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I can tell you nobody thought cards with that large of a print run would be money makers back then.
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I can tell you nobody thought cards with that large of a print run would be money makers back then.
gt2590
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There was a baseball card released in the 1989 Fleer set with the F Bomb on it.
Billy Ripken had it written on the bat knob and it made it thru proofing to get on the actual card. They tried to correct, several times, but were never able to keep some of them from hitting the Market.
And in 1989, a new company, Upper Deck released a new, nicer card set that changed the Hobby. It was also .99 cents a pack, which seemed crazy at the time...
Billy Ripken had it written on the bat knob and it made it thru proofing to get on the actual card. They tried to correct, several times, but were never able to keep some of them from hitting the Market.
And in 1989, a new company, Upper Deck released a new, nicer card set that changed the Hobby. It was also .99 cents a pack, which seemed crazy at the time...
metallicalex777
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The Billy Ripken cards are pretty neat. You can still get the F face ones that are easy on the wallet yet still hold a pretty good value:
The IRS doesn't ask questions about sales tax.
my local card shop never added sales tax either. they are still in business today so they apparently weren't in trouble with the state revenue authorities. All they have to do to stay out of trouble is look at their daily revenue total and submit the current tax rate of that amount to the state as gross receipts tax in NM (sales tax in other states). In other words, they eat the (current) 7% gross receipts tax rather than add it to their customers' subtotal.
I typed mine out on a selectric typewriter - you can get more items on a piece of paper and I can type stuff faster than handwrite it so it was quicker to whip up a want list before heading out to the local show or card shop.
to add to this thread, does anyone remember card shows?
I don't think there is a show in my area anymore (at least it's not well publicized). Also, how about finding cards are like the Circle K or 7-11? That's likely a thing of the past, too, considering it seems most product is found at the big box retailers rather than in a box on a convenience store counter (wax) or hanging on hooks by the magazines (rack packs). Or how about packs that were actual wax wrappers? Has anyone released a wax wrapper product since products started using mylar or whatever that material is?
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Did anyone ever have one of those card storage lockers? They look like a locker in a locker room and there were slots to separate cards by teams? I carried those around probably dinging up some corners on good cards, lol.
There are two in the city of milwaukee every month and they are always crowded. One has an auction where you can pick up some really cool peices here and there...
Pretty much every day of the summer i'd go through and decide on a new way to sort them by locker. Back then, you studied every word on the card instead of looking to see centering and such...
They don't "eat" anything; It's simply included in the price.
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BBCgalaxee
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I still have mine filled with 79 and 80 cards.
Looks like this one http://m.ebay.com/itm/331321252680?nav=SEARCH
DaClyde
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Velveeta cheese boxes are great for sorting!
Based on the frequency of the question (and the inaccuracy of listings on eBay), most "youngin's" still don't understand what a "tiffany" card is.
We used to buy really crappy card pages because they were 10/$1. Years later, after the pages fogged up, got all sticky or just started crumbling, we understood why higher quality card pages existed.
A 1988 Donruss Don Mattingly card once booked for $1.75.
Base cards of star players were the "hits" in a pack.
Based on the frequency of the question (and the inaccuracy of listings on eBay), most "youngin's" still don't understand what a "tiffany" card is.
We used to buy really crappy card pages because they were 10/$1. Years later, after the pages fogged up, got all sticky or just started crumbling, we understood why higher quality card pages existed.
A 1988 Donruss Don Mattingly card once booked for $1.75.
Base cards of star players were the "hits" in a pack.
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MansGame
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Great thread.
I remember when you had to go to shows in order to fill the gaps in your collection because there wasn't eBay or COMCs to mass purchase cards you need.
What about Beckett... I remember when you'd wait at the mailbox for the monthly Beckett to come out and then check to see which players had an up arrow or down arrow for value... I use to track the prices of cards I had on notebook paper and actually graph how the price fluctuated... probably why I love finance and stock today
What about when LCS were all over the place and you could go there and actually look through their glass cases for singles and watch in awww at all the boxes on the wall and pick out just the right pack.
What about when auto and relic cards weren't everywhere and the first time a pack came out which was one auto per pack! That was eye opening.
Griffey UD RC +$100 card
ARod SP RC +$100 card
McGwire/Sosa craze back in the day!
I remember when you had to go to shows in order to fill the gaps in your collection because there wasn't eBay or COMCs to mass purchase cards you need.
What about Beckett... I remember when you'd wait at the mailbox for the monthly Beckett to come out and then check to see which players had an up arrow or down arrow for value... I use to track the prices of cards I had on notebook paper and actually graph how the price fluctuated... probably why I love finance and stock today
What about when LCS were all over the place and you could go there and actually look through their glass cases for singles and watch in awww at all the boxes on the wall and pick out just the right pack.
What about when auto and relic cards weren't everywhere and the first time a pack came out which was one auto per pack! That was eye opening.
Griffey UD RC +$100 card
ARod SP RC +$100 card
McGwire/Sosa craze back in the day!
DaClyde
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I loved going to shops or shows and the dealers would actually have boxes with all the star players sorted. If I wanted to see what Dave Winfield cards they had, they were all right there together, usually in a little plastic box, or at least between dividers in a monster box. The only card shop in town now, the singles are a train wreck. All sports and random sets all thrown together and no obvious pricing scheme. If I happen to pull a dozen cards, I have no idea what I'm going to be charged at the register. They had a huge discount sale last week (70% off singles), and I couldn't drum up the interest to spend most of a day wading through the mess of football, hockey, basketball and soccer in hopes of finding a single card I actually wanted.
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BBCgalaxee
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Spot on with waiting anxiously for Beckett to arrive!
Many years ago, a Beckett came out during a snow storm and I actually trekked to a then close by shop in the snow to buy it.
But here's the kicker, I had recently opened my store (was closed that day because of the storm) and couldn't wait until the next day to get the book even though I would have paid less!
Many years ago, a Beckett came out during a snow storm and I actually trekked to a then close by shop in the snow to buy it.
But here's the kicker, I had recently opened my store (was closed that day because of the storm) and couldn't wait until the next day to get the book even though I would have paid less!
finestkind
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Upper Deck was not the first card company to have foil packs. Topps did it as test issue (mostly in Michigan) in 1983.
Will Style 13
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Growing up I didn't have a mailbox at my house so I had to go to the post office to get my mail. I walked through 3 feet of snow for 1/2 mile to get my beckett.
Brewer Andy
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There was something special about those "dead of winter" Becketts that warmed the soul though. Sitting in a warm chair holding the latest glossy photos and reading the Readers Write....waiting for spring
Brewer Andy
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Heck yeah. For 5+ years you didn't need to wait for "new release pricing" to come out, the Mattingly base card was at least a dollar bill! And that was big money being worth the price of 3 or 4 whole packs
MansGame
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I remember how awesome Beckett was. I couldn't wait for it to come out and see all the new listings, how prices went up or down, etc. I mean it's how you valued your cards and I use to have price points for what went into a page or penny sleeve or top loader, etc.
I remember when trading was actually fun and cool to do. Trading with friends or people at the shop player for player based on what team he was on or how nice the card looked. Busting out the Beckett and trying to figure out value and how to compare them haha
I remember when trading was actually fun and cool to do. Trading with friends or people at the shop player for player based on what team he was on or how nice the card looked. Busting out the Beckett and trying to figure out value and how to compare them haha
