[JerseyJet]

Hey guys,

I just bought this at a yard sale for 10 bucks.

1990 score collecter set of 704 baseball cards, the box is unopened and sealed.

It features 704 player cards and 56 magic motion trivia cards, ( Thats what it says on cover)

On the cover, it shows pictures of a Don Mattingly card, Tyler Houston card, Marquis Grissom card (expos)
Will Clark card,Ricky Henderson and Jason Olerud.

Should I open it or keep it sealed? I read some where that is has a Sammy Sosa rookie card.

[vilmatime51]

in this Beckett Baseball price guide i have it says...
the 1990 Score complete set is worth 15 dollars in mint condition. It does have Sammy Sosa, Bernie Williams & Frank Thomas's Rookie Cards but otherwise it's not worth opening.

[socaljetsfan]

I bought a football set just like that and nothing comes in it. It should be safe to open but its up to you.

[JerseyJet]

I already did. It has some good stuff.

Ex-


Nolan Ryan
Tom Glavine
Barry Bonds
Bo Jackson
Don Mattingly
John Smoltz
Mike Krukow
Dennis Ekersley
etc.

[Maynard13]

well, if you were to sell it, it woulda been worth more sealed, and if you wanted to know what was in it, you coulda just asked becuase the checklists you can find on the computer, but anyways, I don't see it being worth enough to make any profit on in the next few years, so you were safe in opening it.

See, around 1988, baseball cards were booming. When they were first known to be made, early 1880's, people really had no need for them, it to them was the same to us as a Twix wrapper after you just finished eating the Twix, but who knew in 110 years, ur Twix rapper could be worth $80,000! In the early times of the cards, they had almost absolutly no pull in how people baught things. No one would buy a box of tabacco becuase of the chance of a Tris Speaker card being in it. It wasn't untill about 1914 that a real set was being sold, and the want to collect it was being pulled in, and that was the 1914 Cracker Jack set. Now, and card you find from 1915 to 1932 was not a big time set as they were with the Cracker Jack set. There were sets like American Caramel and Diez Cigars, but nothing was really that booming in that time. But with the start of the 1930's more and more whole sets were being made, Play-Ball, Batter-Up, Butterfinger, and other sets like that were of cards of all the big name players in the league at the time, and Goudy made most of them, but in 1939 was when the first 'Set/Company' was made, PlayBall. They made Playball sets in 1939, 1940, and 1941, and each year, the quality got better, making people want them more and more, and thats when Topps came into play, around 1946. Many sets were sold, but people were bored with the cards, becuase they did nothing. Some would write on them, some stuck them in the bike spokes. My dad even told me once he remembers playing a game where you would throw baseball cards at the wall, and all the ones that landed face up, you keep(or something like that), and that he ruined a few Mickey Mantle cards, that are worth $750+ today in doing so. But people still had no need for many cards, but that was until the late 80's. Around that time, people started to realize how rare baseball cards were and wanted more and more, so, Topps produced more and more, and thats mainly the reason that lots through the 90s aren't worth that much, becuase 1) You can buy the sets sealed for less than $75 as soon as they come out, and 2) Millons on Millons are produced, makin card rarity almost obsolite, leaving that mainly only Numberd and Autoed and Game Used cards are what make all the money these days.

But yes, nice buy


And if anyone didn't notice, Baseball cards and history are my thing, if you ever have any questions!

[vilmatime51]

I already did. It has some good stuff.

Ex-
Nolan Ryan
Tom Glavine
Barry Bonds
Bo Jackson
Don Mattingly
John Smoltz
Mike Krukow
Dennis Ekersley
etc.

the most expensive card in the 1990 scores set is the Frank Thomas rookie card, its worth $2 in mint condition... the whole set is worth 15 dollars in mint condition. so it doesnt really matter that u opened it!

