justincredible;1100194 wrote:I've really started getting back in to collecting lately, is anyone else an active collector or am I the biggest nerd on the OC? If you don't collect, I'm guessing most will have a collection from when you were a kid. Anyone have anything of value?

OneBuckeye;1100200 wrote:I had a whole set from '98ish where the players were all mechanized somehow and had embossments with shiny foil enhancements. If you know what it is and if it's worth anything fill me in.

vball10set;1100204 wrote:The baseball card craze was huge in the 90's & 00's, but has tapered off considerably due to the supply far outweighing the demand. They're fun to collect, as long as it's just for that--the fun. Also, there are tons of companies producing cards now, not just your basic Donruss, Fleer and Topps. Enjoy.

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justincredible;1100194 wrote:I've really started getting back in to collecting lately, is anyone else an active collector or am I the biggest nerd on the OC? If you don't collect, I'm guessing most will have a collection from when you were a kid. Anyone have anything of value?

justincredible;1100207 wrote:Do they look like this:

GOONx19;1100216 wrote:I may or may not still have my 3rd grade Pokemon cards somewhere in my closet at my parents house.

like_that;1100213 wrote:I collected when I was younger. We lived overseas at the time, so we could get an older colleciton of cards. I would get a lot of cards from the early 90's or even the mid 80's (i was in Italy from 95-98), and I have some pretty cool cards.

From my recollection:

Robert Alomar rookie card
Manny Ramirez rookie card
Greg Maddux Rookie card

Shit, I know I have many more interesting cards, now I have to look when i get home.

LJ;1100215 wrote:My dad just emailed me that I have a few full football card sets from the early 90's, rofl talk about $1 for the whole thing.

OneBuckeye;1100218 wrote:I don't think so. It wasn't a full set as they only did the best players from the each team. The box was half the size off my full set of topps. I'm thinking it may have been an upper deck, but I am not sure. It is anywhere from 95-99 i'd say.

justincredible;1100225 wrote:Yeah, they wouldn't even be worth the shipping if you sold them on ebay.

LJ;1100234 wrote:My dad sells tons of cards on Ebay still. He does the whole collectibles thing. Sells old cards and gold and silver coins. I should just start throwing the junk sets in boxes that he sends out :laugh:

fortfan;1100236 wrote:Like many my age-I had lots of cards from late 60's-early 70's that my mom threw away. I had a Mets Rookie card that had Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman on it that I have seen priced at $2500. Thanks mom.

justincredible;1100237 wrote:What's his ebay name? Does he sell anything good?