94 SP Arod

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

If your friend had focused on 89 UD griffey 10s he would have done ok. Maybe not a retirement plan but they've been going up steadily from 200 2-3 years ago to about 400 now. I know there are a lot of them but was the card for collectors who started in that era like myself. No ties to steroids. I think high end griffeys are a good investment personally.

Ah, none proven. Gained considerable size, body fell apart on him, just got too bulky to be the complete athlete he was in his 20's. I can't buy that no matter how many people say otherwise. Sad thing is, just like Bonds he had so much incredible talent he never needed to do it.

[WillBBC]

I had an aunt that dated a scout for the Twins through the late 80s and early 90s. He had me so sold on both Rick Ankiel and JD Drew simply because he was a scout/insider that I bought in as much as I could making minimum wage in Jersey in 1999/2000.

I was told Drew's cards would put me through college.

They did not.

At all.

[WillBBC]

Meanwhile, a PSA 9 SP Jeter rookie went for over $3000 last night. Couldn't believe that 8s are routinely 250-300 now.

Unreal.

[packs]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

Ah, none proven. Gained considerable size, body fell apart on him, just got too bulky to be the complete athlete he was in his 20's. I can't buy that no matter how many people say otherwise. Sad thing is, just like Bonds he had so much incredible talent he never needed to do it.

I don't really think he gained considerable size at all. Griffey was bloated, as in an out of shape old dude, by the end of his career. Listed at 195 in 1989 and 230 in 2010. That's 30 pounds in 20 years, and I would not call his 230 "muscular".