Most of the trading cards included here are of a particular era — the 90s — during which the collectible industry enjoyed an aesthetic renaissance, capturing players in their Sunday best (Danny Ferry) or splashing them with plumes of exotic colors and textures (Mark Price, pictured right).
Enjoy some of our favorite Cleveland trading cards in the slideshow below. If you’re so inspired, we suggest buying mystery bundles on ebay to maximize your fun.
Or just buy some Cavs’ trading cards now. The team is in utter disarray, and new reports indicate that the roster will likely undergo serious upheaval by the trading deadline. If Waiters becomes a star elsewhere, his Cavaliers’ rookie card could be worth, like, maybe $20 at some point.
This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2014.
The sports card marketplace was one massive bubble in the 1990s and once it crashed and burned — it has never recovered. If the Cavs try to overhaul the dysfunctional roster at the trading deadline – though – it will bring in new talent for a late-season push to boost attendance through additional bobblehead nights.
Yeah…remember when sports cards were actually cool to have?