March Pickups

[jb67]

WillBBC,
Congrats on the Aaron rookie. I remember when my first Aaron rookie arrived. A good feeling to check that off the list.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I like the rookie cards, Carl.

I started buying up that kind of stuff a couple of years ago since that is what I collected as a kid growing up in the '80's. Unfortunately, while it was a lot of fun while I was buying the rookies in the dime and quarter boxes at card shows, when it came time to sell some to recoup some of my money, I saw the darker side of "investing" in those rookie cards. I quickly found out that nobody really cares about the stars of yesterday unless they are in the HOF. Everything else is literally "a dollar a dozen", pretty much. I don't mean to put a damper on things for you, just don't want you to go down the same road as me and potentially "waste" a lot of money. It's easy to get addicted quite quickly collecting that kind of stuff because you can pick it up so cheap compared to "book price".

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

I like the rookie cards, Carl.

I started buying up that kind of stuff a couple of years ago since that is what I collected as a kid growing up in the '80's. Unfortunately, while it was a lot of fun while I was buying the rookies in the dime and quarter boxes at card shows, when it came time to sell some to recoup some of my money, I saw the darker side of "investing" in those rookie cards. I quickly found out that nobody really cares about the stars of yesterday unless they are in the HOF. Everything else is literally "a dollar a dozen", pretty much. I don't mean to put a damper on things for you, just don't want you to go down the same road as me and potentially "waste" a lot of money. It's easy to get addicted quite quickly collecting that kind of stuff because you can pick it up so cheap compared to "book price".

Thanks Phil! I appreciate the insight. These particular cards are mostly for fun but it's kind of a shame that players who were merely very good aren't really sought after, but that does keep the prices low. I like having my HOF box and then my fun box of rookies I would have been blown away by when I was a kid.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Carl:

I should add that yours are in much nicer condition than mine were so the scenario may be different. I wish you the best of luck anyway and have fun!

Phil

[Leon]

R346 Blue Tint upgrade....from our BST...

[jthorst75]

[Robextend]

[toppcat]

Interesting Leon, never knew they came accordion style.

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Carl:

I should add that yours are in much nicer condition than mine were so the scenario may be different. I wish you the best of luck anyway and have fun!

Phil

Thanks again, Phil! It's a blast for sure. Just thinking about what 12 year old me would have thought about having a mint Dave Stieb rookie in 1987 makes it all worth it.