Stuck in an era syndrome

MadduxTheGoat · 06-23-2025, 03:53 PM

I’m 48. Peak collecting years were 85-90. I know more about 85-90 baseball and football than most. Don’t know #@#@#@#@ about the 90s. Picked the hobby back up around 2006. Think modern is a bubble. So I’m stuck in the 80s. Kinda like music. Grunge/hendrix/zepplin. New #@#@#@#@ sucks.

theshowandme · 06-23-2025, 04:02 PM

I use 1985-1990 cards as firewood

MadduxTheGoat · 06-23-2025, 04:03 PM

Good. More for me. Burn those 7s and 8s so the 10s have more value.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 06-23-2025, 04:05 PM

If you don’t think about cards as an investment, you don’t have to worry about a bubble. Ultra modern can be a lot of fun if you just view it as collecting cards of players you watch on TV every night.

MadduxTheGoat · 06-23-2025, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

If you don’t think about cards as an investment, you don’t have to worry about a bubble. Ultra modern can be a lot of fun if you just view it as collecting cards of players you watch on TV every night.

Agree. It’s all about money now and it’s priced kids out. I want to go on record that Pokémon is garbage pail kids bubble on steroids.

here2havefun · 06-23-2025, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MadduxTheGoat

Agree. It’s all about money now and it’s priced kids out. I want to go on record that Pokémon is garbage pail kids bubble on steroids.

Isn't Pokemon like the biggest IP in the world, or something similar? Don't think that's going to fade into obscurity like GPK.

kipgen · 06-23-2025, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by here2havefun

Isn't Pokemon like the biggest IP in the world, or something similar? Don't think that's going to fade into obscurity like GPK.

I don't collect pokemon but I have friends that are really into it and it's not like the pokemon card hype (the most recent one) just came out of nowhere. People have been spending millions on PSA 10 charizards for years.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 06-23-2025, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MadduxTheGoat

Agree. It’s all about money now and it’s priced kids out. I want to go on record that Pokémon is garbage pail kids bubble on steroids.

What I’m saying is that it doesn’t have to be about money if you don’t want it to be. Just treat every dollar spent as a sunk cost.

finfangfan · 06-23-2025, 04:26 PM

I agree, it is easy to get “stuck in an era.” In nonsports, with the Marvel license switching from UD to Topps it looks like a new era is starting and many collectors (like myself) are somewhat stuck in the UD era (for now).

But I still enjoy collecting and I try to chase some modern stuff as it comes out.

With baseball, I’m having fun chasing down some recent year Topps Real One auto cards. I love the retro-style cards that are signed on-card. It’s the best of both worlds (modern and retro). I actually prefer these new pack inserted autos to an athlete’s signature on an older card for some reason.

ThoseBackPages · 06-23-2025, 04:54 PM

no Grunge in the 80s

ThoseBackPages · 06-23-2025, 04:56 PM

also, its easy to buy pretty much any card from 1985 to 1990.

just hit the BIN on eBay

boring

comicbooksgo · 06-23-2025, 04:57 PM

Maddux was my favorite player ever until Acuna rocketed to the earth from a doomed planet. There were years where I went to every one of his home starts. Point being, you may be stuck, but you could potentially become unstuck if that's something you're after. There's probably more modern stuff/players you like that you just aren't open to. 85-90 is fun. That's the era I bought my first cards in, but there's only so much variety there.

comicbooksgo · 06-23-2025, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

also, its easy to buy pretty much any card from 1985 to 1990.

just hit the BIN on eBay

boring

Completely off topic, but I've been rereading the Walking Dead in the deluxe format, and just today read a letter you had printed in an issue.

ThoseBackPages · 06-23-2025, 05:00 PM

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Completely off topic, but I've been rereading the Walking Dead in the deluxe format, and just today read a letter you had printed in an issue.

