The most vauluable card in your collection

[priestc]

I started collecting in 1991. Sometime in 1992 I got my first price guide. At the time, my most valuable card in my collection was the 1992 Topps Brien Taylor:



At the time he was a hot rookie and this card was $3 book value. For comparison, Nolan Ryan was $1 book value. This card is now a common and pretty much worthless.

For about a year or so after that, it was my most valuable card. Some time later I got a few different $5 cards, but none that I remember specifically.

The next card that I can recall as being my most valuable was a 1993 Fleer Ultra Ken Griffey Jr All Star, which at the time was $15 and was the most valuable card of my collection. I don't remember how I got it, but i think t was in one of those variety blister packs sold at walmart type stores.



This card is now worthabout $6 according to ebay auction closing prices.

The next card in my collection to become most valuable was the 1992 Donruss Update Kenny Lofton:

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I acquired this card through a 1992 Donruss factory set. Each set has 8 or so Update cards included as a bonus. Back in 1994 or so Kenny Lofton was hot, and this card was worth $40 when I first got it, and as I recall once worth at a maximum of $80. The above image is from an ebay auction that was Buy-It-Now at $2.00 and didn't sell.

The next card to get the crown was a 1996 Topps Chrome Refractor Roger Clemens.



I pulled it out of a pack I got out of a grocery store checkout isle. I remember being ecstatic and telling my mom "I got a refractor" and she having no idea what I was talking about. At the time it's book value was $60. Now you can get one on ebay for about $15.

Then I stopped collecting some time around 1997. I recently started back up, but I have yet to attain a card worth more than $60.

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[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

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[bnorth]

I don't know about real market vallue but to get me to part with my only known 1990 Score Wade Boggs/Roger Clemens wrong back error pair featuring my 2 all time favorite players would cost way more than most new cars.

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Originally Posted by bnorth

I don't know about real market vallue but to get me to part with my only known 1990 Score Wade Boggs/Roger Clemens wrong back error pair featuring my 2 all time favorite players would cost way more than most new cars.

That's what it's about! My most valuable for sentimental purposes is my first T206 my dad and I got together. Rube Oldring raw. Never parting with it.


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[brewing]

This is easily the most valuable I own.

[almostdone]

Very nice 1 Brent.
Drew

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Originally Posted by brewing

This is easily the most valuable I own.

That may be the best 1 I've seen! Way to buy the card my friend!


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[alfredoleal2001]

Great looking cards in this thread!!! Could never get close to many of them!!!
I guess mine would have to be these.....



This is also venezuelan topps

[dbuchan]

After not collecting for over 20 yrs I bought some ebay bulk for giggles and bought my first pack of cards on 7/7.

Easily my most valuable:

[dclarkraiders]

Originally Posted by dbuchan

After not collecting for over 20 yrs I bought some ebay bulk for giggles and bought my first pack of cards on 7/7.

Easily my most valuable:

Nice pull. Congrats.

Duane