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When I was a kid, I used to spend every penny I had on baseball cards. Mom insisted I was wasting my money and, at some point (I guess when I was around 11 or 12), Mom took those cards and I never saw them again. Among those cards were Hank Aaron, Thurmon Munson, Tom Seaver, Pete Rose, a Nolan Ryan rookie card, etc. All told, by today's collector's prices, the cards in that box probably had a value of around ten grand or so.
Of course, I got over it. We laugh about it now, primarily because the one who threw them away was the person so insistent that they were a waste of money.
Anyway, that's not really the point of this. Last night, a buddy of mine told me of a dealer he found online which sells original, unopened (read: factory sealed) boxes of baseball cards. Depending on the year, a box could cost as little as $15 or as much as $100. He bought two boxes and paid around $35 for each box.
He's been through one of the boxes and, thus far, has about $800 worth of truly collectible cards. Last night he gave me one; a 1987 Tony Gwynn All Star card (Topps #599). It's in absolutely pristine condition:
Looks like the average price for this card online is around $30. I was fortunate enough to have known Tony, so I would never dream of selling this, and I plan on finding a nice way to display it. But it got me thinking about that hobby from all those years ago. All of my friends collected cards as I did.
Anyone here?
Of course, I got over it. We laugh about it now, primarily because the one who threw them away was the person so insistent that they were a waste of money.
Anyway, that's not really the point of this. Last night, a buddy of mine told me of a dealer he found online which sells original, unopened (read: factory sealed) boxes of baseball cards. Depending on the year, a box could cost as little as $15 or as much as $100. He bought two boxes and paid around $35 for each box.
He's been through one of the boxes and, thus far, has about $800 worth of truly collectible cards. Last night he gave me one; a 1987 Tony Gwynn All Star card (Topps #599). It's in absolutely pristine condition:
Looks like the average price for this card online is around $30. I was fortunate enough to have known Tony, so I would never dream of selling this, and I plan on finding a nice way to display it. But it got me thinking about that hobby from all those years ago. All of my friends collected cards as I did.
Anyone here?
