1 prospect in baseball at the start of the 1996 and 1997 seasons, Andruw Jones is one of the most hyped minor leaguers of all time, and homering twice in Game 1 of the 1996 World Series when he was only 19 years old only fueled the fire. This is the holy grail of 1990s baseball cards. Its sad what is happening to the hobby. It should be no surprise that this card is the key to the entire set with the Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson cards coming in second and third place, respectively. Just because a card was not packaged in a wax pack doesnt mean its not apart of that era of mass production (i.e. For some reason, collectors had to send in for the card a year later in 1934 by contacting Goudey if they wanted to complete this set. Many baseball historians still consider Cobb the greatest all-around player that ever graced a baseball diamond. Yeah, it was young Big Hurt, fresh off a 109-game run with the Triple-A Birmingham Barons that yielded a .323/18 HR/71 RBI, with an amazing 112 walks and 1.068 OPS. 3. Or, as most believe, was it because he didnt want to be involved in promoting tobacco use to children? Because he played in the thin Colorado air, Todd Helton's accomplishments are somewhat overlooked. Two great images of Banks are show atop a white border than can be notorious for showing print defects. I was born in 82. 22. Both of theDiMaggio cards in this set feature a caricature of the Yankee legend, the only difference between the two versions is that this one features small cartoons and information in the background while the other has a blank background. It just goes to show that scarcity and condition can have just as much of an impact on the value of a card as the player who is on it. As with any colored border, though, theyre susceptible to showing chipping and wear. Not to mention, it damages the Hobby as a whole when kids are only interested in Hitting a BIG card. Collectors who take on the challenge of completing this set are no doubt in for an extremely tough challenge. How is the 1987 Classic Green Bo Jackson not on this list? Babe Ruths card is the key and most valuable of the 32 card set. 1990 Donruss Baseball - Cards #1-250 - Qty Discount! While Ty Cobb might be the most desired player in the entire set, there is no doubt that Honus Wagner is also an incredibly sought after player as well. 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Since its not his rookie card or his most scarce, the1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 isnt his most expensive card but it is arguably one of his most beautiful cards. Even with his greatness cut short, and even with a flood of 1990 Score, this iconic card still brings $40+ in PSA 9 condition. For its part, Sammys first Bowman card sells for around $10 in PSA 9. The 1991 Topps Desert Shield Chipper Jones RC should have been mentioned along with the 1992 Score Franchise autographed card featuring Mantle/Yaz/Musial. So why would one of his cards be so expensive? There are only a handful of known copies of this card in the hobby making it a rare and highly demanded issue. I went to a auction, I do not collect baseball cards but thought I might bid for my Grandson. But what most usually don't realize is that many pre-War and even high grade post-War vintagebaseball card valuescan be astronomical. This card is often thought to be Jacksons most attractive and popular baseball card. For real I remember all the trouble I was in when I used my brothers cards. Over the years, many Derek Jeter rookie cards have become expensive. The top card in a major debut release, it has a memorable look for a generational talent. The overwhelming supply and eventually fleeting demand created a perfect storm for the crash that followed. 1990s Baseball Cards By Ryan Cracknell 27 Ah, 1990. 15. Wax Pack Gods, 100 Most Expensive Magic The Gathering Cards Sold on eBay in the Last 30 Days, 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Cards 28 Most Valuable Wax Pack Gods. Like many 1952 Topps cards, this Mays issue is prone to tilt and centering problems. A record that is pretty safe to say will never be broken,Cy Youngtotaled an incredible 511 wins over his career. 1987 Donruss Opening Day Barry bonds ERR One of his most important, the card shows some beautiful artwork of a young Mays fielding a baseball in his New York Giants uniform. Unfortunately, as with most high-numbered cards in the set, Mantles rookie card often suffers from print lines, poor centering and wax stains on the back. Some argue that this is Mickey Mantles most beautiful card. 1989 Topps Tiffany Randy Johnson MzdiYjExMTRjNjYwMTA2MTQzYTdkMWY2NGZkMjBkNTFlYTY4NTIyNTc2MGQ1 Today, this is a $15-20 card in PSA 9 condition. 1996 Certified, Atomic Embossed Gold Refractors, 1/1s galore, and game used cards as in the 1997 Upper Griffey Jersey card, etc., etc., etc.,). Ryans rookie card appears in the 1968 O-Pee-Chee, Topps Milton Bradleyand Venezuela Topps sets as well but its the regular ToppsNolan Ryan rookie cardthat stands apart in value from the rest. Bowman did not include him in their 1953 set so that makes his Topps card of that year even more sought after. 