What Would 8 Year Old You Think About Your Collection Today?

[Yoda]

My 8 year old self would be happy I was collecting again after a 30 year absence.

[tjisonline]

8-year-old me would probably wonder why there are barely any 1980s cards in the collection considering many of the 80s magazines, newspapers, & 'investors' said / implied they would be more valuable down the road.

Then I would be asked where did all the old man cards come from.

[jsfriedm]

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[Section103]

8 year old would be a little bit impressed but generally dismayed at the lack of "In Action" cards from the early/mid 70s.

[brian1961]

Do you have any Pokemon cards? --- Brian Powell

[brad31]

My 8 year old me would probably be most impressed by my 1980 Pepsi Bruce Sutter.

However, my 14 year old self would be blown away as my collection surpassed my wildest dreams and includes so many of the cards I stared at for hours in the Topps book (the one with small color photos of every Topps card that my parents bought my brother and me for Christmas). He would be most impressed by my Ernie banks rookie and be very frustrated that he couldn't look at it out of its PSA prison.

[alaskapaul3]

Hmmph Ty Cobb?! Wait! He was never on the Phillies?! What gives.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Do you have any Pokemon cards? --- Brian Powell

+1 They seem to be all the rage now.

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[jp1216]

1) Where is my 1980 Steve Garvey? Why isn't it in 'the' box? Wait, Garvey didn't make the HOF??
2) You are telling me that our creepy neighbor that was giving out '79/80 Hockey wax packs for Halloween that had a card worth how much?
3) The most valuable 1980 card is Rickey Henderson? Who?
4) Who the F@%K is Billy Ripken?