Post some of your original childhood cards you still have

I've been wanting to do a thread like this and I finally found a few cards worth showing off from my original childhood collection. This morning's post from another member got my butt in gear.
These cards were among my favorites when I was a kid, even though there are too many to list.
The Don Drysdale card was bought by my father when I was about a year old, so it's special and well traveled. The hostess cards were cut when I was probably 9, so excuse my cutting and please hold the comments. Some of you might be too young to appreciate the Bill Madlock card, but that guy was smoking hot when that card came out. Of course I had the real HR king, other than Ruth...A Garvey and some others. Can anyone tell I used to bring the Garvey card everywhere with me?
I'm going to do an entire card album with all of my original cards for my son. I'm proud to say that I saw most of these guys play in person.
Hope to see more cards posted from the other members.

These cards were among my favorites when I was a kid, even though there are too many to list.
The Don Drysdale card was bought by my father when I was about a year old, so it's special and well traveled. The hostess cards were cut when I was probably 9, so excuse my cutting and please hold the comments. Some of you might be too young to appreciate the Bill Madlock card, but that guy was smoking hot when that card came out. Of course I had the real HR king, other than Ruth...A Garvey and some others. Can anyone tell I used to bring the Garvey card everywhere with me?

I'm going to do an entire card album with all of my original cards for my son. I'm proud to say that I saw most of these guys play in person.
Hope to see more cards posted from the other members.


