Been buying up packs, sets and boxes now I need to decide how to sort

[4k6]

Yep, I got the junk wax bug recently (1987 Topps), nostalgia? Bought four unsearched vending boxes off ebay cheap, had fun going through them.

Then, stopped at a tag sale, had to ask if they had any baseball cards. Sure enough guy brings out a box of 86-89 Topps, mostly 87s, offered/sold $10 for the fun (hey there were Bonds, Larkins, etc in there).

I've actually starting sorting them to try and build a complete set....nah WTF am I doing?

To the dump they go

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by 4k6

Yep, I got the junk wax bug recently (1987 Topps), nostalgia? Bought four unsearched vending boxes off ebay cheap, had fun going through them.

Then, stopped at a tag sale, had to ask if they had any baseball cards. Sure enough guy brings out a box of 86-89 Topps, mostly 87s, offered/sold $10 for the fun (hey there were Bonds, Larkins, etc in there).

I've actually starting sorting them to try and build a complete set....nah WTF am I doing?

To the dump they go

Having fun is what you are doing.

I love the junk era sets. I would rather thumb through a 87 Topps set than even a 52 Topps set any day of the week. This is because I have seen most of the players in that 87 set play in person. I have great memories of those players.

My other comments are purely on opening packs and then trying to sell them.

[wdwfan]

I've mainly been buying those sets and busting them up, pulling the RCs and stars and then trying to help other set builders where I can, whether giving cards away or selling them in lots like 30/$1. But that's why I originally asked which stars and RCs to pull and keep. Don't plan on grading any as I don't deal with the whole graded thing. I simply want cards from when I started collecting to be able to relive those memories.

I've only opened a handful of packs. Got a few at a flea market recently, 3/$1 packs of 1989 Donruss, 1987 Topps, other 1986-1992 product. I've also bought a couple of boxes (2x 1991 UD for $5 each, a 1987 Topps for $10). But mainly it's buying sets and breaking them up.

Originally Posted by bnorth

Having fun is what you are doing.

I love the junk era sets. I would rather thumb through a 87 Topps set than even a 52 Topps set any day of the week. This is because I have seen most of the players in that 87 set play in person. I have great memories of those players.

My other comments are purely on opening packs and then trying to sell them.

[midmo]

Originally Posted by wdwfan

I've mainly been buying those sets and busting them up, pulling the RCs and stars and then trying to help other set builders where I can, whether giving cards away or selling them in lots like 30/$1. But that's why I originally asked which stars and RCs to pull and keep. Don't plan on grading any as I don't deal with the whole graded thing. I simply want cards from when I started collecting to be able to relive those memories.

You know who the stars are. There's nobody hiding in those sets. Pull them, get a table at a local show and see what happens. Since I started actively setting up at shows again in the last 4 years I've had exactly zero people ask for junk era cards. Pre-war sells great. 50's & 60's sell great. Granted I have very few modern cards (70's-90's), but rarely does anybody even look at those stacks. Maybe you'll have a different experience. Give it a shot and let us know. Good luck.