I wonder how things were in the 90's would equate to today

[brianga26]

meaning.. the hobby hype, busts etc.

If we could go back to the early 90's examples being Frank Thomas Score rookie, Leaf rookie etc, Alex Fernandez coming out of JUCO, (similar to Harper), Albert/Joey Belle "fan friendly" attitude.. how would much would Bowman cards be of them today.. meaning.. if you took the "hot" players from the early 90's and transposed them into todays current market.. wonder what their cards would sell for on ebay.. (man I need to stop drinking so many beers at a Braves game.. I get all philosophic).

 

[ffgameman]

meaning.. the hobby hype, busts etc.

If we could go back to the early 90's examples being Frank Thomas Score rookie, Leaf rookie etc, Alex Fernandez coming out of JUCO, (similar to Harper), Albert/Joey Belle "fan friendly" attitude.. how would much would Bowman cards be of them today.. meaning.. if you took the "hot" players from the early 90's and transposed them into todays current market.. wonder what their cards would sell for on ebay.. (man I need to stop drinking so many beers at a Braves game.. I get all philosophic).

Or, even the "rare" inserts.

They are still hot, but how much more so would they be given the prevalence of eBay?

 

[TopOffLikeWALLACE]

200?

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

meaning.. the hobby hype, busts etc.

If we could go back to the early 90's examples being Frank Thomas Score rookie, Leaf rookie etc, Alex Fernandez coming out of JUCO, (similar to Harper), Albert/Joey Belle "fan friendly" attitude.. how would much would Bowman cards be of them today.. meaning.. if you took the "hot" players from the early 90's and transposed them into todays current market.. wonder what their cards would sell for on ebay.. (man I need to stop drinking so many beers at a Braves game.. I get all philosophic).

Or, even the "rare" inserts.

They are still hot, but how much more so would they be given the prevalence of eBay?

Yes the rare inserts are a much more apt comparison, FYs and rookies weren't nearly as popular as inserts then. Take a look at a Beckett from about May 1998 for reference to this question and check out BVs. I think every $50 box had an insert with a BV of at least $50. Everything seems to cycle.

 

[brianga26]

remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

 

[magicpapa]

remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

1992, i almost bought a whole set back then for 300

 

[SouthSideSluggers]

remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

1992, i almost bought a whole set back then for 300

 

[magicpapa]

remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

1992, i almost bought a whole set back then for 300

i bought pack after pack of 92 fleer, later to find out that they were in cello packs ::facepalm:: ::facepalm:: (nice thumb print btw)

 

[SouthSideSluggers]

remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

1992, i almost bought a whole set back then for 300

i bought pack after pack of 92 fleer, later to find out that they were in cello packs ::facepalm:: ::facepalm:: (nice thumb print btw)

Old photo...and I have a few of them so not that big of a deal I remember selling these cards for about $60 each back when they were very hot....I still have an uncut sheet with the full set on it somewhere...if I remember they were very limited (print run 10,000 or some huge # like that)

 

[brianga26]

remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

1992, i almost bought a whole set back then for 300

i bought pack after pack of 92 fleer, later to find out that they were in cello packs ::facepalm:: ::facepalm:: (nice thumb print btw)

Old photo...and I have a few of them so not that big of a deal I remember selling these cards for about $60 each back when they were very hot....I still have an uncut sheet with the full set on it somewhere...if I remember they were very limited (print run 10,000 or some huge # like that)

that is such a LIMITED print run.. haha..

 

[AmishDave]

[quote="brianga26":284peqgy]remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

1992, i almost bought a whole set back then for 300

i bought pack after pack of 92 fleer, later to find out that they were in cello packs ::facepalm:: ::facepalm:: (nice thumb print btw)

Old photo...and I have a few of them so not that big of a deal I remember selling these cards for about $60 each back when they were very hot....I still have an uncut sheet with the full set on it somewhere...if I remember they were very limited (print run 10,000 or some huge # like that)

that is such a LIMITED print run.. haha..[/quote:284peqgy]

I told a magazine distributer that I thought the hobby / jumbo Bowman boxes would be like the '92 Fleer Cello (Jumbo) boxes

 

[brianga26]

[quote="magicpapa":3vjed2ok][quote="brianga26":3vjed2ok]remember the "rookie sensations" in fleer from 1993?

1992, i almost bought a whole set back then for 300

i bought pack after pack of 92 fleer, later to find out that they were in cello packs ::facepalm:: ::facepalm:: (nice thumb print btw)

Old photo...and I have a few of them so not that big of a deal I remember selling these cards for about $60 each back when they were very hot....I still have an uncut sheet with the full set on it somewhere...if I remember they were very limited (print run 10,000 or some huge # like that)

that is such a LIMITED print run.. haha..[/quote:3vjed2ok]

I told a magazine distributer that I thought the hobby / jumbo Bowman boxes would be like the '92 Fleer Cello (Jumbo) boxes [/quote:3vjed2ok]

wow.. haha.. that was a "BOLD" statement. How did you cook that crow you ate? Ha HA

 

[George_Calfas]

I wish we would like to go back to one chase insert, none of this same card different finish/color business. I mean how many refractors are there when you count all of the colors. Yes, I know this would be less hits per box, oh well.

 

[fitefansho]

Fleer Rookie Sensations was not only a brilliantly conceived chase card it was also a beautifully designed set. And the Frank Thomas card is and always will be DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, a baseball card that utterly epitomizes Frank Thomas, and the hobby the way it was in the early 90's. I buy these all day long when I can get em for a buck or two, make me feel like I'm stealing and I LOVE the feeling of gettin something for nuthin!! Whoo hoo Fleer Rookie Sensations!!!