Do you guys collect modern baseball cards as well?

[todeen]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Prewar and Chicago Cubs. Have completed set of Topps Cubs from 1951 to current including errors and variations. All Topps regular and update sets.

I have recently thought about buying Reds Topps sets. I like that there is someone else already doing this. For the Reds, they have their Kahns SGA set, and I'm thinking of grabbing that in addition to the standard Topps set.

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[wnp22]

I do collect both modern baseball and basketball to go along with my vintage tastes, but I've got a pretty strict set of guidelines. Usually it's just guys with a connection to Memphis. No sticker autos and no jersey/memorabilia pieces. And I've got a soft spot for star player RCs and some 90s/00s inserts.

[tonyo]

I always just collected the most current issues starting when I was a kid (72) thru the time I started a family (mid 90's).

I restarted collecting current issues back in '09 when the kids became more independent - that's when I happened upon net54 and became hooked on pre-war.

I was strictly pre-war for a few years, then jumped back on this side of the war as well when I decided to expand my pre-war gatherings and build a well rounded collection representing 1900 thru 1999.

as we know, card issues exploded in the 90's, so my 90's collection became focused on a Barry Larkin type set. I amassed about 1300 different Larkins (representing his playing days).

also started two 90's sets autographed. (94 pinnacle & 95 ud cc se)

Those were the last two real forays I made into modern.

I picked up some packs and boxes from target over the last few years, but fortunately for my wallet and closet space, they didn't stick.

Been selling things off the last two years across the entire 20th century, and I think I've enjoyed that as much as I did collecting them in the first place. most of the cards I collected in the actual 90's are practically worthless, but I have a soft spot for them, and it's been alot of fun sorting through them again, weeding out the keepers, and patiently selling those that didn't make the cut for a few cents net to me after fees, postage, envelope.

I just like cards

[Kevin]

How do I dump my 80s sets?

[Seven]

I'll pick up a blaster box now and then just to rip something. I have some early 2000's stuff in my collection, mostly Pujols. Can't get behind the idea of throwing money at guys who haven't really proved anything yet. I don't care how good Tatis is, I'm spending 4K on vintage before I'd ever drop it on a "Super X Fractor, Diamond Cut, Limited Edition" version of Tatis.

[toledo_mudhen]

I do have a Trout or 2 but pretty much stopped playing the "Kiddie Stockmarket" back in the 90s.

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by Kevin

How do I dump my 80s sets?

If you’re on Long Island, the ocean would seem to be the best option.

[triwak]

That's part of the beauty of being a HOF collector: All eras are represented. And you're NEVER finished!!

[Usc1]

Originally Posted by Kevin

How do I dump my 80s sets?

As a kid collecting in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s im there with you. I had no idea there was crap load of cards printed in those eras.


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[Exhibitman]

Some here and there. I like some of the later 1990s shiny special effects cards (Dufex foil, sign me up). I have always been a Peter Max fan so the 1996 Topps insert set he did is one I collected and finished



I also got into the 2019 Topps cards because I think the design was really nice. I find the parallels interesting.






I've also been buying sporadic Topps Now cards since they started



The Topps Project 2020 issue has been intriguing to me as well. I like pop art so some of the artists whose work has been featured in the set is right up my alley.

[G1911]

I don't enjoy the gambling aspect that has taken over the modern side of the hobby, so I collect some of the low end. Crack a box of Opening Day every year, collect some insert and auto sets I drooled over as a kid and teen but couldn't afford (2001 Fleer Greats for example). Some Heritage and Ginter, but mostly modern cards of not-modern players. There are some very nice images of the retired greats still being put out I have fun with.