Counting Down The 10 Most Iconic Sports Cards of Alltime Video - Thoughts

[RCMcKenzie]

Rovell's list was from 2010. I think it was less random than the list in the 1st post of this thread. To me 'iconic' focuses on eras.

The 52T Mantle is the golden era, 1950's icon for cards. Wagner is tobacco era. Griffey is that card for the junk wax era collectors. I did not collect in college and so the Griffey doesn't ring any bells for me. I do recognize what it is, like a Gretsky rookie, or 1981 Topps Harold Baines.

Modern is really a different hobby to me. I don't really recognize any cards made after 2000, so I don't really know what symbolizes that era, other than refractors of the stars like Kobe, Brady, LeBron, and Messi, and Justin Herbert, and so on.

I just realized I don't own any of the top 10 cards in the hobby from post 1. I used to own a Leaf Robinson when I was a kid that my Dad bought me for $45. I may have a Bird rookie from a pack in a box in storage somewhere.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Rovell's list was from 2010. I think it was less random than the list in the 1st post of this thread. To me 'iconic' focuses on eras.

The 52T Mantle is the golden era, 1950's icon for cards. Wagner is tobacco era. Griffey is that card for the junk wax era collectors. I did not collect in college and so the Griffey doesn't ring any bells for me. I do recognize what it is, like a Gretsky rookie, or 1981 Topps Harold Baines.

Modern is really a different hobby to me. I don't really recognize any cards made after 2000, so I don't really know what symbolizes that era, other than refractors of the stars like Kobe, Brady, LeBron, and Messi, and Justin Herbert, and so on.

I just realized I don't own any of the top 10 cards in the hobby from post 1. I used to own a Leaf Robinson when I was a kid that my Dad bought me for $45. I may have a Bird rookie from a pack in a box in storage somewhere.

The Fleer Michael Jordan RC is the card for the junk wax era.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by rats60

The Fleer Michael Jordan RC is the card for the junk wax era.

I was still in high school when those Fleer basketball cards came to market. My recollection is that there were tons of them, and they were not popular.

After college, I turned to pre-war and never looked back. I appreciate Jordan as a basketball star, but his Fleer card took off in popularity after I essentially left that hobby behind.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I was still in high school when those Fleer basketball cards came to market. My recollection is that there were tons of them, and they were not popular.

After college, I turned to pre-war and never looked back. I appreciate Jordan as a basketball star, but his Fleer card took off in popularity after I essentially left that hobby behind.

But that was before the UD Griffey card even existed. The Jordan card started taking off after the Bulls playoff run in 1988 and was soon second to the Donruss Canseco RC before eventually leaving Jose in the dust. At no time ever was Griffey bigger than Jordan.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by rats60

But that was before the UD Griffey card even existed. The Jordan card started taking off after the Bulls playoff run in 1988 and was soon second to the Donruss Canseco RC before eventually leaving Jose in the dust. At no time ever was Griffey bigger than Jordan.

Good points, I'll let you and Peter debate it out. My baseball card knowledge takes a sharp decline after around 1986. I do remember the Mark McGwire USA Topps card being the pie'ce de re'sistance at card shows in the late 90's.

[Rhotchkiss]

Off topic, but why not

My Top 10 baseball cards from the 1980s

1989 UD Griffey
1985 Topps USA McGwire
1984 Donruss Mattingly
1986 Topps Traded Bonds
1982 Topps Traded Ripken
1983 Topps Boggs
1980 Topps Henderson
1985 Topps Goodin
1987 Donruss Maddux
1989 Fleer Ripken FF

Other cool ones
1984 Topps Strawberry
1983 Topps Gwynn
1985 Topps USA Conseco

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Off topic, but why not

My Top 10 baseball cards from the 1980s

1989 UD Griffey
1985 Topps USA McGwire
1984 Donruss Mattingly
1986 Topps Traded Bonds
1982 Topps Traded Ripken
1983 Topps Boggs
1980 Topps Henderson
1985 Topps Goodin
1987 Donruss Maddux
1989 Fleer Ripken FF

Other cool ones
1984 Topps Strawberry
1983 Topps Gwynn
1985 Topps USA Conseco

84 FU Clemens and 86TT Tiffany Bonds have to be there for me, PEDs or no PEDs.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Off topic, but why not

My Top 10 baseball cards from the 1980s

1989 UD Griffey
1985 Topps USA McGwire
1984 Donruss Mattingly
1986 Topps Traded Bonds
1982 Topps Traded Ripken
1983 Topps Boggs
1980 Topps Henderson
1985 Topps Goodin
1987 Donruss Maddux
1989 Fleer Ripken FF

Other cool ones
1984 Topps Strawberry
1983 Topps Gwynn
1985 Topps USA Conseco

This is my list. These were all the card to have at some point during the 80s.

1980 Topps Henderson
1982 Topps Traded Ripken
1984 Donruss Mattingly
1984 Fleer Update Gooden
1984 Fleer Update Clemens
1985 Topps McGwire
1986 Donruss Canseco
1987 Fleer Will Clark
1989 Fleer FF B Ripken
1989 Upper Deck Griffey

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by rats60

But that was before the UD Griffey card even existed. The Jordan card started taking off after the Bulls playoff run in 1988 and was soon second to the Donruss Canseco RC before eventually leaving Jose in the dust. At no time ever was Griffey bigger than Jordan.

Jordan was bigger than Griffey on the court/field but especially in that era baseball card collecting ruled the day.