the brag about your sports memorabilia here thread

[phattymatty]

I have a Von Hayes and Juan Samuel still in the package.

I also have those two but not in package.  mine are all faded and gross. The other ones I have are Schmidt, Bedrosian, and Carlton.

[phattymatty]

Anyone collect cards?

I started getting back into it during Covid after about 20-25 years away, but have really gotten back into over the past few months.  Brought a couple boxes back from PA when I visited, and started logging them into an app, and then it went downhill from there, immediately hooked again.

It's wild how different it is - like 79 different versions of each card - varying colors, autographs, patches etc.  It almost feels more like gambling than card collecting, trying to find that rare hit. 

As an adult with money to spend it's pretty dangerous, I think I am already addicted. Biggest pull lately was a Pat Mahomes card that's going for $900 on eBay. 

[SD]

I have a shtein ton in boxes. My dad started collecting again recently, he uses this app called Collx...you can scan the card or whatever and get a price. A lot of people advertise cards for sale too. I noticed a lot of value is tied up in the grade of the card now. 

[phattymatty]

Haha nice CollX is what I use also.  Pretty cool app.

And yes grading is huge - seems to be a racket to be honest - monopoly of only a few companies, PSA, Beckett and a small handful of others.  But the price can go up exponentially if they give it a 10. 

One thing I have learned is that most of my old cards are from the early 90s, which is apparently the least expensive era of cards because that was the big card boom.  Cycle has just started repeating over recently.

[SD]

Late 80's early 90's old man and I used to hit card shows up. I follow a couple of collectors on TikTok who open old packs. Theyre selling 20 packs of unopened cards from 87-92 for $30. Got my old man some from Xmas. Bought 20 for myself too. I checked their reviews they're legit meaning I don't think they're opening and resealing packs. Not expecting to find anything special but for $30 farg it.


Might take my chances and buy a 2024 tops update box...maybe see if I can get the Skenes debut patch card.

[SD]

Unopened packs came today...pulled a Roberto Alomar rated rookie and a 1990 Topps Ken Griffey Jr. rookie. Seller threw in a 1954 Gil Hodges...definitely not mint but still worth $30.

[Diomedes]

Where to get a high quality Eagles flag?