tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601288284583281350.post2126639410362618160..comments2023-09-29T10:32:49.798-07:00Comments on The Oddball Card Collector: 1983 Donruss Action All-Stars SetAnthony Nunezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242610826264193511noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601288284583281350.post-24016795387459986142015-09-22T09:25:55.573-07:002015-09-22T09:25:55.573-07:00Wowsa... That envelope is indeed a gem! It's g...Wowsa... That envelope is indeed a gem! It's great that you knew how special it was, even back then. <br /><br />I feel ya regarding the money spent on these kinds of cards. We spent precious and scarce childhood funds on cards that aren't worth what we paid for them... The consolation is that we can buy anything we want from that era for pennies on the dollar today, and that's exactly what I'm doing!Anthony Nunezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242610826264193511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601288284583281350.post-70610588966935561542015-09-22T09:03:31.086-07:002015-09-22T09:03:31.086-07:00I loved these cards back in the day. I probably p...I loved these cards back in the day. I probably put together 3 sets of them. Now that is worth...$9-$15. I should have bought Apple stock instead. D'ohh! Anyway, I still love these cards. I mailed the Ripken card from the set (and two other Ripken cards) to him in the summer of '83 without even a self-addressed reply envelope (it was my first autograph request--what did I know?). A week or two later, all three (also an '82 Topps Orioles Rookies card and an '83 Topps card) came back signed in an Orioles envelope with my name and address written out in the same color sharpie and same handwriting as the Ripken autograph, plus the initials CR in the upper left corner of the envelope. And the autographs are definitely real, by the way. Imagine a reigning rookie of the year doing that in 2015! The envelope, written out by Cal himself, is even more valuable to me than the autographs.Steve F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00753488569249068229noreply@blogger.com