Question about Bo Jackson RC values in both sports

[Archangel1775]

Originally Posted by corndog

Just a truly awful take.

You don't know Bo.

Yup!

He Don't Know Diddley!

😀💪

[ReggieBush22]

Yeah, most likely this guy wasn't even alive during Bo's era and didn't realize Bo only played half a football season cause he spent time playing finishing his baseball seasons. Can't really blame someone for sheer ignorance. But just don't opine like you know the situation either.

Some still argue to this day, Bo is the greatest athlete to ever be born. And i have no issues with that opinion.

[asujbl]

Ironically this was on of the first PSA 10’s I ever bought

One of those cards I wanted but just having a raw copy didn’t do anything for me. It was like a $2 card at the time (no clue what goes for today)

I wanted a 10 for the PC

And here we are today

[ReggieBush22]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Ironically this was on of the first PSA 10’s I ever bought

One of those cards I wanted but just having a raw copy didn’t do anything for me. It was like a $2 card at the time (no clue what goes for today)

I wanted a 10 for the PC

And here we are today

Nice one!

I was thinking about investing in these just before the 2020 spike. Was around $300ish. Thought it was overpriced and was looking to spend no more than $200, so didn't pick up any. Now it's like a $1,500 card.

[Archangel1775]

I just opened a rack box and a wax box of 1988 FB. Really tough to find centered cards without surface issues. A couple Bo's but none worthy of grading. Great card!

[slyguy]

Originally Posted by Archangel1775

...I'm pretty sure there were a few instances he would play one sport in the morning and the next sport and night. You've got to be under 30 to believe it's all "projections". When he played, he was great, not "very well". ...

I was alive when Bo Jackson played. I appreciate him. It was more video games as I was young, but I remember the draft debacle. I, like most, mainly remember the commercials. I've seen most of the highlights (impressive).

He was very good. I'm not sure you can be great without longevity (Shawne Merriman would be GOAT edge rusher? Strasburg is a top pitcher?). Again, I think Bo's awesome, but he's given even more value for unreached potential and career ending prematurely, just like a James Dean or Bruce Lee or Jim Morrison. People love tho fantasize about what might have been. That's normal.

For cards (OP question), value's up to buyers of the cards / mem/ merch. They want what they want.

You are incorrect above. You are thinking of Deion (and he only did it once, did not play in the night game).
It's very hard to be a multi-sport athlete. Impressive nonetheless that those two even made pro level at two sports.

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by slyguy

I was alive when Bo Jackson played. I appreciate him. It was more video games as I was young, but I remember the draft debacle. I, like most, mainly remember the commercials. I've seen most of the highlights (impressive).

He was very good. I'm not sure you can be great without longevity (Shawne Merriman would be GOAT edge rusher? Strasburg is a top pitcher?). Again, I think Bo's awesome, but he's given even more value for unreached potential and career ending prematurely, just like a James Dean or Bruce Lee or Jim Morrison. People love tho fantasize about what might have been. That's normal.

For cards (OP question), value's up to buyers of the cards / mem/ merch. They want what they want.

You are incorrect above. You are thinking of Deion (and he only did it once, did not play in the night game).
It's very hard to be a multi-sport athlete. Impressive nonetheless that those two even made pro level at two sports.

No chance you are a doctor

[Archangel1775]

Originally Posted by slyguy

The 1990 Score pads+bat is card the Bo Jackson you want. As said above, marketing wins. Not a RC, but it's the one that sells and ppl want. That's what it comes down to.

Bo didn't really have a "career" of any sort in football (no good stats, no 1k rush season, really very little objectively). He didn't even focus on NFL at all, and he shared the backfield with Marcus Allen, so he didn't do much. His "ProBowl year" was under 700yds and 5td. He did a little bit more in baseball, but also not a great player. It's all just based on the what-might-have-been fantasy since he was a beast in track, baseball, football in colllege.

