1984 Donruss Baseball - the unofficial but legal thread

hammered · April 16, 2011 2:29PM

Whoever scores the first 10 on the Young Steele version (or Clark) hits the jackpot
tough, tough cards
I've pretty much given up my own search of factory sets

mikeschmidt · April 17, 2011 12:33AM

<< Whoever scores the first 10 on the Young Steele version (or Clark) hits the jackpot
tough, tough cards
I've pretty much given up my own search of factory sets >>

What do you think a Schmidt Steele PSA 10 (1/1) might fetch?

hammered · April 17, 2011 5:26AM

1500 I would think

Spahnfan · April 20, 2011 3:04PM

Been a long time since I was on these boards. Way back to when we pooled our money and bought 84 Donruss boxes as a group and before we had the first 100% complete 84 donruss set in PSA 9! Nice to see some activity again. I have had my set on a slow burner and have added to it from time to time. I am going to try to make it more of a priority.

Dialj · April 20, 2011 9:06PM

Spahnfan,

As a long time Braves fan from the Milwaukee days, this is for you.

"Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain"

First we'll use Spahn
then we'll use Sain
Then an off day
followed by rain
Back will come Spahn
followed by Sain
And followed
we hope
by two days of rain.

Spahnfan · April 21, 2011 4:43PM

Great old poem. Those were the days! Thank you for sharing.

ldferg · April 22, 2011 7:29AM

Where do you obtain the Steele vs Steel versions? Was one issued in factory sets and the other wax?

Spahnfan · April 22, 2011 4:57PM

Yes, the Steele version is in the factory sets, and the Steel version is in the wax packs.

ldferg · April 25, 2011 11:04AM

I went thru a couple of factory sets this weekend and have 2 decent Clark's. I'm planning to sub this month. I also picked up some rack packs last week. Just now opened them. No star power out of 3 racks but a few gradeable commons. May not be worth submitting depending on the pop counts.

ldferg · April 25, 2011 11:08AM

<< I have a Matt Young DK Steele version PSA 9 up for auction on Ebay. There are no PSA 10s on this card and only 5 PSA 9s. If you could use it for your set I would appreciate your bids!! >>

Yelbom, holy cow! I just saw the hammer on that Young PSA 9. Outstanding. Is that normal for low pop 9s?

ldferg · April 25, 2011 11:10AM

<< What do you think a Schmidt Steele PSA 10 (1/1) might fetch? >>

Looks like there is a Schmidt PSA 10 already out there POP 1 (not on ebay).

Arsenal83 · April 25, 2011 6:14PM

I was cleaning out some of my childhood stuff at my parent's house this weekend and found a 5000 ct box filled with pack fresh 84 Donruss cards. These were literally put in the box back in 84 or 85 when I collected them as a kid. I flipped through them briefly tonight and for the most part they were MINT. I know everyone says that, but these actually still had that new pack smell. Anyway, since you guys are the experts, what cards should I be looking for? I have no plans to hold on to them, so anything I find will eventually be available for sale.

Thanks,
Brian

Spahnfan · May 12, 2011 11:30AM

Go to the pop report for 84 Donruss. That should give you the info you need. The lower the pops for a grade of 10, the more they are worth.

ThoseBackPages · May 12, 2011 2:07PM

Finally picked up a PSA 9 Fingers/Perry #A

ThoseBackPages · May 15, 2011 1:01PM

got around to scanning it

ldferg · May 15, 2011 1:04PM

sweet pickup. I'm putting together a sub tonight and I've got about 15 - 84 Donruss I'm including from a few rack packs I opened a couple of weeks ago.

ThoseBackPages · May 15, 2011 2:58PM

<< sweet pickup. I'm putting together a sub tonight and I've got about 15 - 84 Donruss I'm including from a few rack packs I opened a couple of weeks ago. >>

LOVE IT!!! any HOFers in the lot?

Yelbom · May 15, 2011 7:50PM

I have another Matt Young Steele PSA 9 if anyone needs one..

ThoseBackPages · May 22, 2011 2:36PM

won a Sutton tonight

Smokie · May 24, 2011 5:54AM

I have 3 PSA 10's, 8 PSA 9's, & 9 PSA 8's in 1984 Don Russ PSA 10's #41, 19 Steele, Mike Stenhouse No number on back, PSA 9's # 20 Steele, 22 Steele, 166, 272, 442, 501, 606, & 637, PSA 8's Diamond king check list, 227, 248, 464, 527, 605, 637, 638, & 645 Anybody interested pm me with an offer

ThoseBackPages · June 18, 2011 1:19PM

TTT

Also, is there no 1984 Fleer Thread?

