any one collect sport cards?

[noeymc]

my grandma sold for rookie jim brown card my grandpa had signed when he use to go t the games we sold that online for her i think we ended up getting 7 grand for it it got a 9.5 grade i wanted it but did have 7 grand to give my Gma lol

[Aslan]

my grandma sold for rookie jim brown card my grandpa had signed when he use to go t the games we sold that online for her i think we ended up getting 7 grand for it it got a 9.5 grade i wanted it but did have 7 grand to give my Gma lol

Well…Barry Sanders is better than Jim Brown…and Barry's rookie will sell for about $15-$21. I think Brett Favre is the best QB ever…and some of his rookie cards that I have aren't worth $1.

Your Jim Brown example;
1) Someone VASTLY overpaid for that. It's about $750 on the open market…so they were paying 10x market value for a signature.
2) That is the 3rd most valuable (Jim Brown rookie) football card ever made.
3) The most valuable football cards are all circa 1950s. Unitas, Gifford, Brown. Walter Peyton is considered by most to be the best all-around RB in history and his rookie card (1976) goes FOR $125. Joe Montana (1981)…regarded by most as the best QB ever…anywhere from $125-$500. Jerry Rice, best WR in history (according to many); 1986; $225-$300.

It's hard to think of an athlete good enough presently where they will someday have huge value. Mike Trout had probably the best rookie season of any athlete in any sport 2 years ago. I think his rookie card is worth about $30. It's hard these days because especially in football…the players just don't last. I thought LaDanian Tomlinson was the first player ever that "might" be as good or better than Barry Sanders…but he died off 2-3 seasons later. Maybe Cam Newton in football?? But man…QBs are a hit away from being forgotten. Ya just never know these days.

[MICHAEL]

[QUOTE=Aslan;97712]Well…Barry Sanders is better than Jim Brown…and Barry's rookie will sell for about $15-$21. I think Brett Favre is the best QB ever…and some of his rookie cards that I have aren't worth $1.

YES BUT BRETT FAVRE IS A TRATOR! HE WENT TO WORK FOR THE ENEMY,,, THE VIKINGS!!!! That's when his value dropped to below a plugged-Nichol!!!!

He could have had a nice back up job for a few million a year, into retirement, and been TREATED LIKE A KING, by all the fan's but NOT NOW!

[Aslan]

YES BUT BRETT FAVRE IS A TRATOR! HE WENT TO WORK FOR THE ENEMY,,, THE VIKINGS!!!! That's when his value dropped to below a plugged-Nichol!!!!

He could have had a nice back up job for a few million a year, into retirement, and been TREATED LIKE A KING, by all the fan's but NOT NOW!

Agreed. And Barry was tarnished by his last minute retirement decision that hurt the Lions. But every story has a counter-story…and Brett would say that the Packers owed him more loyalty given how he essentially rescued that franchise from worthless to dominant. And Barry would claim that it was the organization trading away his offensive line and showing no commitment to improving any time soon that forced his hand.

I just look at skill. Barry was a living, breathing highlight reel and a threat every I'm he touched the ball. He was worth the price of admission. And as a Lions fan…I saw more than enough games of Brett Favre where he just placed that team on his back and willed them to victory.

[zdawg]

Agreed. And Barry was tarnished by his last minute retirement decision that hurt the Lions. But every story has a counter-story…and Brett would say that the Packers owed him more loyalty given how he essentially rescued that franchise from worthless to dominant. And Barry would claim that it was the organization trading away his offensive line and showing no commitment to improving any time soon that forced his hand.

I just look at skill. Barry was a living, breathing highlight reel and a threat every I'm he touched the ball. He was worth the price of admission. And as a Lions fan…I saw more than enough games of Brett Favre where he just placed that team on his back and willed them to victory.

As a non-Lions fan I agree, and have forever hated the Ford family and the Lions organization for refusing to trade him which culminated in his early retirement (an unhappy player with his value would've culminated in a win-win scenario in a trade). As a fan of football we were deprived the chance to see Barry solidify himself as the greatest RB to ever play the game - no offense to later guys like Emmitt Smith, but Barry would've owned just about every meaningful record had he played out the rest of his career.

[MICHAEL]

Agreed. And Barry was tarnished by his last minute retirement decision that hurt the Lions. But every story has a counter-story…and Brett would say that the Packers owed him more loyalty given how he essentially rescued that franchise from worthless to dominant. And Barry would claim that it was the organization trading away his offensive line and showing no commitment to improving any time soon that forced his hand.

I just look at skill. Barry was a living, breathing highlight reel and a threat every I'm he touched the ball. He was worth the price of admission. And as a Lions fan…I saw more than enough games of Brett Favre where he just placed that team on his back and willed them to victory.

you think Brett Favre was a star, what about that Patton Manning!! Geeeee, Louise........ Just watched him set another record with Denver!!!! He is a fricken animal, and maybe the best all time quarter back that has ever walked onto a football field! Not only a great physical talent, but a brilliant mind! He is lucky that I decided to play defensive Half-Back in college.... or Iceman just might have set some records that NO ONE COULD BEAT!!

[Aslan]

what about that Patton Manning!! Geeeee, Louise........

I'd put Peyton at either #2 or #3 (behind Joe Montana). But…how can you criticize Favre for leaving and going to another team rather than just retire when Peyton sort of did the same thing. I think it's a tragedy in BOTH cases because those are two players that took organizations floating in the toilet and made them perennial contenders…yet were pushed aside for a shiny young rookie.

I "understand"…because the organization is looking at the long term…but there's also the loyalty factor.

[MICHAEL]

I'd put Peyton at either #2 or #3 (behind Joe Montana). But…how can you criticize Favre for leaving and going to another team rather than just retire when Peyton sort of did the same thing. I think it's a tragedy in BOTH cases because those are two players that took organizations floating in the toilet and made them perennial contenders…yet were pushed aside for a shiny young rookie.

I "understand"…because the organization is looking at the long term…but there's also the loyalty factor.

Yes Joe Montana, I think was the last quarter back to take the chiefs to the AFC playoffs! We lost, but then Montana was not at all in his prime, but still good enough to get us that far!

We haven't been that far since,,, I doubt we will make it to the championshiop game in the AFC this year!!

After watching them play their last four game, it makes me wounder how they got as far as they have this year!
Smith is NOT A franchise Quarter Back! IMHA, just an average, player at best. I believe he is ranked in the middle of the pack of 1/4 backs!!

Did Green bay do the right thing, in my opinion,,, YES!

Did the Colts do the right thing, probably yes! Luck could be a long term franchise quarter back!

We shall se on Peyton... I think he might go down as one of the most decorated quarter backs of all time, ((IF HE STAYS HEALTHY))! He is eating up the records NOW!!

Time will tell!!

[noeymc]

not sure how you said sanders was better then brown Jim brown is ranked the 1 football player lol even sanders dad said brown was better then him


and thos are the normal cards ur seeing on ebay lol there the every day run of the mill white boarder there was one of his cards on there for like 4grand a while back and they where still bidding on it

[zdawg]

not sure how you said sanders was better then brown Jim brown is ranked the 1 football player lol even sanders dad said brown was better then him


and thos are the normal cards ur seeing on ebay lol there the every day run of the mill white boarder there was one of his cards on there for like 4grand a while back and they where still bidding on it

Didn't say he was better than Jim Brown, said he was forced into early retirement before he was able to fulfill his legacy - so what number he may have ended up is pure speculation, but he was clearly the most talented RB that I ever witnessed in my lifetime (I wasn't around for Jim Brown's heyday)