What’s the cost of nostalgia? - Page 2

kaisersoze · 12-01-2023, 09:51 AM

$30.

i remember always seeing it as a top card in Tuff Stuff and Sports Cards Magazine back in the late 90s and always wanted to own it especially after seeing him 20k the killer Bs.

RetailChamp · 12-01-2023, 10:10 AM

I buy $75 worth of junk wax packs every six weeks or so and rip a pack a day. I whip an old issue of Beckett out to see how I do each pack.

*Shameless plug for my tiktok, stalegumcards*

RW3FAN · 12-01-2023, 02:43 PM

PSA 8 Rev Neg Dale Murphy 89' UD
1978 Topps Baseball Set (used $100 in MVP Buybacks)

sheetskout · 12-01-2023, 02:51 PM

I don't spend a lot with pure sentimentality in mind. It's rare for me. I did a little bit this year with these:

tkraft24 · 12-02-2023, 11:06 AM

I buy a lot of IP signed cards of Cleveland guys I enjoyed watching. This entire segment of my collection pretty much fits under nostalgia.

I think the most I've spent on a card knowing damn well it isn't worth nearly as much to anyone else on the planet was this slabbed Manny Ramirez auto:

All things considered, it cost me close to $150 to acquire. Manny was the first player I collected as a kid and this card (albeit not signed) was what started my Ramirez collection after pulling the insert from a pack back in '95.

12-01-2023, 09:51 AM	#26
kaisersoze Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 728	$30. i remember always seeing it as a top card in Tuff Stuff and Sports Cards Magazine back in the late 90s and always wanted to own it especially after seeing him 20k the killer Bs. Attached Thumbnails

12-01-2023, 10:10 AM	#27
RetailChamp Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,229 chinnery23	I buy $75 worth of junk wax packs every six weeks or so and rip a pack a day. I whip an old issue of Beckett out to see how I do each pack. Shameless plug for my tiktok, stalegumcards __________________ I rip junk wax packs on IG & TikTok - stalegumcards

12-01-2023, 02:51 PM	#29
sheetskout Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,702 brewtowncardboard	I don't spend a lot with pure sentimentality in mind. It's rare for me. I did a little bit this year with these: __________________ "I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed." --Bob Uecker Follow me on Twitter: @jordo2323

12-02-2023, 11:06 AM	#30
tkraft24 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 7,026 tkinctown tkraft24	I buy a lot of IP signed cards of Cleveland guys I enjoyed watching. This entire segment of my collection pretty much fits under nostalgia. I think the most I've spent on a card knowing damn well it isn't worth nearly as much to anyone else on the planet was this slabbed Manny Ramirez auto: All things considered, it cost me close to $150 to acquire. Manny was the first player I collected as a kid and this card (albeit not signed) was what started my Ramirez collection after pulling the insert from a pack back in '95. __________________ PC: Cleveland Indians AU, GU, and Refractors Refractor Wants: https://shinycardboard.weebly.com/

12-01-2023, 02:43 PM	#28
RW3FAN Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 3,659	PSA 8 Rev Neg Dale Murphy 89' UD 1978 Topps Baseball Set (used $100 in MVP Buybacks)