tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post965748019986018266..comments2023-11-02T15:40:34.031-05:00Comments on Play at the Plate: For all the youngsters who don't remember the junk wax eraPlay at the Platehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-69976839919733631992010-12-24T21:14:01.283-06:002010-12-24T21:14:01.283-06:00In some ways I miss the junk wax era. Could you i...In some ways I miss the junk wax era. Could you imagine in 2008 Masterpieces was say THE 1991 Upper Deck Set?stusigpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728528326120902610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-91525768844968897882010-12-24T17:39:07.706-06:002010-12-24T17:39:07.706-06:00So... what you're saying is... you don't w...So... what you're saying is... you don't want my 3200 ct. box of 1990 Pro Set?maddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-7647624102141566582010-12-24T13:00:53.955-06:002010-12-24T13:00:53.955-06:00I also missed out on '89 UD. Not because I fel...I also missed out on '89 UD. Not because I felt burned by '88 Score (which I also bought a bunch of), but because in my little town none of the stores ever got those cards to sell.<br /><br />Instead, a few card sellers got the packs and jacked up the prices because nobody else had them. And there was no way I was paying $3 for a stinkin' pack of cards.Chris Stufflestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229983444919282224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-86267255136452890982010-12-24T09:31:32.599-06:002010-12-24T09:31:32.599-06:00I wasn't even born for the height of the junk ...I wasn't even born for the height of the junk wax era, but I promptly started hating it when I received these worthless cards in grab bags and random 1,000 card boxes I bought through eBay or Amazon. However, I find ripping open a box and collecting a set from this era extremely fun and exciting. Maybe that's why I keep puchasing 12 dollar boxes of Donruss...<br /><br />Word Verification: spittio (Italian for spit; I spittio in your face.)longlivethewhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630692497796179967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-39325487666429766102010-12-24T09:06:57.673-06:002010-12-24T09:06:57.673-06:00I'm a Junk Wax era survivor myself... and I bo...I'm a Junk Wax era survivor myself... and I bought a ton of 1988 Score baseball, not quite a case, but a lot. I think the stuff I busted the most of was 1987 Topps, because my local Price Club kept getting that stuff in.<br /><br />Your post documents my youth as a collector too. I totally missed out on 1989 UD... actually I even missed out on 1989 Pro Set FB. Around 10 years ago I sold 99% of my collection... most of it was stuff from the Junk Wax era. Where'd I sell most of the commons? At my garage sale... and the leftovers, I took to the flea market.<br /><br />However... these days I'm diving back into Junk Wax. I look at it as an opportunity to embrace my childhood at a fraction of the cost.<br /><br />Great post... and happy holidays.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com