Favorite worthless card...

[vintagetoppsguy]

The 1986 Donruss Jose Canseco. It was the first year I started collecting, but I didn't get one in '86. It became extremely popular a couple of years later when he was the first player to make the 40/40 club. The card was going for over $100 at one point and I actually bought one for that price.

It still brings back memories every time I see that card. I was at the TriStar show in Houston this past weekend and one dealer had a bargain box with several of them. Jose's birthday is a couple of days away (July 2nd).

[Robextend]

1987 Topps Don Mattingly...it is the first card I ever remember caring about!

[CobbvLajoie1910]

Originally Posted by Robextend

1987 Topps Don Mattingly...it is the first card I ever remember caring about!

Ditto. Only mine was the 87D. 1987 Topps, Donruss, & Fleer get a lot of flak (and deservedly so) -- but, all 3 remain among my all-time favorites.

This thread should should crack a smile for the tenured collecting guard; the are a lot of us (late 20's/mid 30's) that look forward to picking up the hobby torch.

I have no problem admitting to having a thin Gregg Jefferies binder standing alongside my 1920's Exhibits.

Looking forward to the National.....

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by CobbvLajoie1910

Ditto. Only mine was the 87D. 1987 Topps, Donruss, & Fleer get a lot of flak (and deservedly so) -- but, all 3 remain among my all-time favorites.

This thread should should crack a smile for the tenured collecting guard; the are a lot of us (late 20's/mid 30's) that look forward to picking up the hobby torch.

I have no problem admitting to having a thin Gregg Jefferies binder standing alongside my 1920's Exhibits.

Looking forward to the National.....

I completely agree. BTW, I still have my Bo Jackson binder right with all my pre-war stuff. Although it's not that valuable, it's just as important to me as anything else in my collection..

[D. Broughman]

This card is not that old but I picked it up at a card show and still don't know why but I like it.

[JasonL]

1984 Fleer Juan Samuel
1984 Jay Johnstone - the umbrella hat
1993 fleer basketball card of some Orlando player I can't recall - because it shows Jordan with the number 12 jersey he ahd to wear after someone stole his #23 before the game...
1984 Topps Keith Moreland
1982 Topps Mike Easler

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by JasonL

1984 Fleer Juan Samuel
1984 Jay Johnstone - the umbrella hat
1993 fleer basketball card of some Orlando player I can't recall - because it shows Jordan with the number 12 jersey he ahd to wear after someone stole his #23 before the game...
1984 Topps Keith Moreland
1982 Topps Mike Easler

The card with Jordan was a 1990-91 Hoops card of Sam Vincent. It was pulled from production and replaced with an alternate photo of Vincent, because they didn't want Jordan to be pictured in the 12 jersey. A pretty decent amount of them did make it out though.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

The 1986 Donruss Jose Canseco. It was the first year I started collecting, but I didn't get one in '86. It became extremely popular a couple of years later when he was the first player to make the 40/40 club. The card was going for over $100 at one point and I actually bought one for that price.

It still brings back memories every time I see that card. I was at the TriStar show in Houston this past weekend and one dealer had a bargain box with several of them. Jose's birthday is a couple of days away (July 2nd).

Definitely a good choice. I think the perspective on the '86 Canseco all comes down to when it was acquired. Had I bought that card when it was over $100, it probably would've topped my list as well. However, I didn't get one 'til a few years ago, and I think I might've payed $4 or so..

One of the first things I did when I got back into collecting was that I started to pickup the 80's cards that I always wanted as a kid but couldn't afford. The kind of cards that once seemed ridiculously expensive, that can now be had for under $10. Basically, the big investment killers. The main ones that come to mind are...

'83 Topps Traded Strawberry
'84 Donruss Joe Carter
'84 Topps Traded Gooden
'85 Topps McGwire
'86 Donruss Canseco
'87 Classic Green Bo Jackson
'90 Leaf Frank Thomas and Sosa

[ALR-bishop]

A more modern card I chased was the 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken variations. I ended up with the obscenity, big black box, small black box, scribble with loop, scribble without loop, white out( probably fake), paper stock ( fake), white scribble ( some of these did come in packs) and several of the above with cut outs ( some likely fake but I think there were some legit ones). Another was the Littlefield reverse negative. I am sure if I could add up what I paid for all of them I would be lucky to get 15 % now

[Ejm1]

1982 TOPPS Carlton Fisk in Action, he was my favorite when I was in little league and the card just looked cool.

[novakjr]

Aside from the Cory Snyder. If I were to do a top 5, I think I'd also have, in no particular order, the 1989 Topps Mark Lewis and Jim Abbott, the 1990 Leaf Albert Belle and the 1992 Upper Deck Shawn Green. With an honorable mention going to the '90 Donruss MVP Smoltz(glavine error).

[hunterdutchess]

My top 3 are:

1. 1989 Topps Gregg Jeffries (My old man bought a few boxes trying to get some $50+ each)

2. 1986 Topps Cecil Fielder (Back in 91 here in Detroit they were going for $40+)

3. Stadium club dome Brian Taylor. (Have no idea what that cost but if it was over a penny it was too high)

I still have all three and I can think of many more like these but those three had me and my Dad on the hunt and now I could not trade them for a pack of gum.

[hangman62]

I recall getting carried away with the 87T trd set... Oh..you have to have the Kevin Seizter card !... and then 89 T ( ?) Gregg Jefferies..had a non collecting friend who insisted he wanted to buy 50 to 100 of them.. the Mets had just called up Jefferies...and he was batting something like .350- .400 !!...
Lucky for him..he never did buy the cards

[Blackie]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

The 1986 Donruss Jose Canseco. It was the first year I started collecting, but I didn't get one in '86. It became extremely popular a couple of years later when he was the first player to make the 40/40 club. The card was going for over $100 at one point and I actually bought one for that price.

It still brings back memories every time I see that card. I was at the TriStar show in Houston this past weekend and one dealer had a bargain box with several of them. Jose's birthday is a couple of days away (July 2nd).

David gotta agree with ya... Still love the 86 donruss