He's popular more in the style of Pat Tillman or Sean Taylor or others. It's mainly the sentiment of a hero that stopped playing young and "what might have been." People just pick the cards they like or that look cool to them. The typical deductive reasoning of RCs, brand, pop count, etc don't really apply. It's just popularity.

Originally Posted by slyguy

I was alive when Bo Jackson played. I appreciate him. It was more video games as I was young, but I remember the draft debacle. I, like most, mainly remember the commercials. I've seen most of the highlights (impressive).

He was very good. I'm not sure you can be great without longevity (Shawne Merriman would be GOAT edge rusher? Strasburg is a top pitcher?). Again, I think Bo's awesome, but he's given even more value for unreached potential and career ending prematurely, just like a James Dean or Bruce Lee or Jim Morrison. People love tho fantasize about what might have been. That's normal.

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Yeah, I'm calling BS. You had no idea what Bo Jackson did on the field in football and baseball aside from Googling his stats. Even then, you screwed that up by stating "objectively" his 5.4 Yards Per Attempt was "no good stats" and "very little". Just stop already.

Anyhow, time to move on. Glad you educated yourself on who Bo Jackson was, what he did on the field and what he meant to sports and pop culture in general.

[slyguy]

Originally Posted by Archangel1775

Yeah, I'm calling BS. You had no idea what Bo Jackson did on the field in football and baseball aside from Googling his stats. Even then, you screwed that up by stating "objectively" his 5.4 Yards Per Attempt was "no good stats" and "very little". Just stop already.

Anyhow, time to move on. Glad you educated yourself on who Bo Jackson was, what he did on the field and what he meant to sports and pop culture in general.

Well, I suppose Richard Huntley is the GOAT then? He did 6.1ypc one year backing up the Bus. Beats 5.4ypc. Lol.

Bo is an excellent athlete.... too bad he was injured young. He did relatively little in NFL terms, but he was one of a kind in the few games he played. And NFL was never really his main focus. Again, it's a "could have been" type of sentiment and the good marketing by Nike that keeps his cards and name/legend popular. There's nothing wrong with that.

Heck, even MJ, who has all the bona fide pro career stats, highlights, MVPs, and championships in the world, would not be nearly as popular without the Nike Air Jordan commercials. It happens. Don't cry.

...and welcome to ignore. ...last word is yours.

[49erRCCollector]

Originally Posted by slyguy

Well, I suppose Richard Huntley is the GOAT then? He did 6.1ypc one year backing up the Bus. Beats 5.4ypc. Lol.

Bo is an excellent athlete.... too bad he was injured young. He did relatively little in NFL terms, but he was one of a kind in the few games he played. And NFL was never really his main focus. Again, it's a "could have been" type of sentiment and the good marketing by Nike that keeps his cards and name/legend popular. There's nothing wrong with that.

Heck, even MJ, who has all the bona fide pro career stats, highlights, MVPs, and championships in the world, would not be nearly as popular without the Nike Air Jordan commercials. It happens. Don't cry.

...and welcome to ignore. ...last word is yours.

This post did not do what you think it did.

[Chris P]

How thin skinned do you have to be to put someone on ignore for simply pointing out how great Bo was lol. Dishing it out..mocking people on a daily basis but can't take when it's dished back (and it wasn't even that bad lol)

[no10pin]

Originally Posted by slyguy

Well, I suppose Richard Huntley is the GOAT then? He did 6.1ypc one year backing up the Bus. Beats 5.4ypc. Lol.

Bo is an excellent athlete.... too bad he was injured young. He did relatively little in NFL terms, but he was one of a kind in the few games he played. And NFL was never really his main focus. Again, it's a "could have been" type of sentiment and the good marketing by Nike that keeps his cards and name/legend popular. There's nothing wrong with that.

Heck, even MJ, who has all the bona fide pro career stats, highlights, MVPs, and championships in the world, would not be nearly as popular without the Nike Air Jordan commercials. It happens. Don't cry.

...and welcome to ignore. ...last word is yours.

