Don Mattingly Rookie Cards: The Ultimate Collector’s Guide

Don Mattingly Rookie Cards Collectors Guide

Remember when Don Mattingly rookie cards were the hottest thing in hobby?

As his career and popularity skyrocketed during the mid to late 1980s, so too did demand for his rookie cards.

Everyone had to have one.

Well, times and the hobby have certainly changed but you may be surprised at just how valuable Donnie Baseball's rookies can still be in pristine condition.

Some of them can sell north of $1,000 in top grade...

That says a lot about these cards and a guy who was once thought to be on a surefire track towards the Hall of Fame alongside so many other Yankee greats.

It's a testament to just how well these cards have stood the test of time.

And this guide I take a detailed look at each of them one by one.

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15 Most Valuable Garbage Pail Kids Cards

Original Box of 1985 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids CardsIf you were a kid or teenager during the 1980s, chances are you loved Garbage Pail Kids cards.

If you were a parent during the 1980s, chances are you did not…

Like the Mars Attacks cards that Topps released during the 1960s, their Garbage Pail Kids product line was met with an equal amount of disgust from outraged parents.

So much so that many parents and even some teachers wanted them banned altogether.

But why so much fuss over these little pieces of cardboard?

Well, those pieces of cardboard contained artwork and themes that weren’t exactly the most kid-friendly or positive in nature.

In fact, they were intended to parody the incredibly popular toy line Cabbage Patch Kids produced by Coleco at the time that actually were positive.

By contrast, the imagery on the Garbage Pail Kids cards and accompanying messaging were/are considered too grotesque, aggressive, violent and self-destructive for children.

And you’ll see why as we run through the list of the 15 most valuable.

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