Conference school::sports_memorabilia

    	I think Topps put out a "Ninja Turtles" set too.  Anybody out
    there got the details ?          
    
    				Tony

    Re: New Kids on the block
    
    And the boys buy them too. They cross out their faces, draw beards on
    them etc. All this to piss off the girls.... :-)
    
    

    Tony,I bought some at the Methuen Mall the other nite for my son.
    I'm pretty sure they were $.25 a pack,my sone has just about everything
    that is Ninja turtles related. If you should go to the mall,the store 
    is in the center of the Mall,they have an Easter Bunny display next to
    it.I forget the name of the store,but they only sell all types of
    candies,nuts, and trail snacks.They also sell Baseball cards,
    Nintendo cards,and Ninja cards.  
                                                 John
    
    

    Ya but Roy... You're not 9 years old...
    
    

    	Thanks for the info, but the malls a little out of the way for
    me (I'm in W. Mass 8^).  I was just wondering if anybody knew the
    details on the "Turtles" set (quantity, etc).  Also ... my kids
    been buyin those new Classic Wrestling cards.  They did a real nice
    job on that set.  If you're into "Wras-ling", you'll love this set.
    Wish my manager was Miss Elizabeth !!!
                                         
    					Tony

    Yo Tony, I've got the Ninja Turtle Rookie Cards for sale in lots
    of 100 for 2x book.  I can also get you a deal on the Miss Elizabeth
    update card.
    Mike

    	Yo, my man Mike !  Hey ... whats the deal with this Miss Elizabeth
    "update" card ?  What, did they have to air brush somethin out ???????
    
    					Tony 

	... Roy's into the "Beaver" 8^o ...
    

    You got it Babe.  The update reflects her change from Randy's corner
    to Hulkamania.  Here's a tip for you, only dealers that wear pantyhose
    and have a miracle ear for SportsNet know this... The 1990 Hulk card
    is his last card.  Prices are going to jump on this one,  he's decided
    to become a minister.  You heard it first.  Now if you can get that
    turnip truck that you and John ride to stop somewhere in the late
    20th century you might be able to exchang some of those turnip
    greens (shucks) for coin of the realm.
    See your local dealer first-

	... ya know those "de-programmers" they have to bring people back when 
they've been brainwashed by some cult .... I think we need to find one for good
ole Mikey.  Only kidding.  Gee Mike ... I don't see any of those little "8^)'s"
in your replies ... does that mean you're "SERIOUS" ?  Gee ... hope not.  That
would mean that we would have to get into an argument ... and you know how much
I hate to argue 8^?

				Your Pal, Tony

ps. Thanks for the Miss Elizabeth info.
    

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Another victory for the poor slob collectors.

				Tony 8^) (I'm covered, I'm covered 8^)
    

    Wow you need the weekend Tony  ;*)
    
    
    Downsy

    SALES UPDATE
    I've just had an opportunity to close on a big lot of rookie cards,
    updates and videos.  I'll be sacrificing these cards at 300% of
    the next Becketts.  Here's the list:
             Warrior Rookie Cards- Mint- off center with some corner wear
                                   slight crease.
             Warrior Update Cards- Same as above
             Warrior Face Paint  - Sold Out-Tony thanks for the order
                                   The paint will ship in the fall.
             Rood Mini Set       - One of a kind-Published by Tony D.
                                   and the Drivers.  Order early.
             Saphire Giant Cards - Maxi set.
             Jessie Ventura Video- How to Hit
    
    Order Now

Instructions:

1) First you hit the eight key.
2) Next, you hold down the shift key and hit the six key.
3) Then, you hold down the shift key and hit the zero key.

Thats it !

Tony 8^)
    

    re .17
    860 oops  86) oops *6) dam|||  8^) I got It.  Now can someone tell me
    what it means?  Is it a secret handshake for collectors?  Will I be
    branded by my Big time Card Dealer Friends?  Have I been reborn?
    Who reduced the prices on all of my overgraded cards that I was taking
    to a kids card show to steal their lunch money/first communion money?
    Oh my God I think I see a Turnip truck in the driveway......There's
    a submarine in my pool..... My calendar reads GOOD OL DAYS *^)
    DAM - 8^).  
         

