We have reached Row 4 of the 1st box if you want to know what was in the previous 3 rows I suggest that you look back at some of my previous post to catch up. With my little disclaimer said lets begin now Box 1 Row 4 shall we.
Box 1 Row 4
1983 Topps #83 Ryne Sandberg RC I have 2 of these Funny thing just like Boggs is missing in the Donruss Tony Gwynn Sr. is missing in my Topps PC.
1983 Topps #498 Wade Boggs RC I have 3 total 2 in the box 1 in my set.
1984 Donruss #248 Don Mattingly RC I have 3 copies of this card 2 are in a set form 1 in the box. Back in 1998 I was set up at my old high school for a show a guy offered me since I had 4 Mattingly Donruss RCs at the time trade me 1 of my Mattingly RCs for a complete 1985 Topps set & $75 to cover the cost of the Mattingly I couldn't say no to the deal later that fall that guy was at the October show seeing me set up again just shook his head & said I messed up on the trade meaning him cause at time of our deal Mark McGwire just hit his 7th home run on his way to 70 that year he figured that Mattingly would soar & Mark cool off needless to say I think I did well lol.
1984 Fleer #131 Don Mattingly RC I have 2 total 1 in the set & this one was picked up right after he retired from the game for $3
1984 Fleer #182 Glenn Hubbard Much like the 1976 Topps Traded #74 mentioned in the last post I made this card says playing in the 1980s was radical I have 2 copies of this card 1 for my set & the other I picked up in a 3200ct box of Early 1980s Fleer singles it was a surprise for me when I went through them I was hoping for a 3rd Mattingly instead struck gold on this find. This card came to light just recently someone mentioned the Phillie Phanatic was in the background that he is but so is Barney Rubble if you look directly above Glenn's Left shoulder or go directly above the Boa Constrictors Head near the Giants Team Logo at Veterans Stadium.
1984 O Pee Chee #8 Don Mattingly RC I have 2 of these somehow I found the set while rummaging at this one shop outside the Flint,Michigan area in a town called Clio when I was sleeving up this set I noticed as I put card #396 away there was a few extras still in the box as fillers lo behold I guess the box wasn't touch since 1984 when there was Don staring right back at me along with an extra Alan Trammell & Lou Whitaker which I sold the pair of Tigers to a friend for $10 oh & the set had its original sticker on it saying $5 for what I paid cause they labeled the box as 1984 OPC Duplicates in a 400ct box. I always check boxes to make sure what they say is what they are cause if not you could wind up with some nice surprises or something that you think is what it is when it wasn't.
1984 Topps #8 Don Mattingly RC I have 2 of them I had 1 that I pulled back as a kid in 1984 & 1 I found for $3 from the same dealer who sold me the 1984 Fleer one.
1984 Topps Traded #42T Dwight Gooden XRC I found this one at a flea market outside of Florence, Kentucky back in 2015 for a whole $0.05 I have this one as well the one I got with my 1984 Topps set.
1985 Donruss #325 Eric Davis RC I have 3 copies of this legendary 1990 Wire to Wire World Champion Cincinnati Reds outfielder 2 are in their respective set spots the other in the box here.
1985 Fleer #533 Eric Davis RC I have again 3 copies of this card 2 which are in sets 1 from opening a pack back in 1985 which is in my box.
1985 Topps #401 Mark McGwire RC again 2 of them the better one is in the PC the other in the set I got in trade that I mentioned before in 1998.
1985 Topps #627 Eric Davis RC 2 of them see the McGwire entry for details.
1986 Donruss #39 Jose Canseco RC I have 3 copies of this card I was lucky back in 1988 our local PBS station held an auction to raise funds for the channel they had 2 factory sets of the 1986 & 1987 Donruss each 4 sets total sold to a kid for $7 1 of each year was opened & & placed into a binder the other 2 still sealed the 3rd copy came from the friend currently in Nepal while the 3rd copy is in the box.
1986 Donruss #512 Cecil Fielder RC I own 3 copies much like the Jose Canseco card the reason I put him in the PC is I remember those summer nights in 1990 When Cecil was with the Tigers at the time & how legendary broadcaster Ernie Harwell would call one of his moonshots & his partner Paul Carey would called his 50 & 51st home runs that season.
1986 Donruss Rookies #11 Barry Bonds XRC I picked up a Bonds collection from a back in 2000 prior to his historical 73 Home Run Season I own 2 of these the other is in the 1986 Donruss Binder.
1986 Fleer #649 Eric Plunk/Jose Canseco RC I own 3 copies of this card 2 are in the set form & 1 in the box.
1986 Fleer #652 Cory Snider/Cecil Fielder RC Again 3 copies they all have the same fate as the Canseco cards.
1986 Fleer Update #U14 Barry Bonds XRC I have 5 of these 2 are in set form 3 are in the PC thanks to that collection I picked up funny thing I have yet to get a Canseco's first Fleer Single card for my PC instead I have 2 in set form.
