Baseball card pioneer Sy Berger dies

[biggunsbob]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12027167/sy-berger-father-modern-day-baseball-cards-dies-age-91

 

[sggatecl]

With the card market in the crapper, I sealed and put all my cards away. Hoping my kid can one day benefit from them. Same with my comics.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Cards were to collect, trade and have fun. Add in the Mike Lum and Ed Figueroa you'd get in every pack and it was at it's best. Best Gum EVER :ugh:

 

[Rebbiv]

Cards were to collect, trade and have fun. Add in the Mike Lum and Ed Figueroa you'd get in every pack and it was at it's best. Best Gum EVER :ugh:

Every other pack had a Jim Beauchamp card in it. Finding the stars of the day were very rare. 10 cents a pack got you 10 cards and a stick of gum. We would collect glass bottles and redeem them for cash and in the same store, buy packs of baseball cards. I could spend $1, get 100 cards and have over half being "doubles".

And yes, my Mom threw out all the baseball cards after my brother and I left home. Goodbye Jim Beauchamp!

 

[tomdalton22]

I never bought a single baseball card. When I was a kid I thought collecting them was a waste of time. Some of my friends got into it...I just wasn't interested in it.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Every other pack had a Jim Beauchamp card in it. Finding the stars of the day were very rare. 10 cents a pack got you 10 cards and a stick of gum. We would collect glass bottles and redeem them for cash and in the same store, buy packs of baseball cards. I could spend $1, get 100 cards and have over half being "doubles".

And yes, my Mom threw out all the baseball cards after my brother and I left home. Goodbye Jim Beauchamp!

I remember 15 cents. I'd give my best friend's older brother a $1.05 for 7 packs..he could drive at that time. My Mom didn't throw mine out, just flat out gave them away (without asking me). I was still a teenager..thanks Mom.

I can't believe I actually ate that gum..

How much do cards cost now..

 

[Thumb]

The top card in the pack was almost always ruined because of the stupid gum on top of it.

I remember finally getting a Kirk Gibson in like '83 and being so pissed that the gum residue stuck to the card and messed up his face.

I had tons and tons of card, but stopped collecting when all the ultra-fancy styles came out and made them stupidly expensive.

The only card I bought since, was after being at a Tigers game vs. the Yankees, Travis Fryman became the first Tiger to hit for the cycle in 42 years. I actually got my hand on a foul ball he hit right before his homerun. So I went out and bought his rookie card for $15 the next day, I imagine it's next to worthless now though.

EDIT: yup, .99 cents on ebay

 

[Rebbiv]

In 1990, I bought my nephew a Bo Jackson and Kirk Gibson card for Christmas. Together the were valued over $25 at that time. I even bought myself a Barry Sanders card. I still have the Barry Sanders card. Not sure if my nephew has the two cards. I haven't seen him in 15 years or so.