Nostalgia and Mattingly

[homerunderby]

You're off to a good start. I have tons of Mattingly in my Yankees collection, I like the 1984 Nestle and Topps Tiffany rookies.

The toughest in the 80's to me are the 88 and 89 Topps Mets/Yankees Doubleheaders test and the 1989 Topps Heads up test.

[WA_HOF_rookie]

Originally Posted by homerunderby

You're off to a good start. I have tons of Mattingly in my Yankees collection, I like the 1984 Nestle and Topps Tiffany rookies.



The toughest in the 80's to me are the 88 and 89 Topps Mets/Yankees Doubleheaders test and the 1989 Topps Heads up test.

I finally tracked down a PSA 9 1984 Nestle. There sure are a lot of B&W (fake?) sample versions out there.

I've got a 1990 Heads-Up, but never even heard of the 1989 test. I'll have to do some research. I love the obscure releases - really emphasizes the thrill of the chase.

The Double-header tests were Yankees one side/Mets the other? I've seen the 1990 Matting Double-header, but haven't pulled the trigger on on yet.

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[homerunderby]

Originally Posted by WA_HOF_rookie

I finally tracked down a PSA 9 1984 Nestle. There sure are a lot of B&W (fake?) sample versions out there.

I've got a 1990 Heads-Up, but never even heard of the 1989 test. I'll have to do some research. I love the obscure releases - really emphasizes the thrill of the chase.

The Double-header tests were Yankees one side/Mets the other? I've seen the 1990 Matting Double-header, but haven't pulled the trigger on on yet.

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There is a 1989 and 1990 Double-Header which was mass produced. They should cost a couple dollars. In practice the 1989 Double-Header is indistinguishable from the Mets/Yankees Double-Header so you can probably cross that off your list. The 1988 however is unique to the test issue.

I've got lots of obscure Mattingly's that aren't listed in Beckett, if you want to discuss further you can DM. I'm not selling them, they are just for awareness.

[ALR-bishop]

[WA_HOF_rookie]

Great looking cards all - thanks for posting! 12 year old me would've died seeing a Mattingly on top of the pack in the store. I only got to buy cards at the drugstore down the street, so while my memory is fuzzy I do remember there was a horrible selection.

Quick question: What's the story behind the World of Baseball card? I've never seen one of those.

[mrmopar]

Someone who knows exactly may chime in, but I had one at one time.
Not sure how I got it even, but traded it to a Yankee collector friend.
I believe it was some sort of promotional item, that might have come with something else, like a book, game, promotional appearance or something like that. I also recall it being in the annual Beckett or Krause Almanac at one time and that might have more info. In fact, I'll go check for that now because my curiosity is piqued now.

Originally Posted by WA_HOF_rookie

Great looking cards all - thanks for posting! 12 year old me would've died seeing a Mattingly on top of the pack in the store. I only got to buy cards at the drugstore down the street, so while my memory is fuzzy I do remember there was a horrible selection.

Quick question: What's the story behind the World of Baseball card? I've never seen one of those.

[mrmopar]

Well that is a whole lot of uselessness!