| Any male that grew up in the late
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| | as we were during our "baseball card
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| 1980's-early 1990's knows all about the
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| | phase." Baseball cards
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| phenomenon known as "Baseball Card
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| | will never overtake today's affordable,
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| Death." The problem is, he doesn't know
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| | and easily obtained
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| that he knows this. And who can blame
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| | technological gadgets. And why would
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| one's selective memory loss here. Think
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| | they? Think about the
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| of the large percentage of your
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| | probability of this happening. Secondly,
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| disposable income that you blew on
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| | the people who drove up
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| baseball cards, which likely have little
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| | the prices in the early 90s were young
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| utility for you right now as they sit in
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| | kids (who are in their
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| your basement amongst the spiders,
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| | twenties now) and old men (and probably
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| centipedes, and mice. Do you really want
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| | some hideous women
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| to be reminded of the colossal investment
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| | too) who ran the "Card and Hobby Shops."
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| mistakes you made? Well, we will play the
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| | The inventories of
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| role of Alanis Morrisette, "And I'm here
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| | these "kids" grew over the years as they
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| to remind you..." In the early 1990s
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| | purchased packs,
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| baseball cards were better than money,
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| | attended card shows, etc. and these
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| better than gold, hell, they were
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| | consumers were mostly
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| supposed to pay for college tuitions
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| | "buyers." The buyers' collections grew
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| because they were such a solid
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| | sometimes to unmanageable
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| investment.As everyone knows, but few can
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| | amounts, making storage itself even
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| bear to admit, nothing could have been
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| | difficult. The buyers can only
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| further from the awful truth...... We've
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| | take in so many baseball cards under the
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| scoured the net for articles or
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| | pretense that "they are
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| postings...basically anything we could
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| | going to be worth something one day"
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| find with a negative slant on baseball
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| | before this madness must
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| cards. We can't find anything! People
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| | come to a halt. Today, we have
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| seem very keen on talking about their
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| | thousands of disgruntled "former
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| successes, and we all know that back in
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| | collectors" who are sitting in the
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| the day EVERYONE was talking about how
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| | wings, storing their worthless
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| much everything they owned "was worth."
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| | cards and waiting for a sunny day.Most
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| But did anyone REALLY cash in on their
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| | of these unfortunate souls
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| "baseball card riches?" Did anyone bail
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| | have moved on to other things, thank
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| at the right time and actually pay for
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| | goodness, and hopefully have
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| their tuition, buy a second home, or
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| | carried these valuable lessons from
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| re-invest in the stock market?Our
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| | their baseball card investment
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| instincts tell us the answer is for the
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| | debacles forward with them through life,
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| most part, "no." This site was created
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| | so as to avoid similar
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| mostly as a beacon of objectivity..and
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| | predicaments whether in business, the
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| negativity if you will, towards an
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| | stock market, real estate, etc.
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| institution that seems focused on
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| | Over the course of the late 80s and
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| "talking about the good old days." We are
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| | 1990s, card buyers kept taking in
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| tired of hearing about "what your cards
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| | cards, and the shopkeepers were the
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| were worth" or "how they will come back
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| | sellers. Now any shopkeeper who
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| in value if you just hold them." Let's
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| | made a sale and refused to replenish
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| hear some objectivity and reality for
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| | that inventory probably made out
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| once and report WHAT is going on NOW and
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| | quite well. But those who thought the
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| not what WAS in the past. Let's explore
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| | boom would last forever likely got
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| the sad state of affairs that has
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| | their ass handed to them as they
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| engulfed anyone who has a shoebox (or
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| | re-invested the profits on their card
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| many shoeboxes) full of cards like
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| | sales in more inventory. This inventory
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| ourselves.Delusions vs. RealitiesEvery
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| | became more worthless as time
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| year, I still buy two or three packs just
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| | went on, became increasingly difficult
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| for the heck of it, just to see who I
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| | to sell to card buyers amidst
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| get," says Dave Kelly, 51, a Library of
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| | waning public interest. Let's put this
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| Congress reference librarian who
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| | in perspective. Upper Deck cards
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| specializes in sports and recreation.""I
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| | were the hottest thing around in
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| still collect them like I did when I was
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| | 1989-1991, with Ken Griffey Jr. cards
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| 10," says Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alan
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| | now what a disappointment he turned out
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| Mills, 34. "It could be going to the
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| | to be, remember all of the
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| 7-Eleven, getting some apple juice and
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| | hype??) commanding hundreds of
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| picking up some cards.""He's still mad at
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| | dollars.Today, we cannot even sell a
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| me. He thinks I threw away his baseball
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| | sealed, mint SET of the cards from those
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| cards," says one exasperated mom. "
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| | years for 49 cents. (A reader
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| 'They'd be worth millions now.' I'm
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| | has asked for clarification on this.
