love these boards for a number of reasons. I think there is a lot of knowledge that gets passed around on these boards. The second reason is because I think posts where people share their collections inspires me to look at different collecting avenues. Looking forward to your post! >>
I agree with all of this. And I dabbled in player collecting but wasn't dedicated to it until I saw some of the player collector threads on here.
.... but give me time
Anyway, lets get back to some 49ers. I picked these first two pack up on the boards. A couple grocery racks with 49er legends on top. The 1985 set is one of the cooler designs of the 1980's and you can't beat Joe Montana for a star on top. I am thinking of trying to make a run of 1980's Montana racks at some point. I saw BBCE had a 1986 rack with Montana on top this past week. Kicking myself for not just getting it right away as it was sold when I went back to buy it. Lott is arguably the greatest safety to play in the NFL, certainly top 5 all time for his position. Unfortunately, I think the 1982 design and photography is fairly ugly, thus holding back what should be a monster year for RC's. LT, Lott and Munoz can all be considered top 5 for their positions historically, yet 1982 prices are comparable to 1985 prices for most unopened despite the best RC's in 85 being Moon and Dent. I have to think the designs have something to do with their relative values. Anyway, I am excited to have both of these packs.
Next up, a pair of HOF RC's from my favorite FB set of all time. These were the first packs I remember opening (cello packs) as a kid. I remember the 1000 yard club cards and the sweet (IMO) green and white bordered designs. I never got the Jerry Rice card in a pack I opened. But, I have picked up a number of raw versions over the years and finally the graded one in the earlier post above. I actually have had the Rice on bottom pack since I was in high school. I picked it up at a card show in the early 90's and just put it away. I forgot about it until I was visiting my parents with my family last year and I went digging through my old room looking at my old cards. I was looking for other unopened packs that I had tucked away back then and found this forgotten jewel. I thought, why did I save a pack with Kellen Winslow on top? Two HOF pass catchers wearing the number 80 on one pack! The Young pack I bought from a seller on eBay. It is always tough to follow a legend and I think Young is underrated for doing an admiral job in following Montana.
Thanks for looking!
This stuff is really nice. The Marino pack is superb!
On CPAMike opening anything?
I heard he was suspended in 5th grade for refusing to open a sealed box of Crayolas!
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
How's the 1961 Fleer Basketball set coming along?
Snorto~
<< <i>I don't collect FB Steve.
This stuff is really nice. The Marino pack is superb!
On CPAMike opening anything?
I heard he was suspended in 5th grade for refusing to open a sealed box of Crayolas!
I'm still traumatized from that experience Mike so I'd rather not discuss it.
I agree with Scott, who doesn't like a nice set of racks.
Congrats on putting a nice run of 49er racks together Steve!!!
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
<< <i>Why not keep them both? >>
I may very well keep them both. I purchased the one on the right most recently. I think it is a slight upgrade in centering. It is in the older slab though, so I think I might have it reholdered. I will sometimes sell off cards to help pay for new hobby purchases hence my request for opinions on which to hypothetically keep.
<< <i>Love those racks, Steve, congrats on the additions!
How's the 1961 Fleer Basketball set coming along?
Snorto~ >>
Thanks Snorto! Slow going on the 61 Fleer set. I am down to six. I have two raw cards that I am missing from my set that are in SoCal now. I have my fingers crossed that they will grade out. I have saved eBay searches but when you're this close it gets to be an exercise in patience as auctions for the remaining cards I need seem few and far between. I am trying to hold out for strong cards as I don't want to just get any 7 to fill the set. Luckily, I have other hobby interests I can pursue in the meantime.
<< <i>Just picked up another Jerry Rice RC in PSA 9. I need opinions on which one I should keep. The one on the left is in a new holder and the one on the right is in an old holder. Ignore the color tone difference as that is a result of my lousy scanner. Thanks,
My very humble opinion is, keep the one on the left, and sell me the one on the right
Either 1 of them would be a nice card to add to a collection!!
I am looking to pick up any cello, racks, grocery racks with Rice or Montana on top. This was a nice inexpensive find on eBay.
This was a less inexpensive find off of BBCE's site. Not sure why, but I always liked the look of this card. I could have gotten a raw one for less but in this case I don't mind paying the premium for the well centered PSA 9 version of this pack.
This is my favorite unopened pick up in a long time. I have been after a nice 86 Topps Rack with Rice on top for a long time. Nice to finally track one down!
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