We have gotten to a strange part in the sports timeline where anyone under the age of 40 is now watching some of the stars they grew up watching go into the Hall of Fame.

This year’s finalists were announced, and it’s a combination of players from the late ‘80s to the early 2000s who are now eligible and being nominated. This, in theory, is one of the last times most of these players will be in the news for whoever ends up making it into the Hall.

There are a few moments in a player’s career where timing comes into play when selling sports cards, and the Hall of Fame inductions usually are one of the last times.

Here are a few of the top nominees, what year to look for, and what might be their best card to buy. A lot of these players were rookies before Panini came into the picture, so it’s going to be a lot of Topps cards.

Antonio Gates has the same rookie year as Eli Manning, but since he wasn’t a QB, he was not in as many sets, so it might be a bit harder to find.