sports card questionnaire

mlbfan2 · April 15, 2010 6:17AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?

AFLfan · April 15, 2010 6:42AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?

Of the few graded cards that I have, I don't think any are 9s.

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?

I think about 18 years.

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?

Same pack as above - a pack of 1951 Topps Red Backs that I found at the swap meet for $6,00 when I was a kid.

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?

Hmmm. I probably pulled some decent 1978 or 1979 stuff, but I recall pulling a Rickey Henderson rookie card.

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?

When I was a kid I tried to staple a page of old Yankees cards to my wall to display them, and accidentally stampled a 1960 Topps Mickey Mantle.

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?

I think either 1956 or 1961.

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?

I think that I once bought 400 1988 Topps Don Mattingly cards.

I think that even though I have been collecting sports cards for more than 30 years, my answers are going to be some of the most boring. Oh well.

minnesotahusker · April 15, 2010 7:01AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed? unknown

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it? 15 years

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened? 1972

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack? Wayne Gretzky Topps RC

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card? yes, Jose Canseco 1991 Donruss Elite (was valuable at the time)

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990? 1975

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)? 50 George Bretts from 1987 Donruss

Smuggo · April 15, 2010 7:03AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?
A: have no idea
2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?
A: I still have some I have owned for several years that aren't opened
3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?
A: 1951 Red Back
4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?
A: A 1967 Tom Seaver in 1967
5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?
A: Yes
6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?
A: 1952
7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?
A: Never was a speculator and glad of it.

ElToroLoco · April 15, 2010 8:34AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?
A: None, I haven't graded a card yet, but I have a few hundred potential 9's sitting idle right now

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?
A: As long as it took to get from BBCE and into my mail box.

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?
A: A couple 1959 Topps Cello packs

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?
A: Jordan Rookie from 86 Fleer

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?
A: Yes, I bought a 1981 Topps football set as an investment for $17 when I was 12. I showed my friend the Montana RC held in the Card Saver on top of the storage box. He ended up sitting the card saver in sideways and closing the box.

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?
A: 1989, My first BB wax box

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?
A: 43 card 1978 Topps George Brett lot

SDSportsFan · April 15, 2010 9:50AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed? None

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it? Minutes

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened? 1970

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack? 1975 Mini George Brett. I had several of them (and Younts, Ryans, etc..) from opening rack-packs in 1975.

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card? Yes, a 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan rookie. It got damaged between prongs of a 3-ring binder

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990? 1955

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)? 100 1983 Topps Tony Gwynn rookies.

Steve

Brick · April 15, 2010 10:00AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?
1991 reprint of Hank Aaron 53 Topps PSA 10

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?
Have a basement full of early 90s crap unopened.

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?
Not sure. Sometime in mid 50s

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?
Plenty of Aarons, Williams, Mantles etc.

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?
Not anything really valuable.

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?
1955 or 1960

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?
N/A

elsnorto · April 15, 2010 12:35PM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed? N/A - I don't submit cards.

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it? Not sure. Either I open stuff right away or tend not to open it... junk wax excluded.

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened? - 1961 Nu Card Football

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack? In terms of what exactly? Book value at the time? Book value now? Sentimental favorite?

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card? When I started collecting as a kid and had no awareness of condition/value... sure. Not since then that I can recall.

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990? 1952-1990? Pffft... you're not the boss of me! 1951 Topps Connie Mack All Stars. I'm not a baseball guy, but I always liked these.

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)? N/A - I didn't play (and lose) the speculator game until well after these sort of lots being commonplace.

Snorto~

Nathaniel1960 · April 15, 2010 12:41PM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed? N/A

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it? 2 Years

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened? 1981

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack? 1985 Roger Clemens

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card? Yes

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990? 1960

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)? 1986 Sportflics Jose Canseco RC

metsfan · April 15, 2010 1:10PM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed? Not sure

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it? Probably about 15 years

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened? 1955 Bowman

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack? Montana rookie

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card? trying to reach over some books to get a 1982 Topps Ripken rookie and put a nice big crease on it.

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990? 1957

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)? 100 1989 Donruss Cameron Drew (can't miss prospect who busted his knee)

melvin289 · April 15, 2010 3:27PM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?

I don't own any graded cards.

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?

I have some '88 wax boxes, Topps, Donruss, I have never opened. Not worth the time and effort.

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?

When I was a kid, 1961 that I remember.

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?

1963 Harmon Killebrew

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?

1961 Fleer Baseball Greats Babe Ruth, carried it in my back pocket to school.

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?

1963

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?

Maybe 5

mlbfan2 · April 17, 2010 4:52AM

Thanks for the responses!

bsidegrve · April 17, 2010 6:57AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed? '98

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it? 2 days

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened? '77-78ish oh forgot I did open a '75 on a group rip

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack? Montana Rc

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card? No, but I used to sort em out everyday as a kid and that sure didn't help keep em nice

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990? I like alot- '52,'54,'56,'60,'65,'67,'69,'71,'72,'73,'75,'76,'80 no stand out fav

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)? 1-2

Kneel · April 17, 2010 7:41AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?

1A. None

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?

2A. I would guess about 30 seconds, the time it would take me to do some magic on the pack in order to pull something nice.

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?

3A. 1989-90 Fleer Basketball

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?

4A. 1989-90 Fleer Mitch Richmond RC

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?

5A. No

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?

6A. 1956

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?

7A. Lot of 10 Michael Jordan Sports Illustrated. Not sure what year or if its Illustrated for Kids or regular

fkw · April 17, 2010 8:27AM

1. None
2. est. 5 minutes.... about 1979 (1979 Topps)
3. 1975 mini (1975 in NorCal)
4. 1975 Topps Brett Mini
5. Slightly damaged the back of a 1888 Scrapps Brouthers removing it from a Victorian Scrapbook. But it was better off removed.
6. 1956
7. about 15 1921 Schapira Babe Ruths Portraits (15 portraits, 2 action cards) in a lot on eBay, including 2 uncut boxes.

CARDSANDCOINS · April 17, 2010 9:07AM

1. What is the oldest card in your collection that is graded 9 or better that you have owned since the year it was printed?
1974 Nolan Ryan

2. What is longest that you owned an unopened pack before you finally caved in and opened it?
27 years

3. What is the earliest pack of sports cards that you've ever opened?
1972 Topps Baseball

4. What is the best card you've ever pulled from a pre-1990 pack?
George Brett Rookie

5. Have you ever accidentally damaged a valuable card?
Dropped and dinged 50 1985 Donruss Kirby Puckett rookies at a show when they were $25 cards

6. What is your favorite Topps baseball card design from 1952-1990?
1972

7. What is the largest lot of identical cards that you've ever bought at the same time (eg. 100 1987 Topps Barry Bonds)?
1500 1991 Upper Deck Lance Dickson's

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