Blackie · June 18, 2011 11:31PM

Im not putting this set together but i had to break in and say this is the BEST SET bar none in the 1980's. Love it and will have to get a raw set just to hang on too and look at.

fiveniner · June 19, 2011 1:01AM

Only modern Set I own,raw set put together from 4 or 5 boxes with only the best picked.I am just so impressed with the set.My Mattingly is graded SGC 92.

ldferg · June 24, 2011 2:26PM

Anyone know VCP on a Clark Steele psa 9?

ThoseBackPages · June 29, 2011 10:22AM

landed these:

Carter:

Gossage:

Completing my "All PSA 9 HOF Base Card Collection" for the Legendary 1984 Donruss Set!

mmsportscards · August 8, 2011 8:56AM

Send me your list if interested 12.00 for 10's...Over 125 with some pops in the 20's

2.50 for 9's.....Have over 300

Buyer pays sh...

Cheers, Matt

phatdave53 · October 27, 2011 9:46AM

New guy here. I used to buy 84s in the day. They,are long gone. The set was great and I started buying PSA graded cards recently.

My question is this: Do PSA pop. reports really reflect the true scarcity of the cards ? A card with a pop of 15 with 40 submissions is not as rare as a card with a pop of 15 and 100 submissions, correct?

So does the report showa true scarcity "ratio" if you will ?

mikeschmidt · October 27, 2011 10:47AM

it depends on if you are talking common or star...

Stars will have a higher # of submissions. With commons, if there are fewer submissions than other commons, it is quite likely that the card is consistently off-center or have some other issue preventing MINTY freshness.

alnavman · October 30, 2011 12:07AM

concur that there are several "commons" that are often OC.....my experience a few years back when I put together a PSA 9 set was that Greg Gagne was the hardest to find......alas that set was broken up and sold......I often get tempted to get back into this set but finances keep holding me back even though many of the cards have come down in price....for PSA 9 that is.

Stingray · October 31, 2011 9:19PM

What is up with some of the prices on Ebay for PSA 10s. $299.95 for a Dempsey?? Are all these ones that are price high low population cards??

phatdave53 · November 1, 2011 11:23AM

Were the rack packs collated or were they randomly packed ?

phatdave53 · November 1, 2011 11:33AM

BugOnTheRug · November 1, 2011 2:23PM

It has been an amazing journey watching 1984D psa 10 pricing over the past 8 or 9 years. Biggest $$$$ I saw was a low pop common $1700+ was several years ag. That's just flat out crazy money, but hey, if you got it - flaunt it!!

BugOnTheRug · November 1, 2011 2:25PM

Just checked and this thread is now over 6 years old. Very cool.

Stingray · November 1, 2011 9:25PM

<< Just checked and this thread is now over 6 years old. Very cool. >>

And you started it all off!!

phatdave53 · November 1, 2011 11:31PM

Well here is part of my 84 DR start

phatdave53 · November 14, 2011 2:52AM

ThoseBackPages · November 14, 2011 6:53AM

i absolutely love this set. loved it as a 13 year old when it came out, and still love it now. easily the best set they ever put out.

Smokie · November 14, 2011 7:24AM

I have a few Don Russ in PSA 10's , 9's and 8's if your interested.

ldferg · November 14, 2011 7:26AM

<< What is up with some of the prices on Ebay for PSA 10s. $299.95 for a Dempsey?? Are all these ones that are price high low population cards?? >>

are these sell prices or the BINs?

fcpowell · November 14, 2011 7:38AM

<< What is up with some of the prices on Ebay for PSA 10s. $299.95 for a Dempsey?? Are all these ones that are price high low population cards?? >>

The prices wee high for about 8 months as two individuals were in a bidding war for the PSA 10's that they needed. Many people look at that and think those prices are still there. They simply are not. I won't disclose who the two (maybe three) bidders were, but you can be sure that those days are over. One of the two has completed the set in all PSA 10's and the other lacks very few with no real bidding competition like in 2008 and early 2009.

Prices for some common cards were as high as $1700 during the bidding war due to the lack of 10's. Hope this helps.

phatdave53 · November 24, 2011 7:47AM

Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Just bought a PSA10 Mario Soto to add to my set.

ShootyBabitt · February 6, 2012 10:04PM

Not sure if anyone checks this dormant thread anymore. If anyone does, I had the following 84s pop yesterday and all are available (once I have scans, I will post this in the BST area).

