Anyone make it to the Dallas show this weekend? I got there at 2pm friday and stayed until closing time. Got there at 9am yesterday and stayed untill 4pm. I have never seen that show so busy! I am sure spring break has something to do with it.
I stayed in the bargain boxes both days and found some deals but nothing real big. Got a stack of Griffey jr with about 120 cards in it for $.20 each including a 1989 Bowman rookie. Found 6 Jeter rookies in a $.25 box. Found a Emmitt Smith rookie in a $.25 box. Found lots of vintage Cowboys in the quarter boxes as well. Found some Frank Thomas, Ohtani, and Trout cards I didnt have in the dime boxes (that was crazy). Also got to see Adrian Beltre and Adrian Peterson. Will post pics in a second of them.

Also surprised that graded a 2. Nathan I've got a '62 Post Cereal Clemente (ungraded) that I traded for years back. Not a fit in my collection. If you need one PM me an offer.

Missed it. I am in Surprise for Spring Training. You guys are making me want to get my cards out of the safe.

So.. anyone have an idea why the price on Sammy Sosa Donruss rookie error cards is all over the place? I've seen them listed for $2 to $4000. I have the "double error" card with wrong birth date and missing a period. I'm guessing it doesn't have any real value, but if it doe's I should probably get it graded. My eyeballs think it's mint.

Its been years since I have looked into those cards but if I remember correctly it was a uncorrected error meaning every single one of them has the wrong birthdate. As for the missing period cards they are run about 50/50 with half being corrected and half not. Real world value is about $1 or less. Ebay is just full of scammers trying to cash in on stuff like that. I have probably 100 of them and probably half are errors.

Are sports cards a thing again? For awhile there the prices dropped drastically.

Go to ebay search, all the way to the right you will see advanced, click it then enter the card. It will show what people actually have paid for the card.

This is probably the best error from that ‘90 Donruss set. It says John Smoltz but the picture is Tom Glavine. These are far more rare than the Sosa but still only bring a couple bucks or so.

Who remembers the F face card?

I actually have one and know its not a fake because I saw it pulled from a pack by a dealer that I have been friends with for over 15 years. Thats one card that I would always buy graded more so for authenticity purposes rather than the grade. There are some really good fakes out there.

If you are a Earl Campbell fan you should have made it to the Dallas Card Show this weekend. He was there signing autographs. I didnt get to see him because I was to busy shopping but he was there. He does not do to many signings.

I wanted to go, but we are heading up there in two weeks, and didn't want to make that drive twice. I need to get his auto on an authentic Texas helmet that has Ricky's auto one one side. I'm hoping to get it done before it's too late.

JBC are you a Bonds fan?

You could have knocked out both autos with one trip. Ricky was there yesterday also. LOL

I wouldnt say I am a fan but I do buy some of his cards when I see them priced right. Love him or hate him, the truth is no baseball card collection is complete without him included.

I feel the same, i sent some of his cards to be graded. Are you into the new stuff?

Damn it!

Yes and no. I dont open any products anymore but buy tons of modern singles on Ebay and at card shows. I mostly collect Hall Of Famers and future Hall Of Famers and like seeing some of the retired players in the new card designs and like seeing the new players in some of the old card designs like Topps Archives and Topps Heritage. I think the last time I bought any boxes to open was in 2018 and the only reason I opened those was because the rookie class was so deep with Acuna, Ohtani, and Soto. It was almost impossible to not come out ahead on those boxes as long as you didnt pay scalper prices. Now days if I buy any new products I just keep them sealed because at todays prices its really hard to break even much less come out ahead.

Yeah, i was thinking about buying some old cases, that are under retail now. I like 2024 bowman chrome hobby boxes but retail was $278 a box, but now they are upwards of $400, so a case went from a little over $3300 to $4900... I got lucky with the box I bought because I pulled a duel auto international impact Jackson Chourio, and Ethan Salas 1/25, and a "it came to the league" Wyatt Langford also 1/25 that's not gonna happen very often. I'm gonna do some more research and see if i can find a case where I'm less likely to lose my arse.

You killed it with that box!! Those are 3 of the top prospects/rookies of the last couple of seasons.

I dont get into the prospect stuff to much because I have seen so many fizzle out. I do pick up Langford and Jung stuff though because I collect Rangers.

I have seen Josh Jung at those Dallas shows in the past walking the show floor buying cards and opening packs. He is pretty big into cards and likes to collect high end cards of himself. I watched him one day buy a card of himself off of a dealer and the dealer had no clue he just sold Josh a card of himself. LOL

Hell, there was a Paul Skenes RC, Paul Crow Armstrong RC, Jasson Dominguez RC retro card refractor. All of those plus the other two I mentioned went to PSA. Not only that, I got these three prospects that show some promise. The last one is a blue refractor/150 it goes for $50-60, it would of gone to PSA but its off centered. The other two are 3-5 bucks.

You follow the Rangers, so what do you know about Curley Martha? I have a pink shimmer /199 of his in the box also.

Her is the back of my Clemente Rc. Looksgreat. There is a very light surface wrinkle on the front that can only ve seen when tilted in the light

I guess it got knocked for the discoloration?

Did you guys hear about the guy who soaked old cards? Then sent them to auction at a big auction house, and almost got away with it but he had opened his big mouth to brag.

No, color is good. Its that light surface wrinkle, any type of crease or wrinkle, even barely visible, Knocks the grade way fown. Ill take every day over an off center or ugly higher grade card