My mother sold our (mine/brother’s) boxes of cards (football, baseball and basketball) from the early 70s at the recycling center because my younger brother had done something wrong. My eight year old self was distraught and thought it completely unfair. Current me wonders how much those cards would have be worth now. Oh, well; I guess stories like that are why cards that remain have “value”.
Schroeder: What do you mean Beethoven wasn’t so great?
Lucy Van Pelt: He never got his picture on a bubble gum card. Have you ever seen his picture on a bubble gum card? Hmmm? How can you say someone is great who’s never had his picture on a bubble gum card?
Then you’d better pick a sport, hope you have the physical talent that will get you on a sports card. That said, you might be dead before it’s really worth a lot of money, so you may never actually see it become a valuable piece of sports memorabilia.
Concretionist almost 2 years ago
That’s what? Three levels of indirection?
sipsienwa Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Sad that in our world that is a goal.
Imagine almost 2 years ago
…or maybe a Most Wanted poster.
WaitingMan almost 2 years ago
For those who missed the story, a Mickey Mantle rookie card (1952) in near mint condition just sold for $12.6 million.
FrankErnesto almost 2 years ago
My goal is to be rich enough to throw money around like that.
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
This generation wants it all but doesn’t want to work for it.
Sports is way over rated….a % of players are criminal….
And to think the kids worship them….what’s wrong with this picture?
Teto85 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’ll see your Mickey Mantle rookie card with an autographed game program of the Indianapolis Racers by some kid named Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky.
Havel almost 2 years ago
My mother sold our (mine/brother’s) boxes of cards (football, baseball and basketball) from the early 70s at the recycling center because my younger brother had done something wrong. My eight year old self was distraught and thought it completely unfair. Current me wonders how much those cards would have be worth now. Oh, well; I guess stories like that are why cards that remain have “value”.
sandpiper almost 2 years ago
Well, if he lacks any other goals, that’s a start.
Bookworm almost 2 years ago
Schroeder: What do you mean Beethoven wasn’t so great?
Lucy Van Pelt: He never got his picture on a bubble gum card. Have you ever seen his picture on a bubble gum card? Hmmm? How can you say someone is great who’s never had his picture on a bubble gum card?
(From A Charlie Brown Christmas – 1965.)
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
I had that card and my mother threw it away.
GiantShetlandPony almost 2 years ago
Then you’d better pick a sport, hope you have the physical talent that will get you on a sports card. That said, you might be dead before it’s really worth a lot of money, so you may never actually see it become a valuable piece of sports memorabilia.
purepaul almost 2 years ago
Memories of what somebody else did. Where’s the value?