1985 Topps Mini Nolan Ryan Mzk3MTA0NTAwYzZlZmQyNGNmYzZlZjkzMWFhOWFjMzY3MThlMjJmN2ZjOWY3 That said, the condition-sensitive nature of the 1994 SP set's foil design makes high-grade versions difficult to find and therefore valuable. While he has other cards, they're all in traded and other box sets. dXJlIjoiOTljMTJkODBmOGVkZDQ1ODhjOTIyMDUwZDE2ZmRhNGM2NjJlOTVm The Green Ruth is the last of the four Babe Ruth cards to appear in the 1933 Goudey set. Click on any card to see more graded card prices, historic prices, and past sales. The error was quickly caught, though, so there arent many copies in existence. And making yourself memorable is a key part of gaining hobby notoriety. Once upon a time, Juan Gone sat at the top of the 1990 rookie class, racking up unreal batting numbers and a couple of American League MVP awards by the late 1990s. The list of the most wanted baseball cards from 1990 (below) is a bit of a history lesson in itself at least if you use hard numbers to do your research. 1990 Topps Mylar Dave Winfield He went on to rack up 541 home runs, 1,769 RBI and three World Series rings on his way to first-ballot Hall of Famer status. 1990 FLEER Baseball Cards. How is the 1994 SP Alex Rodriguez not on this list? Yeah, Sammys run on our list continues here with his own entry in the 1990 Topps 1989 MLB Debut confusion. While many respect the slugger's accomplishments, he's more often than not a punchline today. Playing his entire career with the Yankees, he was the most dominant ever in his role. Thomas made his Major League debut in August 1990, about the same time Leaf Series II hit the hobby. This is what the true value is. 1991 Topps Tiffany Chipper Jones The set is one of if not the most condition sensitive of the early E class era. And, though, the bud has long rotted off the rose here, this card still has fans and enough have been submitted to keep it on this list for a good while to come. Prices are updated daily based upon 1990 Classic listings that sold on eBay and our marketplace. The list below, then, is ordered by total submissions to PSA all-time, with populations ranging from more than 250,000 specimens for the top card on the list to about 25,000 submissions at the very bottom. 1995 Vladimir Guerrero Bowmans Best Ref. There is something nostalgic about the 85 Topps McGwire Rookie card. ZTU2YjdhMDQ3YjE5YWVmMjMyMTI5MGVjOTk5MTNiODg4YzFjMGY2ZDA5NTU3 Even if I can find some to sell I will continue to give the older ones away. Also, many of the known examples are found with poor centering from top to bottom. When he helped make 1998 one of the greatest seasons in baseball history, the 1990 Leaf Sammy Sosa was a massive card fetching three figures. When all is said and done (for now, at least), with Thomas in the Hall of Fame and the Pandemic Boom a reality, PSA 9 copies of this classic rookie card sell for about $20. The 1914 Cracker Jack Mathewson is one of the great rarities in the hobby and easily the most difficult card to find in this amazing set. For years, this Gonzalez rookie was a rare bright spot in a lackluster set that we realized early on was super overproduced. The E106 American Caramel cards are some of the scarcest Honus Wagner cards in the hobby (but obviously not his most expensive if you look at the top of this list). The Big Train is a true legend of the game and this card is a great tribute to him. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1990 Leaf Ken Griffey Jr. (#245) At his peak, ungraded versions of his 1994 SP rookie card regularly sold for hundreds of dollars, though his eventual PED suspension and subsequent fall from grace took a significant bite out of their value. Jackson dominated the minors that year and the Naps called him up late in the 1910 season. Especially for high condition copies of the card. I am trying to create that old Feeling I had back in the 70s when we would bike up to the local corner store and buy some candy and a few packs of Baseball Cards. Only 7 of the Ty Cobb cards have ever been submitted to PSA for grading which speaks to the rarity of them. 8. Really is sad to see what this Great Hobby has become. Most players on this list only have one recognized rookie card to their name. All card images courtesy of TCDB, while pricing data is pulled from recent eBay sales as of Thursday morning. The 1990 Leaf set is one of the iconic releases of the Junk Wax Era, produced by Donruss as a premium product to compete with Upper Deck. 100 Most Valuable Baseball Cards: The All-Time Dream List The most valuable baseball cards in the hobby can easily fetch six and seven figure price levels these days. His other rookie cards are in the 1997 Bowman and 1997 Bowman's Best sets, while his first Topps card was in the 1998 flagship set where he's pictured alongside fellow third base prospect Aaron Boone. Still, when Sosa exploded in the late 90s, his Upper Deck rookie became another hobby darling. Pretty amazing to think the Sox had both of these young talents on the same team for a couple of years there, huh?Fr. 23. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, The 100 Most Expensive Baseball Cards Sold on eBay in the Last 30 Days. There are 11 different backside variations in total each with The George Close Co. printed on them. Just give it time :). That is a fact not likely to end any time soon. Surprisingly, many dont even consider him the best pitcher ever, though. OGE3OTI2YzM3NWNhMDZmYzlhOWJlNjViYmM2MjZjYTQzODljOGY4NjEzOTNl 10. 