tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post4170141630856096318..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: When we were young and stupidnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-23275335356373408432011-02-07T13:43:51.856-05:002011-02-07T13:43:51.856-05:00Never really read those mags when I was collecting...Never really read those mags when I was collecting, mostly 'cause I stopped before they really got going. But I have recently bought several from an antique store in PA that has a nice card booth and a whole rack of sports magazines and bunches of BBC mags etc. for about $2 each. Love how they refer to the junk wax sets as such superior products. And the ads are hilarious for pushing certain players as fortune makers for hoarders.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-67112805590461249212011-02-03T23:18:47.355-05:002011-02-03T23:18:47.355-05:00Great read. Brings back memories.
I saw that Brya...Great read. Brings back memories.<br /><br />I saw that Bryant Gumble "what is the internet" spot this morning. It's so funny. It's hard to believe that was only 17 years ago.Dodgerbobblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694741213203703723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-86452334583728902102011-02-03T22:40:14.691-05:002011-02-03T22:40:14.691-05:00I grew up on Baseball Cards Magazine as a collecto...I grew up on Baseball Cards Magazine as a collector in the early 1990s.<br /><br />I'd read up on advice on how Luis Gonzalez and Royce Clayton were going to be the next future stars.<br /><br />At the time I thought Beckett was really for the 'cool, advanced collectors,' not just the kids like me buying up 1990 Topps packs, because they were sold in hobby shops [not in retail stories like in the last 10 years or so].Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560491721875658178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-44454961611909015672011-02-03T21:06:50.284-05:002011-02-03T21:06:50.284-05:00My favorite early price guide was Card Prices Upda...My favorite early price guide was Card Prices Update (CPU) from the late 1970's - early 1980's though the price updates back then often made no sense. For example a Rickey Henderson Rookie would increase in value from $1.35 to $1.65 and make me wonder why the odd price increments?<br /><br />If you're curious what the magazine looks like, there are almost always a couple available for sale at any given time on eBay. <br /><br />Below is a link to an active auction.<br /><br />http://cgi.ebay.com/CARD-PRICES-UPDATE-DEC-1980-ISSUE-VOL-2-NO-4-/200545471738?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item2eb1710cfasteeleherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413236126581293109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-19565794236844647652011-02-03T20:11:32.803-05:002011-02-03T20:11:32.803-05:00Great read!
i too was a fan of BBC and SCD. i lo...Great read!<br /><br />i too was a fan of BBC and SCD. i loved the "Heritage" style cards that came with (seemingly) every issue.thosebackpageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526214016039177237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-920004391253102912011-02-03T19:25:56.140-05:002011-02-03T19:25:56.140-05:00This brings back a lot of memories. My first thoug...This brings back a lot of memories. My first thought after reading the post... H.I. could have saved the trouble of wondering how many losses Caldwell had if he had just done some basic math, using the other years and the total.<br /><br />Great post!Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-54749033263434325282011-02-03T15:51:16.060-05:002011-02-03T15:51:16.060-05:00I was a huge fan of the magazine, subscribing from...I was a huge fan of the magazine, subscribing from about 1984-1986, and started buying them again in 89. I wish that I would saved all of my issues. There was a gold mine of information in those old issues. I wonder if anyone has the old issues in PDF format. That would be a good way to share.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217827063741767040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-18110836145468460012011-02-03T15:24:49.496-05:002011-02-03T15:24:49.496-05:00I occasionally bring that magazine up in my own bl...I occasionally bring that magazine up in my own blog (like with Burger King cards, which also seemed to get a lot of "my 1979 Topps card of X is #15 instead of..." questions).<br /><br />I was a big fan of that magazine.Chris Stufflestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229983444919282224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-21338596494421432011-02-03T14:24:58.541-05:002011-02-03T14:24:58.541-05:00Awesome post! I remember the BBC mag from the mid...Awesome post! I remember the BBC mag from the mid 90's. I believe my dad bought me a few before I got a subscription to Tuff Stuff when it started up.<br /><br />The only real memory I have of error cards is the reverse negative of Juan Gonzalez's 90 Donruss Rated Rookie. I thought I was super lucky to get one out of a pack!flywheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-8676282487638756432011-02-03T14:23:38.306-05:002011-02-03T14:23:38.306-05:00...and Lonnie Smith did end up hitting over 15 HR&......and Lonnie Smith did end up hitting over 15 HR's in'89. Wonder if that person remembered his question when Lonnie had his power surge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-31771838589605106422011-02-03T13:52:29.329-05:002011-02-03T13:52:29.329-05:00I loved getting this magazine as a kid!!!! I wish...I loved getting this magazine as a kid!!!! I wish I had kept all my old issues as it would be pretty cool to take a look back and see where the hobby has come. The first issue I remember getting was at a card show, and one of the articles was on the "Horrors of War" and "Mars Attacks" artwork. I remember thinking ... oh, that's gotta hurt.ShaneKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323271141475730155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-35776850211416595752011-02-03T13:28:19.038-05:002011-02-03T13:28:19.038-05:00Did you come across any ads for a Baseball Cards M...Did you come across any ads for a Baseball Cards Magazine grading service? Because that idea would have been stupid.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799236057206316379noreply@blogger.com