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A Bobby Bonilla Advertisement For Ultra PRO Platinum Hologram Pages

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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.

“Early” Basketball Card Prices In 1992

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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!

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