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Topps baseball cards
BHAVIN
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I think I may have talked to Cubs about this a year or two ago but here goes. I have a shoe box 1/2 full of Topps 1988 baseball cards. I just found them again and would like to muddle my way through and see if they are worth anything. What is the guide I need to get? If I do have some worth something where do I sell them? I am not really excited about selling them on That other site but don't want to get pennies on the dollar (if there is any dollars involved) by trying to find a dealer either. What is the scoop? Thanks.
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Jon
I really don't know much about baseball cards. Are there any particular players that you can think of that I should look out for? These are from 1988. Thanks.
Thanks guys, I will look for one and see if I can help finance a 10mm or maybe some .22 ammo.
I really don't know much about baseball cards. Are there any particular players that you can think of that I should look out for? These are from 1988. Thanks.
You might find a Bo Jackson or Tom Glavine rookie card but you can throw those "guide books" like Beckett's and Tuff Stuff away as they're desperately trying to save the hobby as well as their subscriber bases. In reality, most modern baseball cards have gone through the floor and are down there with "Beanie Babies" as investments. I've seen cards with book values of $100 and more bringing $1-$2 and less on eBay, if they sell at all. TOPPS are the most common and bring the least money. Just do a search for 1988 Topps on eBay and you'll see what they're really bringing.
As an alternative, I donated 12,000 baseball cards to my local YMCA, got a receipt, and was able to deduct their book value from my taxes. Rather than going through each card, I used the lowest value of 10 cents per card which gave me a legitimate $1,200 charitable deduction. Just a thought. Good luck!
MFI, I would appreciate that. That would save me a bunch of time. IF you like you can email me at bjn894@earthlink.net
Jon
Now after reading this thread I am going to have to go dig through my old card collection. Don't have a lot of great cards, but I do have a Roger Maris rookie card and a Emmitt Smith autographed card.
Jon
Even the older cards have dropped like a stone, mainly to the increased availability of them through the internet, the steroid scandal and disinterest in basebal since the 1994 strike which cancelled the World Series. For example, in 1992, a Nolan Ryan 1968 Topps #177 rookie card booked for $1,600. Do a search on eBay for one now: There's one for $41 with no reserve (item 160251567103) and many more for less than $100!
Before i was old enough to have guns i collected All kinds of cards. I have several unopened sets of Upperdeck (89-92). are they worth the paper they are printed on?
The 1989 Upper deck Factory baseball set(700), is desireable to a collector. It contains the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. That card is the highlight of the set and drives the sets value.
manoldgun,
I have a buddy who did like you. He bought every baseball card, every card packet, every box of cards, etc. etc. he could get his hands on. He has so many that he had to rent a u-store-it place to wharehouse them. Today, I don't think they are worth two months' rent on the storage facility.
I believe I did see a few months ago (could be wrong) where the pristine Honus Waggoner card from back around 1898-1901 or something like that, the one that has been owned at one time or another by a couple well-known sports figures including hockey star Wayne Gretzki(sp?), sold for around a half million dollars.
MFI, where are you with that suitcase full of large denomination US dollars for my obviously priceless heirlooms???
quote:Originally posted by brickmaster1248
Before i was old enough to have guns i collected All kinds of cards. I have several unopened sets of Upperdeck (89-92). are they worth the paper they are printed on?
The 1989 Upper deck Factory baseball set(700), is desireable to a collector. It contains the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. That card is the highlight of the set and drives the sets value.
I have an '89 Ken Griffey Jr. rookie graded PSA Gem mint 10. Any idea as to what it might be worth?
quote:Originally posted by reloader44mag
quote:Originally posted by brickmaster1248
Before i was old enough to have guns i collected All kinds of cards. I have several unopened sets of Upperdeck (89-92). are they worth the paper they are printed on?
The 1989 Upper deck Factory baseball set(700), is desireable to a collector. It contains the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. That card is the highlight of the set and drives the sets value.
I have an '89 Ken Griffey Jr. rookie graded PSA Gem mint 10. Any idea as to what it might be worth?
Probably around 250 to 300 dollars. All depends on how many have been graded gem mint 10. They keep those records. Actually put out an annual report. Some follow it like the stock market.
The biggest problem is that now that he has reached the 600 mark. Plenty of unopened packs out there that probably contain perfect cards. People will be cracking those open and sending them into get graded. The more gem mint cards that show up. The less the value will be. Right now might be the best time to unload a gem mint 10 if you want to part with it.
No interest in parting with it. This is one that will be handed down 30 or so years from now. I do have well over a 1000 Ken Griffey Jr. cards ranging from 1989 to 1996 that I will probabaly sell off when ever he retires. Hopefully, they will bring me enough to buy a new gun[:D]