Thin cardstock, terrible photography, more errors than a Dick Stuart highlight reel, slightly self-indulgent card backs. And, at this moment, what could be more tantalizing than and unopened wax pack box of 1978 Topps football cards? BO JACKSON RC 1987 Donruss Opening Day ROOKIE 205 PSA 9 MINT royals LOW POP WOW #205 [eBay] $43.99. (Over the next little while, Im going to be unfurling a set of experimental types of posts to see if they strike any cardboard chords. sets in which the "number" on the back is not numerical in nature. The design was just so-so, for one thing. In the summer of 1984, Don Mattingly came out of nowhere to win the American League batting title, snatching it away from New York Yankees teammate Dave Winfield. $0.99 1 bids Notes about 1987 Donruss Opening Day You can enable both via your browser's preference settings. Theres not much to say about todays Wow! The set was packaged in a specially designed . A card of Barry Bonds showing the picture of his Pirates teammate Johnny Ray was corrected very early in the press run, and supposedly less than two percent of the sets have the error. This page is dedicated to reliving those thrills of youth by bringing to light one incredible (in some way) unopened lot of baseball cards each day. Also, note that these listings contain affiliate links, which means if you click over to eBay or Amazon and buy something, Ill receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. All rights reserved. But its happy because the blue boxes themselves are shining through a crack in the case cardboard, and they look pretty gorgeous still. And, finally, Rob Picciolo wasnt small at all, but his name is really close to piccolo, which is like a small flute. - Hall of Famers ), Danny Cox, and Gary Pettis. 1987 Donruss Opening Day Baseball Set - Mattingly, Bonds, Bo Jackson Rookie Pre-Owned $14.99 jason.chandler.13 (5,564) 99.1% or Best Offer +$9.99 shipping Sponsored 1987 Donruss Baseball Opening Day Factory Sealed Set Pos. This eBay lot of three 1983 Fleer rack packs gives you all of that awesomeness right in your face, and it doesnt even make you guess too much about what youll get. Its the stuff from which collections and lifetime cardboard connections are made! Cards are identical in design to the 1987 regular Donruss issue except that the Opening Day cards have a maroon border instead of a black border. eBay Auction Event: 2022 Cards for the Holidays. CaliforniaSportsCards.com has a lineup of baseball products that has no weaknesses. But this lot ratchets up the intensity of this argument a couple of notches. 30 - Ken Gerhart RC, . In particular, what youd be bidding on if you bade (or BINned): 1980 Topps Baseball Superstars 1 box, 36 cards, all opened1984 Topps Super Baseball 1 box, 20 unopened packs, 16 opened packs + wrappers1985 Topps 3-D Baseball 1 box, 22 unopened packs, 4 opened packs1990 Topps Doubleheaders 1 box, 36 unopened packs1990 Topps Heads Up Baseball 2 boxes (1 box with 24 unopened packs, 1 box with 21 unopened packs). But Hernandez has a stronger Hall of Fame case than you might remember, so you really couldnt go wrong with either guy. ), but they look somehow brighter sitting there under plastic, all new and stuff. Privacy Policy Better grab yourTums. In his run-up to the record, all of Roses cards jumped up in demand and value, and he was arguably the hottest of all non-rookie players all across the land. There in the first panel is Don Money. The same collectors who complained about greed often bragged in the same interview about the value of their cards. #441-660 / Opening Day. Only the gum stick knows for sure. See original listing Condition: -- Ended: Jul 04, 2022 Price: US $18.95 Shipping: $12.95 Standard Shipping Located in: Carrollton, Texas, United States Seller: bravesman44 ( 3921 ) | Seller's other items Sell one like this Similar sponsored items Note: Baseball cards which featured a player who did not appear in a regular season game during the most recently completed season, do not link to their major league statistics. The late 1980s and early 1990s were fun but times in the hobby. For more recent exchange rates, please use the. Very meta, and very cool, even if not extremely valuable. - Packaging And so does the Will Clark rookie card, one of the iconic images of the decade. When Fleer finally won the right to produce baseball cards in 1980 after decades of struggle, they wanted to make sure collectors knew they were here to stay. When you went to the store with your mom and tried to score some baseball cards but ended up with these instead, it was muy disappointing. Thanks for sharing some fun memories! In any case, this lot falls three packs short of a full box, but you do get the display box. Let me know what you think, and Ill adjust as we go. unopened 1982 Fleer cello packs. Do you remember the first old rookie card to explode in popularity based on what was happening on the field? I mean, theyre black-and-white, sure, but big. The Cloud is all the rage these days, and anybody whos anybody has at least one something running there, or aspires to. In this case (no, just a box, actually), we a box 24 full packs of 1990 Topps! That Yaz/Bench beauty is also the centerpiece of this eBay lot, an unopened 1984 Donruss Rack Pack with the Living Legends right there on top, in the middle. Rookie cards, autographs and more. Was it even save back then? Its also sad because the case itself is so beat up. You know, with its Tony Dorsett rookie card and its lineup of Hall of Famers like Walter Payton, John Riggins, Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, and all the rest. I know that we all know now that 1987 Donruss is not rare, but its still awesome to me. Makes me feel like a kid again, especially when you see that all four boxes feature Don Mattingly (and, yes Steve Garvey), who was still right at the top of the hobby mountain even as the home runs began to flow all across the game. After an underwhelming debut in 1981 and a maybe even more underwhelming sophomore effort in 1982, Fleer needed to do something big in 1983 if they wanted to keep up with Donruss (ha!) Anyway, how cool would it be to have a big ol cutout of Ken Griffey Jr.s head suction-cupped inside your locker? The photo is colorful and sharp, and the Montreal colors look good inside the love-it-or-hate-it black border. Set Links - Overview - Checklist . There were several hobby retailers who sold complete sets, but you could also buy them in individual paper packages containing three buttons each. We expected more and better in 1984, and, for the most part, the major manufacturers delivered. A 2 1/2" X 3 1/3" 15-piece puzzle of Roberto Clemente is also included with every complete set. Topps tried out another version of their picture-in-picture design not on par with 1983 but not terrible. Its those latter multi-cardcars that make a cameo in this eBay lot (affiliatelink) and its sister lot (affiliate link) four Rose cards showing sixteen Rose cards on the top of four 1986 Topps cello packs. Somehow, my little corner of the world was blessed with a goodly supply of 1987 Donruss, and my keen 15-year-old wax-sniffing nose sussed them out at every turn. Fast forward 40+ years, and someone has uncovered your forgotten treasure and thrown it up on eBay for sale. - External Links There were three kinds of collectors in the early spring of 1987 those who had access to 1987 Fleer baseball cards, those who had access to 1987 Donruss baseball cards, and (mostly) those who had access to neither 1987 Fleer nor 1987 Donruss baseball cards. 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