⚾9 Amazing Facts About 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card⚾

The 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr rookie card ranks among the most iconic sports cards in the world, right alongside the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan card. But do you know the history behind Griffey's rookie card? The very first card in Upper Deck's very first set -- which is a set that pushed the sports card industry into new heights! Most of these nine amazing facts come from the book, "Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession," by Dave Jamieson Here's a link to the book on Amazon: Kindle - $2.99 - https://amzn.to/3DWE8jj Hardcover - $17.48 - https://amzn.to/3DADzKq Paperback - $15.69 - https://amzn.to/3SZ6Y6L Let me know in the comments section if you own a 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr rookie card, and if you got it graded, what grade did you get? Mine is a PSA 8, and I'm super happy with that childhood charm! Here's the whole "Amazing Facts" video series: 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card    • ⚾9 Amazing Facts About 1989 Upper Deck Ken...   1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie Card    • 🏀 9 Amazing Facts About 1986 Fleer Michael...   1986 Topps Jerry Rice Rookie Card    • 🏈9 Amazing Facts About 1986 Topps Jerry Ri...   ============================================== If you are a sports card collector working with a limited budget, that’s what we focus our attention on with all of our content. From YouTube videos to podcasts to newsletters and our website, we share tips, history and humor with fellow card collectors, hoping to help improve their collections with less money! ============================================== ✅Thank you for supporting our channel! Here's a link to the Sports Card supplies that I love: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidgonos As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases! ============================================== ✅You can subscribe to our Happy Hobby Sports Cards Newsletter at https://gonos.substack.com/ ============================================== You can listen to our Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast onL Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3lcy2Mg... Substack: https://gonos.substack.com/podcast ============================================== **Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com** 23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy: https://davidgonos.com/sports-card-su... ⚾ Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-be... 🏀 Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-be... 🏈 Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/best-football-... 🏒 Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951: https://davidgonos.com/best-hockey-ro... ============================================== **Ways to Contact David Gonos** Visit my website for more sports card stories: https://davidgonos.com/ Connect with me on: -Twitter/X @DavidGonos   / davidgonos   -Instagram @DavidGonos   / davidgonos   -Facebook   / davidgonoswriter   -TikTok   / davidgonos.cards   -Link Tree https://linktr.ee/gonos Email me: [email protected] Mail me: DavidGonos.com P.O. Box 36 Georgetown, TX 78627