Storing / displaying 7 Eleven Slurpee cups

[David Bender]

Any thoughts on storing and displaying these plastic cups? Obviously they have to be kept out of the sun. I'm currently keeping my small collection wrapped individually in a box, but would like to have a way to take them out and look at them without handling them directly. An empty plastic tennis ball can is too small.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1973-AL-OLIVER-Pittsburgh-Pirates-7-11-eleven-CUP-Baseball-Vintage-Icee-Slurpee-/00/s/MTExOFg3MjU=/$T2eC16RHJHwE9n8ihqbyBP5jCJ(+Bg~~60_57.JPG

[Leon]

I remember collecting those as a kid. If it were me I would just sit them on a flat surface away from any direct sun. They are plastic. Their half life is like 100 billion years. If they don't get recycled they will be around longer than roaches. And that is a long time!!

[steve B]

Will those fit inside a bat tube? I know the later ones won't , but I'm not sure about that set.

Sun and maybe normal light does bad things to them, as they get yellow and brittle. Pretty much all the 70's cups do. I was keeping loose change in a Bruins cup from Papa Ginos and one day it split neatly in half.

Steve B

[David W]

I put mine on a shelf...... From collecting Lou Brock, I can tell you there are many different variations on these cups, every one up there is significantly different in some way.

Also, they do split easily, if they split, I just taped them back together from the inside with clear box sealing tape.

They have little value, and are quite readily available on ebay.

[laughlinfan]

Great memories of going to the 7-11 after my baseball games as a 7 and 8 year old. I think they always just seemed to have only 2 or 3 different players available - an impossible set to put together as a kid! (But I drank a lot of Slurpess and did my best!)

I put a small thin shelf up about 6 inches from the ceing going all the way around my bedroom in the 70s - the colors were great and they were away from any direct (or indirect) sunlight. They will last a long time, but any sunlight will first fade and then make them so brittle that they will crumble in your hands.

If you are looking for something to protect them, maybe you could look to see if those Beanie Baby cases would work. And, I am guessing you could get a bunch of the holders pretty cheaply nowadays...

[David W]

Does anyone know if there is a checklist of these cups?

[laughlinfan]

If you are looking for a listing:

http://www.oldbaseball.com/MegaChecklists/ChecklistSet.php?genre=Baseball&setname=Seven-Eleven~Trading~Cups&year=1972

http://www.oldbaseball.com/MegaChecklists/ChecklistSet.php?genre=Baseball&setname=Seven-Eleven~Trading~Cups&year=1973

They also gave away nice checklists at the stores - I still have my (half checked!) checklists somewhere in the abyss! :)

Here is an example of one:

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/store/1972-7-11-Slurpee-Baseball-Trading-Cups-Checklist----20-Hall-of-Famers-_250937430436.html

[71buc]

I have quite a few of these from my childhood. I wrapped them in saran wrap and then stacked them together in a cardboard tube. BIG mistake!!! When I removed them years later some of them lost paint which transferred to the plastic from the cup. Ironically Lou Brock got the worst of it.

[David W]

If you are looking for a listing:

http://www.oldbaseball.com/MegaChecklists/ChecklistSet.php?genre=Baseball&setname=Seven-Eleven~Trading~Cups&year=1972

http://www.oldbaseball.com/MegaChecklists/ChecklistSet.php?genre=Baseball&setname=Seven-Eleven~Trading~Cups&year=1973

They also gave away nice checklists at the stores - I still have my (half checked!) checklists somewhere in the abyss! :)

Here is an example of one:

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/store/1972-7-11-Slurpee-Baseball-Trading-Cups-Checklist----20-Hall-of-Famers-_250937430436.html

Thanks for the checklist and another Lou Brock chase item to look for........

[vintagebaseballcardshop]

Hey... I've got a collection of these as well! I wasn't sure what to do with them... (not meaning storage, but whether to sell) Are they worth anything? I've probably got about 20 to 25 of them... some are stars...

[laughlinfan]

For 40 year old collectibles, they aren't worth as much as you would expect. I'm guessing they "book" for $2-$20 each depending on the player, if they are in nice shape. A lot of them went through the dishwasher, or were kept in sunlight, so many are faded or have graphics loss - these would have little value. Maybe some of you have bought or sold some of these more recently than I can weigh in.

[David Bender]

There are lots of HOFers on eBay for $10 to $15. vintagebaseballcardshop, do you have any Sanguillens?

[vintagebaseballcardshop]

speaking of Manny? I don't think so.. I can't say that I've ever known anyone to collect him... Is he your favorite player?

[vintagebaseballcardshop]

I would say that these cups are in fabulous condition.. Definitely no cracks. They don't appear to have been sent through the wash or left outside.. They've got pretty bright images...Some do have some scratches on them..a couple do look faded..I have the following:
Lou Boudreau
Juan Marichal
Joe Rudi
Lou Piniella
Charles Sanders
Vida Pinson
Cesar Cedeno (2)
Ferguson Jenkins
Charles "Red" Ruffing
Don Wilson
Winston Hill
Willie Lanier
Joe Greene
Jim Hart
Lou Brock
Dick Butkus DAAAAAAAA Bears!
Rod Carew
Thurman Munson
Rick Volk
John Mayberry
Toby Harrah
Mike Marshall
Paul Krause
Chuck Howley
Chris Hanburger
Bill Stanfill

[David Bender]

speaking of Manny? I don't think so.. I can't say that I've ever known anyone to collect him... Is he your favorite player?

I collect 1970s Pirates and my favorites are Sanguillen, Rennie Stennett, and the pinch runner Matt Alexander. And, just started a Danny Murtaugh collection so that I'll be able to spend some money at the National.

[vintagebaseballcardshop]

man.. I'd imagine that's a pretty limited market.. You certainly don't hear those names everyday! lol..