Cards I wanted as a kid but only got as an adult

WoundedDuck · May 6, 2016

Went through a card collecting hiatus for a while due to a job/disposable income change.
Recently started dabbling again. For some reason I've gravitated towards some nostalgia cards.

I always wanted to pull one of these elites as a kid. I dreamed of it. I don't think I ever even saw one as a kid, not even at the LCS.
I had fun picking out some Hall of Famers and stars to get at least 1 example of the years I wanted.

Similar to the elites, 1993 finest was awesome, but I never even had the chance at a single pack. I always wanted a refractor from this set as a kid, but it took until my adult years to get one. Not HoFers as those are crazy expensive, but some good players. I really wanted a base refractor and an all-star as well. I'm pretty happy with these.

Let's see some of your nostalgia pickups...

rsmath · May 6, 2016

mine would be 1984 donruss factory set. Because of its reputation, it was way too expensive for me on a lawnmowing income but once I got my first job plus the usage of the internet for commerce made it easier and less expensive to pick it up for the PC.

Gjb70 · May 6, 2016

Mantles were always out of my price range for the most part when I was a kid. I did have copies of the Bombers Best and World Series Batting Foes cards, because those multi player cards weren't worth much early on. It's a great feeling to pick up cards I never thought I'd have as a kid. Added a couple since this pic, but here's my start:

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WoundedDuck · May 6, 2016

Gjb70 said:
Mantles were always out of my price range for the most part when I was a kid. I did have copies of the Bombers Best and World Series Batting Foes cards, because those multi player cards weren't worth much early on. It's a great feeling to pick up cards I never thought I'd have as a kid. Added a couple since this pic, but here's my start:

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Just a start huh? That's quote impressive in my opinion. Nice.

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moxacaine · May 6, 2016

those are great. Elites are on my list of sets I want. I remember opening so many 93 donruss packs hoping to hit an elite. never did though.

BenG76 · May 6, 2016

I have considered making some of the Elite sets several times. I have pulled two of them over the years both from 1991 Donruss.

carlitoson · May 6, 2016

Nice cards!
I can’t think of any baseball cards that I wanted as a kid that I don’t have by now (I was a “kid” in the 70’s and never had much interest in collecting guys that I never saw play).
I did however pick up 2 “nostalgia” cards this past month that I’ve wanted for a long time:

2001 Topps Fusion

1994 Sportflics R/T

sierra79 · May 6, 2016

Aside from the Elites and '93 refractors, huge cards back in the day (my uncle went through 2 cases of 92 donruss and nothing...my aunt buys a pack for him at the checkout and hit the griffey), I always wanted the nnof thomas. I had seen it listed in the beckett as a kid for what seemed like a lot at the time but had never seen one. I finally got a lower psa graded one a while back. Also, living in northern texas as a kid in the early 90s during the height of nolan ryan made getting his rc a must later on in life.

WoundedDuck · Aug 17, 2016

Picked up a 1991 Desert Shield Bo Jackson. Yet another one I wanted a long time ago and finally added to the collection.

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mrmopar · Aug 17, 2016

I bought a ton of close out boxes of that stuff at KMart in 1994-5. I built all the insert sets while looking for the Arod rookies and hoping for the AP as well (never got one) and this was the last card I needed. He got hot and the prices rose to $100+ levels. I finally completed the set maybe a year ago by buying this card for what I felt was a reasonable price ($25 or less). I don't know where they sit now, maybe less.

carlitoson said:
Nice cards!
I can’t think of any baseball cards that I wanted as a kid that I don’t have by now (I was a “kid” in the 70’s and never had much interest in collecting guys that I never saw play).
I did however pick up 2 “nostalgia” cards this past month that I’ve wanted for a long time:

2001 Topps Fusion

1994 Sportflics R/T

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