What is the most valuable card you have that you pulled from a wax pack as a child?

[Cliff Bowman]

1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan, but I was nineteen at the time. Wish I knew then what I know now.

[ksabet]

1985 Mark Mcgwire USA card...I think I danced and screamed...I was also 10.

[drmondobueno]

From what I remember, a '62 Maris #1, a double handful of Mantle switch hitter cards from the same year, and a pile of '65 and '68 rookie cards, which my ex's attorney probably has. 💊💊💊

[isiahfan]

Originally Posted by ksabet

1985 Mark Mcgwire USA card...I think I danced and screamed...I was also 10.

In 1985 he wasn't a big deal...or even really a deal yet!

[terjung]

Joe Montana and Cal Ripken rookies

[Bicem]

Barry Sanders Score rookies

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan, but I was nineteen at the time. Wish I knew then what I know now.

Heh...I was going to say this exact card and I was also 19 at the time. I pulled 6 or 7 of them.

[mechanicalman]

Great question. Collected in late 80s, so mine was the 89 UD Griffey. I got butterflies when opening packs, revealing cards one by one, seeing a Rookies logo...

[btcarfagno]

Gretzky rookie as well. Was sitting in the back of a station wagon (the waaaayyyy back....when people could actually do that) on the way back from a birthday party at age 9. Knew zilch about hockey at the time, but after I opened the pack, every other kid was trying to trade me for it. Being the same little obstinate prick that I grew up to be, I told them all they could go scratch.

Tom C

[CurtisFlood]

I don't remember. All I remember is it seemed like Chris Cannizarro was in every pack in 1961 and 1962. I think a 1962 #5 Koufax may have been the big one, and most likely a Clemente from the same series. I didn't like them and quit buying cards because of the ugly brown design. So, no Mantle. All my Mantles came from flipping contests, some guys were stupid enough to use them instead of Marty Kutyna and Ken Aspromonte. Of course the condition was not good, making them OBC material now.

[Sophiedog]

I remember buying 5c wax packs in 1966, 1967, and 1968. I remember getting one Mantle but can't remember which year it was. I can tell you that Mantle and Maris were pretty scarce because my friend and I bought a ton of packs and he got one Maris and I got one Mantle. Lots of Don Mossi's and Moe Drabowski's! We were pretty big on the 1c bazooka gum with the comics inside and Razzles Gum. This thread brings back memories.

[Sophiedog]

Oh...and lots of Bo Belinski's too

[Frank A]

1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie. was in my parents attic with some other stuff if mine. Actually finding my old cards got me started in collecting again in 1979. Frank

[tedzan]

I went to my favorite neighborhood store. I put a quarter down on the counter and purchased 5 waxpacks. When I opened the last Topps pack....I was thrilled to find these cards.

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[Rich Falvo]

Somehow, buying very few non-baseball packs, I pulled and saved Bird/Magic and Gretzky rookies. The Bird/Magic got an 8 and the Gretzky got a 4 when I sent them to SGC a few years ago.