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Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Baseball Showcase
I got this in a pack in 1989, and got it signed by Jr himself at a show in early 1990.
I bought this at a card shop in either 1990 or 1991. I was 14 or 15 at the time. I took really good care of it too!
I got this at a card shop about 10 miles from my home back in 1990 or 1991. Crazy story. Bottom line, I spent $200 of hard earned chore money and was very happy to have this trophy in my collection. Probably not the best way to spend $200, but at the time, this was worth it.
WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
"Common sense is the best distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it"
As a kid being born in 1968, I recall my dad buying me cards in 73 and I bought them all through the 70's and really didn't grasp how important it was to properly store the cards. Dang it...but I seriously enjoyed the cards and got lots of fun out of them. I do have most of my original cards in a 18gallon sterolite box. In 1976 or 77 I went to a garage sale and bought a bunch of HOF 60's cards, including a 66, a few 68's, 2 69 Mantles and they were Ex/Mt or close to that, not too mention an Ex/Mt Rose r/c to name a few...When I moved out of my house in the late 80s I needed the cash and sold most of my vintage HOF cards to a local card shop for what I believe, 10 cents on the dollar. I don't remember how much I got, but the total was close to a few hundred buck
Scott
Always plenty of PSA-graded cards in my ebay store -- https://ebay.com/str/thelumbercompanysportscards
<< <i>I've been wanting to do a thread like this and I finally found a few cards worth showing off from my original childhood collection. This morning's post from another member got my butt in gear.
These cards were among my favorites when I was a kid, even though there are too many to list.
The Don Drysdale card was bought by my father when I was about a year old, so it's special and well traveled. The hostess cards were cut when I was probably 9, so excuse my cutting and please hold the comments. Some of you might be too young to appreciate the Bill Madlock card, but that guy was smoking hot when that card came out. Of course I had the real HR king, other than Ruth...A Garvey and some others. Can anyone tell I used to bring the Garvey card everywhere with me?
I'm going to do an entire card album with all of my original cards for my son. I'm proud to say that I saw most of these guys play in person.
Hope to see more cards posted from the other members.
i think that ty cobb card has one of the best action shots i have ever seen i have 3 of that card it is one of my all time faves!!
looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
<< <i>Somebody with a steady hand cut that John Candelaria >>
LOL, remember that I was about 8 or 9 and was excited any time I could beat my older brother to those cards.
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Here are some of my favorite football cards when I was a kid. I was a Rams fan growing up, but how could any kid not like these players?
The Merlin Olsen would be a favorite as he was a Rams great and then then during his years on Little House On The Prairie my father got Michael Landon to sponsor my little league team for many years. Hopefully one day my son will think that's cool.
<< <i>Whoa! OJ Simpson played football?? >>
That's not funny. Kids are really gonna say that one day.
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<< <i>Whoa! OJ Simpson played football?? >>
That's not funny. Kids are really gonna say that one day. >>
Yes they are and that's too bad....Well, OJ is now a scumbag so I guess that's OK.
I didn't see him play when he was on the Bills but I saw him play once when he was on the SF 49's and he was something to watch.
Lifelong Braves fan and this was the guy that was supposed to save the franchise. Went to a card show in 1990 with some friends about an hour from here when I was 15 just to get his auto. This card is still in the same penny sleeve and toploader that I put it in that day after the signing.
<< <i>I only have one. It is worthless now but priceless to me.
Lifelong Braves fan and this was the guy that was supposed to save the franchise. Went to a card show in 1990 with some friends about an hour from here when I was 15 just to get his auto. This card is still in the same penny sleeve and toploader that I put it in that day after the signing.
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That's awesome Bill! Did you ever meet Dale Murphy back in the day? He was one of my favorites, except when he was hitting HR's against the Dodgers. lol
<< <i>That's awesome Bill! Did you ever meet Dale Murphy back in the day? He was one of my favorites, except when he was hitting HR's against the Dodgers >>
My all time favorite player. I have quite a few auto balls with Murphy on it. They all have other players but of course you can never go wrong with a nice Pete Falcone and Glenn Hubbard auto right next to Murphy. Dad used to take me to see the Astros and Braves for a 3 game set every summer when I was a kid.
At the time, the Dodgers were the 1963 World Series champs, so I was a big fan of them and their star pitcher, Sandy Koufax. You can imagine how thrilled I was as a kid when I opened the pack and found these 5 cards:
Of course, the Koufax was on top so it has gum stains on it. I didn't care at the time because the gum was good.
For some reason, that was the only pack I bought that year. But it got me hooked for hundreds of 5 cent trips to that same drug store over the years that followed. I always wonder what the druggist would have said if I had gone in and asked to buy a whole box (for the staggering amount of $1.20!). I'm sure he would have thought I was nuts.
Thanks for the thread, Brian, and giving me a chance to stroll down memory lane. It reminded me of why I'm in this hobby.
- John Wooden
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Ladder7, Congrats on getting your only card left slabbed. Very cool.
brian
1957 Topps PSA
1961 Fleer SGC
This was a sentimental favorite because my cousin and I always threw this one in as a joke in every trade we made. This card goes for some big $$$ in high grade!
'65 Topps insert:
I used to stash my cards and memorabilia in cigar boxes I picked up at the local drug store I bought a lot of my cards from:
I got this '70 Kelloggs out of, well, a cereal box along with a John "Blue Moon" Odom card that also graded a PSA9. I still have the white envelopes they came in.
Fun memories!
"Molon Labe"
thanks for this thread.
Keep em coming and I love the stories too.
brian
Two of my favorite running backs of all time. I pulled both from packs as a 10 year old in 1979. An older boy of around 13 got word that I had a Campbell RC, and he bugged me for days to trade it to him. He had a paper route I think, lots of cash to buy cards, and 100's of 79 football cards, but not the Campbell. I finally relented, and he was so happy, that he traded about 40 or 50 cards for it. I can still see him walking away, staring at the card with absolute joy. Later that day, I started to have a little trader's remorse; however, a few days after the trade, I went to the "Stop and Shop" and bought a couple of packs of cards and pulled the Campbell you see here. I was relieved. I sold a few hundred 79's, including the 40 or 50 that I received in the trade, about a year ago. However, these two, I will keep.
brian
My mom found this card in 1993 and gave it to me - she said I had given it to my younger brother who obviously "loved" it more than I did?
The boomers didn't know from toploaders, penny sleeves or for the most part binders - cards got flipped and were carried in the ass pocket - held together with a rubber band - the Mick never stood a chance!
Is this a great hobby or what?
mike
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My mom found this card in 1993 and gave it to me - she said I had given it to my younger brother who obviously "loved" it more than I did?
The boomers didn't know from toploaders, penny sleeves or for the most part binders - cards got flipped and were carried in the ass pocket - held together with a rubber band - the Mick never stood a chance!
Is this a great hobby or what?
mike >>
That's a good one. Glad you finally got it back.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
the perry is an auth auto
nice brett rc- a little oc
ugly munson
I have stumbled into some Rookie cards and I'm going to send these in for TTM's very soon. Pat Haden was not a HOF'r but he was the QB for the Rams when I was a kid and that makes it special. I'm totally amazed I still had my Dorsett's and one Largent! My late father was a big time college fan and we followed Dorsett at the College level and I remember how excited I was when I got his cards!! And Too Tall Jones was the man...gotta get his sig too...I'm going to post some more later tonight or Tuesday. (Edit added Ed Jones was a favorite card, but not his RC)
If anyone reading this can pass along their addresses and TTM info that would be greatly appreciated.
<< <i>That Brett rookie is awesome! >>
Paging barvader!!!!
<< <i>That Brett rookie is awesome! >>
4/5 Brett, 1/5 Joe Lovitto.
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<< <i>That Brett rookie is awesome! >>
Paging barvader!!!! >>
Love it.
Jeff
Miscut Museum
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First Cards ever collected - 1978 Topps Football.
Working on a collection of the Top Ten FB Cards of each year from 1957-1987.