O/T ..Do You Collect Cards From 2000 to Present?

[Leon]

I am curious how many of our members collect cards, or have some, from 2000 to present.

[ullmandds]

I rip some packs most years for fun...and I dabble a little in modern.

[brianclat11]

I do collect cards from some of the modern players that I really like. Joe Burrow and Mike Trout are two examples.

[bnorth]

I have a few Wade Boggs, maybe 40-50.
I have most new Topps versions of the 1952 Eddie Mathews cards.
I have the slabbed Cobb Cobb from the National.
I also have a few SGC slabbed Ted Williams cards from his estate.
Not baseball but I have a Leaf Jay North Rainbow.

I think they look really cool with all the different shiny colors. I just don't buy many.

[Hirbonzig]

I have nothing newer than 1992 after a wise dealer got me interested in the old stuff and I been very happy since.

[BCauley]

In my glacial speed of picking up cards for my collection since getting back in, I do aim to pick up a RC of any modern players that get in, or definitely will be getting in, the HoF.

I'll also occasionally go to the local card shop and pick up a few packs of whatever is cheapest, usually Topps flagship, just for the sake of opening packs. I then just send whatever was in the packs to my nephews along with a few unopened packs for them.

[Cmvorce]

I buy the Topps flagship factory set and a hand collated Topps Update set every year. Glad I do - that practice got me my 2011 Trout.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Ive got several LeBron James and Luca Doncic cards. Bought David Ortiz rookie year cards from the late 90's. I try to pick up the occasional generational talent's cards. I don't "collect" the modern stuff though in the true sense of the term.

[Eggoman]

NOPE! I would struggle to even identify most cards after 1992...

...AND I DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT IT!

[Jim65]

I collect Topps Heritage Mets.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Eggoman

NOPE! I would struggle to even identify most cards after 1992...

...AND I DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT IT!

+1

[GoldenAge50s]

I voted NO even tho I did buy some packs & boxes in the early 2000's, but I certainly don't go looking for them to complete or make sets!!

[peterb69]

I collect modern cards of vintage players

[VoodooChild]

I collect a lot of different modern cards. I don't buy packs or boxes anymore though. I pretty much just collect Pirates focusing on 1st Bowman autographed prospects, complete Topps runs of series 1, 2, and updates all #'d gold parallels, and any vintage design like Heritage, Archives, Gypsy Queen, Allen&Ginger, etc.

I also collect all the Topps All-Star Rookie cards with the trophy icon on them. Yes, they still produce them. I pretty much have a complete run going back to 1960.

I'll also pick up rookie cards of the players I really like. I normally get their first Topps card with the RC logo and again they will normally be #'d gold parallels.

However, I have an addiction so I buy way more than just that. I pretty much buy anything I think looks cool. Even though I consider myself to be primarily a Pre-War Pirates Type Collector, my collection is probably 75% modern considering I collect Steelers and Penguins too as well as modern football RCs.

[Touch'EmAll]

The new high cost of vintage has driven me to some modern - where I can still actually buy and collect cards. I haven't sold any vintage except for a token few. I just keep 'em, cherish 'em, and be glad I acquired what I did when I did. I also have collected some Star Wars cards and some Pokemon cards when my kid was big into them.

Speaking of "vintage" - my sister claims vintage is up to 50 years old, and beyond that they are antiques. I now see people talk of vintage with 1980-2000 cards, kinda blows my mind. I considered vintage to be thru the 1970's. When we talk pre-war, are they vintage or are they now antiques ?

[Gnep31]

Yes vote for me.

Collecting modern Topps sets and then working my way backwards is what has brought me to vintage collecting as well.

[UKCardGuy]

Out of thousands of cards, I have 14 cards from after 2000. I didn't set out to buy them...they were just stray cards in lots. So technically I have them, but I don't really want them.

