These were some of the best cards to come along that introduced high quality photography & more rigid cardboard bases which gave them a much longer shelf life too. Show
There are a few issues pretaining to the storing of cards and the conditions they were stored in. Due to the gold foil, if you stored them in any area that compressed the cards together, or heated more than room temps, the cards will stick together. So, when you attempt to separate them the foil would stick to the card above it causing damage when they were separated. I bought mine at the Hobby Shop & immediately put into sleeves so to avoid this and I bought mine in 1992 when they were for sale. If you have a any of these or other types (similar card construction in all sports) that have these slick fronts, gold foil & rigid backsides, be very careful when attempting to remove them from the others. I've seen people tear they're cards slap apart when doing so. I suggest you acclimate them to lower temperatures (if they were stored in higher temps >75°) before you pry apart a group of 20 or more. Humidity, properly used, will actually allow them to release on their own the time but it needs close monitoring to help the cards breathe a little first before separating the mail. Warm moist air applied briefly will either work and allow you to save them or it could make it worse & hurt theme. Proceed with caution if attempted. Added Note: There are 700 cards in the entire set: If we take the cost per pack ($1) andid divide it by cards per pack (12) which equals $.08/ea for cards 1 - 600. So that's a cost of $48.00 for the set if you only pull cards that have no duplicates at all (impossible, basically) and then Series 3 math is 100 cards with a pack of 12 for $14.00, which is $1.16 per card comes to a total of , $116.00. We add Series 1, 2 & 3 together we have paid $165.00+taxes so round that to $180.00 invested for a 700 card set, while remembering that this is based on no inserts or duplicates at all in order to have 700 different cards. I see the set price being a lot lower on many sets like these in that they don't add up to realistic values based on ideally obtaining the cards to complete it at all. To me as both collector & investor the lower valued set prices or values are not how I look at themy at all really. All sets should be priced at the "Cost Per Card" values and not a penny less. We all know, who went to the one thriving Hobby Shops, which are more rare than some insert cards today, we paid the retail price and not one of us have ever opened a box of cards and not had piles of duplicates right? Yes, you can buy "Factory Sets" at times for less than what it takes to buy them via the pack or box breaking types. I consider a Nrmt/MNT to be what's listed as"value" in price guides. Those who were using, "Beckett" or "Tuff Stuff", price guides when these cards were released know that the cost of some brands upper end producto like these Topps Stadium Club have had to pay what sometimes would be a price hikebana of 2 to 5 X's "suggested retail prices" due to these magazines having heavily inflated "Values" in them up after product release due to customers opening a "Hit" or "Hot" pack or box right? (Not labeled "Hot Packs", those came along later in or around 96 or so). I'm posting those topic I've written a journal on here to the forums on topics of "What It Realistically Cost To Build A Set" from a v value equals cost title. But I hope my other information about how to avoid damage to you're cards helps other members out. God Bless, R.C.B. - bamaman - ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!! Isaiah Chapter 53, the Prophecy of Christian, 800 years prior to His birth, life, death & resurrection...... For photography fans, 1992 Stadium Club baseball cards must have been about the greatest thing going. Because, after a successful dive into the super premium market in 1991, Topps cleaned up their ’92 SC set even more, leaving just a small player/set identifier on card bottoms and creating plenty of space for big, rich photos.  Of course, like just about everything else issued in the early 1990s, there are more than enough of these babies to go around for generations to come. But that doesn’t diminish their beauty, and these most valuable 1992 Stadium Club baseball cards still draw collector interest today in PSA 10 condition. (Prices based on recent eBay sales.) Play ball! 1992 Stadium Club Ken Griffey Jr. (#603)Junior was still a year away from his big power breakout when this card first saw the light of day, but he was already among the most exciting stars in the game. And, thanks to his part in helping launch Upper Deck a few years before — his rookie card was #1 in that 1989 UD set — Griffey was also already a hobby heavyweight. Today, long after he wrapped up his Hall of Fame career, The Kid leads off here at around $25 for his “Members Choice” card in perfect graded condition. