Fun with 100 Minor League Sets

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

This is fun to follow Mike. I'm pulling for you to make your money back at the very least.

Glad you're enjoying the thread! It's been a lot of fun. If I don't turn a profit, it'll still be worth the cost of the lot in entertainment value.

That being said, with less than half the sets even listed, and only a few sales, I've already got 12.9% of the initial investment back. It'll take some time. but I expect we'll get there, and hopefully have a few PSA subs to boot.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
45 complete sets listed on eBay
53 to be reviewed
2 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$7.58 reclaimed (12.9%)

[Mike D.]

The last posting completed the 1994 sets...on to 1992!

[Mike D.]

Starting 1992!

1992 Fleer ProCards San Bernardino Spirit

1992 Fleer ProCards Huntington Cubs

1992 Fleer ProCards Madison Muskies

The Spirit included Mike Hampton, Jim Mecir, and manager Ivan DeJesus.

The Cubs of Huntington don't have any names that jump out at me in the set.

The Muskies feature Creighton Gubanich and not much else.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
48 complete sets listed on eBay
50 to be reviewed
2 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$7.58 reclaimed (12.9%)

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Starting 1992!

1992 Fleer ProCards San Bernardino Spirit

1992 Fleer ProCards Huntington Cubs

1992 Fleer ProCards Madison Muskies

The Spirit included Mike Hampton, Jim Mecir, and manager Ivan DeJesus.

The Cubs of Huntington don't have any names that jump out at me in the set.

The Muskies feature Creighton Gubanich and not much else.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
48 complete sets listed on eBay
50 to be reviewed
2 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$7.58 reclaimed (12.9%)

LOL, I'm glad you could pull Creighton Gubanich out of a line-up...because I sure couldn't.

[Mike D.]

Listed:

1992 Fleer ProCards GCL Dodgers

1992 Fleer ProCards Charlotte Rangers

1992 Fleer ProCards Charleston Wheelers

The Dodgers had Miguel Cairo on their roster and Red Sox great Luis Tiant as their pitching coach.

The Rangers were managed by Bump Wills.

The Wheelers had Kevin Jarvis and Pokey Reese.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
51 complete sets listed on eBay
47 to be reviewed
2 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$7.58 reclaimed (12.9%)

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Starting 1992!

1992 Fleer ProCards San Bernardino Spirit

1992 Fleer ProCards Huntington Cubs

1992 Fleer ProCards Madison Muskies

The Spirit included Mike Hampton, Jim Mecir, and manager Ivan DeJesus.

The Cubs of Huntington don't have any names that jump out at me in the set.

The Muskies feature Creighton Gubanich and not much else.
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Like others, I find this very interesting and entertaining. Primarily because I collected minor league cards starting in around 1991 and stopped around 2001.

But the main reason I'm posting is to say that there is a "notable" card in the Huntington Cubs set - Amaury Telemaco. That name rang a bell and I looked him up on Baseball Reference. He pitched for around 9 years in the majors getting into over 200 games. He was a real stud with a -0.9 career WAR. I also looked into the Madison Muskies set and there is no one who stands out to me, not even Gubanich. I had to look him up, never heard of him before.

Good luck and keep posting!

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

Like others, I find this very interesting and entertaining. Primarily because I collected minor league cards starting in around 1991 and stopped around 2001.

I'm glad you're enjoying the thread. It's fun to share these little "projects" with fellow collectors...motivates me to keep going, and makes the little victories bigger since I get to share.

I've always loved minor league sets...I have bought a LOT over the years...for autographs, for rare/interesting cards of stars, and just for fun.

But the main reason I'm posting is to say that there is a "notable" card in the Huntington Cubs set - Amaury Telemaco. That name rang a bell and I looked him up on Baseball Reference. He pitched for around 9 years in the majors getting into over 200 games. He was a real stud with a -0.9 career WAR. I also looked into the Madison Muskies set and there is no one who stands out to me, not even Gubanich. I had to look him up, never heard of him before.

Ha ha....I guess "recognizable names" is very subjective. I consider myself a pretty informed baseball fan, and I don't recognize Telemaco. Gubanich played in the Red Sox system for a bit, so I remember him from that. He had a 0.2 career WAR in only 18 games.

Good luck and keep posting!

Thank you again!

[Mike D.]

A couple more:

1992 Fleer ProCards Charlotte Knights

1992 Fleer ProCards Prince William Cannons

The Knights had Steve Trachsel, Matt Walbeck, and Matt Franco.

The Cannons feature Ron Frazier, Andy Fox, Kevin Jordan, Tim Garland, and Lyle Mouton.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
53 complete sets listed on eBay
44 to be reviewed
2 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$7.58 reclaimed (12.9%)

[Mike D.]

Another sale:

1994 ProCards Louisville Redbirds

Sold for $3.99 plus $3.99 shipping. Shipping cost $3.35, so minus shipping, eBay fees, and the original 60 cent cost of the set, that's $2.68 profit. That $2.68 pays for roughly 4 1/2 set purchases.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
53 complete sets listed on eBay
44 to be reviewed
3 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$10.26 reclaimed (17.5%)