[Den*nis O*Brien]

.........No....I am completely disinterested in the "New " stuff. However display a 1978 "Trey Pack" unopened because it is wax and gum just because I have it! So...who is this A-Rod? I am certain that he is/was not a Cub or White Sox.

[JollyElm]

Collecting modern seems to be like going to the beach to fill up a small fish bowl as a tidal wave comes crashing in.

[Jayworld]

I only collect modern Japanese baseball cards, but I assumed the poll meant American branded cards, so the answer is a definite no (collecting only vintage American cards).

[Aj-hman]

2002 2003 topps 206

Topps released this set with a cardboard back and used colored ink that looked a little strange on the cardboard. However, with the constant tobacco styled re-releases from Topps with white backs the original cardboard backed card set has its unique place amongst Topps sets.

The only complete set over the three series releases is the polar bear backs with approximately 1450 potential set. Bazooka was also released over the three series and is a skip numbered set with 45 subjects and a potential for 30 complete sets.

Unique at the time was the use of game used material in the tobacco styled cards. They used different colored jersey swatches for the same image of some players. This created in my opinion some rare cards. The ebay data can be seen on net54 “2002 Topps 206 Odds and Oddities - Joey Votto".

There are some real gems in the set with 3 Wagner bat cards from each release. Also Votto Uzit, Mauer Drum, and Cobb bat card. Throw in some unintentional blank backs and the set mirrors elements of the original.

I have collected this set on and off for the last 20 years. However, I remember when I opened a pack with a Needham buyback that started my meager T206 collection.

Happy Buying, Selling and Trading,
Aaron

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Aj-hman

2002 2003 topps 206

Topps released this set with a cardboard back and used colored ink that looked a little strange on the cardboard. However, with the constant tobacco styled re-releases from Topps with white backs the original cardboard backed card set has its unique place amongst Topps sets.

The only complete set over the three series releases is the polar bear backs with approximately 1450 potential set. Bazooka was also released over the three series and is a skip numbered set with 45 subjects and a potential for 30 complete sets.

Unique at the time was the use of game used material in the tobacco styled cards. They used different colored jersey swatches for the same image of some players. This created in my opinion some rare cards. The most notable card from the set is the tris speaker bat card with wood and cork in the bat chip. The ebay data can be seen on net54 “2002 Topps 206 Odds and Oddities - Joey Votto”.

There are some real gems in the set with 3 Wagner bat cards from each release. Also Votto Uzit, Mauer Drum, and Cobb bat card. Throw in some unintentional blank backs and the set mirrors elements of the original.

IÂ’ve collected this set on and off for the last 20 years. However, I remember when I opened a pack with a Needham buyback that started my meager T206 collection.

Happy Buying, Selling and Trading,
Aaron

Those are some great sets. Been working on just the autographed and game used card subsets from both since they first came out. I especially like the Topps 206 subset of game used cards of players that were actually in the original T206 set. There are some gems, like the three different Wagner GU bat cards you mentioned, along with a Cobb GU bat card which is real tough to find, in the 206 set. For the record, am not a fan of cutting up bats and jerseys of old stars like that, but they were already cut.

The T206 and T205 buyback cards they included in both those releases are fantastic IMO. You can always find a few for sale on Ebay. Are there people that specifically collect these buybacks? The holder Topps came up with to put the original T206 and T205 cards in I always thought was ingenious. Nobody seems to ever remove the original buyback T-cards from those special holders either, at least not to my knowledge. And whenever you do see the buybacks up for sale via auction on Ebay, they always seem to go for more than the cards would sell for without the Topps holder.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Collecting modern seems to be like going to the beach to fill up a small fish bowl as a tidal wave comes crashing in.

You guys need to get the modern forum hoppin' and poppin'. There are threads on page 1 from early November.

Take this Turkey Red Skip 2 my Lou 1/1. Where do you go next? Gonzo rookie 1/5 patch? Steve Finley refractor 1/150 yellow? Juan Gone 1/25 die cut? At least if you collect the 1933 Delong set, you know what you need.