    	HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!  I'm dyin here !!!
    Tell my boss I had to go home to change my underwear 8^) !!!
    
    					Tony
    
    ps. Shit Roy ... is it ok to say "underwear" in here ???

    Speaking of which, how much are my dogeared Woodstock tickets worth?
    
    (Is it okay to do the Fish cheer in here?)

    If Woodstock were held today, Topps would have a card set out before
    the stage was dismantled. In fact, I'm surprised they didn't put out an
    anniversary issue.  I know some bread company had a series of rock star
    cards as inserts within the past couple of years.  Picture card #22:
    Pete Townshend whacking Abbie Hoffman in the head with his Stratocaster
    to get him off the stage.

    Roy, saw your Beaver Set at the Stanton Show in Boston last weekend for
    $12.99.  I think you got a bargin at the BG show.  Is Mike serious
    about selling all those crazy named sets, does Topps really have all
    those different issues out??  Non-sports cards are taking off, where to
    I don't know.  My son is crazy about the New Kids on the Block issues.
    

    re .25
    Topps would have the update set out before the stage was dimantled.
    The set would feature a sub sets with "Most Hits" ( Do you youngsters
    get it),  First DRAFT picks ( called draft cards ), RECORD setters.
    8^).

	I think, at one time or another, I've been a serious "something" col-
lector.  That "something" included "Non-Sports" cards.  Both Ed (the defunct 
Ed Norris) and I were into non-sports pretty heavy.  I did manage to hang onto
a couple of my personal favorite sets ... 1964 Topps "Outer Limits" and 1958 
Topps "Space Cards" (aka Target Moon).  I remember the Outer Limits as a kid.  
talk about a bizzarre "wet your bed" si-fi show !  1964 was a banner year for 
non-sports.  I think the "Beatles Color" set was the first cards I ever bought.
We played that "I wanna hold your hand" 45 'til it wore out ... then we flung 
it into space like a frisbee ... never to be seen again 8^).  "Combat" was also
another "biggie".  War/playing Army was big in my neighborhood.  I also loved 
those "Ugly Stickers" (circa 1965).  I bet some of you guys out there remember 
them ... gross pictures of monsters with a persons name ... like "Roy" 8^).  It 
was always neat to find one of some girl in your class, or one of your friends 
and show it to them.  "Hey ... this one looks just like you" !!!  I had those 
suckers stuck on everything I owned.  The "Munsters" were in a card set too in 
'64.  I still watch/love that show.  Monsters were always a favorite non-sports
card subject.  Ahhh ... the memories.  Anybody else out there remember any of 
that "cool" non-sports "stuff" ???

					Tony
    

    Zorro cards. My brother and his friend bought the 1958 set by phone
    auction a week before Guy what's his name passed away. Was looking
    at it the other day and it brought back memories. I don't think
    I'll ever forget the mark of Zorro. If i do all I have to do is
    go over my brother's house and look at the set of cards and I will
    be six or seven years old again.
    
    Z

Sets I've got somewhere:

Six Million Dollar man (worth only a fraction of that unfortunately :-)

Star Wars 

Kiss ( Both sets Yee-ha...)

daryll

    
    I came across some of the black and white Beatle cards and some of the
    original Batman cards which brought back good memories.  I also have
    the complete set of World War II cards which came out in the mid 60's
    
    Jeff
    

    	I think the set is called "Battle".  Its a great set !  I thought
    about putting that set together.  I think "insignias" (that you
    could sew onto your shirts, etc) came in the packs with the cards.
    
    					Tony

    
    
    I can't remember the "insignias" but I do remember that on the back
    of each card was a "News Bulletin" complete with a simulated 
    newspaper front.  One of the "not-so-fond-memories" was having to 
    tape part of the "bulletin" back on to one 
    of the cards due to the card being stuck to the gum 8^(
    
    I am sure that I could eventually replace the card at some show but 
    that would just wipe out the memories of my "ingenuity" of fixing
    one of the last cards needed to complete the set.
    
