Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 200 - End of Season
Not really, for the older stuff. The set I thought I had was from 1966. Mantle, Aaron, Rose, Koufax's last card, Mays, almost all the big names from the baseball card era were in that one, with the exceptions of Ted Williams and Stan Musial, who retired a couple years before. Willie Mays was Card #1 in that set. There's always a premium to the first card in a set from that era, and Willie Mays being that card takes the value to another level. I have a 1958 Ted Williams that is the first card of the '58 set. Mint condition, that card would sell for north of $20K.
The sets I'm going to try to put together are from 1978 to about 1993 or so. I already have a sizable chunk of 86-93, and I think I'm already done with 1988, 1990 and 1992. I'm focusing on 1978-1981 at the moment, which I think makes sense from a cost standpoint. I'm not sure where I'm going to go from there. I have the feeling that 1981 is going to be a pain. That was the one I missed on earlier today.
The current stuff, a set can be had for ~$30. The cutoff for where it really starts to get crazy appears to be 1975 (Brett and Yount rookies in that set).
Not really, for the older stuff. The set I thought I had was from 1966. Mantle, Aaron, Rose, Koufax's last card, Mays, almost all the big names from the baseball card era were in that one, with the exceptions of Ted Williams and Stan Musial, who retired a couple years before. Willie Mays was Card #1 in that set. There's always a premium to the first card in a set from that era, and Willie Mays being that card takes the value to another level. I have a 1958 Ted Williams that is the first card of the '58 set. Mint condition, that card would sell for north of $20K.
The sets I'm going to try to put together are from 1978 to about 1993 or so. I already have a sizable chunk of 86-93, and I think I'm already done with 1988, 1990 and 1992. I'm focusing on 1978-1981 at the moment, which I think makes sense from a cost standpoint. I'm not sure where I'm going to go from there. I have the feeling that 1981 is going to be a pain. That was the one I missed on earlier today.
The current stuff, a set can be had for ~$30. The cutoff for where it really starts to get crazy appears to be 1975 (Brett and Yount rookies in that set).
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