LOL, 'don't cry' but then 'welcome to ignore'.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by no10pin

LOL, 'don't cry' but then 'welcome to ignore'.

Hahaha

[slyguy]

Originally Posted by Chris P

How thin skinned do you have to be to put someone on ignore for simply pointing out how great Bo was lol. Dishing it out..mocking people on a daily basis but can't take when it's dished back (and it wasn't even that bad lol)

Welp, if it's helpful, I can put you on ignore too.
I considered it before but let you slide. As I recall, you wanted to haggle and waste time to get $10 more instead of sell a card for normal comp rate (psa that had many comps). So, there ya go... *poof* and gone. Hope you got that $10 on a $500 card, sir.

And realistically... with 14k and 21k posts and such, a guy is more likely a 400lb lump on his broken La-Z-Boy chair and covered in Cheetos right now than full of useful info or real knowledge. I mean, would you take gym advice from a guy with 15k postage stamps collection? Wait, you prob don't know what a gym is.

Take care.

... and yes, we'll add 10pins too. (no real reason on that one... just many thousands of posts count, and haven't really seen any that were useful)

Cheers, guys... get some sleep. You need like 25 posts tomorrow to keep your crazy year-after-year averages up.

[no10pin]

Originally Posted by slyguy

... and yes, we'll add 10pins too. (no real reason on that one... just many thousands of posts count, and haven't really seen any that were useful)

Cheers, guys... get some sleep. You need like 25 posts tomorrow to keep your crazy year-after-year averages up.

You average 9 posts a day and I average 3, but I'm the one who needs to keep my average up?

I would have made a useful post to educate you on Bo Jackson, but yeah, I've seen how that goes. Can't argue with the guy who is literally the smartest guy in the room about everything.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by slyguy

Welp, if it's helpful, I can put you on ignore too.
I considered it before but let you slide. As I recall, you wanted to haggle and waste time to get $10 more instead of sell a card for normal comp rate (psa that had many comps). So, there ya go... *poof* and gone. Hope you got that $10 on a $500 card, sir.

And realistically... with 14k and 21k posts and such, a guy is more likely a 400lb lump on his broken La-Z-Boy chair and covered in Cheetos right now than full of useful info or real knowledge. I mean, would you take gym advice from a guy with 15k postage stamps collection? Wait, you prob don't know what a gym is.

Take care.

... and yes, we'll add 10pins too. (no real reason on that one... just many thousands of posts count, and haven't really seen any that were useful)

Cheers, guys... get some sleep. You need like 25 posts tomorrow to keep your crazy year-after-year averages up.

What a baby and I knew you'd bring that up. You acted like a giant baby when i send you a counter offer. Glad I didn't make a deal with someone like you.

[Retired hobbist]

Bo also had iconic highlights on sports shows. His running over Bosworth who at the time was as big a star as him was iconic. He once ran straight through the end zone right into the beginning of the locker room entrance without slowing down similar to Techno Bowl.

He also crushed bats after strikeouts in baseball and smashed into outfield fences and beat out infield hits where the same hit with a normal runner would have been an easy out.

In terms of accomplishments until his injury he had done more in baseball but that was more because he played full seasons in baseball while he only played half seasons in football.

[JosieD]

Around 2018, my coworkers son who was 10 at the the time discovered Bo Jackson. I gave him all my Bo cards. He drew me this great picture of Bo as a thank you.

He was absolutely amazing to watch play. I anxiously awaited for baseball season to be over. We can argue stats all day but what really matters is how you feel when up watch someone out on the field. He was electric and fun to watch.

[Whodatiz]

Originally Posted by slyguy

Welp, if it's helpful, I can put you on ignore too.
I considered it before but let you slide. As I recall, you wanted to haggle and waste time to get $10 more instead of sell a card for normal comp rate (psa that had many comps). So, there ya go... *poof* and gone. Hope you got that $10 on a $500 card, sir.

