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07-29-2008, 11:02 AM
Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p><br />I've read enough about what cards like t206's were sold for 10-20 years ago or more. I was curious though as to the mainstream candy issues ie, e94, e97, e98. Can anybody recall what these went for as compared to know, 10 or 20 years ago? I would assume they went for even less than t206's in that time period...but I don't know that for sure. What would a e94 wags in good condition have went for in 1983? How about a e97 steinfeldt in ex back in 1975? Just interesting to see if anybody can recall.
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07-29-2008, 11:12 AM
Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>I got these 3 in a bargain box at the 95' nat'l for $2 a piece.<br /><br /><a href="http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i176/ullmandds/?action=view¤t=e94s-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i176/ullmandds/e94s-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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07-29-2008, 11:22 AM
Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p><br />That's crazy Peter. I guess '95 would have been right on the brink of when the caramels took off?
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07-29-2008, 11:32 AM
Posted By: <b>Rob D.</b><p>Dave,<br /><br />After I saw your post I flipped through six issues of <i>The Trader Speaks</i> from 1982. Below are two ads that offer some E cards for sale. When I get a chance I'll browse through some earlier issues.<br /><br /><b>March 1982:</b><br /><br /><img src="http://members.aol.com/wolfie51sb/ttsad2.jpg"><br /><br /><b>August 1982:</b><br /><br /><img src="http://members.aol.com/wolfie51sb/ttsad1.jpg">
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07-29-2008, 11:37 AM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Dave- in the 80's and early 90's there was not a lot of interest in E-cards. I remember that at a time when I was actively stocking tobacco cards, I was always a little leery of the candy issues. They were difficult to sell.<br /><br />About 15 years ago I bought a collection of about 30 E99 and E100 for something like $25 a card. There was even a Type II in the group. I was concerned that I had too many of these obscure cards (can you imagine that) and I flipped them to another dealer for about $35 a pop.<br /><br />E cards were sellable back then but they moved slowly; T205, T206, and other popular tobacco issues sold much more easily.
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07-29-2008, 02:22 PM
Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>We used to laugh at a fellow collector friend of ours who bought up every caramel card he could in the late 80's, early 90's. We thought they were redheaded stepchildren to the "real" cards-the tobacco cards. He had the last laugh and currently has an attic full of E cards worth a fortune and which he has not visited in 15 years. I have tried to tell him he needs to throw them out there and he would be shocked what they brought but he is willing to let them sit there. Grrrr <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14><br />The caramel cards like E90-1, E93, E94, E95, E96, E97 and E98s were just afterthoughts when I started collecting T205s and 06s and 07s in the 80's and early 90's. <br />I also note in the ad above that you could buy up several D310s for $10 a pop. Wow!
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07-29-2008, 03:28 PM
Posted By: <b>PAS</b><p>Always interesting that in those old ads prewar cards are rarely, if ever, better than EXMT.
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07-29-2008, 03:34 PM
Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p>Looking at those old sales listings makes me cringe knowing I was buying up all the 1982 Fleer Steve Sax cards I could find back then... dammit hindsight.. argh!<br><br>martyOgelvie<br /><a href="http://www.nyyankeecards.com">New York Yankee cards</a>
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07-29-2008, 03:43 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Marty- I remember getting excited when I picked up a 1981 Fleer Craig Nettles error around 1982. That was a big deal. It's worth less today, 25 years later.
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07-29-2008, 04:03 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>I bought a clean, well-centered E93 Matty PSA 5 around 1997 for $200. Today it is worth several thousands of dollars.<br />JimB
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07-29-2008, 04:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p><P>I bought a clean, well-centered 1985 Topps Mark McGwire around 1997 for $200. Today it is worth several dollars.</P><P>story of my life. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><BR></P><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br><br>martyOgelvie<br /><a href="http://www.nyyankeecards.com">New York Yankee cards</a>