Re: Is anyone else shocked that 80s baseball cards are almost worthless?
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I collected basbeballs cards in the 80s for fun and b/c they were really going up in value. In 88 or so, an 85 Mattingly was $85 (It's now $2.50). The 88 Donruss set is only $10 (I used to buy packs for about a $1!) Basically there's no 80s card now worth over $60. Kind of disappointing.
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It depends on the brand as well. I have a Mattingly Rookie card (1984) which is the topps brand, and it is worth more than the Donruss one (only $27 but still worth more than the donruus which I believe is like closer to $10). Certain brands are the "money card" for a particular player in a particular year. I have no idea why, maybe something to do with first to print a rookie card for a particular player. I also have the 1984 Mattingly in the Topps Canadian sister company O-Pee-Chee, but I don't know what thats worth. Maybe more than the Topps one.
Edit to say that card values usually only skyrocket once the player is dead. If Donnie Baseball finally gets into the Hall of Fame and then dies, the value of that card will shoot up significantly.
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