Man times have changed.

Goot · September 13, 2007 7:35AM

This is a pretty stupid thread, but I was looking through my old box of braves cards from when I was little and man things are different now. Sure, this was from back when I wasn't even 10 years old but they made me think about how now I carefully handle each card making sure no corners are even grazed with anything. Thanks for the read, I'm sure it was entertaining.

BunchOBull · September 13, 2007 8:03AM

I have my collection of early '90s Braves cards in the same condition. The funniest part about my early years in this hobby is that I had the ability to purchase/receive an unopened wax box at the age of 9 years old, and leave it sealed, never touching a pack. Then I hit 21 and I think I ripped into just about every wax box I had. They made it 10+ years, and then I became weak. I am in no way proud of the fact that I had better judgment and more patience at the age of 9 than I do today at 24.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · September 13, 2007 8:11AM

Thats funny. I have 2 boys. Age 11 and 5. They each have around 10 binders of cards. I was flipping thru them last nite and I saw they had 2 creased Heritage cards. I sat there for a few minutes thinking "How in the world?". They know better. LOL

Stone193 · September 13, 2007 9:02AM

Those cards are cool Goot.

IMO...

The cards you "valued" as a child are the "most valuable" in later years.

This is the FIRST rookie sensation card my son pulled during the Fleer cello craze of 1992. I wouldn't trade a for anything!!!

Don't ever be affraid to look back to see where ya goin' in the future with your hobby.

Thanx for sharing.
mike

ryaneversole · September 13, 2007 9:03AM

please poop on that stanton card and throw it at the wall. just sayin'

MrG · September 13, 2007 9:49AM

Relative minor imperfections those cards!

I sometimes ponder the value of cards I clipped to the front and rear tires of my Schwinn bicycle as I rode thru the school parking lot when I was 8 in 1969. That worthless rookie card of some guy named Reggie, and who cared about that McCovey or Yaz card in Dallas. We were waiting for football season!

Cheers,
MrG

softparade · September 13, 2007 10:04AM

My god did I get old quick. Those 1991 cards seem like they were from 5 years ago .... BUT it is just surreal that MORE time has passed since those 91 cards then did the 1978 cards I collected as a 9 year old UNTIL those 91 cards. holy friggen crap man ........

Allen · September 13, 2007 10:06AM

I think being a kid and acting like a kid is part of what makes you like the hobby. Carrying your cards all over the place and showing them to everyone is part of it. Not sure knowing that you have an album of Heritage cards on the shelf only dad can get to and look at with me is the same. Besides, if all those kids didn't beat their 50's cards to death and have mom throw them out, they wouldn't be worth anything today.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · September 13, 2007 1:27PM

"Just in case" .......

My boys binders and on a bookshelf in one of their rooms. They pull them out whenever they want. They put every card they pull in the binders. They are in the binders for viewing pleasure. They have their "better" cards in binders out of reach so they do not get damaged. Some of these are pretty pricey and Im not dumb.

I agree to a point on the playing with them etc.. but they have over 100 GI Joe/Star Wars men for that. IMO the cards are for viewing pleasure. If they wanted to go flip some or whatever, there would be some set aside for that but as for them taking them all and rolling around in the bathtub....not for us. Keeping them in the binder and nice is teaching them how to take care of certain items of theirs. So far they have yet to ask to take them to school etc as my oldest lives with his Mom and my youngest just started school. When it comes up I will not have a problem with that. Im pretty lax with material issues.

