Yeah, still junk wax era. But I loved the traded sets, the extended sets, the Donruss “The Rookies” sets and Topps Tiffany sets. Clearly this is an old SGC 98 = SGC 10 slab. But it’s an inexpensive card of a generational hitter. Frank Thomas doesn’t get the hobby love that he deserves!

A page from my run to 1900. ‘81 to ‘84 Topps and Donruss.

I was digging through a stack of old cards not too long ago and came across these three. Now I’m stuck on what to do—should I send them in for grading or just keep them in the PC?

Frank looks really sharp, Chipper has solid potential, but I’m not too sure Jr. would grade out very high. Still, all three bring back a lot of great memories from when I first started collecting.

What do you think—slab them up or keep them raw in the collection?

These definitely give off that 88-91 Donruss feel. I am always bummed that they don't have the team logos and names, of course, but the cards still look cool!

Mattingly Monday with the 85-89 Topps run and a relic.

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