Favorite Card As A Kid

jbmm161 · 09-09-2021, 10:12 PM

This one is mine. I recently picked up a PSA 9. I had a copy as a kid that I purchased for $15 in the early 90’s. I traded it and few 93 Award Winner Ultra inserts for random baseball packs, Griffey 94 Finest and a 91 Frank Thomas Stadium Club in 1998.

I always wondered what the black shadowing was from. Only card I have ever seen this way.

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schism · 09-09-2021, 10:21 PM

As a 8-9 year old, I really liked the 93/94 Skybox Thunder and Lightning Shaq/Penny, of the cards I actually had. And really, really wanted the 93/94 Stadium Club Beam Team MJ.

duron · 09-09-2021, 11:18 PM

Not even a contest

ninjacookies · 09-09-2021, 11:24 PM

Piqued my interest in learning the ism and prophetic teachings of Iceberg Slim.

discodanman45 · 09-09-2021, 11:25 PM

As a kid there was one card I wanted and could never get. I bought a lot of 30 plus Shaq rookie year cards last year. One of them was this that I got back from a PSA submission. In my youth this was the card to get.

mc1 · 09-09-2021, 11:31 PM

Grant Hill Autographics

OJMayo32 · 09-10-2021, 12:07 AM

Wanted this card as a kid so I picked this up like 20+ years ago. Kept it in a binder forever and sent it in last year for grading and it recently came back.

kkkz · 09-10-2021, 12:26 AM

Pulled this in 96, sent it to grade in 98 and got a 9..and kept it ever since

duron · 09-10-2021, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kkkz

Pulled this in 96, sent it to grade in 98 and got a 9..and kept it ever since

Fantasticness. I love that card and set, have the mj myself.
I was about to say that grading wasn't even on my mind in 1998, but I still haven't graded a single card. What's the BGS serial number on that?

stalemonkey30 · 09-10-2021, 09:46 AM

Shaq and Penny Fleer Ultra Famous Nicknames.

asujbl · 09-10-2021, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by discodanman45

As a kid there was one card I wanted and could never get. I bought a lot of 30 plus Shaq rookie year cards last year. One of them was this that I got back from a PSA submission. In my youth this was the card to get.

This is the first one I thought of (even though I had already been collecting for multiple years) as I was finally appreciating more College Basketball as a 10 year old

Shaquille was it. He was the biggest thing on the planet.

And people don't realize, if you didn't live it, how big a deal Stadium Club was at the time. It wasn't just another brand.

And before there were 10,000 inserts of every player you had to chase down those that existed... and Beam Team was it (along with the Magic's All Rookie Team)

I'm sure there are others but this one immediately came to mind

liva · 09-10-2021, 10:24 AM

Great idea

smalltown · 09-10-2021, 10:30 AM

From day one it was this card. I was an Isiah Thomas/Pistons fan before I knew basketball cards were i thing. This (not this copy) was one of the first basketball cards I ever owned.

rustywest · 09-10-2021, 10:56 AM

Love the thread jbmm161

To be honest had a ton. It has to be a Hill though because he was the first guy I amassed 50+ cards of and I just stewed over my folder, over and over again rearranging, marveling and whatnot. I'll go with this one... the maroon foil was just wild, gold foil, slight embossing. Sensational.

Grant Hill Skybox by Rusty West, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by duron

Not even a contest

That was a good one, never quite secured it as a young pest, came close.

rogueriver · 09-10-2021, 11:18 AM

Never had much money as a kid, my absolute favorite I dont have a picture of but it was the 1992/93 Ultra Slam Dunk Michael Jordan #216.... HANDS DOWN still a favorite. I have most of Jordan's inserts and some are very expensive but this is Still my absolute favorite.

REGGIE206 · 09-10-2021, 11:49 AM

Growing up in the Bay Area and being a Warriors fan, I always loved this card for some reason. The card was never worth much, but seeing RUN-TMC on one card always put a smile on my face. When I finally saw a “PSA Fine Nine” pop on eBay, I knew I had to get it:

LovelyLlamas · 09-10-2021, 12:19 PM

1992-93 Fleer Larry Johnson. First card I chased in $0.50 packs of 1992-93 Fleer series one. Made that card the avatar for my IG page.

mjcollector · 09-10-2021, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jbmm161

This one is mine. I recently picked up a PSA 9. I had a copy as a kid that I purchased for $15 in the early 90’s. I traded it and few 93 Award Winner Ultra inserts for random baseball packs, Griffey 94 Finest and a 91 Frank Thomas Stadium Club in 1998.

I always wondered what the black shadowing was from. Only card I have ever seen this way.

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This was up there for me as 1989 was the first year the craze started! I remembered ripping open these packs and the thrill of landing an mj base and sticker.

ChasingZion · 09-10-2021, 12:50 PM

Still love this one...