1990 Hoops #65 Michael Jordan. Collectors got a glimpse of what it was like to be a pitcher in that era with Cobb intensely staring them down before the pitch. MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice played on the radio alongside Wilson Phillips and Sinead O'Connor. :}He will say you must have spent thousands of dollars. There came a time in the history of the trading card hobby that mainstream manufacturers like Topps, Donruss, Fleer, and Upper Deck were shipping cards as fast as they could print them. NDRlNDYxM2ZhZWMzZDQ1ZjVmODY3NWZiYjdkOTg1MjBmYTc0NjRkMTU3OGQ5 Or, feel free to call/text me at 305-684-6680! DiMaggio appeared twice in the 1938 Goudey set but this is the more valuable of the two. That card was later sold for $250,000 in 2007. While the Desert Shield cards were released only troops, they were released in wax packs to troops. Donruss Opening Day, Topps Tiffany sets, 1985 Topps Mini test, etc.). Today, this is a $10-15 card in PSA 9 condition. Produced in 1915 by the American Caramel Company of York, Pennsylvania, the E106 set consists of 48 different cards, including two varieties of the legendary Ty Cobb. That determination and consistency led to a phenomenal career and eye-popping stats that made him a no-brainer to be one of the first five players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. There are 48 in the census, including 18 in CGC 9.8 and 17 in CGC 9.6. This one checks in around $10 in slabbed MINT condition. 2) Being a high number card (cards 311 407 in the set) means that fewer Mickey Mantle rookie cards were printed than the average 1952 Topps baseball card in the first place. That being said, I truly think that cards from this era are just as important as the prewar, post WWII, or any other era is to this hobby. He shouldn't be. So, there you have it: the most expensivebaseball cardsthat youre ever likely to encounter. That production boosted his legend and popularity making him one of the most highly collected players in the hobby. He was also clutch, maintaining a sub-1.00 World Series ERA and twice being named series MVP in 1963 and 1965. This Red Refractor from the 1997 Donruss Baseball set is one such example. Then make sure the sold field is checked. 1985 Topps Tiffany Mark McGwire George Close Candy cards are among the scarcer pre-WWI caramel issues and the Honus Wagner is one of the keys to the set. For example, one easy way to tell if youve got an M101-4 Ruth rookie is if the Sporting News ad is on the back of the card as no M101-5 Ruths featured that ad. The Say Hey Kidwas arguably the greatest all-around player to step on the field. Just be prepared to put up big money if you want one in high grade. You would end up with a lot more commons trying to dig up one of those than hitting a autographed 92 score card. The Iron Horseappears twice in the 1933 Goudey setwith card #s 92 and 160 to his credit. However, #160 is the more difficult of the two to find in high grade so it generally fetches higher prices. Its pretty affordable, too, at around $10 in PSA 9 condition. YjQ0MWRmYjhjZjE0MmQxNzRjNjAyYTNjOWFkYTFiNGE5MGI4NTRkOTE2Y2Fm While the #144 Full Body Ruth was double-printed and isnt as scarce, it is harder to find in high-grade than the #181 Green Ruth. Along the way, he built a reputation for being about as cantankerous a player as weve seen in the last 70 years or so. This pre-rookie card of Ruth is one of rarest cards in the hobby with 10 copies known to exist and can be found with either blue or red borders. 1990 Hoops #279 Shawn Kemp Rookie Card. The 1990 sets were also home to rookie cards of guys who dominated much of the next couple of decades, from Hall of Famers Frank Thomas and Larry Walker to we-thought-they-were-going-to-be-Hall-of-Famers like Sammy Sosa and Juan Gonzalez. Regardless of his Dr. Strangeglove tendencies, though, its fun to see big Frank in the field on a rookie card, and the 1990 Score issue delivers at a price of about $15 in PSA 9 condition. The record for this card was set at a Goldin auction for $26,400. Also, Classic was only released as a complete game. That's not the case anymore, but it's greater affordability makes it worth a second look now that the Big Hurt is enshrined in Cooperstown. There arent manySatchel Paige baseball cards in the hobby but this is a great looking card of the legendary pitcher. In PSA 8 condition, this card would likely sell for $1 million or more. Jeff Bagwell was one of the most dangerous hitters of his era. His only rookie cards are in the 1995 Bowman and Bowman's Best sets, as Bowman Chrome would not be introduced until two years later. What if there werent a bajillion of these cards made? 1986 Topps Tiffany Barry Bonds Theres only one copy of the card currently graded in that condition, however. And very nice houses at that. Interestingly, the same image is used on both cards. 9. It's not rare, but it brings back a lot of good memories. We wouldn't have really said this a couple years ago. The T210 Old Mill set features hundreds of minor league ballplayers that most people have never heard of before. Wagner, a.k.a. The 1915 version was part of a redemption program, however, thus better preserving their condition. When the infamous T206 set was being produced, Doyle was pitching for the New York Highlanders of the American League. 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