1986 O Pee Chee #386 Cecil Fielder RC I have 2 of these back in 1990 most people over looked the OPC RC I didn't & picked up the set for & $10 & the extra came in another set that I got later on keep reading.
1986 Topps #386 Cecil Fielder RC I have 2 of them my Grandmother surprised me 2 months after my by getting me 6 Unopened 1986 Topps Rak Packs boxes from the same Bocca Raton shop that she bought for me earlier all cause her middle grandchild was great at mowing her lawn for her.
1986 Topps Traded #11T Barry Bonds XRC I have 2 the first came along with the Rak boxes the other in the collection.
1986 Topps Traded #20T Jose Canseco 1st Solo Topps card I own 2 the first came in the Rak boxes again the other I couldn't pass up for $.10 at a show back in 2016.
1986 Sportflics Rookies 1986 #13 Barry Bonds XRC I have 2 the 1st one came in set back in 1986 the 2nd along with the collection.
1987 Fleer #604 Barry Bonds RC I have 3 copies of this card the 1st came in 1994 at a show in Strongsville,Ohio when I bought the factory set at great price $10 due to the fact the dealer was slowly get out of the card business & this show was his swan song, The other 1 is my PC came from the collection. I mentioned I have 3 here's the results of the 3rd one I own see below.
1987 Fleer #604 Barry Bonds RC Beckett Graded 8.5 Centering 8 Edges 8.5 Corners 8.5 Surface 8.5 Serial #0009073226 I acquired this card from Lee Noel who before he left collecting to join a Seminary he sent me his brothers & his collection to have me do whatever I wanted to do with his collection either sell it or trade it off etc.... Needless to say this is 1 of 2 graded cards I own in my collection the other will be featured in a later date. I would have had 3 Graded cards in my PC but somehow 1 of them was a 1997 Score Hideo Nomo with a piece of swatch from a Nomo Jersey so instead I was nice to send it to a collector who posted on his blog back on April 22th of this year. I stand behind my beliefs when it comes to having graded cards I prefer raw only not graded so I hope this doesn't make you think I have gone soft in my opinion on graded cards.
1987 Donruss #361 Barry Bonds RC I have 3 of these 2 in set form the PC version came from the collection.
1987 O Pee Chee #320 Barry Bonds RC I had 3 once but I lost 1 of them due to a flood in my parents basement back in 2018. So I am down to the 2 1 is in a set that I would thank a YouTuber known as Jabs Family for overlooking a replacement set that I had my friend Greg pick up for me since Jabs was a big fan of the 1987 Topps RC & loves the everychance he gets to pick that card up he didn't realize that Bonds RC was in the O Pee Chee as well so I dispatched Greg to where to get now its one of Greg's favorite places to look for cards when I visit. The 2nd copy came in the collection.
1987 Topps #320 Barry Bonds RC I have 2 1 in the set 1 in the box.
1987 Procards #372 John Smoltz I was lucky to locate one of John's Minor League cards at Chantilly in 2021 the first time I ever went to that show for a great price of $.50
1988 CMC Richmond Braves #3 John Smoltz same show that I picked the previous card I got this one as well also for $.50 I just like to find John's 1986 Procards Lakeland Tigers card so I have all 3 of his minor League cards.
1988 Fleer Update #U74 John Smoltz XRC I have 4 of these 3 of them are in set form also I have 2 of them that are signed by John back in 1988 & his signature has changed through the years stay tuned to my blog & you'll see what I am talking about. Another lesser known fact I believe the photo used in the card was from John's debut in the MLB when he pitched against the New York Mets where he struck out Darryl Strawberry on July 23,1988.
1988 Score Traded #86T Rob Dibble RC I have 3 of them 2 are in Set form the 3rd one I picked up at my LCS for $.10 earlier this year. The day I met Chris Sabo back in 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium I met Dibble as well
1988/1989 Upper Deck Promo #1 DeWayne Buice Hologram on Top I was lucky to spot this card at a friends house when he hired me to be his consultant various times when he would need someone to attend auctions with him let me ask you this if you were paid $50 an/hr along with finders fees for 8 hrs of work would you turn it down.
1988/1989 Upper Deck Promo #700 Wally Joyner Hologram on Top it was found right after I found the Buice card.
1988/1989 Upper Deck Promo #700 Wally Joyner Hologram on Bottom again found in the same box the previous 2 were found in since my friend hired me I had free range of anything I was needing for set wise they were found in 5000ct box filled with lot of odd-ball cards that he picked up I think when we hit the infamous Howard Coins & Cards from Ohio auction back in 2002.
1989 Bowman #266 John Smoltz RC I have 2 1 in the set the other in the PC I was lucky to get 2 out of the only hobby box I opened back in 1990 when I first started to make sets.
