What was the last baseball card?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by glynparson

Yes that's on you. Many still collect modern. i don't, but many do, and thats a good thing. People should be able to collect what players they want to collect.

Did I miss where he said you can't collect what you want to? No need to put words in his mouth. For me it stopped after the 1994-1995 strike. Actually that made me dislike MLB not cards. I quit collecting as a young kid and then started again as a 30 something....To me a Trout is a fish. SO for me it was probably 1972 was when I stopped. I did love those crazy colors though.

[slidekellyslide]

I quit collecting modern cards in 1989. I just do not like the shiny cards at all. I really like the modern throwback sets on real cardboard though. I can tell you the year and company of probably every hall of famer pre-1990, but I too have no idea what the hobby considers Mike Trout's rookie card. That's just my opinion though and I realize that there are lots of people who love the shiny era of cards. Collect what you like.

[mechanicalman]

I'm with Dan. My last great card was 89 UD Griffey. I dropped off with the uninspiring 1990 designs. I generally have no interest in modern, but I recently bought the 2011 Topps Update Trout (base card, not the Raspberry Sorbet Super Refractor 1/1), and I didn't hate it.

[Rookiemonster]

It’s a big in you but in the Modern collecting world it’s hard to find a “Rookie” of most players.


Barry Bonds Topps traded Tiffany is pretty collectiable. If you have any that you don’t want you can send them my way.

I stopped collecting for one year 1995 and regretted it. I slowed down around 2000 and would only pick up a few packs here and there. 2004 I was back and started to change my collecting habits.

Baseball card collecting has not stopped.

[btcarfagno]

I would say either 1982 or 1983 for me. Still collected for my favorite players/teams etc. In 1984 I was 13 and started earning some money and the 1984 Donruss set was known to be tough to find. I became obsessed with it due to the value, along with the Mattingly and Strawberry rookies in the NY/NJ area...that was it. After that I was no longer a collector except for certain players. It started to become about the money for me. So I guess 1983 was the last year of my true collecotor-dom.

[Orioles1954]

I've actually gone from collecting pre-war to modern. I really enjoying busting cheaper boxes in the $30-50 range and sorting through the cards.

[hysell]

To me guys, i went into the mid 2010's . but have went back to my sets & all most { ALL } of my { UV }/ junk coated sets 1994- mid 2000's are junk now! All stuck to each other like bricks , so I'm just working on my vintage cards ..now , plus to me ED just TOOK it all down hill & it's never stopped & Topps just puts out the same dull sets ! { SP } cards, now , for real ! I never got as many Griffey, JR cards as the other so called commons in any box & would guess it's true most of the bigger stars ?Rob,

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by hysell

To me guys, i went into the mid 2010's . but have went back to my sets & all most { ALL } of my { UV }/ junk coated sets 1994- mid 2000's are junk now! All stuck to each other like bricks , so I'm just working on my vintage cards ..now , plus to me ED just TOOK it all down hill & it's never stopped & Topps just puts out the same dull sets ! { SP } cards, now , for real ! I never got as many Griffey, JR cards as the other so called commons in any box & would guess it's true most of the bigger stars ?Rob,

You're right about the UV cards turning into bricks. The modern hobby is FAR more about player/team collecting than it is getting a complete set.

[Throttlesteer]

Originally Posted by Leon

To me a Trout is a fish. .

Tim Salmon and kevin Bass agree

[BleedinBlue]

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

Tim Salmon and kevin Bass agree

Was Mike Carp unavailable to comment? I know Jess Pike is dead.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by BleedinBlue

Was Mike Carp unavailable to comment? I know Jess Pike is dead.

Not to mention brothers Lip and Izzy Pike, Clarence Pickrel (cheating a little) Catfish Hunter (Cheating a lot!)

[bbnut]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Not to mention brothers Lip and Izzy Pike, Clarence Pickrel (cheating a little) Catfish Hunter (Cheating a lot!)

And Jim "Mudcat" Grant, too (it's a catfish, so this counts).

[GregZakwin]

Trout's "true" rookie. He's only the best player of his generation, one of the best ever already, and could easily end up the best ever. Who could ever find enjoyment in collecting his cards....

[SAllen2556]

1981 ended it for me. Topps cards were ugly and cheap looking - for the third year in a row I thought. Plus, I bought two boxes and wasn't even close to a complete set, which seemed on purpose. And, I wanted no part of Fleer or Donruss.