Isssue #111 WOOT WOOT!

great cover as well

NYBBFAN · 06-23-2025, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MadduxTheGoat

I’m 48. Peak collecting years were 85-90. I know more about 85-90 baseball and football than most. Don’t know #@#@#@#@ about the 90s. Picked the hobby back up around 2006. Think modern is a bubble. So I’m stuck in the 80s. Kinda like music. Grunge/hendrix/zepplin. New #@#@#@#@ sucks.

The 2025 Topps All Aces / All Kings cards are tremendous. Good players from 85-90 on the checklist too. There are some nice cards out there, you just have to look.

If you want to be old and stubborn, just collect Topps Tiffany from that era and relax.

MadduxTheGoat · 06-23-2025, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by here2havefun

Isn't Pokemon like the biggest IP in the world, or something similar? Don't think that's going to fade into obscurity like GPK.

A Pokémon never won 3 cy young’s in a row.

comicbooksgo · 06-23-2025, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

Isssue #111 WOOT WOOT!

great cover as well

Yup. The color version they have been doing has been fun. I had letters printed in #23 and #27, but they weren't reprinted in this deluxe version. Too much #@#@#@#@ talking I guess for the current audience.
I'm a zombie on the first episode of the TV show, and Kirkman can't take that away from me!

MadduxTheGoat · 06-23-2025, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

no Grunge in the 80s

Never heard of the meat puppets and the pixies or Soundgarden.

ThoseBackPages · 06-23-2025, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by comicbooksgo

Yup. The color version they have been doing has been fun. I had letters printed in #23 and #27, but they weren't reprinted in this deluxe version. Too much #@#@#@#@ talking I guess for the current audience.
I'm a zombie on the first episode of the TV show, and Kirkman can't take that away from me!

LOVE IT!

it must have helped living so close to Senoia!

ThoseBackPages · 06-23-2025, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MadduxTheGoat

Never heard of the meat puppets and the pixies or Soundgarden.

was it really grunge then though?

finfangfan · 06-23-2025, 05:09 PM

AI Overview

+9
Grunge music emerged in the mid-1980s, primarily in Seattle, Washington, and surrounding areas. It gained significant mainstream popularity in the early 1990s with the success of bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains.
Here's a more detailed look:
Early 1980s:
While the term "grunge" wasn't yet widely used, bands like the Melvins and Green River were laying the groundwork for the sound in the Pacific Northwest.
Mid-1980s:
The scene in Seattle started to solidify with bands like Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Green River gaining local recognition.
Late 1980s:
The independent label Sub Pop became a focal point for the emerging grunge scene, releasing music by many of these bands.
Early 1990s:
Grunge exploded into the mainstream with the success of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album and the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which was released in September 1991.
Mid-1990s:
Grunge continued to dominate the music scene with bands like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden achieving widespread popularity.

comicbooksgo · 06-23-2025, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

LOVE IT!

it must have helped living so close to Senoia!

Yeah, proximity helped. I'd done a few things before that too, so when Kirkman said he had a show I made sure the girl I had working in Extras casting got me on. I said this while the show was running that if you live in GA and hadn't been a zombie on the Walking Dead then you're probably a real A-hole. Tons of people eventually got to be zombies, but there were only so many of us there for the pilot. During filming there were several comic people around. Robert, Charlie etc. I spent half of one of the days just chatting with Andy Lincoln while they were shooting the horse getting eaten scene. It was a super fun experience.

ThoseBackPages · 06-23-2025, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by comicbooksgo

Yeah, proximity helped. I'd done a few things before that too, so when Kirkman said he had a show I made sure the girl I had working in Extras casting got me on. I said this while the show was running that if you live in GA and hadn't been a zombie on the Walking Dead then you're probably a real A-hole. Tons of people eventually got to be zombies, but there were only so many of us there for the pilot. During filming there were several comic people around. Robert, Charlie etc. I spent half of one of the days just chatting with Andy Lincoln while they were shooting the horse getting eaten scene. It was a super fun experience.

