Back in the early '80s (shut-up) I was just like any other kid in the neighborhood. I had a ton of baseball cards laying around. Very few from that era are actually valued for any significant money, but these days, sports cards are big business.
I stopped collecting when I discovered girls, Nintendo, and alcohol, but I would buy at least 1 or 2 packs a year. About two years ago, I started back in for some reason, and starting digging into what some may be worth.
Are cards a good investment?
Well, they CAN be if you are a bit lucky and know what to look for. For example: In 2011 a player named Mike Trout had is rookie year in Major League Baseball, and his rookie card was just one of many to come out that year.
Now, had you put that $.020 cent card in a plastic case and held onto it, you would have upwards of $7500 worth of value right now. This assumes that it's in perfect to near perfect condition as determined by a professional card condition grader.
I don't own this card, but I am now buying boxes of cards, with some potential gems being found so far. Rookie cards tend to be worth more depending on how well a player does and other factors such as which team he plays for, etc.
So, welcome to my new series, where I discuss what I've been able to purchase, and track the value rise (and fall) of some of the cards I own.
Who knows, maybe one day I may be able to have a big win like this:
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Great post, may I cross post this into the Sports Card Trading community?
Absolutely!
Great!
It’s a crazy sports card world right now. Started grading cards a few years back. Used to grade them in 2-3 months. Been taking 8-10 months lately. I hope you pull some good cards as you open some.
Oh, the wait right now is nuts and I hear PSA is getting pretty expensive to use.
Yeah it keeps going up. They need to get it together so I can get my cards back. Ha
Holy heaven, that's a lot of money. I knew there was this card collecting habit back in those days, I'm wondering if other countries had it.
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I haven't bought any sports cards for years and years, but I was into it when I was a kid. I have several complete sets from various makers from the late 80s, early 90s. I started again when I was at university, but I remember little of what I pulled them. Always stuck them in sleeves and in the long box. I assume all my cards are still in good shape... don't know... they should be stashed somewhere at my parents house. I should check on that one of these days and see if any are worth anything.
I hope they're still there...I've heard some horror stories...
I have a small pile of baseball cards that my son had back in the 1990s. I have no idea if any of them are collectable or what their condition they would be graded at...
They're in a box somewhere in the house, I think some of them are in sleeves...it's been a while since the last time I came across them while looking for something else. I don't think they're with my comic books...