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1984 Fleer update sooooo tough to find back then!!!!!

Man, I was making the big bucks in 1984 flipping hamburgers at Hardees for $3.65 an hour! I like the design of this set. I like the stickers too. The Update was pretty much impossible to find back in the day. Might as well have been looking for a Honus Wagner. Great pack Ryan! I think the Brett/Perry Pine Tar card is a must have for collectors. Also if you have never seen them two other cards from this set I think every collector should own is the Jay Johnstone and Glenn Hubbard.

Great video

First time I ever saw a Donruss pack in a store was 87 and Fleer was 88. They were at shows and card shops but never in a retail store I ever found in NY.

The 1984 Fleer Update set was the Holy Grail set of my childhood. The Kirby Puckett, Dwight Gooden, and Roger Clemens were an amazing trio of Rookie cards!

Sure put in Lou, and while they're at it they can put in Willie Randolph & Frank White.

Cheers 🍻 thx

Snazzy donkey kong shirt! Send me a list of players you want after 1994 and if I have em they are yours. 🤘

Topps made Burger King sets in 1978/1979 for the Yankees, Phillies and Tigers

Just prior to the covid boom, I bought a box of 1981 Donruss. It was the crazyiest box I ever opened. There were several packs with only Yankees and red in them. I Luckily, I ened up with several Reggie Jackson cars and Pete Rose cards. I even had one [ack that was all Ozzie Smith cards. Some were even well centered. It was a new company with a lot to work out, but I got lucky because of it.

Great stuff! That Charbaneau with the gum stuck on it is fantastic! I’ll take cards with gum on em if you don’t want em!

The one thing I remember about opening 1981 packs is the centering was terrible and collation was terrible. You might get 6 of the same card in a pack. Packs were .30, up from .25 I paid for football packs in 1980. I was livid! 😂 These were my first baseball packs so they will always have a special place in my heart e en with all their flaws. I still say some of the best backs ever produced. I spent hours reading the backs. It’s how I started learning about all the players

"The only person who didn't know Steve was a legend was Steve". That speaks volumes. I've always hated those cut signatures they make into cards. They ruin a perfectly good autograph piece and put it awkwardly on a card. They did this with several of the HOF baseball plaques. Makes no sense to me. Plus the manufactured card sells for more than the plaque would and looks way worse. Not a fan at all!

I remember the “panic” in 1984 when dealers and retailers suddenly discovered wax cases were no longer available through wholesalers.

thank you very much, i know you said PSA will not grade, will BGS?

Something happened with production in 1984 in particular. Finding 1984 Donruss is much more difficult than 1981-1983 and 1985-Forward. 1985 is actually not that easy to locate. But nowhere near 1984.

84 Donruss very expensive. Centering is terrible, though it is a very beautiful card

Same thing here, quit collecting new stuff in 92. Didn't start collecting again until 2010. This time it was investment graded vintage HOF'ers (well centered with eye appeal). Mr. Mint and the Doc, an old You Tube interview with Mr. Mint, and why he recommended collecting vintage way back then. So, that's what I did. I have been blessed. Check it out, it's still on You Tube.

It's the 90's all over again.

Crazy I was thinking of Bert Sugar the other day. He also has another price guide that deals with Beatles, Elvis, Star Wars and Star Trek collectibles.

Love your videos!!!! Great info!!!!

Wonderfully enjoyable listen. Thanks.

Excellent research Ryan! I lived through the collecting period of the mid to late 80s and as I recall growing up in NY Donruss was hard to find in stores from 1984 to 1986. In 1987 it became more common, and by 88 Donruss was everywhere and looking back, 87 to 88 felt ike the dramatic rise of the junk wax era.

Enjoyed the video and history lesson, thank you for putting the time into this. You mentioned that Mastro got sentenced for card trimming, I don't believe this to be true. I think he was convicted of mail fraud due to his involvement in his auction company and shill bidding.

All advice is not good advice. That's some good advice right there!

Ryan thx. The story of the cards = lo❤

I could feel how this took you back to collecting as a youth. I remember how we got excited for getting our favorite players in aa pack. No Parallels, no inserts, no numbered cards or patch cards. The 1986 Donruss Canseco has to be one of the all time great cards. Maybe only us collectors who were around in 1986 can appreciate why. Doc Gooden was the best pitcher I ever saw pitch. Period! Nasty stuff.

Chris Chambliss was famous for hitting a walk off HR in the 1976 ALCS for the Yankees versus the Royals. He was a coach and minor league manager after he retired.

Congrats on all those wonderful pickups. I am glad you were able to get several pickups that have been on your list for awhile. Wow! Those 8 48/49 Leafs look great together. Especially, when the colors pop. Thanks for sharing.

