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Trading Card Treasures
Superman Posted on Dec 04, 2017 at 02:18 PM
I can't say that I had a ton of trading cards as a kid, but I did have a pack of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers cards. I think that was about the only pack of trading cards I ever owned.
Hoju Koolander Posted on Nov 08, 2017 at 07:35 AM
@mickyarber I never had the commitment to any one property to try and get a full set unless it was Marvel, but even then I am still like 15 cards short in each set. I still have a dream of buying a sealed box of unopened Marvel Universe series 1 or 2. I'll make that come true some day soon.
@NLogan I had no idea they made Dragon's Lair cards, that's wild. Oh man, a full set of KISS and GB2 cards would be sweet, especially if I did it pack by pack. Don't want to lose the thrill of the hunt.
mickyarber Posted on Nov 07, 2017 at 06:02 PM
Ahhh....getting to read your take on these cards makes sending them to you more than worth it. Thanks for the article.
I loved buying packs of cards as a kid, but the unfortunate thing was, when my old man would buy me a pack, it would be so long when he would do it again, I rarely had the chance to get the same cards again. So I ended up with one pack from about 20 different lines through the years. Not much of a chance to collect any one particular thing.
These days, I continue to search out unopened packs of EVERYTHING, and have quite a large collection that stands as a time capsule of trading cards. I have roughly 150 different series of unopened packs, and there are a lot more out there to find.
NLogan Posted on Nov 06, 2017 at 11:10 PM
I collected Garbage Pail Kids, Dragon's lair, Batman, Batman Returns, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Goonies, Incredible Hulk, Gremlins, Simpsons, and Marvel Universe cards. Sadly I have very few left although my brother has several.
But I know of two sets that you need to look for that are right up your alley.
Hoju Koolander Posted on Nov 06, 2017 at 07:39 PM
Yeah, the only non-sports cards to be found now are gaming based or wrestling themed, unless you count the Panini sticker packs and albums being offered at Dollar Tree stores.
I love looking at the movie cards because sometimes those stills are from deleted scenes that never made it to the finished film.
jkatz Posted on Nov 06, 2017 at 08:39 AM
Do they even make movie trading cards anymore? The whole appeal of these was to get photos and stills, something that's kinda pointless with a little thing called the internet. I think the last film I saw get the card treatment was the Halle Berry Catwoman flop, and that feels like a lifetime ago.
Still, these can be fun to collect. I have a bunch of Batman Returns ones and an unopened M*A*S*H packet, complete with an ancient stick of gum!
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