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ASTROBURN
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So a father of one of Alies classmates asked me to come see his "box of baseball cards" that he had put away. He is one of those that are in the mindset that he is sitting on a goldmine. So I went over to check it out.
He pulls out a shoebox and in it are loose random cards, nothing to write about. Except that half of it are cards from 1968 Topps. Cepeda, Clemente, Yastrzemski, Seaver, Mays, Dreysdale, etc etc... All loose, floating around this box. The Yaz was in shambles, and a few had folded corners. None of them in Great shape. Mostly "good" shape on some. I didnt see a Mantle, but he did have Nolan Ryan. Now I have the Nolan Ryan.
I have never seen one or held one, and even though its not in excellent, or very good condition, I wanted it. It has some residue on the face of it. He said it was from the gum in the packs. To me, I think its from whatever they used to seal the packs back in the day. I wasnt sure of what kind of money one in its condition would fetch, or if I would even sell it. He said if I wanted it for twenty bucks, he would also throw in his Roger Clemens Rookie and Tony Gwynn Rookie. Like the rest of the cards, they have soft corners and surface wear. I cried inside when i saw them, sitting unprotected in this cardboard box. The only saving grace was that none of these cards were being held together with rubber bands.
My question for you guys is this, even though most of these cards have soft corners, and wouldnt grade higher than good, would you guys offer to buy the 1968 cards? In my mind, the only value may come from set builders needing certain cards. Please provide some insight...
And heres pics of the Nolan Ryan...
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He pulls out a shoebox and in it are loose random cards, nothing to write about. Except that half of it are cards from 1968 Topps. Cepeda, Clemente, Yastrzemski, Seaver, Mays, Dreysdale, etc etc... All loose, floating around this box. The Yaz was in shambles, and a few had folded corners. None of them in Great shape. Mostly "good" shape on some. I didnt see a Mantle, but he did have Nolan Ryan. Now I have the Nolan Ryan.
I have never seen one or held one, and even though its not in excellent, or very good condition, I wanted it. It has some residue on the face of it. He said it was from the gum in the packs. To me, I think its from whatever they used to seal the packs back in the day. I wasnt sure of what kind of money one in its condition would fetch, or if I would even sell it. He said if I wanted it for twenty bucks, he would also throw in his Roger Clemens Rookie and Tony Gwynn Rookie. Like the rest of the cards, they have soft corners and surface wear. I cried inside when i saw them, sitting unprotected in this cardboard box. The only saving grace was that none of these cards were being held together with rubber bands.
My question for you guys is this, even though most of these cards have soft corners, and wouldnt grade higher than good, would you guys offer to buy the 1968 cards? In my mind, the only value may come from set builders needing certain cards. Please provide some insight...
And heres pics of the Nolan Ryan...
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