1989-90 Hoops David Robinson

[TooMuchBuffness]

I was just at the LCS and was looking through the $2 bins and low and behold there was that elusive (to me) David Robinson RC that I have been wanting forever. I was super excited to say the least, but then I was going through the rest of the box he had sitting there and I found another one!!! So naturally I put that one in my pile to buy too. I get looking some more and wouldn't you know it there was not only another one but 5 more just staring at me. So I did what every one of us would have, I bought all 7 that he had in the bin haha. Did I go a little overboard when I spent $14 for 7 DR RCs? Anyone else ever have a moment like this? Where you see a card you have been wanting for a long time in a bin and then you see another and another etc.....? Also got the other '89 Hoops Robinson and some 1990 MJs for $0.25 each. Not a bad haul all in all.

[pwaldo]

I remember when that card was a beast. It has fallen on hard times now but I've still never managed to pull one of those.

[AndyG23]

There's about 180 of them on COMC if you're interested haha. Mass production unfortunately destroyed any value this card would've held.

[TooMuchBuffness]

Yeah, it had been many, many years since I had thought about collecting basketball lol. This was more of a sentimental purchase more than anything. I remember busting packs of this product hoping to pull one. Never even came close lol. Not sure what it books for anymore but I remember when they used to sell for $40+ at the card shows back in the day.

[WilyWestbrook0]

I had a similar experience with 92-93 UD Shaq rookies at a MO LCS.

But yep, so many of our favorite '90s cards are quite easily obtainable now. I'm amazed sometimes going through my trade bait and seeing cards I would have never imagined to be there even ten years ago.

[TooMuchBuffness]

I had a similar experience with 92-93 UD Shaq rookies at a MO LCS.

But yep, so many of our favorite '90s cards are quite easily obtainable now. I'm amazed sometimes going through my trade bait and seeing cards I would have never imagined to be there even ten years ago.

Speaking of Shaq I bought 3 of his cards too....

1992 Investor Journal RC #68
1993-94 Hoops Gold #155
1992-93 Limited Edition Promo Card #4 (not sure what this one is, but is looks pretty cool lol)

[pwaldo]

Here's 9 of the David Robinson cards getting about $35 on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAVID-ROBINS...p2047675.l2557

That's pretty good for the stuff especially since basketball collectors seem to really only want high end stuff nowadays. I know there is always people wanting high end over other stuff but I swear like 95% of the basketball card market is high end now. Must of been a side effect of Exquisite.