I just wanted to elaborate as I felt my posting using kids/creased/binder might have me come across as different than I wanted. I couldnt give a Britney Spears CD less than those creased Heritage cards. It was said in jest.

metalmike · September 13, 2007 3:07PM

I have one card from my original pack a 1969 Dennis Menke I kept it cause he was traded to the Reds in 1972, it's the only card I own that is not for sale. In 1972 my Dad and I went to the local dump, back in those days we had no trash pickup..it was haul it or burn it. I was exploring looking for stuff like tv's to fix- yep a couple of tubes did the trick and I found a box of cards 1954-1968 and I had a seg face and was the boss of my hood, lol. I sold those cards b4 boot camp to buy a case and a lid......I kept the Menke card for some reason and it is not for sale. Mike

TNTonPMS · September 13, 2007 8:40PM

<< <i>I think being a kid and acting like a kid is part of what makes you like the hobby. Carrying your cards all over the place and showing them to everyone is part of it. Not sure knowing that you have an album of Heritage cards on the shelf only dad can get to and look at with me is the same. Besides, if all those kids didn't beat their 50's cards to death and have mom throw them out, they wouldn't be worth anything today. >>

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Absolutely , I agree Mr. Allen

And this is a great thread Mr.Goot , not stupid at all .
Anytime you can reflect on the passed and look ahead to the future is a good thing .

ArnyVee · September 13, 2007 10:38PM

Stone, those Rookie Sensations were really HOT cards back then! I remember folks pulling them at a card shop that I worked at as a teenager and folks going crazy for them.

Might have to go back and look those up!

Edited: I looked them up and there are a few out there. Only one PSA 8 Bagwell and a PSA 8 F.Thomas for sale though. I went back and found those early '90s basketball rookie sensations that were hot too. I might have to put a set of those basketball ones together for myself. Love to relive the old days like that.

Stone193 · September 14, 2007 4:44AM

Arnie

Another popular 92F subset was the Team Leaders - they were only found in 'rack packs.'

I've got about 60 rack packs that I never opened. The Bkb team leaders from the same year were much more popular - and at one point around 1994 or 5 - they went thru the roof!

mike

Goot · September 14, 2007 6:59AM

Didn't expect this sort of response lol. I just think it is cool how even though they were no name guys I still carried their card around and showed it off every time I got the chance just because they were in a Braves uni and they were MY cards that I pulled from those 25 cent Donruss packs at the flea market. Now all of my favorite cards go into a nicely sorted box or a Binder that is tucked away under my desk. I still have to take the ones that are in the box out every now and then and read the backs of the card though.

Carew29 · September 14, 2007 7:54AM

You talk about certian cards making you feel older... How about now watching second and third generations(Fielder,Barfield...) playing in the big leagues!! Talk about the game going by you!!!

BobaFett72 · September 14, 2007 7:56AM

now those are some nice cards

no human DNA, swatches of used jockstraps, pieces of splintered bat.

ahhh.

the good ol days!

bullrat · September 14, 2007 9:08AM

You younger guys have no idea how cards should be treated. Back in the day, we really knew what cards were for - after a while on a bicycle, you had to get a new card. Picked up the Solis and a whole bunch of non-clickers out a neighbors yard. Since they didn't have update sets it was left to the individual - particularly tough to keep up in the expansion years.

Card trimming and dissection has always been part of the hobby. Older cousin gave me all his cards from the 1954 to about 1959, most like Mays and Grim just shy of mint. Funny thing was he moved to Colorado and hadn't seen him for about 15 years until the Ripken craze. Showed up at my house in VA with his teenage son to see if I still had all the valuable mint Mantles he had given me. Pulled out what I could find, but only one 1958 Mantle AS that had one nice drop of bird crap on it. Gave them back to him, but fortunately a couple of gems like the Mays and Grim weren't in the group.

Stone193 · September 14, 2007 10:58AM

Absolutely cool bullrat!!!

I agree - a card can look like this:

or this:

The latter has had some 'good lovin' from my brother.
mike

bullrat · September 15, 2007 11:42PM

Stone:

A lot of older collectors see no difference in value in the two cards you show. Older guy gave me a 1960 Brooks Robinson couple years ago about in the shape of your second card because I had told him I wanted a Robinson RC. In that condition only worth only a couple dollars and not the rookie anyway, since then all I've heard is how much I owe him for the RC he gave me. To him a card is a card, "doesn't get this grading thing".

Man times have changed.

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