yesterday morning i saw an article on mlb.com that referenced orel hershiser's 1994 topps stadium club card.
my first thought was that, for some reason, this card was the latest to be commanding ridiculous prices on the market. however, when i read the article, the author noted that the card could be had for $0.99 on ebay. whew.
later in the day i was thinking that i wanted to post some hershiser cards that represent his run as my favorite dodger from "my favorite dodger through the years" mini-collection. i thought that the article and the story that he shared explaining the reason behind the appearance of sod in a shopping cart on a baseball card would make a nice lead-in for those cards.
i started typing the post in the early afternoon, and was surprised to find that in the 12+ years i've been blogging, i've apparently never scanned that card. so, i went to ebay to steal an image. of course, i then found out that there was a run on the card, and one copy had sold earlier in the day for $19.99. i went downstairs and pulled a dupe from my sportlots inventory to scan. in the time that it took me to do that, the sportlots inventory for the card had gone from over 30 to just 21.
anyway, once steve sax left the dodgers after the 1988 world series, orel became my new favorite dodger, and remained so until early in the 1994 season when he was supplanted by raul mondesi. here are the cards that represent his tenure in my collection.
1989: upper deck (world series)
i suppose that had my fandom extended through the 1994 season, i might have added that stadium club card to this collection. it's too late now anyway, i sold my dupe for $6 plus shipping yesterday afternoon. these are crazy times.
I saw that article, too. Not once did I think, "hey, maybe this card is now worth something." The world is starting to get away from me.
ReplyDeletesame. in my day, cards like this were treated with at best a mild curiousity. and we liked it!
DeleteI've always wondered what was going on there.
ReplyDeleteme too. i assumed he was helping the grounds crew and never thought about the fact that pittsburgh had artificial turf.
DeleteHopefully you’ve also collected his outstanding San Francisco Giants card collection, which I believe is quite minimal.
ReplyDeletei did at one time collect his indian, giant, and met cards but dissolved my pc of him a while back. i still have one or two of those cards in other collections, however, and one of his giant cards (1998 fleer si world series mvp) is in my dodger collection. it lists him as a giant but shows him in his dodger duds.
DeleteNever seen that Stadium Club card before...glad you made a small profit from your dupe!
ReplyDeleteit is an interesting looking card, but i had no issue selling my duplicate.
DeleteHadn't seen that article - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAmazing what these cards are going for.
this morning the sportlots inventory is down to 6.
DeleteI think it's silly that people would pay $6 for this card, but you are a genius to sell them for that price. If I had any laying around, I'd follow in your footsteps.
ReplyDeletei am guessing that my buyer already has buyer's remorse.
DeleteSomeone mentioned on Twitter that a few of these sold for around $20 on eBay. I don't understand people at all anymore!
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