Wild thing print run

[cdahlk2001]

Saw this on another site thought I'd pass it along
http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/30/charlie-sheen-major-league-autograph-baseball-cards-topps/
"Charlie Sheen is gonna make "Major League" fans and baseball collectors lose their minds -- he's slapped his autograph on a limited number of baseball cards to mark the awesome movie's 25th anniversary ... TMZ Sports has learned.

You may have heard ... Topps just released a series of cards with the main characters -- featuring Charlie, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen -- but our sources gave us the scoop ... some of the rare cards are actually signed by the stars.

For instance, we're told Charlie -- aka Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn -- sat down and hand signed 99 of 'em (as in his jersey #) with his name, quotes from the movie and/or special Charlie-isms (think "Winning!").

Berenger, Bernsen, and Chelcie Ross (pitcher Eddie Harris) did the same, but we're told they autographed a ton more than 99 -- which makes Charlie's signature the rarest of the collection.

Good luck scoring one though ... 'cause these things are like Willy Wonka's golden tickets.

We're told only 1 out of every 60 packs of Topps Archives Baseball cards will contain a single "Major League" Ricky Vaughn card -- and it'll be even rarer to find an autographed one.

Translation -- when it comes to scoring a Charlie card most collectors will be ... "Juuuust a bit outside."

 

[mrmopar]

TMZ sounds uninformed, like the articles that talk about the 52 Topps Mantle rookie card, but that is likely because they don't have the collector interest/knowledge here. Obviously the bigger stars will be more popular and anything that gets short printed will be harder to find. I would like to think they could get the whole team/cast of major characters, or as close to it as possible, to sign cards.

 

[t.rooster]

Chad, what is the movie the article is referring to that Sheen plays a pitcher, haven't heard of it, new release?

 

[mrmopar]

Major League, it's an old movie (late 80s I think).

 

[mrmopar]

All of them seem to be selling very strongly. I would not have guessed people would care that much for movie signatures, but I would have been wrong.

 

[Beachbum]

Major League, it's an old movie (late 80s I think).

1989, thus the card design.

 

[steve1972]

I think rooster was using sarcasm(?!?!?). beckett also did a story, month to 3 months ago, on major league being in archives.

 

[budd2222]

All of them seem to be selling very strongly. I would not have guessed people would care that much for movie signatures, but I would have been wrong.

As a collector of non-sport cards I can see the Sheen and the Berenger selling well. With the autographs of the main stars of The Big Bang Theory and The Walking Dead going in the $150 to $400 range; it would not be out of line for them to be in the same range,

 

[mrmopar]

I guess it may also be a supply/demand thing. If they had been signing cards for as long as some sports heroes had, they would be easier to get and probably cheaper.

I definitely don't regret starting my collecting days in the simple times of the mid-late 70s, but I can only imagine how cool it would have been to see today's technology and innovation in some of the older sets. When I first started, I'd buy anything that came in a pack, sports or other. I did all the movie cards too (Superman, Star Wars, Mork & Mindy, Jaws, Moonraker, Charlie's Angels, Hulk, Wacky Packages, Kiss, Sgt. Peppers, etc).

My #1 favorite non-sports themed set to this day, only because of my love for the show and not the quality of the set, would have to be Magnum PI. The set is about as boring as one could get from 1981-82 though. 66 cards only, no stickers, posters or any of the basic "insert" ideas that they had at the time. I would love to see how a set would look now though with signatures, show worn hawaiian shirt swatches, Waikiki sand cards, Ferrari tire rubber, etc. That would be probably the one TV/Non-Sports set that I would be insane for.

 

[mrmopar]

Maybe, but given that the movie was 25 years ago and some of the comments I have seen people make online about older sports stars (like who they were or never heard of that guy), you never know. If he had not been born yet, he may have never seen or heard of the movie. It is easy to forget the age differences on a site like this when everyone is just a screen name and some comments.

I think rooster was using sarcasm(?!?!?). beckett also did a story, month to 3 months ago, on major league being in archives.

 

[cdahlk2001]

My fav non sport when I wa a kid was garbage Pail kids and Nintendo..... Maybe gi joe and transformers too...... Hmmm maybe need a new set to try

 

[KCLJ520]

My favorite line from that movie was when Tom Berenger says "I dont think that one's quite got the distance!" Fun idea for a card set, and hard to believe that Major League is 25 years old!!

 

[Beachbum]

My favorite line from that movie was when Tom Berenger says "I dont think that one's quite got the distance!" Fun idea for a card set, and hard to believe that Major League is 25 years old!!

Yeah, its depressing....I started driving right around when that movie came out and I remember going to the theater to see it.

 

[KCLJ520]

Yeah, its depressing....I started driving right around when that movie came out and I remember going to the theater to see it.

The TBS version was the best when they used other voices to bleep the swear words....so we always laughed about "Let's cut through the crap, Vaughn....strike this "GUY" out!"

 

[t.rooster]

Maybe, but given that the movie was 25 years ago and some of the comments I have seen people make online about older sports stars (like who they were or never heard of that guy), you never know. If he had not been born yet, he may have never seen or heard of the movie. It is easy to forget the age differences on a site like this when everyone is just a screen name and some comments.

1989 I was into my second year for my masters in fine art. Sarcasm is my friend....

 

[mrmopar]

Yes, it is quite clear in your post. How could I have missed it?

 

[Jaybo374]

I guess it may also be a supply/demand thing. If they had been signing cards for as long as some sports heroes had, they would be easier to get and probably cheaper.

I definitely don't regret starting my collecting days in the simple times of the mid-late 70s, but I can only imagine how cool it would have been to see today's technology and innovation in some of the older sets. When I first started, I'd buy anything that came in a pack, sports or other. I did all the movie cards too (Superman, Star Wars, Mork & Mindy, Jaws, Moonraker, Charlie's Angels, Hulk, Wacky Packages, Kiss, Sgt. Peppers, etc).

My #1 favorite non-sports themed set to this day, only because of my love for the show and not the quality of the set, would have to be Magnum PI. The set is about as boring as one could get from 1981-82 though. 66 cards only, no stickers, posters or any of the basic "insert" ideas that they had at the time. I would love to see how a set would look now though with signatures, show worn hawaiian shirt swatches, Waikiki sand cards, Ferrari tire rubber, etc. That would be probably the one TV/Non-Sports set that I would be insane for.

As a 7 year old in 1979 the first packs I bought with my allowance were Wacky Packs - always made me laugh. Consequently, when the store I bought them from ran out one day, I decided to buy two packs of 1980 Topps baseball - first card was Johnny Bench. The rest was history.

 

[David K.]

I brought some 1989 fleer back in 1990.....trying to get Griffey Jr. RC and the Fleer error card of Billy Ripken for my nephew.......Loved the cards sure much.....starting collection 1990 leaf with Frank Thomas! The rest is history. Best regards, David

 

[KCLJ520]

Anybody picked any of the Major League cards up yet? It would be fun to see what they look like!

 

[JJLevitsky]

I don't have any of the autos but there are 4 cards in the set and I got all 4 in 2 boxes. I haven't had a chance to scan them yet. Maybe tomorrow night. I plan on keeping them as this is a movie I saw with a friend who passed away a couple of years later from brain tumors. The cards will bring back some great memories of a trip we took to Florida that year and actually saw the movie there one night. We both laughed so hard. Still cant believe it was 25 years ago. A baseball classic.

Thanks,

Jeff