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Don Mattingly (#420)And batting co-leadoff on our 1992 Stadium Club team is Mattingly … fitting, seeing as how he was the “best player since” guy before Griffey took up that mantle. But that was in the 1980s. By 1992, we were all hoping Donnie Baseball could put his back injury, um, behind him and continue his march toward Cooperstown. Alas, it was not to be, and the guy who changed the hobby forever with his 1984 Donruss rookie card (and batting title over Yankees teammate Dave Winfield that same summer), bowed out in 1995. Still, he’s a $25 buy here. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Nolan Ryan (#770)Even at 45 years old, Ryan wasn’t quite done in 1992. It’s understandable, too, since he’d been ticking off major milestones every season since he landed with the Rangers before the 1989 season. On his way to 5000 strikeouts, 300 victories, and seven no-hitters, Ryan ascended to baseball deity status, and his cards became permanently entrenched on the “Hot List.” They’re still there today. This base Stadium Club issue commands $20+ in PSA 10. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Nolan Ryan (#605)See how popular Ryan is? He lands two cards in the top 10 here, this one the “Members Choice” version. Like the base, this is a $20+ card in PSA 10. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Ken Griffey Jr. (#400)Oh, right … Junior is pretty popular in cardboard, too. And still. Like Ryan, his second (base, in this case) 1992 Stadium Club card lines up at about $20 here (PSA 10). Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Jeff Bagwell (#606)Bagwell was among the most popular players in the hobby when this card debuted, having just won the 1991 National League Rookie of the Year award. It was a sort of shocking ascension, too, as the Red Sox had traded the then-minor league third baseman to the Astros for reliever Larry Andersen late in the 1990 season. You know, to bolster their championship chances. Which for sure paid off in the short run. But Houston lost slugging first baseman Glenn Davis in free agency that off-season, and they gave Bags a chance to win the job the next spring. Check! Bagwell became a Houston legend and rode his 15-year power trip to a Cooperstown plaque — and a $20 card here (in PSA 10). Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club George Brett (#150)Brett would bang out his 3000th hit late in the 1992 season, making this a milestone card for one of the greatest third basemen of all time. (Brett’s baseball twin, Robin Yount, also reached 3000 that summer.) Always popular with collectors, Brett checks in here at about $20 in PSA 10 condition. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Frank Thomas (#301)In 1991, Thomas came out of nowhere to post an unbelievable season — .318, 32 home runs, 100 RBI, 104 runs scored. It would be the first of seven seasons in a row — and eight of nine — in which the Big Hurt would average better than .300/30/100/100 and set him on a beeline for Cooperstown. These days, Thomas’ 1992 Stadium Club card approaches $20 in slabbed GEM MT condition. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Bo Jackson (#654)Jackson was more than a year removed from the hip injury that ended his football career and curtailed his baseball progress when this card was issued. It was among the first pasteboards to show him in a White Sox uniform, too, which proved to be a popular look even as Bo sat on the shelf all season long in 1992. He came back in 1993 and made one last stand with the Angels in 1994 before hanging up his spikes, but Bo remains a hobby favorite even today. Expect to pay $10+ for a PSA 10 copy of this card. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Greg Maddux (#665)Maddux was still a peach-fuzzed kid pitching for his original team in 1992. And, even though the Cubs went nowhere that summer, Maddux won the NL Cy Young Award before jetting off for Atlanta as a free agent that winter. Mad Dog won three more CYs in a row with the Braves to help establish them as a dominant team of the 90s and to begin solidifying his own legend. Today, Maddux is regarded by most to be among the greatest 5-10 pitchers ever, and this card from his first Cy Young season is about a $10 buy (PSA 10). Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) Want to see a video version of this article?
