Is anyone else shocked that 80s baseball cards are almost worthless?

[miajag]

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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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mcgwire olympic card?

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Or like every card in '84 Fleer Update.

[Roan]

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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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mcgwire olympic card?

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i dont think the $60 stat is true, although the McGwire card isn't worth that much, what is worth money is Update/Traded rookie cards of the top stars--Clemens, Bonds, Ripken

[Pinky]

The card magazine I was skimming a few days ago had the 87 fleer bonds at $40, the 89 Upper Deck Griffey at 60 and an 85 or 84 Ripken around $4 for some reason. Remember when 87 fleer Will Clarks were the big thing? I think those are under $5.

[El Diablo]

All,

That sucks. I have boxes and boxes of cards from the 80's sitting somewhere at my parents house, a lot of them all pristine and protected in those stupid plastic things.

[graydot]

I never understood why something that got massproduced through a machine, a cardboard with a picture could worth $10k.

I can understand why autographed or game-worn jeresy cards have value, but not rookie cards. Its a piece of paper that cost $0.01 to produce.

[reo]

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I never understood why something that got massproduced through a machine, a cardboard with a picture could worth $10k.

I can understand why autographed or game-worn jeresy cards have value, but not rookie cards. Its a piece of paper that cost $0.01 to produce.

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I used to not eat lunch to take that money and go buy cards. What a shame. I used to even steal them. Now they aren't worth anything.

[graydot]

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I never understood why something that got massproduced through a machine, a cardboard with a picture could worth $10k.

I can understand why autographed or game-worn jeresy cards have value, but not rookie cards. Its a piece of paper that cost $0.01 to produce.

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I used to not eat lunch to take that money and go buy cards. What a shame. I used to even steal them. Now they aren't worth anything.

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I used to collect basketball cards as well, but I was only 12 or 13. Newsgroups + Becket [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I admit it was fun pulling out a nice limited edition card

[reo]

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I used to collect basketball cards as well, but I was only 12 or 13. Newsgroups + Becket [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I admit it was fun pulling out a nice limited edition card

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I honestly believed that in 30 to 40 years they would sky rocket. So much for the steroid era.

[bluef0x]

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Remember when 87 fleer Will Clarks were the big thing?

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No, but I remember loving Will Clark, Robbie Thomas, and Bonds as a kid [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] I think every year I switched who my favorite player was on my little league baseball card.

[Blarg]

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All,

That sucks. I have boxes and boxes of cards from the 80's sitting somewhere at my parents house, a lot of them all pristine and protected in those stupid plastic things.

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Ditto.

I have all kinds of cards -- looney tunes, desert storm, X-men, spiderman. Most of them put out by the jillion.