[Chadforpresidentin08]

Everything that Maynard said is true. In those days, cards weren't in very high demand, and I know the game Maynard explained about how his Dad ruined his Mantle cards was very true. Also other effects go into play.
In the 1950s, part of the big draw, if not the only reason some people would buy them, is to get the stick of gum in packs, which Topps stopped doing with its 1992 set. But that stick of gum would stain the card it was on, or it could melt.
The other is the bicycle spoke thing. My friend's Dad grew and has alot of those cards and would put his cards in his bicycle spokes, and that would create a motarcycle sound, but would damage the card. But fortunatly, his Dad was smart and would put his not so good cards in the spokes.
And the other thing was storage. Baseball cards weren't a multi billion dollar buissness like it is now. When kids bought them, they'd put the cards in numeric order, then put a rubber band around them, then put them in their back pocket. So then they'd probably have to sit down to ride their bike or get in their car, so with a rubber band around them and the fact they're sitting on them, they'd decrease their value.
But you got some good cards in there, so that was a smart choice. In a few more years it'll be worth something, and don't worry about value, what about the fun?!?!?!??!?!

[JerseyJet]

I bought a football set just like that and nothing comes in it. It should be safe to open but its up to you.

well, if you were to sell it, it woulda been worth more sealed, and if you wanted to know what was in it, you coulda just asked becuase the checklists you can find on the computer, but anyways, I don't see it being worth enough to make any profit on in the next few years, so you were safe in opening it.

See, around 1988, baseball cards were booming. When they were first known to be made, early 1880's, people really had no need for them, it to them was the same to us as a Twix wrapper after you just finished eating the Twix, but who knew in 110 years, ur Twix rapper could be worth $80,000! In the early times of the cards, they had almost absolutly no pull in how people baught things. No one would buy a box of tabacco becuase of the chance of a Tris Speaker card being in it. It wasn't untill about 1914 that a real set was being sold, and the want to collect it was being pulled in, and that was the 1914 Cracker Jack set. Now, and card you find from 1915 to 1932 was not a big time set as they were with the Cracker Jack set. There were sets like American Caramel and Diez Cigars, but nothing was really that booming in that time. But with the start of the 1930's more and more whole sets were being made, Play-Ball, Batter-Up, Butterfinger, and other sets like that were of cards of all the big name players in the league at the time, and Goudy made most of them, but in 1939 was when the first 'Set/Company' was made, PlayBall. They made Playball sets in 1939, 1940, and 1941, and each year, the quality got better, making people want them more and more, and thats when Topps came into play, around 1946. Many sets were sold, but people were bored with the cards, becuase they did nothing. Some would write on them, some stuck them in the bike spokes. My dad even told me once he remembers playing a game where you would throw baseball cards at the wall, and all the ones that landed face up, you keep(or something like that), and that he ruined a few Mickey Mantle cards, that are worth $750+ today in doing so. But people still had no need for many cards, but that was until the late 80's. Around that time, people started to realize how rare baseball cards were and wanted more and more, so, Topps produced more and more, and thats mainly the reason that lots through the 90s aren't worth that much, becuase 1) You can buy the sets sealed for less than $75 as soon as they come out, and 2) Millons on Millons are produced, makin card rarity almost obsolite, leaving that mainly only Numberd and Autoed and Game Used cards are what make all the money these days.

But yes, nice buy
And if anyone didn't notice, Baseball cards and history are my thing, if you ever have any questions!

the most expensive card in the 1990 scores set is the Frank Thomas rookie card, its worth $2 in mint condition... the whole set is worth 15 dollars in mint condition. so it doesnt really matter that u opened it!

Thanks guys. I had fun. Some intresting facts!

Everything that Maynard said is true. In those days, cards weren't in very high demand, and I know the game Maynard explained about how his Dad ruined his Mantle cards was very true. Also other effects go into play.
In the 1950s, part of the big draw, if not the only reason some people would buy them, is to get the stick of gum in packs, which Topps stopped doing with its 1992 set. But that stick of gum would stain the card it was on, or it could melt.
The other is the bicycle spoke thing. My friend's Dad grew and has alot of those cards and would put his cards in his bicycle spokes, and that would create a motarcycle sound, but would damage the card. But fortunatly, his Dad was smart and would put his not so good cards in the spokes.
And the other thing was storage. Baseball cards weren't a multi billion dollar buissness like it is now. When kids bought them, they'd put the cards in numeric order, then put a rubber band around them, then put them in their back pocket. So then they'd probably have to sit down to ride their bike or get in their car, so with a rubber band around them and the fact they're sitting on them, they'd decrease their value.
But you got some good cards in there, so that was a smart choice. In a few more years it'll be worth something, and don't worry about value, what about the fun?!?!?!??!?!