I’ve never seen these cards before. These are great. I agree, I like the simplistic design. From what I can see, these cards go for quite a bit. Wouldn’t mind picking up a few of these if I can find them for a decent price.

Great to see you posting! The Shriners Show looks like a great show. Cool that you could go all 3 days. I so agree with you about the state of autographs. They don't teach cursive writing in the schools anymore! It's ridiculous! It truly is a shame what happened to Tony Conigliaro. I like his '65 Topps card alot. Interesting about the '57 Topps football originally being the design for Bowman's '56 set that never was. Great video! Nice pick-ups too!

Hey, so what happened to you?!! Hope all's well!

I can't imagine anyone else then Robert Stack porytraying Elliot Ness in The Untouchables TV series.

FYI... there are hundreds of Joe Sewell baseball cards and frame variations. You can easily find cards under $10.

Came across your video by accident, and what a lovely surprise to see that your talking about my grandad Sam Hardy. My son Mark has already commented. While there are people like yourselves who take the time out to research, he will never be forgotten, Thank you. .

Hi Ryan, my son Mark has already commented on your video of my grandad Sam Hardy. Was really interesting. Amazing that even now he his still talked about after all these years. Once again thank you.

Hi Ryan, thank you for the video. Loved listening to all. Sam Hardy is my Great Grandad 😊

I love that 1960 Pumpsie Green card! Nice segment!

Hey Ryan ! Great Show ! 4 months ago I did a 8 minute Show on Don Buddin talking about Pumpsie & Tom Yawkey you might like. 6 months ago I talked about Roman Mejias making Tom Yawkey a little less racist. Yawkey paid to get Roman's family from Cuba to U.S. That episode is labeled : Iconic Sports Monments. Because my Dad was at the Red Sox 1959 Spring Training Camp, he has a really neat program I have yet to show the interiors, Pumpsie is in it. I figure its the first Red Sox publication with a photo of a black player on the team. The past few months I've been doing Shows on the autographs my Dad got at that 1959 Camp. I mention Tom Yawkey in my Gary Geiger Show. Yeah, Pinky Higgins did not do any blacks favors. Neither did Clay Hopper, until Jackie Robinson changed his mind. Bobby Bragan was another mean guy who said some terrible things to Emmett Ashford a black umpire in the PCL. I have yet to do Shows on Bobby & Clay's autographs. Such depressing stories. Lately been doing Shows on struggling minor leaguers. But gonna switch it up & put out a few Shows on World Series Pitchers, Bud Daley & Turk Lown. Nice of you do to a Show on a Bay Area Boy, Pumpsie is from the same City as Travis Williams, Richmond California. His one brother played for the Cowboys & his other brother played college football. Hope your doing well. Peace

I can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed this video. I played this for my son on the way to college and he’s not even a baseball card collector and he was entertained and intrigued by the whole story!

Nice review of a player not too many of us notice in the vintage collecting circles. Hopefully, that will change with help of videos like yours here. Thanks for sharing!

I always liked the design of the 1982 White Sox cap. The White Sox have a great history too. I'm pretty sure the team lost the ALCS in 83 by 1 game allowing the Orioles to get in the World Series.

always wondered why the choice of the white sox hat?

One of my favorite artists of his generation. Hugely influential. Never knew his connection to cards! Thanks for bringing this to light.

What a great video and enjoyed it so very much. Would love to have the Joe Wood Holmes to Homes as part of my collection. I enjoy the rare backs of the M101-4/5 and other pre war cards. Just subbed to your channel !!

Thank you for bringing awareness to my great grandfather’s legacy. As a child I remember him going to those type of trade shows on weekends that you met him. As time goes on, it’s easy to forget impactful lives of those before us that cleared the way for our modern day comfort. 🕊️RIP granddaddy, miss u and I strive to make u proud everyday - Brandon

Betty was my grandmother! I have that card as well! Thanks for sharing and highlighting her story :)

I agree with most stuff but young guns 2 is amazing

The amber and maroon shirt is when he played for Bradford City, however he spent most of career at my club Sheffield United winning several honours, winning the league and FA cup. He was famous for commanding his penalty area, he was 6 ft 2 and around 16 stone in his prime when young, which might not appear massive these days but back in 1900 there were very few people over 6 foot or anyone weighing over 13 stone. Back in those early days you were allowed to be more physical so he used to intimidate/ frighten opposition players. Also Bramall Lane is the home ground of Sheffield United FC, the oldest football stadium in the world, hosting the first football match in 1862. It also hosted the finals of the oldest and 2nd oldest cup competitions in the world (The Yourdan Cup and Cromwell Cup). Also had the 1st ever floodlight match, hosted England test match cricket, England internationals and several other firsts too.

Cool stuff! I was checking out some of his artwork. I love it. Looks like he may have a descendent that owns the rights to it unless he left those rights to a foundation or something.