Puckett rookies... Do you have any?

[Zito75]

Just thought I'd throw this thread out there. After Kirby's death, I checked EBAY and his Topps rookies were pulling $40-60, while the Fleer and Donruss were getting up to $80 each. If you have any Puckett rookies, are you keeping them? Do you think will ever be worth more than they are currently?

It'll be interesting to see how his death affects the supply and demand...

[Captain Cold Nose]

Just thought I'd throw this thread out there. After Kirby's death, I checked EBAY and his Topps rookies were pulling $40-60, while the Fleer and Donruss were getting up to $80 each. If you have any Puckett rookies, are you keeping them? Do you think will ever be worth more than they are currently?

It'll be interesting to see how his death affects the supply and demand...

There seemed to be a huge amount of Puckett stuff on eBay yesterday. It seemed every autograph item was getting a lot of interest/bidding.
I have a couple of the 1985 cards, although I haven't been able to wrangle the 1984 Fleer Update.
I am a collector. I get cards because I want them for my collection. I do not get them with an eye towards profit, although I most certainly begrudge non-dealers who do. The cards are staying right where they are.

[wamby]

I'd say I have at least a dozen of his Topps rookie cards. For some reason that was an easy card to get that year. I have two Donruss and one Fleer.

I wish I had the 1984 Fleer update, but I never acquired that set.

[Mike D.]

Looks like eBay prices are already way down from what I see in a quick search.

I have three of Puckett's Topps RC, one each of Donruss and Fleer.

I pretty much keep my cards, although I should have been smarter about selling high....I bought two 1985 Topps set before the 1998 season for $35 each, and the McGwires were booking for like $250 at times that summer....probably should have sold, but hey, I got 'em cheap and they're cool cards.

[wamby]

Looks like eBay prices are already way down from what I see in a quick search.

I have three of Puckett's Topps RC, one each of Donruss and Fleer.

I pretty much keep my cards, although I should have been smarter about selling high....I bought two 1985 Topps set before the 1998 season for $35 each, and the McGwires were booking for like $250 at times that summer....probably should have sold, but hey, I got 'em cheap and they're cool cards.

I bought a boxed set of 1985 Topps and two or three boxes of wax packs. I think I pulled about ten of the McGwire Olympic, like the Puckett card. For some reason they were very plentiful for me. At the time neither of those cards meant much to me. I was overseas in 1984 and didn't even know baseball had been in the Olympics.

[Captain Cold Nose]

I bought a boxed set of 1985 Topps and two or three boxes of wax packs. I think I pulled about ten of the McGwire Olympic, like the Puckett card. For some reason they were very plentiful for me. At the time neither of those cards meant much to me. I was overseas in 1984 and didn't even know baseball had been in the Olympics.

While I didn't have so much luck with the McGwire, I did manage to pull quite a few Puckett and Clemens cards out of the one box I bought in 1985.
Man, that was a fun set to build.

[Zito75]

While I didn't have so much luck with the McGwire, I did manage to pull quite a few Puckett and Clemens cards out of the one box I bought in 1985.
Man, that was a fun set to build.

I agree. It's still one of my all time favs. I am always looking on EBAY for rack packs, etc. I wouldn't recommend chewing the gum, however.

[pesky6]

anyone who buys puckett items right now is a bit foolish, IMO. it's true that puckett auto'd items will probably only go down a little in a year or so, but i think the card values will eventually drop down to the levels they were a week ago.

[1doug]

I have a few of his rookie cards, will have to see what I can do!