My Man! Thats lifetime story type stuff!

tjforce · 06-23-2025, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

no Grunge in the 80s

Pfft... you obviously don't listen to enough Mother Love Bone

JUNKWAX · 06-23-2025, 05:44 PM

Im a couple years younger than you and collected from 87-92. Came back to the hobby in 2012. My collecting is not really stuck in a era of cards but more so an era of players. I like the players from the 80's and 90's and enjoy buying the original stuff from that era but also like the new stuff being produced of those players I grew up watching. The great thing very few people care about cards produced of a player after they retire so I can collect for cheap.

06-23-2025, 04:54 PM	#10
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,168 ThoseBackPages	no Grunge in the 80s __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

06-23-2025, 03:53 PM	#1
MadduxTheGoat Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 42	Stuck in an era syndrome I’m 48. Peak collecting years were 85-90. I know more about 85-90 baseball and football than most. Don’t know #@#@#@#@ about the 90s. Picked the hobby back up around 2006. Think modern is a bubble. So I’m stuck in the 80s. Kinda like music. Grunge/hendrix/zepplin. New #@#@#@#@ sucks.

06-23-2025, 04:02 PM	#2
theshowandme Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5,020 theshowandme nova_cards	I use 1985-1990 cards as firewood

06-23-2025, 04:03 PM	#3
MadduxTheGoat Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 42	Good. More for me. Burn those 7s and 8s so the 10s have more value.

06-23-2025, 04:05 PM	#4
MiamiMarlinsFan Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 13,387	If you don’t think about cards as an investment, you don’t have to worry about a bubble. Ultra modern can be a lot of fun if you just view it as collecting cards of players you watch on TV every night.

06-23-2025, 04:26 PM	#9
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,818	I agree, it is easy to get “stuck in an era.” In nonsports, with the Marvel license switching from UD to Topps it looks like a new era is starting and many collectors (like myself) are somewhat stuck in the UD era (for now). But I still enjoy collecting and I try to chase some modern stuff as it comes out. With baseball, I’m having fun chasing down some recent year Topps Real One auto cards. I love the retro-style cards that are signed on-card. It’s the best of both worlds (modern and retro). I actually prefer these new pack inserted autos to an athlete’s signature on an older card for some reason.

06-23-2025, 04:56 PM	#11
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,168 ThoseBackPages	also, its easy to buy pretty much any card from 1985 to 1990. just hit the BIN on eBay boring __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

06-23-2025, 04:57 PM	#12
comicbooksgo Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,007	Maddux was my favorite player ever until Acuna rocketed to the earth from a doomed planet. There were years where I went to every one of his home starts. Point being, you may be stuck, but you could potentially become unstuck if that's something you're after. There's probably more modern stuff/players you like that you just aren't open to. 85-90 is fun. That's the era I bought my first cards in, but there's only so much variety there.

06-23-2025, 05:09 PM	#21
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,818	AI Overview +9 Grunge music emerged in the mid-1980s, primarily in Seattle, Washington, and surrounding areas. It gained significant mainstream popularity in the early 1990s with the success of bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. Here's a more detailed look: Early 1980s: While the term "grunge" wasn't yet widely used, bands like the Melvins and Green River were laying the groundwork for the sound in the Pacific Northwest. Mid-1980s: The scene in Seattle started to solidify with bands like Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Green River gaining local recognition. Late 1980s: The independent label Sub Pop became a focal point for the emerging grunge scene, releasing music by many of these bands. Early 1990s: Grunge exploded into the mainstream with the success of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album and the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which was released in September 1991. Mid-1990s: Grunge continued to dominate the music scene with bands like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden achieving widespread popularity.

06-23-2025, 05:44 PM	#25
JUNKWAX Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: TEXAS Posts: 698	Im a couple years younger than you and collected from 87-92. Came back to the hobby in 2012. My collecting is not really stuck in a era of cards but more so an era of players. I like the players from the 80's and 90's and enjoy buying the original stuff from that era but also like the new stuff being produced of those players I grew up watching. The great thing very few people care about cards produced of a player after they retire so I can collect for cheap.