    This particular set was the only card set that I ever completed as 
    a kid which is all the more reason why I won't try at shows to make
    it "mint" (I hate that word)
    
    					Jeff
    

    MY DAUGHTER IS TRYING TO FINISHED A SET OF "NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK"
    CARDS , SHE NEEDS 16 CARDS AND 1 STICKER , ANY HELP WOULD BE 
    APPRECIATED
    
    CARDS - 1 , 3 , 4 , 25 , 26 , 32 , 34 , 37 , 40 , 43 , 45 , 57 , 66 ,
           76 , 78 , 85
    
    STICKER - 2
    
    WILL TRADE OR BUY
    
    DICK CAUNTER
    HPSTEK::DCAUNTER

    does anyone out their collect or has a son or daughter who collects
    teenage mut. n. turtle cards , my son needs about 18 cards to complete
    his set , any help would be appreciated , will trade or buy 
    
    dick caunter
    hpstek::dcaunter

    Anybody trying to put together a set of Dinosaurs Attacks? I need a
    half dozen cards or so and have lots to trade from this colorful (though
    gory) and amusing set.
    
    Rick J.

    I heard about the Mars Attacks re-issue, too, which struck me as
    strange, since I'm pretty certain that set has already been reprinted
    at least once since '62. Perhaps it wasn't an officially sanctioned
    Topps re-issue, however. Or perhaps my brain is so fried from card
    collecting that my memory can't be trusted. 

    
    It (Mars..) was re-issued approx. 1984. I bought two sets but sold them
    a year later. They also came with (4) 5x7's.  Quality was really nice,
    at the same time- the company also did the Superman set...
    
    The store I last saw a few sets was "Thats Entertainment", Chandler St.
    Worcester, Mass. This was last fall/89.
    
    		-JR
    

    
    how much for a complete set of black-and-white Beatle cards?  Was there
    more than one set?  Anybody know the value of each, for different
    years?  I bought a handful of some the other day... I believe it said
    they were second series.   - Jim
    

    I picked up some simpsons cards this weekend. They're made by Topps,
    they don't look too much different than other non-sports offerings that
    Topps has offered. My favorite cards are the one's with stickers on the
    back. they all have Bart on the front writing a selected blackboard
    phrase.

	Has anyone else seen the Marvel comics cards?  I picked up
	a complete set the other day for my brother who's a comic
	book collector.  They are pretty neat cards.  They have a
	few sub-sets including Superheroes, Supervillans, Team Pictures,
	Most Valuable Comics, Classic Battles, a Stan Lee card, and a 
	Checklist card.  For the characters, it lists things like height,
	weight, battles won/lost, percentage wins, real name, etc.  It
	also talks about the origin of the character and a "Did you know"
	blurb at the bottom.  I thought they were pretty neat, even for
	someone who isn't into comics.

    	The set is very nice there is also a 5 card hologram set
    that you get in very other, other, other pack. I saw them at a show
    in Worcester on Sunday and the Holograms were going for $ 3.00 each.
    The sets where going for $15.00 at one table.
    Was your set in that range?
    
    Thanks
    
    Miguel

    I came across Andy Griffith Show cards in a local card shop last week. 
    I assumed at first that they were local issues but noticed that they
    were issued by a company in California.  They're .50/pack and I've seen
    them in a local grocery store since.  I didn't buy any so I can't
    comment on the cards themselves.  
    
    Steve

    >The sets where going for $15.00 at one table.
    >Was your set in that range?
    
    I got a complete set at Multy Facet in Hudson, NH for $7.50.  I
    don't think they have any more, but you can try calling 603-883-9727.
    They did not have any hologram cards, which I am now looking for...

	-Pete

          Has anyone seen the " COMIC BALL LOONEY TUNES CARDS " done
        by upperdeck. If anyone's trying to build a set maybe, we can help
        each other out, I got some spare and a whole lot to go before I
        build a set. There expense a $ 1.00 a pack for 12 cards they, also
        have real sharp holograms.
    
        Send me mail GSMART::MATOS
    
        Thanks
    
        Miguel
    

	I saw a complete set of the Marvel Cards for $12.50 at The
	Comic Store in Nashua, NH, located at 300 Main Street in
	the Simoneau Plaza (603-881-4855).  They also have a store
	in Manchester, NH at 643 Elm Street (603-668-6705).

		-Pete

    
    
    	RE: -1
    
    	John, could you verify about the factory sets from all of those
	products that Impel makes.  I don't want to get my hopes up, and
    	then suffer a big disappointment if it turns out to be a rumor.

