If you had to pick 1 rookie card to leave to your grandkids- what would it be?

[FairWarning]

I have a Banks as well, never got it Graded....Any Value there ?
Might have a few Al Kaline cards floating around...Guess one day I'll have to look.

Sorry, wouldn't part with Any mantle cards...even if you had that Blond from the Las Vegas Club sit on My Face !

As long as it's not too creased up or dog-eared, it is worth grading. Any 50's star is worth grading. Banks $500+, Kaline $700+.

I get Beckett price guide online, let me know if you want stuff priced. Scans always help so I can get an idea.

 

[chipman58]

Wow that brings back memories of tearing open 89 fleer boxes to find that card.

 

[1968]

I happen to have 2, graded Mint 9 of the above card. Not sure at this time what they are worth. Because I haven't looked at my cards for Years.

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[chipman58]

Would love to know how many good cards i ruined putting them on my bicycle tire spokes. lol

 

[DarkStar]

How about the all-time home run leader:

I've got this 54 Aaron

 

[robmpink]

1984 don mattingly donruss fake card.

 

[Betsmart]

I guess my Barry Bonds rookie card is worthless

 

[artiesliver]

Or this one:

This was going to be my answer. I have this card locked away at the bank in my safe deposit box.

 

[FairWarning]

This was going to be my answer. I have this card locked away at the bank in my safe deposit box.

The Gretzky rookie is super hard to find in mint condition. Low print run and the centering problems are big factors.

 

[chick'sfridge]

Mantle 1952. Have an early 60's price guide from Wholesale Card Co. of New York, listing this card at $ 1.00. I used to fill in sets, through this NY based store. Of course, this was before the late 1970's-80's proliferation of card dealerships on every street corner.

 

[jordan17]

I had 2 jordan fleer rookie cards...bought 2 sets for $12.95 each, when they first came out...sold 1 set for 3k years ago...still got 1 left...@)

 

[Boxer22]

1914 Ty Cobb Cracker Jack.

 

[TICKETMANTN]

Hache- do you think LeBron will eclipse jordan?

no doubt he wiil

 

[Crum333]

I guess my Barry Bonds rookie card is worthless

Yeah, no kidding. This got me to thinking - I was really into cards in the 80s. I have tons of rookie cards from this decade - McGuire, Bonds, Clemens etc. Guess the steriod craze pretty much ruined these.

I do have 3 topps Ripken rookies, so I guess that saves a little face.

 

[arniesarmy]

There's a good article on the collapse of the trading card market in this week's Sports Illustrated. I still have thousands of cards. Have two Reggie Jackson rookie cards that back in the day I thought were going to be valuable. Still like going through all the old baseball, football and basketball cards, even though they are worth nickles to the dollars they were going for back in the 80s.

 

[FairWarning]

There's a good article on the collapse of the trading card market in this week's Sports Illustrated. I still have thousands of cards. Have two Reggie Jackson rookie cards that back in the day I thought were going to be valuable. Still like going through all the old baseball, football and basketball cards, even though they are worth nickles to the dollars they were going for back in the 80s.

That was a good article was good. Lots of greed all around, starting with the leagues and player associations. Your Jackson cards will be fine over time.

 

[artiesliver]

The Gretzky rookie is super hard to find in mint condition. Low print run and the centering problems are big factors.

I will need to look at it again. If memory serves me right, I believe the centering may have been off on my card as well.

 

[nhoj]

1922 Zeenut Jim Thorpe graded SGC70 one will be auctioned soon please bid high and my grand kids will love you for it. Expecting 50k or more.

 

[Coaster]

Willie Mays/Mickey Mantle
Managers Dream...........both on the same Topps Card

Had it as a kid .......parents just threw it away.
I or they didn't know...........lesson thing.......I was out past the street lights lighting!

 

[Kev]

A 1985 Topps Alvin Davis RC.

"Mr Mariner" was a GOOD MAN.