Even in 1995, collectors looked back at old card prices and wondered, “What if?” Jon Brecka dives into one such case in Trading Cards Magazine (May 1995) with “Just How Great Are Gretzky’s Rookie Cards?”
Happy collecting!
Trading Cards Magazine
World Series Special – Topps Captured The Moments
Every ’90s hobby magazine wrote a feature on Topps World Series cards; in October 1995, it was Trading Cards Magazine’s turn!
Here are the links to the pieces about Topps World Series cards that were published in Topps Magazine (Fall 1990) and Sports Cards Magazine (April 1995).
Happy reading and happy collecting!
A Bobby Bonilla Advertisement For Ultra PRO Platinum Hologram Pages
Bobby Bonilla was a spokesman for Ultra PRO in early 1992. Do you think they’re still paying him today, like the Mets?
If you weren’t tracking:
After being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers part way through the 1998 season, he signed with the New York Mets for a second time in 1999. When the Mets wanted to release him at the end of the year, he negotiated a settlement whereby the Mets would pay him $1.19 million on July 1 every year from 2011 through 2035, a date that has become known in Mets fandom as “Bobby Bonilla Day”. He is also paid $500,000 by the Orioles every year from 2004 to 2028 due to them also having a deferred contract with him.
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PS, I scanned the Ultra PRO advertisement from the April 1992 issue of Trading Cards Magazine.
Team Pennants Are Flying High In Stadiums Across The Land
How many of you display pennants as part of your collections? Well, if you don’t and are interested in a nice introduction to them, Michael Solomowitz penned this great piece that Trading Cards Magazine published in June 1992.
“Early” Basketball Card Prices In 1992
This advertisement from Trading Cards magazine in February 1992 is pretty darn interesting for its listing of “older” Fleer and Topps basketball sets. What item would you most like to time travel back for?
When looking at this, I had to step back from the fact that the company behind this ad is called National Sportscard “Investments” and that 1989 Fleer in 1992 was considered “older.” That is three years, but 1961 Fleer basketball would be an “older” set to me.
Anywho, here are some “nostalgic” prices that stood out:
- 1986 Fleer basketball set w/ stickers for $799.95
- 1986 Fleer basketball Michael Jordan Mint card for $399.95
- 1980/81 Topps basketball wax pack for $24.95
- 1985/86 Star basketball Michael Jordan $1,495
Happy collecting!