Thanks-
I guess just about the time collectors were able to buy complete sets-- around '77 or '78 as I remember-- the "hobby" really became a "business," and cards were printed in such numbers that their values are materially less than earlier years.
I was born in the "right" year, '61, and was the "right" age, to have to had collected by buying individual packs.
In any case, I thought about trying to trade my complete sets for other complete sets-- but the Grading issue will eventually bight me in the a**-- as it will simply be too tough to trade a complete series of 800 or so cards for another series of 800 or so cards.
It'll be easier to simply grade the stars and try and sell the sets for cash money. Then buy nice sets.
In my day we traded. But its all too complicated now.
I know that may sound obvious to people, but the hobby has changed so much since I looked at these cards, I'm really thinking about the process from square one.
Do they still print series of Baseball cards in 800+ card series like they did in the early 70s?
I guess just about the time collectors were able to buy complete sets-- around '77 or '78 as I remember-- the "hobby" really became a "business," and cards were printed in such numbers that their values are materially less than earlier years.
I was born in the "right" year, '61, and was the "right" age, to have to had collected by buying individual packs.
In any case, I thought about trying to trade my complete sets for other complete sets-- but the Grading issue will eventually bight me in the a**-- as it will simply be too tough to trade a complete series of 800 or so cards for another series of 800 or so cards.
It'll be easier to simply grade the stars and try and sell the sets for cash money. Then buy nice sets.
In my day we traded. But its all too complicated now.
I know that may sound obvious to people, but the hobby has changed so much since I looked at these cards, I'm really thinking about the process from square one.
Do they still print series of Baseball cards in 800+ card series like they did in the early 70s?