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Giantrobot · 09-10-2021, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by liva

Great idea

I have one signed by Larry

I loved those UD art cards, fantastic work by the artist Alan Studt.

rustywest · 09-10-2021, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by REGGIE206

Growing up in the Bay Area and being a Warriors fan, I always loved this card for some reason. The card was never worth much, but seeing RUN-TMC on one card always put a smile on my face. When I finally saw a “PSA Fine Nine” pop on eBay, I knew I had to get it:

Man, that's an absolute beaut of a card. This and the inaugural series of Skybox cops plenty flak but I think they win time!

Giantrobot · 09-10-2021, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by LovelyLlamas

1992-93 Fleer Larry Johnson. First card I chased in $0.50 packs of 1992-93 Fleer series one. Made that card the avatar for my IG page.

I remember finding the rack packs of 92-93 Fleer at a Woolworths, and trying to find the LJ cards to finish my set instead of a Team Leader….oops.

Qman316 · 09-10-2021, 01:47 PM

86-87 Fleer Charles Barkley rookie card, living in AZ sir Charles was my favorite player as a kid.

Bulls90s · 09-10-2021, 01:55 PM

MJ 1990 Skybox #41

snomelcrob · 09-10-2021, 01:58 PM

All Shaq rookies were basically on a pedestal, but I always loved this one in particular.

09-09-2021, 10:12 PM	#1
jbmm161 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 664 jbmm161	Favorite Card As A Kid This one is mine. I recently picked up a PSA 9. I had a copy as a kid that I purchased for $15 in the early 90’s. I traded it and few 93 Award Winner Ultra inserts for random baseball packs, Griffey 94 Finest and a 91 Frank Thomas Stadium Club in 1998. I always wondered what the black shadowing was from. Only card I have ever seen this way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,041 drewtang duron	Not even a contest __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny

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discodanman45 Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: CA Posts: 9,707 danch27	As a kid there was one card I wanted and could never get. I bought a lot of 30 plus Shaq rookie year cards last year. One of them was this that I got back from a PSA submission. In my youth this was the card to get. __________________ Updating my entire collection on Card Ladder. Lots to go... https://www.cardladder.com/showcase/IOBB7AY2qTVVKSgU9Aqj02kfF4I3

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mc1 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 11,208	Grant Hill Autographics __________________ B.I.D.

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OJMayo32 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5,134	Wanted this card as a kid so I picked this up like 20+ years ago. Kept it in a binder forever and sent it in last year for grading and it recently came back. __________________ Kobe, JJ McCarthy, Herbert, QB1s, Keyonte, Luka, Wemby and Anything that Catches my eye. Trade by common sense.

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schism Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 289	As a 8-9 year old, I really liked the 93/94 Skybox Thunder and Lightning Shaq/Penny, of the cards I actually had. And really, really wanted the 93/94 Stadium Club Beam Team MJ. __________________ "PWCC: where you pay 400% of the price for 97% of the card." - mjohnatgt

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ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,625	Piqued my interest in learning the ism and prophetic teachings of Iceberg Slim. __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

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kkkz Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 583	Pulled this in 96, sent it to grade in 98 and got a 9..and kept it ever since

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stalemonkey30 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: DesMoines, IA Posts: 411 stalemonkey30	Shaq and Penny Fleer Ultra Famous Nicknames. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/140474714@N02/albums

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liva Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 603	Re Great idea

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smalltown Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 17,243 ifeature	From day one it was this card. I was an Isiah Thomas/Pistons fan before I knew basketball cards were i thing. This (not this copy) was one of the first basketball cards I ever owned. __________________ Collecting: Raptors, Canadian Basketball Players, Vintage & More. PC: https://www.instagram.com/smalltown.cards/

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rogueriver Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Texas Posts: 954 rogueriver	Never had much money as a kid, my absolute favorite I dont have a picture of but it was the 1992/93 Ultra Slam Dunk Michael Jordan #216.... HANDS DOWN still a favorite. I have most of Jordan's inserts and some are very expensive but this is Still my absolute favorite.

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REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,729	Growing up in the Bay Area and being a Warriors fan, I always loved this card for some reason. The card was never worth much, but seeing RUN-TMC on one card always put a smile on my face. When I finally saw a “PSA Fine Nine” pop on eBay, I knew I had to get it: __________________ INSTAGRAM: my_card_collection 📸

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LovelyLlamas Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 658	1992-93 Fleer Larry Johnson. First card I chased in $0.50 packs of 1992-93 Fleer series one. Made that card the avatar for my IG page.

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ChasingZion Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Nebraska Posts: 448 bkandbams	Still love this one... Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk __________________ Reader of other people's posts.

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Qman316 Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Arizona Posts: 51	86-87 Fleer Charles Barkley rookie card, living in AZ sir Charles was my favorite player as a kid.

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Bulls90s Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,644	MJ 1990 Skybox #41 __________________ White men cant jump

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snomelcrob Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 2,236 robertsnomelc	All Shaq rookies were basically on a pedestal, but I always loved this one in particular. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/gp/186305376@N02/7r4999