MSB256
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Did you guys ever collect sports cards? I grew up collecting baseball, football, basketball, even some hockey cards.
I don't have the old time cards like your mickey mantles and roger maris cards. But I have some decent cards from my generation. Brett Favre rookie, a couple Ken Griffey Jr rookies (sweetest swing in baseball) about 20 or more Ken Griffey Jr. Cards, 20 or so Frank Thomas, 20 or so Jose Canseco (played minor league in Huntsville so I grew up an A's fan). Also have some Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, those type of guys.
Besides the big names I have lots of random cards. But do you think sports cards are going away? If I wanted to sell my whole collection, I wouldn't get much at all because it's not your old time cards. Part of me thinks no one cares about cards anymore so why not just get rid of them, then the other part of me thinks if they stop caring that will mean they become more rare?
I'd trade my whole set for some cash to spend on golf, that's for sure. Maybe the Brett Favre rookie becomes worth money some day but I'd probably be too old then to care much. I guess that's selfish because the thing to do would be pass them down to my kids.
What do you guys think? Have sports cards seen their better days?
I don't have the old time cards like your mickey mantles and roger maris cards. But I have some decent cards from my generation. Brett Favre rookie, a couple Ken Griffey Jr rookies (sweetest swing in baseball) about 20 or more Ken Griffey Jr. Cards, 20 or so Frank Thomas, 20 or so Jose Canseco (played minor league in Huntsville so I grew up an A's fan). Also have some Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, those type of guys.
Besides the big names I have lots of random cards. But do you think sports cards are going away? If I wanted to sell my whole collection, I wouldn't get much at all because it's not your old time cards. Part of me thinks no one cares about cards anymore so why not just get rid of them, then the other part of me thinks if they stop caring that will mean they become more rare?
I'd trade my whole set for some cash to spend on golf, that's for sure. Maybe the Brett Favre rookie becomes worth money some day but I'd probably be too old then to care much. I guess that's selfish because the thing to do would be pass them down to my kids.
What do you guys think? Have sports cards seen their better days?