20 1 19947948 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 39 GREG GAGNE Card
21 1 19947949 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 68 DARRYL STRAWBERRY Card
22 1 19947950 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 106 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card
23 1 19947951 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 163 WILLIE HERNANDEZ Card
24 1 19947952 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 166 LEE MAZZILLI Card
25 1 19947953 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 DONRUSS 171 CHET LEMON Card
26 1 19947954 MINT 9 OC 1984 DONRUSS 248 DON MATTINGLY Card
27 1 19947955 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 425 DAVID GREEN Card
28 1 19947956 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 480 JOEL YOUNGBLOOD Card
29 1 19947957 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 511 AL COWENS Card
30 1 19947958 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 513 RANDY BUSH Card
31 1 19947959 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 518 GRAIG NETTLES Card
32 1 19947960 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 521 PAUL SPLITTORFF Card
33 1 19947961 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 527 TONY SCOTT Card
34 1 19947962 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 576 JIM PALMER Card
35 1 19947963 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 604 ED VANDE BERG Card
36 1 19947964 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 605 ALFREDO GRIFFIN Card
37 1 19947965 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 606 GLENN HOFFMAN Card

ThoseBackPages · February 7, 2012 5:37AM

<< Not sure if anyone checks this dormant thread anymore. If anyone does, I had the following 84s pop yesterday and all are available (once I have scans, I will post this in the BST area).

20 1 19947948 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 39 GREG GAGNE Card
21 1 19947949 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 68 DARRYL STRAWBERRY Card
22 1 19947950 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 106 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card
23 1 19947951 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 163 WILLIE HERNANDEZ Card
24 1 19947952 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 166 LEE MAZZILLI Card
25 1 19947953 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 DONRUSS 171 CHET LEMON Card
26 1 19947954 MINT 9 OC 1984 DONRUSS 248 DON MATTINGLY Card
27 1 19947955 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 425 DAVID GREEN Card
28 1 19947956 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 480 JOEL YOUNGBLOOD Card
29 1 19947957 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 511 AL COWENS Card
30 1 19947958 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 513 RANDY BUSH Card
31 1 19947959 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 518 GRAIG NETTLES Card
32 1 19947960 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 521 PAUL SPLITTORFF Card
33 1 19947961 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 527 TONY SCOTT Card
34 1 19947962 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 576 JIM PALMER Card
35 1 19947963 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 604 ED VANDE BERG Card
36 1 19947964 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 605 ALFREDO GRIFFIN Card
37 1 19947965 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 606 GLENN HOFFMAN Card >>

Nice Sub!

So close on your Nettles! i am still on the hunt for a PSA 10 Nettles and Keith Hernandez

MiniDuff · August 31, 2012 6:35AM

Just had a small, but very nice pop on 84 Donruss. If anyone has interest, please PM me before I put them on feebay.

62 1 20361315 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 6 RUSTY STAUB DIAMOND KINGS-STEEL Card
63 1 20361316 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 53 GEORGE BRETT Card
64 1 20361317 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 58 HAROLD BAINES Card
65 1 20361318 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 60 NOLAN RYAN Card
66 1 20361319 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 70 KENT HRBEK Card
67 1 20361320 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 83 ANDY VAN SLYKE Card
68 1 20361321 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 106 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card
69 1 20361322 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 118 BILL CAUDILL Card
70 1 20361323 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 139 SID MONGE Card
71 1 20361324 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 230 DOUG DeCINCES Card
72 1 20361325 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 DONRUSS 248 DON MATTINGLY Card
73 1 20361326 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 283 FRANK LaCORTE Card
74 1 20361327 MINT 9 1984 DONRUSS 324 TONY GWYNN Card
75 1 20361328 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 355 JOE MORGAN Card
76 1 20361329 GEM MINT 10 1984 DONRUSS 645 DAVE GEISEL Card

RynoandBo · August 31, 2012 4:53PM

Nice run there.

ldferg · September 1, 2012 2:06AM

Is that Geisel a toughie?

mattinglymint23 · September 21, 2012 11:23AM

I just picked up a box of these - going for some mattingly gems - will keep the thread posted....

BugOnTheRug · January 13, 2013 12:55PM

wow. thread is still around after 7 years, albeit mighty slow these days.

Still got a bunch of psa 9's and some 10's if anybody is interested............

fcpowell · February 2, 2013 4:16AM

Need a Slaton PSA 10 if anyone has an extra. PM me

1984 Donruss Baseball - the unofficial but legal thread

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