    
    It was a rumoer posted on the USENET Juan.  From someone who spoke
    directly with a person working for Impel.
    
    As always, we'll have to wait and see.
    
    -rjk

    has anyone seen the Twin Peaks cards (sets or packs) in any shops
    around mass/nh? I saw lots of All My Children cards, but never any
    Twin Peaks; I think they were made by the same company (Star-Pics,
    I think)
    
    thanks -dennis

    
    	Roy,
    
    		the X-Men cards are very thin, and you only get
    	6 cards per pack, there are 100 cards in the set, and
    	you usually get about 4 Holos in a box, 5 if you are lucky,
    	there are 5 different Gold Holos.  I have seen dealers
    	selling the individual Gold Holos at the card shows for
    	about $3 each, but last week I bought a complete set from
    	a dealer for $10, so it all depends who you're dealing with,
    	some dealers think they are selling real gold, and try to
    	charge you accordingly.
    
    		$.40 for a pack is a very reasonable price, they 
    	usually sell for $.50/pack, and I have seen dealers selling
    	the X-Men boxes for anywhere between $14 - $16 per.
    
    		I have an extra X-Men set that you can have for $8
    	if you want it, let me know.
    
    		

    Read in the latest SCD that a company (StarGene) is coming out with a
    set of cards imprinted with DNA of some celebrity stars etc.  The DNA
    will come from donated hair, skin scrapings, fingernails etc. and im-
    bedded in a hologram.  I can see  getting  a  Linda Blair card and it
    starts spinning and pukes on you.
    
    John

    Topps, continuing in their fine tradition of offering educational and
    informative card sets such as "Garbage Pail Kids",  is now offering a
    new set called:
    
    			Trash Can Trolls
    
    An 88 card set,  6 cards  per  pack.  I picked up a few packs for the
    kids and they liked them. I scoffed the checklists though ;-)
    
    John

    
    			 New Troll Cards
    
    For any of you who have young daughters (or sons for that matter) that
    are into Trolls, like my 8 year old is, there is a set of regular Troll
    cards that I saw at Hudmar's in Marlboro Mass.  
    
    7 cards per pack @ $.50 per pack.  It is a 50 card set that they sell
    for $5.
    
    I bought as few packs for my daughter and she loves them.  She has
    taken them twice to school for show and tell.  I gave her a plastic box
    which she carries them around in.  She takes them out and reads the
    backs.  Shows them to her friends, etc., etc., etc.
    
    Best $2 I every spent on her.
    
    Regards,
    Denny
    

    I have a question and was wondering if someone could answer.
    Is there a place in Massachusetts that sells non-sports cards?
    
    I've got a few sets of the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Trading
    cards and I'm missing a few cards. I was wondering if there's a 
    store that buys non-sports cards too? 
    
    Any help will be helpfull! 
    
    Thanks, 
    Chris

    
    	Non-Sports cards have become just as popular as sports cards,
    	and *most*(not all) sports cards dealers carry non-sports cards;
    	for the most part, the dealers have plenty of them in stock and
    	it is very doubtful that they would be buying them unless it was
    	a very popular limited edition set.  I wouldn't put the YIJC in
    	that category, I have seen those boxes sold dirt cheap and they
    	just sit there, not many people buy them.  Some stores also carry
    	and will sell single cards.
    
    	Having said that, don't take my word for it, go to the stores and
    	see if you can sell them.  Good luck...  
    
    	Hudmar in Marlboro and D & M Sports cards in Northboro, both on Rte. 20
     	sell non-sports cards, just to mention a couple.
              
    
    				Juan

    Thanks for the info!! At Hudmar, they are selling YIJC boxes for
    $24.95. I bought some boxes at the Auburn Flea Market for $8 a 
    piece but ended up not getting the sets I wanted. I guess I'll 
    keep looking.
    
    Chris

    Try the Comic Store in Nashua NH...At the Simenau (SP?) plaza.
    
    They do more in non-sports than sports cards. (They also have a 2nd
    store in Manchester NH)
    

    
    Another store that has many comic type commons is Comically Speaking in
    Maynard, Mass. 508-461-0114
    
    Regards,
    

    Anyone out there collect/trade the 1962 Topps Civil War News cards?
    
    						Thx, Stan