And realistically... with 14k and 21k posts and such, a guy is more likely a 400lb lump on his broken La-Z-Boy chair and covered in Cheetos right now than full of useful info or real knowledge. I mean, would you take gym advice from a guy with 15k postage stamps collection? Wait, you prob don't know what a gym is.

Take care.

... and yes, we'll add 10pins too. (no real reason on that one... just many thousands of posts count, and haven't really seen any that were useful)

Cheers, guys... get some sleep. You need like 25 posts tomorrow to keep your crazy year-after-year averages up.

What gym advice would you suggest? I’m looking to get back to the gym myself and would love some guidance on what to do/not to do.

[slyguy]

Originally Posted by JosieD

...We can argue stats all day but what really matters is how you feel when up watch someone out on the field. He was electric and fun to watch.

Exactly. Well put. It's the sentiment.

The "he once did this/that" and the projection of if Bo had played only NFL and had stayed healthy is the name of the game here. It's the video game, the commercials, the flashes, the memories.

Bo won't ever be considered for football HOF since he didn't do the production. He wasn't close to HOF guys whose careers were cut short... namely TD Davis with wins and dominance or Gale Sayers with dynamic play and elusiveness. Bo won't be in HOF since he played less than 2.5 seasons worth of NFL games, but his flashes were awesome. Football wasn't his focus. He was simply a fun player. He'll always be a popular PC - and more popular than some HOF player cards.

...For his card values, that sentiment vs stats makes it complicated. For Bo, the portrait Score card is the popular and iconic one... and it's been that way for years. The fact it's not a rookie or what brand or what stats on the back is little consequence. People want what they want. They want to remember the 'Bo knows' hype, the potential, the highlights, the Nike commercials.

Since the orig thread question was about values/money ("Question about Bo Jackson RC values in both sports"), the best thing for Jackson is probably the Score 1990 cards or signed 8x10s or other signed Bo mem.... but nobody's getting rich buying/flip Bo Jackson cards. And that's not a knock on him... it's mainly because his years played were all junk wax years for cards. Same goes for a lot of HOF NFL players of the era.

Personally, I have a lot of junk wax cards/sets. They're fun and nostalgic. But it's not a path to $$$ as supply is basically unlimited - even pretty unlimited for psa10s. They're seldom even worth the cost of grading or mailing unless they gem. They mostly just take up space... but I like em. So buy what you like.

[Chris P]

The irony of that guy saying "buy what you like" when he mocks and criticizes what people buy here on a regular basis

[ssbledsoe]

Originally Posted by slyguy

I was alive when Bo Jackson played. I appreciate him. It was more video games as I was young, but I remember the draft debacle. I, like most, mainly remember the commercials. I've seen most of the highlights (impressive).

He was very good. I'm not sure you can be great without longevity (Shawne Merriman would be GOAT edge rusher? Strasburg is a top pitcher?). Again, I think Bo's awesome, but he's given even more value for unreached potential and career ending prematurely, just like a James Dean or Bruce Lee or Jim Morrison. People love tho fantasize about what might have been. That's normal.

For cards (OP question), value's up to buyers of the cards / mem/ merch. They want what they want.

You are incorrect above. You are thinking of Deion (and he only did it once, did not play in the night game).
It's very hard to be a multi-sport athlete. Impressive nonetheless that those two even made pro level at two sports.

As a "human doctor", have you considered having one of your "colleagues" perform a MMSE or MoCA and referring you to a neurologist?

[asujbl]

No way this dude is a doctor

His ignore list is like that episode of Seinfeld where Elaine was difficult for not wanting to wear a gown in the exam room

[Chris P]

The post count insult has always been hilarious to me. Dude has 900+ posts since joining in January

[RustyDawg37]

take all stats, injuries, records out of the equation and he has a solid argument to be on RB mount rushmore. Yes I know those things cant just be thrown out. Plus he is Bo Jackson.

If you sell it, let me know. I have a high grade 1988 set I need this for lol.