What to do with 80's and 90's cards?

almostdone · #1 01-04-2015, 07:50 PM

I finally decided to do something with the closet full I had around 12 years ago. I was going to put them in a yard sale for $10 per 5000 ct box but I thought I would spend some time reliving the memories of popping all those packs first.

As it turned out 99% of what I had was organized trash but in looking through my doubles box from sets I had built I found 5 extra 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter rookies in nrmt shape! I used them in trade at a show for vintage cards I always wanted but never thought I would have.

That's really what started me into vintage cards and haven't bought a pack since.

Drew

Btw, I sold every one of those 5000 ct boxes at the yard sale too!

bnorth · #2 01-04-2015, 07:55 PM

Well looks like I am the lone fool that still collects 80's/90's junk.

stat192 · #3 01-04-2015, 08:12 PM

I use mine for autographs. The face of the Topps cards from the 80's are perfect for them.

Brian Van Horn · #4 01-04-2015, 08:21 PM

Fireplace.

sycks22 · #5 01-04-2015, 08:46 PM

I still have my box of my Frank Thomas cards as he was my favorite player and look at them every couple years. Sad to know some of the cards used to be worth $50 are now worth 75 cents. I also have some rookies from that era that I've kept.

ethicsprof · #6 01-04-2015, 08:52 PM

don't have 'em.
never had 'em.
but sure wish I'd kept the 60's cards that I cherished as a boy.
only to sell now, of course.

all the best,
barry

AustinMike · #7 01-04-2015, 09:03 PM

I've kept the complete sets I had (except the '86 Topps, I gave that away). I've also kept most of the star cards (or at least they were "star" cards when I went through them about 10 years ago). I still have all the minor league team sets I bought (I have around 3,500 different team sets and stopped getting them in 2002). Got rid of the rest.

Peter_Spaeth · #8 01-04-2015, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethicsprof

don't have 'em.
never had 'em.
but sure wish I'd kept the 60's cards that I cherished as a boy.
only to sell now, of course.

all the best,
barry

Yeah my brother and I had huge boxes of mid to late 60s- we bought all the time, ordered sets out of Sporting News ads and inherited a vast quantity of 50s and 60s from a neighbor. And Mom threw them all out.

matthew · #9 01-04-2015, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stat192

I use mine for autographs. The face of the Topps cards from the 80's are perfect for them.

I started getting autos also. I've lost some in the mail but I usually have 12 duplicates to back it up

CobbvLajoie1910 · #10 01-04-2015, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bnorth

Well looks like I am the lone fool that still collects 80's/90's junk.

Nope, you have company, Ben.

The mid/late 80s stuff I collected as a kid will always make me the happiest.
I just hate the word "junk" for this stuff -- because to each is own, right?

View Poll Results: What have you done with your 80's,90's 2000's baseball, football, hockey cards?
Still have them but they stay stored away	119	53.13%
Still have them and actively collect	11	4.91%
Threw them out, kept a few star or rookie cards	32	14.29%
Donated or gave away	40	17.86%
Was smart enough to never buy	22	9.82%
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