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| quoting him: 'Millions now.'""Just as
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| | Yes, the year that the Griffey Jr. rookie
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| timeless is the equally irresistible urge
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| | card came out, 1989, the Upper Deck set
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| for America's mothers to toss 'em, or so
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| | sells for about $70.00. We've
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| we claim. Moms are the ultimate
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| | attempted to sell a new, sealed,
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| scapegoats for the lost treasures of our
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| | untouched set from 1990 at 49 cents and
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| youth."
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| | received no bids, not to mention our
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| -----Dodd, Mike. USA Today, 3/27/01We
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| | failed attempts at selling Donruss
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| Say..........Are you kidding? "Worth
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| | and Fleer mint,unopened sets to no
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| millions now?". Granted, pre-1980s cards
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| | avail. Whatever the case, we're
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| are worth much more than the overflooded
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| | certain that you all remember that the
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| examples we talked about earlier. But
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| | Griffey card alone was valued
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| everything has to be either in pristine
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| | in the hundreds in its prime. And now
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| condition, or ridiculously rare for a
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| | the entire set is only worth $70?
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| collector to even think about buying the
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| | On a good day? What happened? Why is no
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| damn thing from you. Seriously now...put
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| | one addressing this?) The
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| the Price Guide away, and actually go out
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| | word depreciation doesn't fit this
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| there and try to sell these "precious"
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| | scenario, its more like a momentous
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| cards. This is all about REAL demand for
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| | dive.2. For the card market to rebound,
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| the cards, not quoted prices. Cards from
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| | there needs to be a resurgence of
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| the 1980s-1990s are all but WORTHLESS now
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| | interest. This resurgence can't possibly
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| on the whole.We're sure we can find some
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| | come from those who are already
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| examples of cards that are worth a few
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| | stockpiling cards in hopes that their
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| bucks, but that's just it, a few bucks.
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| | prices will bounce back. New buyers,
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| Gone are the days of the many versions of
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| | new aficionados need to enter the
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| the Billy Ripken "Error" card that were
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| | market. Please get back to us you can
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| going for hundreds of dollars at the
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| | argue logically that these items will
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| time. Does anyone even care about him at
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| | rebound to late 80s-early 90s mania
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| this point? Don't you feel silly now for
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| | prices and the reasoning behind it. The
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| trying to "complete that set" by scouring
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| | "rare" factor is virtually
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| the card shows for the Don Slaught '89
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| | non-existent in terms of cards at this
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| Donruss card or that elusive Topps
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| | point since there are dozens of cards
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| Checklist? WE SURE DO AND FEEL LIKE
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| | available for most players in various
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| COMPLETE IDIOTS AT THIS POINT.Try
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| | sets and subsets from the deluge of
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| contacting a dealer who touts on his
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| | manufacturers.3. Statistical records are
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| website: "We buy unopened packs, sets of
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| | obliterated routinely and rather easily
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| all baseball cards!" like we did. Here is
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| | these days. Remember when Jose Canseco's
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| what transpired in our note to
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| | "40-40 club" was a big deal? No one
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| them:"Hello. I have a number of unopened,
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| | even gives a damn about that anymore.
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| some sealed, sets of early 1990s cards.
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| | How about the infamous late
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| Fleer, Donruss, Upper Deck, Topps, etc.
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| | 1980s Topps "30-30 Club" member cards,
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| Additionally I have some oddballs like
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| | with Howard Johnson being
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| "Traded Sets", Collect A Books, and some
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| | one of the "esteemed" members. Do young
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| others that have never been opened. What
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| | baseball fans today even know
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| is the protocol for doing business? I'm
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| | who the hell Hojo is? My point is that
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| located in XYZ City, and would be happy
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| | records are broken year after year,
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| to send pictures.Thanks"RESPONSE: "Hi
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| | and the juiced baseball and possible
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| there. We only buy vintage cards pre
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| | steroid influence on the game seriously
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| 1970. Thanks for thinking of us."UNREAL.
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| | accelerates this. Jesse Barfield....