So for me, my last card is a 1978 Burger King Detroit Tiger. Those are the last new cards I HAD to have.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by GregZakwin

Trout's "true" rookie. He's only the best player of his generation, one of the best ever already, and could easily end up the best ever. Who could ever find enjoyment in collecting his cards....

It's just hype by Topps and Panini to sell cards.

[Copa7]

I thought it was great to have three different companies in 1981.

However, I now feel different as there are way too many sets and cards in the sets.

So I stopped getting any new cards, and in particular, not do not specifically collect other sports except pre-1970.

I don't feel like I'm missing out because I don't have some modern rookie that has 100,000 copies or one that is 1 of 1.

I enjoy cards that have been handled, collected and even passed through generations.

I do not discriminate against those who collect modern
If I have a card they may need, I'd be more than happy to pass it on.

[wvpccollector]

Junk wax era kind of killed it for me. I was out of collecting a long time. Fire got reignited with my son who collects the modern guys and I now collect the vintage, rookies and hall of famers. I did briefly get back in in 2011 and bought my son the Trout Topps Update rookie in PSA 10 for $47. He is an Angels fan and Trout is his favorite player. I should have bought 10 of them! My son and I went to Cooperstown for the induction this year for the first time (He is a Vlad fan) and seeing all the card shops and returning hall of famers ignited the fire again. I mainly collect the 30's-70's now of hall of famers with the occasional older (couple t206 and 32 Ruth Sanella). Between my son and I, we have vintage and the modern kind of covered. It is fun for both of us.

[x2drich2000]

While I continued to collect for a few years after, I think the real downfall for me started with 93 Finest. I remember the first time I saw packs, they were $18 each. While I could still afford packs of Stadium Club, Ultra, Flair, or the like if I really wanted them, but I couldn't afford even a pack a week for Finest. Today, it seems like kids are priced out of most products before they are even released and the products kids can afford barely get any mention.

DJ

[btcarfagno]

Definitely no disrespect to the modern collector. They are a vital part of the broader hobby and I am very grateful that they are able to enjoy doing their thing.

To each his/her own.

[WillBBC]

Still waiting on it.

I could never justify spending the money for any of the 390583049 redundant high end products but I still happily open boxes upon boxes of Topps series 1 and 2, Heritage, and every now and then some Stadium Club.

The redundant high end products like Dynasty, Diamond Icons, Tribute, Five Star, Museum--they put out some incredible looking cards but year after year they're the exact same. Why would I spend 200 bucks for a pack when I go on eBay and get the one autograph from those sets that I want for 20 bucks?

People enjoy the thrill of opening those and they have quite the following, more power to them!

I'm not trying to sound snide--but is it really that difficult to do the research to find out which cards are Trout's rookie cards? I know there are two schools of thought, the pre RC label and the 'true' RC label crowd but beyond that--what makes it so difficult?

You could hop on eBay, type in 'Trout rookie' or 'Trout RC' and have an understanding of what the collecting world views as his rookie cards-in either school of thought.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Leon

Did I miss where he said you can't collect what you want to? No need to put words in his mouth. For me it stopped after the 1994-1995 strike. Actually that made me dislike MLB not cards. I quit collecting as a young kid and then started again as a 30 something....To me a Trout is a fish. SO for me it was probably 1972 was when I stopped. I did love those crazy colors though.

Leon- I recently conversed with a younger member who had no idea the 1994 World Series was canceled. I had to reach down and pick my jaw up off the floor.

I've never stopped collecting, though there some players who I will not collect...my own choice based on my own conclusions.

I do have to correct myself and confess to stopping temporarily at the time of the afore-mentioned strike...1993 was the last year for three of my favorites: Ryan, Brett & Yount. Attending their inductions six years later 'eased my pain'.

[Leon]

I guess we have are own things that make us tick. MLB has never regained it's luster but at least cards have been fun again for several years running.

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Leon- I recently conversed with a younger member who had no idea the 1994 World Series was canceled. I had to reach down and pick my jaw up off the floor.

I've never stopped collecting, though there some players who I will not collect...my own choice based on my own conclusions.

I do have to correct myself and confess to stopping temporarily at the time of the afore-mentioned strike...1993 was the last year for three of my favorites: Ryan, Brett & Yount. Attending their inductions six years later 'eased my pain'.