thinking about doing a modern set- ray lewis

Ahmanfan · May 14, 2009 4:48PM

Hey guys
I am 21 years old and it has been quite a few years since I collected someone that I actually watched play. In the late 90s/early 2000's I collected a ton of Packers/Favre cards but that fell by the wayside when I stumbled upon a Starr RC and the '57 football set. That branched out to other vintage sets, and you know the rest. Not that I didnt collect a little modern along the way (mostly Houston Rockets base cards and refractors) but it was just .10 box stuff i liked to put in a binder, nothing serious. However I am thinking about doing the Ray Lewis RC's in psa graded form. Why? Because I actually watched him play, so it might be cool to have his cards! He is the best defensive player of this generation, so perhaps his cards will hold a little value. I bought his 'best' (or what is used on the set registry for him) RC on a whim locally for $5, the Bowmans Best, and it got a psa 10 in the group sub. So that is a good start. Anyway this post has three points:

anyone have any Lewis cards,

is this a silly set to try and put together?

and lastly, does anyone have the pop report numbers for the cards in 9 and 10 from 1996 on ray lewis? I know this might be a big task, but I think he only has like 10-12 cards.
John

Ahmanfan · May 16, 2009 3:58PM

serious post fellas. nobody likes ray?

BassPro77 · May 16, 2009 4:07PM

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perkdog · May 17, 2009 12:03AM

Ray Lewis has been a beast and should be a HOf inductee. As far as you putting his set together that is entirely up to you John, its all about you enjoying the aspect of putting it together!

As far as it holding value? Who knows for sure but I dont believe you are thinking of this as an "investment" so the value part should not play a huge role in your thought process, however LB's are not as popular as QB's or RB's and after he retires I doubt his cards will be as highly sought after as much as say Brady or Manning.

JasP24 · May 17, 2009 4:11AM

Ray Lewis would be a great choice for a modern defensive player set. You could even request PSA start a Ray Lewis Rookie Player set, where you have to have all his rookies. Probably wouldn't be too expensive to put together either, especially since you got his most expensive rookie for $5. Cheap fun is always good!

Here are the pops for all his base set issued cards:

1996 Bowman's Best 164 Ray Lewis----PSA 9--143, PSA 10--56
1996 Collector's Choice 20 Ray Lewis----PSA 9--9, PSA 10--7
1996 Fleer 165 Ray Lewis----PSA 9--8, PSA 10--9
1996 Pro Line Intense 59 Ray Lewis----PSA 9--0, PSA 10--1
1996 Score Board NFL Lasers 99 Ray Lewis----PSA 9--23, PSA 10--36
1996 Skybox Impact Rookies 6 Ray Lewis----PSA 9--0, PSA 10--2
1996 Stadium Club 351 Ray Lewis----PSA 9--2, PSA 10--2

Best of luck,
Jason

Ahmanfan · May 17, 2009 8:50AM

wow good info Jas. and thanks for chiming in ryan. I might try and submit some myself I guess since they are all fairly low pop. if anyone has any ray lewis rcs raw or graded I would be interested.
John

CDsNuts · May 17, 2009 9:21AM

Fun set, but the absence of a 96 SP RC kind of sucks. You'll drop the most coin on the Bowman's Best refractor and atomic if you decide to go for the inserts (which I think you should). For some reason he was left out of a lot of sets even though he was one of the top linebackers coming out of college.

Elemenopeo · May 17, 2009 9:42AM

<< <i>Fun set, but the absence of a 96 SP RC kind of sucks. You'll drop the most coin on the Bowman's Best refractor and atomic if you decide to go for the inserts (which I think you should). For some reason he was left out of a lot of sets even though he was one of the top linebackers coming out of college. >>

This almost sounds like useful information, Lee. You're slippin'.

prscott933 · May 17, 2009 9:47AM

I am doing a similar set of Champ Bailey and it's very fun to do with minimal cost. Only RCs (1999) but all of the inserts are included. It started out very quick but the low numbered stuff is a pain to find. As a matter of fact I just added a new one last night #/96. I only get about 1 new one per month these days. Hopefully the inserts for Ray Lewis aren't as ridiculous (or if you want a challenge hopefully they are).

Edited to add that mine is in RAW form... maybe someday I'll have them graded.

CDsNuts · May 17, 2009 10:00AM

This almost sounds like useful information, Lee. You're slippin'.

Why don't you go play some poker you degenerate?

Nathaniel1960 · May 18, 2009 7:23AM

He's a beast. In his prime, probably the NFL player you'd least like to get into a street fight with.

Ahmanfan · May 31, 2009 1:19PM

Hey guys
I just won 1 of the 2 stadium club psa 10's on ebay for 17 bucks. seems fair to me. I checked my copy and it looks like a card that would be hard to get in mint condition.

John

Dboneesq · May 31, 2009 1:38PM

John,

The only question of the three that I can answer is:

Is this a silly set to try and put together? If you like the player it is a GREAT set to put together. Since you won't be spending a LOT of money on the set it is NOT an investment ... you are doing it for your enjoyment ... this is a HOBBY as well ... and hobbies exist so we can have fun! Enjoy your new endeavor and good luck with the set!

perkdog · May 31, 2009 1:44PM

Doug check your PM!!!!!!!

Dboneesq · May 31, 2009 2:18PM

Got it Paul! YOU DA MAN! PM answered.

(This makes post #1952 ... 6 short of my birth year! And don't give me any sh*t about how old I am! LOL)

thinking about doing a modern set- ray lewis

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