For photography fans, 1992 Stadium Club baseball cards must have been about the greatest thing going. Because, after a successful dive into the super premium market in 1991, Topps cleaned up their ’92 SC set even more, leaving just a small player/set identifier on card bottoms and creating plenty of space for big, rich photos. Of course, like just about everything else issued in the early 1990s, there are more than enough of these babies to go around for generations to come. But that doesn’t diminish their beauty, and these most valuable 1992 Stadium Club baseball cards still draw collector interest today in PSA 10 condition. (Prices based on recent eBay sales.) Play ball! 1992 Stadium Club Ken Griffey Jr. (#603)Junior was still a year away from his big power breakout when this card first saw the light of day, but he was already among the most exciting stars in the game. And, thanks to his part in helping launch Upper Deck a few years before — his rookie card was #1 in that 1989 UD set — Griffey was also already a hobby heavyweight. Today, long after he wrapped up his Hall of Fame career, The Kid leads off here at around $25 for his “Members Choice” card in perfect graded condition. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Don Mattingly (#420)And batting co-leadoff on our 1992 Stadium Club team is Mattingly … fitting, seeing as how he was the “best player since” guy before Griffey took up that mantle. But that was in the 1980s. By 1992, we were all hoping Donnie Baseball could put his back injury, um, behind him and continue his march toward Cooperstown. Alas, it was not to be, and the guy who changed the hobby forever with his 1984 Donruss rookie card (and batting title over Yankees teammate Dave Winfield that same summer), bowed out in 1995. Still, he’s a $25 buy here. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Nolan Ryan (#770)Even at 45 years old, Ryan wasn’t quite done in 1992. It’s understandable, too, since he’d been ticking off major milestones every season since he landed with the Rangers before the 1989 season. On his way to 5000 strikeouts, 300 victories, and seven no-hitters, Ryan ascended to baseball deity status, and his cards became permanently entrenched on the “Hot List.” They’re still there today. This base Stadium Club issue commands $20+ in PSA 10. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Nolan Ryan (#605)See how popular Ryan is? He lands two cards in the top 10 here, this one the “Members Choice” version. Like the base, this is a $20+ card in PSA 10. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Ken Griffey Jr. (#400)Oh, right … Junior is pretty popular in cardboard, too. And still. Like Ryan, his second (base, in this case) 1992 Stadium Club card lines up at about $20 here (PSA 10). Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Jeff Bagwell (#606)Bagwell was among the most popular players in the hobby when this card debuted, having just won the 1991 National League Rookie of the Year award. It was a sort of shocking ascension, too, as the Red Sox had traded the then-minor league third baseman to the Astros for reliever Larry Andersen late in the 1990 season. You know, to bolster their championship chances. Which for sure paid off in the short run. But Houston lost slugging first baseman Glenn Davis in free agency that off-season, and they gave Bags a chance to win the job the next spring. Check! Bagwell became a Houston legend and rode his 15-year power trip to a Cooperstown plaque — and a $20 card here (in PSA 10). Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club George Brett (#150)Brett would bang out his 3000th hit late in the 1992 season, making this a milestone card for one of the greatest third basemen of all time. (Brett’s baseball twin, Robin Yount, also reached 3000 that summer.) Always popular with collectors, Brett checks in here at about $20 in PSA 10 condition. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Frank Thomas (#301)In 1991, Thomas came out of nowhere to post an unbelievable season — .318, 32 home runs, 100 RBI, 104 runs scored. It would be the first of seven seasons in a row — and eight of nine — in which the Big Hurt would average better than .300/30/100/100 and set him on a beeline for Cooperstown. These days, Thomas’ 1992 Stadium Club card approaches $20 in slabbed GEM MT condition. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Bo Jackson (#654)Jackson was more than a year removed from the hip injury that ended his football career and curtailed his baseball progress when this card was issued. It was among the first pasteboards to show him in a White Sox uniform, too, which proved to be a popular look even as Bo sat on the shelf all season long in 1992. He came back in 1993 and made one last stand with the Angels in 1994 before hanging up his spikes, but Bo remains a hobby favorite even today. Expect to pay $10+ for a PSA 10 copy of this card. Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) 1992 Stadium Club Greg Maddux (#665)Maddux was still a peach-fuzzed kid pitching for his original team in 1992. And, even though the Cubs went nowhere that summer, Maddux won the NL Cy Young Award before jetting off for Atlanta as a free agent that winter. Mad Dog won three more CYs in a row with the Braves to help establish them as a dominant team of the 90s and to begin solidifying his own legend. Today, Maddux is regarded by most to be among the greatest 5-10 pitchers ever, and this card from his first Cy Young season is about a $10 buy (PSA 10). Check prices on eBay (affiliate link) Check prices on Amazon (affiliate link) Want to see a video version of this article?
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