1989 Bowman #220 Ken Griffey Jr. RC I have 2 of them 4th pack into my box I pulled this card x2 in the same pack.
1989 Bowman #259 Ken Griffey Sr/ Ken Griffey Jr. very last pack of the hobby yielded me x2 as well.
1989 Donruss #33 Ken Griffey Jr. RC I have a total of 3 of these 2 are in box here & 1 is within my set. For a buck I couldn't help but own this many of them I don't want to be over greedy the card.
1989 Donruss #642 John Smoltz RC I have 2 1 for the set one for the PC.
1989 Fleer #548 Ken Griffey Jr. RC I have a total of 4 of them 3 are in the their respective spots in the sets & 1 in the box. I was lucky to get 2 once in 1 wax box back in 1990 when I decided to make the set the 2nd time. The PC card I got it again for $1 you really can't say no to the Griffey RC for that price.
1989 Fleer #602 John Smoltz RC again the magic number I own is 4 of them if anyone is interested 1 of the Multi-sets I have of this lmk
1989 Fleer #616 Billy Ripken Rick Face bat know I have 2 1 in my set& 1 in my PC in the other 2 sets I have the black box versions not quite the same effect as the others if ya ask me.
1989 Score #616 John Smoltz RC I have 3 2 are in their sets the other in the box.
1989 Score Traded #1000T First Score card of Griffey I have 3 of them 2 in sets 1 in the box.
1989 Topps #382 John Smoltz RC I remember pulling this card back in 1989 when I said I know this kid when he was in High School then he later did a bunch of multi-signings at my old high school. early in his career currently own 2 of them.
1989 Topps Traded #41T Ken Griffey Jr. 1st Topps card I own 2 of these 1 for my set the other for my box I talked about why Topps placed them in the traded set instead like the other companies on my July 21st post of this year.
1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. RC I own 3 of these 2 are in set form & when I saw the one for my PC at a show for $10 I couldn't say no to that price so I jumped on it before someone else did.
1989 Upper Deck 1989 #17 John Smoltz RC I own 3 much like the Griffey but instead of paying $10 for the PC version I got it in my first 1989 Upper Deck pack back in 1989.
1990 CMC #818 Frank Thomas the same person who gave me their Barry Bonds collection also collected Frank Thomas so I got a bunch of his RCs I have 2 of these 1 for my set & the extra came in the collection.
1990 Bowman #320 Frank Thomas RC I have 2 of these set & PC.
1990 Fleer Update #U87 Frank Thomas 1st Fleer Card I have 3 2 are in respective sets 1 in the PC that was included in the collection.
1990 Leaf #220 Sammy Sosa RC I have 2 of these the first one I got in a set back in 2001 at an auction for $8 fast forward to February of this year I was able to get a copy for the PC for $2 I wish I could locate the Frank Thomas card for that price so I can add it to my PC.
1990 Score #663 Frank Thomas RC I own 2 of these 1 for the set the other for the PC that came in the collection.
1990 Score #697 Bo Jackson I got 2 of this card the first I got from a pack back in 1990. When I was making the set fast forward to 1993 I started to collect every single Beckett Baseball (I still have every issue including 2 #1s of November 1984 to the present). I needed issue July 1990 issue that featured this card iconic photo I went to a shop asked if they had any old issues of the Beckett for sale they had the July 1986 with Mantle on the cover picked that up for $2 which was a shocker I thought at least $5 or more with Mantle on the cover I didn't complain then they also had a couple others I needed only charging me a $.25 for them but then I pulled out the July 1990 issue $1 total cost for me I spent at that shop $30 cause I also picked up the 1990 Fleer Update football set that featured Emmitt Smith RC in it & inside the Bo Issue was the second copy I got of the card I was happy to get that as a dupe so I didn't have to pay $25 for it at the shop they didn't realize that card was in that issue but Ill take it anyway I can get lol.
Not bad pick up getting a card & magazine I wanted for a $1.
1990 Score Traded #86T Frank Thomas I own 2 of these 1 for my 1990 Score Binder & the other I got in the collection.
1990 Topps #414 Topps Frank Thomas RC I own 3 of these 2 are within their sets I made 2nd second set when back in April of 2016 when I made my infamous Gum Jar more on that I suggest ya read my June 30th 2025 posting if you haven't already. The PC copy came within the collection. I wasn't lucky to find any of the NNO type of the Thomas RCs
1990 Topps Major League Debut 1989 #46 Ken Griffey Jr. I own 3 of these if someone is interested in the set so I can just have 2 copies of this card please lmk I am not going to break up the set for the individual cards I prefer to sell the set I tried to unload it in a contest once & no one chose that set so I am trying again.
Well that concludes Box 1 Row 4 again I like to hear what you think of what I have so far leave your comments on the bottom until then I am reminded of Rogers Hornsby talking about autographs for little kids once said "Any Ballplayer who doesn't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American, He's in Communist."
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