Fun with 100 Minor League Sets

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Starting 1992!

1992 Fleer ProCards San Bernardino Spirit

1992 Fleer ProCards Huntington Cubs

1992 Fleer ProCards Madison Muskies

The Spirit included Mike Hampton, Jim Mecir, and manager Ivan DeJesus.

The Cubs of Huntington don't have any names that jump out at me in the set.

The Muskies feature Creighton Gubanich and not much else.
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Like others, I find this very interesting and entertaining. Primarily because I collected minor league cards starting in around 1991 and stopped around 2001.

But the main reason I'm posting is to say that there is a "notable" card in the Huntington Cubs set - Amaury Telemaco. That name rang a bell and I looked him up on Baseball Reference. He pitched for around 9 years in the majors getting into over 200 games. He was a real stud with a -0.9 career WAR. I also looked into the Madison Muskies set and there is no one who stands out to me, not even Gubanich. I had to look him up, never heard of him before.

Good luck and keep posting!

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

Like others, I find this very interesting and entertaining. Primarily because I collected minor league cards starting in around 1991 and stopped around 2001.

I'm glad you're enjoying the thread. It's fun to share these little "projects" with fellow collectors...motivates me to keep going, and makes the little victories bigger since I get to share.

I've always loved minor league sets...I have bought a LOT over the years...for autographs, for rare/interesting cards of stars, and just for fun.

But the main reason I'm posting is to say that there is a "notable" card in the Huntington Cubs set - Amaury Telemaco. That name rang a bell and I looked him up on Baseball Reference. He pitched for around 9 years in the majors getting into over 200 games. He was a real stud with a -0.9 career WAR. I also looked into the Madison Muskies set and there is no one who stands out to me, not even Gubanich. I had to look him up, never heard of him before.

Ha ha....I guess "recognizable names" is very subjective. I consider myself a pretty informed baseball fan, and I don't recognize Telemaco. Gubanich played in the Red Sox system for a bit, so I remember him from that. He had a 0.2 career WAR in only 18 games.

Good luck and keep posting!

Thank you again!

[Mike D.]

A couple more:

1992 Fleer ProCards Charlotte Knights

1992 Fleer ProCards Prince William Cannons

The Knights had Steve Trachsel, Matt Walbeck, and Matt Franco.

The Cannons feature Ron Frazier, Andy Fox, Kevin Jordan, Tim Garland, and Lyle Mouton.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
53 complete sets listed on eBay
44 to be reviewed
2 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$7.58 reclaimed (12.9%)

[Mike D.]

Another sale:

1994 ProCards Louisville Redbirds

Sold for $3.99 plus $3.99 shipping. Shipping cost $3.35, so minus shipping, eBay fees, and the original 60 cent cost of the set, that's $2.68 profit. That $2.68 pays for roughly 4 1/2 set purchases.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
53 complete sets listed on eBay
44 to be reviewed
3 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$10.26 reclaimed (17.5%)

[Mike D.]

Someone bought THREE sets!

1993 ProCards Waterloo Diamonds
1993 ProCards Columbus Clippers
1993 ProCards Appleton Foxes

$3.99 each plus $5.99 combined shipping ($3.99 plus $1 per set) for a total sale of $17.96. Shipping cost me $3.57. Figure in $2.51 in eBay fees, and the original price of the sets and I've got a $10.08 profit here!

So, with six sets sold (and a couple lots from other sets) we've resold about 6% of the lot and have made back 34.5% of our investment. Not a bad start!

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
53 complete sets listed on eBay
44 to be reviewed
6 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$20.34 reclaimed (34.5%)

[Mike D.]

Listed:

1992 Fleer ProCards Edmonton Trappers

1992 Fleer ProCards Fort Myers Miracle

1992 Fleer ProCards Jackson Generals

The headliner for the Trappers is Tim Salmon, but the team also featured a bunch of other names...Mike Butcher, Willie Frasier, Damion Easley, Ken Oberkfell, and Phil Bradley.

The Miracle don't have any names that jump out at me.

The Generals featured Todd Jones. Also on the team was Roberto Petagine...and not a lot of other names I recognize.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
56 complete sets listed on eBay
41 to be reviewed
6 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$20.34 reclaimed (34.5%)

[Mike D.]

Sold another 2-card lot from the 1993 ProCards Vancouver Canadians set, this time of manager Max Oliveras.

$1.99 w/ free shipping...for a 92 cent profit after shipping and fees.

100 sets
2 opened / singles to be listed
56 complete sets listed on eBay
41 to be reviewed
6 sets sold
2 lots sold
$58.74 original purchase
$21.26 reclaimed (36.1%)