Any Sports card collectors here?

[wavescrashing]

I've been collecting autographs, game-used, and rookie cards of baseball and football players for almost ten years now and was just curious if any other CA BOTL were collectors as well.
Lately, I've been selling off some of my lower-end autographs to buy boxes (especially gold medals).

[icehog3]

Sold off my collection of 70s and 80s hockey cards to fund some cigar purchases a few years back. Don't have any left.

[acruce]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Sold off my collection of 70s and 80s hockey cards to fund some cigar purchases a few years back. Don't have any left.

Now thats a habit...........

[MedicCook]

I was heavy into baseball cards and then sold off most of my non-Yankees cards. Right now they are all in storage until I can dig them out and sell them off along with the rest of my memorabilia.

[KidRock]

Originally Posted by wavescrashing

I've been collecting autographs, game-used, and rookie cards of baseball and football players for almost ten years now and was just curious if any other CA BOTL were collectors as well.
Lately, I've been selling off some of my lower-end autographs to buy boxes (especially gold medals).

I got some stuff from Roger Maris, Phill Rituzzio, Yogi Bera, Reggie Jackson and Jonny Bench...use to be huge into collecting

[King James]

i used to when I was younger.... should probably go through some of those as I'm sure I have at least a few worth some money..... question is, is if they are in good shape

[wavescrashing]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Sold off my collection of 70s and 80s hockey cards to fund some cigar purchases a few years back. Don't have any left.

I never really got into hockey cards, but recently sold the few jersey autograph cards that I had laying around. They seem to sell pretty well.

Originally Posted by MedicCook

I was heavy into baseball cards and then sold off most of my non-Yankees cards. Right now they are all in storage until I can dig them out and sell them off along with the rest of my memorabilia.

Do you keep your Yankee stuff displayed?

Originally Posted by KidRock

I got some stuff from Roger Maris, Phill Rituzzio, Yogi Bera, Reggie Jackson and Jonny Bench...use to be huge into collecting

I have some stuff of those guys too. I still have a Johnny Bench auto'd baseball I picked up about 7 years ago along with a Berra Rookie.

Originally Posted by King James

i used to when I was younger.... should probably go through some of those as I'm sure I have at least a few worth some money..... question is, is if they are in good shape

It all depends on the era that you grew up in (as far as value goes).

[MedicCook]

Originally Posted by wavescrashing

Do you keep your Yankee stuff displayed?

I use to when I had a place to display it. Now it is all boxed up.

[Jbailey]

Same thing. I had a lot of cards from the 80's to the early 90's. Still got the complete set of the first year of upper deck cards.

[MedicCook]

Originally Posted by Jbailey

Same thing. I had a lot of cards from the 80's to the early 90's. Still got the complete set of the first year of upper deck cards.

That is the Griffey Jr '89 rookie.

[wavescrashing]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

That is the Griffey Jr '89 rookie.

Don't forget the Biggio
If it get's a high grading, you'll get some potent wallet candelas for a Biggio rookie.

[Jbailey]

Yup!

[MedicCook]

I sold a bunch of my 'money' cards off a couple years ago when I ran out of money. Still have some nice stuff if it has survived storage.

[s0leful0ne]

i have some basketball cards

[Poronico]

Originally Posted by wavescrashing

I've been collecting autographs, game-used, and rookie cards of baseball and football players for almost ten years now and was just curious if any other CA BOTL were collectors as well.
Lately, I've been selling off some of my lower-end autographs to buy boxes (especially gold medals).

I have some 70's - 90's baseball and football cards, nolan ryan rookie card also Bo Jackson Rookie. its been YEARS since I have even looked at my collection.

[kelmac07]

HUGE collection here. Avid Kenny Lofton collector and TONS of other players...all baseball. Put it this way, I took out a rider policy on my Lofton collection. Game Used cleats/fielding gloves/batting gloves/bat, autographed card, regular card, inserts, 9 seperate 1 of 1 cards, and tons of other obscure Lofton items. Not a great market here in Virginia or I'd be in trouble...LOL!!! I have tons of auto stuff from other players.

[Blueface]

Did it with my son for quite some time.
He was fortunate to have a mom as a manager in a property where most of the teams stayed when they came to play in the Meadowlands. Has tons of big names in Hockey, Football and Basketball via that access.
Met the likes of Super Mario, Gretzky, Shaq and so on.
Lots of cards also stocked away.

Here is one we got just a few short months before he died, in person. I will die with it hopefully as no intention of ever selling.

[wavescrashing]

Originally Posted by Poronico

I have some 70's - 90's baseball and football cards, nolan ryan rookie card also Bo Jackson Rookie. its been YEARS since I have even looked at my collection.

The Ryan is from '68 and carries a solid value if in decent condition. I'd browse through just for nostalgia's sake.

Originally Posted by kelmac07

HUGE collection here. Avid Kenny Lofton collector and TONS of other players...all baseball. Put it this way, I took out a rider policy on my Lofton collection. Game Used cleats/fielding gloves/batting gloves/bat, autographed card, regular card, inserts, 9 seperate 1 of 1 cards, and tons of other obscure Lofton items. Not a great market here in Virginia or I'd be in trouble...LOL!!! I have tons of auto stuff from other players.

Yes, another thing to throw in a bomb to you (no Lofton, but I'm sure I have some mets autos!). I did the player collection for a while of Dan Marino and Ted Williams, but only kept a couple autos and patches of each. I started an NFL HOF autograph collection a couple of years ago where my goal was to pick up one auto of every player. So far I'm at 131. Here's a couple pics of some of personal collection stuff.

Originally Posted by Blueface

Did it with my son for quite some time.
He was fortunate to have a mom as a manager in a property where most of the teams stayed when they came to play in the Meadowlands. Has tons of big names in Hockey, Football and Basketball via that access.
Met the likes of Super Mario, Gretzky, Shaq and so on.
Lots of cards also stocked away.

Here is one we got just a few short months before he died, in person. I will die with it hopefully as no intention of ever selling.

That is a fantastic piece of memorabilia. I'd do the same.

[jwfish81]

Used to be heavy into basketball cards. I had over 25,000 cards in the late 90's, mostly commons, but sold everything I had except for the Jordans. Then I got serious about the Jordans in the early 2000s, buying lots off of e-bay and stuff. Still have around 3 or 4 thousand Jordans, plus a couple tubs of other stuff; magazines, starting lineups, McD toys, even a playboy from 1981? when he was still at NC. WAY too much stuff!

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by wavescrashing

The Ryan is from '68 and carries a solid value if in decent condition. I'd browse through just for nostalgia's sake.


Yes, another thing to throw in a bomb to you (no Lofton, but I'm sure I have some mets autos!). I did the player collection for a while of Dan Marino and Ted Williams, but only kept a couple autos and patches of each. I started an NFL HOF autograph collection a couple of years ago where my goal was to pick up one auto of every player. So far I'm at 131. Here's a couple pics of some of personal collection stuff.





That is a fantastic piece of memorabilia. I'd do the same.

That is some nice stuff you have there.