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| Even professional dealers aren't
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| | (note NOT in the Hall of Fame, and who
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| interested in the many thousands of cards
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| | the hell even remembers him at this
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| we carefully wasted time filing away as a
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| | point) hit something like 49 homers in
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| kid, and to think of all of the Sundays
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| | the late 80s. This was considered a TON
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| we pissed away at "card shows." How many
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| | back then. As we now know, today's
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| Hiltons and Holiday Inns do you see in
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| | "superior" ballplayers can hit well more,
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| your neighborhood these days with signs
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| | hell, even shortstops can crank 40
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| advertising "Baseball Card Show This
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| | like it's no one's business. Remember
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| Weekend"? Not to mention, how many "Card
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| | when Don Mattingly was a big deal?
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| and Hobby" shops do you know of that are
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| | Unless you are a die-hard Yankee fan,
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| still thriving businesses? And how about
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| | you likely view Don Mattingly as
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| the weekend "Flea Markets" and "Shopping
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| | slightly more than a common player these
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| Mall Card Shows" with tables dedicated to
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| | days despite some of the stats he
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| both sets and singles at overinflated
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| | put up. We recall paying $27.00 in 1989
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| prices? YES, that's what we thought.
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| | for his Topps rookie card. Big mistake.
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| Times sure do change. For the
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| | Since the card isn't technically "mint",
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| "professional dealer" to not even offer a
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| | we doubt we can sell this
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| bid for our cards, indicates that they
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| | card for $2.70 today. Any buyers out
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| are WORTHLESS. Further proof in this
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| | there? If so...sold to you at $2.70.
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| matter lies with Ebay, the famed online
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| | The underlying point here is that the
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| auctioneer. We have run a number of 7 day
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| | value that is built into cards as the
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| auctions recently for sealed, unopened,
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| | player breaks or sets new records,
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| SETS of cards. We're not talking about
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| | diminishes as his record is broken in
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| random assortments of loose cards. For
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| | future years and he gradually fades into
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| instance, the 1990 Upper Deck, Fleer, and
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| | obscurity.4. Today, the baseball card
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| Donruss sets were all offered
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| | industry
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| individually by us, for a starting bid of
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| | has built this facade of "card grading"
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| 49 cents! And we did not receive ONE bid,
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| | into their
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| over a 7 day period! Not one! We actually
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| | never-ending tunnel of greed. Now, we
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| LOST money listing these pigs because
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| | as collectors
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| Ebay nails you with a listing fee for
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| | are expected to pay to mail our cards to
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| each auction you participate in. If this
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| | "grading companies", let their experts
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| doesn't drive the "WASTE OF TIME, MONEY,
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| | pore over
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| AND EFFORT" point home to you card
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| | our cards for weeks on end (and we're
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| aficionados, we don't know what
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| | certain that
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| will.REALITIESThose taking the "hold"
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| | they don't do this even though that's
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| approach with respect to their
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| | the impression
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|
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| | that is given), and then send us an
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|
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| | official certificate
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| collections are simply kidding
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| | with our card encased in plastic to tell
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| themselves. Think of
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| | us that we are
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| it in this perspective. The cards that
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| | grade "PSA 8.5". This process is NOT
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| you have from the
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| | cheap either! In
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| 1980s and 1990s were once considered
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| | many cases you will spend more on the
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| valuable....well
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| | grading process
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| according to prices that you PAID for
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| | than your card is worth! The bad news
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| the cards and quoted
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| | is not too many
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| prices in publications like Beckett they
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| | cards out there are PSA 10 or in
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| were. How many of
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| | "perfect" graded condition,
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| you actually sold your cards for those
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| | despite the care you took to store them
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| same quoted prices?
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| | over the years. We
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| Hey we're not ridiculing anyone, we
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| | advise you to look at completed auction
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| didn't sell one! We were
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| | results on Ebay and
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| "net buyers" of baseball cards for the
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| | you will see for yourself the large
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| better part of a decade.1. For the market
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| | discrepancy between card
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| to "bounce back", baseball itself first
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| | values of various graded ratings. If
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| needs
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| | it's not in pristine condition,
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| to be revitalized among the youth of
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| | you're not going to make much on it.For
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| today. Do you see it
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| | more information please visit W.U.
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| happening? And if the answer is yes,
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| then the baseball card
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| | rights reserved. Content may not be
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| market needs to re-invent itself
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| | duplicated without proper crediting. All
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| somehow. The last time we
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| | content is the original, registered
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| checked kids were buying new X-Boxes and
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| | trademarked content of the aforementioned
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| asking for I-Pod
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| | websites, subsidiary companies of
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| Nanos for Christmas. And these kids are
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| | IComplain.net. Unlawful use of this
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| roughly the same age
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| | content will be prosecuted.
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