01-20-2016, 10:56 PM
Greetings fellow collectors!
Although I am a 75% vintage collector right now, I still can't pass up what I think are iconic cards from not only my childhood, but also of value.
In short, these came out the year I started 8th grade. My brother had started college and brought a few packs of these home. I WAS ASTONISHED at how different these were from the 89 Topps packs/cellos/racks that I would get on occasion. Nevertheless, I was never able to put a set together or purchase a complete set because of well, you know who driving up the price!
Several years later as I teetered in and out of the hobby I was finally able to acquire a set and still on occasion flip through the binder that it's stored in and admire just how iconic the 1989 UD set was.
So, when I have an opportunity to pick up another Griffey Jr. for a decent price I just do it. In this case, it was double the pleasure. I know they aren't "perfect" in terms of centering, etc. but like I mentioned...just too good to pass up. Enjoy!
Happy Collecting!
Mark
![[Image: e76426ae-1d56-4b8c-b636-01b353a5e320_zpsj00xhnpq.jpg]](http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/madamson/e76426ae-1d56-4b8c-b636-01b353a5e320_zpsj00xhnpq.jpg)
Although I am a 75% vintage collector right now, I still can't pass up what I think are iconic cards from not only my childhood, but also of value.
In short, these came out the year I started 8th grade. My brother had started college and brought a few packs of these home. I WAS ASTONISHED at how different these were from the 89 Topps packs/cellos/racks that I would get on occasion. Nevertheless, I was never able to put a set together or purchase a complete set because of well, you know who driving up the price!
Several years later as I teetered in and out of the hobby I was finally able to acquire a set and still on occasion flip through the binder that it's stored in and admire just how iconic the 1989 UD set was.
So, when I have an opportunity to pick up another Griffey Jr. for a decent price I just do it. In this case, it was double the pleasure. I know they aren't "perfect" in terms of centering, etc. but like I mentioned...just too good to pass up. Enjoy!
Happy Collecting!
Mark
![[Image: e76426ae-1d56-4b8c-b636-01b353a5e320_zpsj00xhnpq.jpg]](http://s376.photobucket.com/user/madamson/media/e76426ae-1d56-4b8c-b636-01b353a5e320_zpsj00xhnpq.jpg.html)
