1998 HOF Platinum Signature # 31 Sid Gillman (signed 'Sid') AUTOGRAPHED 4x6

Grade	NM/MINT
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1998 HOF Platinum Signature # 31 Sid Gillman (signed 'Sid') AUTOGRAPHED 4x6 cards value

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1973 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

Topps added several interesting cards in 1973 starting with card #1, a special card honoring the All-Time Home Run Leaders. Also new was the All-Time All-Star subset featuring Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig and other all-time greats on their own special cards.
TOP ROOKIES were Mike Schmidt, the Phillies super-star Hall-of-Famer and the White Sox relief pitcher Goose Gossage.

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1960 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

The top rookie was Hall-of-Famer and Red Sox great Carl Yastrzemski. Other rookies included Hall-of-Famer Jim Kaat. Check him out on Wiki and you'll see why he gets my vote as the greatest golfer of all-time. The there was that Giants Hall-of-Famer Willie McCovey and then that GIANT of a man, Frank Howard. SUch a great crop that future .363 hitting Batting Champ Tommy Davis barely makes this list.

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1974 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

One of the more interesting items in Topps 1970's baseball was the almost certain move of the Padres to Washington. Topps was so sure that they started printing the Padres cards identifying them as WASHINGTON NATIONALS. McDonald's founder Ray Kroc saved the Padres for San Diego where they are now thriving.
Topps had to chang all the Padres' lower series cards, creating many variations. The 'Wshington Nationals' variations are fairly scarce and now more in demand with a new team in Washington.
TOP ROOKIEs were Padres great Dave Winfield and Ken Griffey Jr's dad Ken Griffey Sr.

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Baseball card collecting terms (part G)

Grade/Condition Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade. Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.

Graded Card As values increased the condition of cards and the determination of fakes and alterations became increasingly more important. Various companies became "graders" of your cards. For a fee they would grade your card (usually on a 1 to 10 scale) and then placed in a sealed plastic holder with labelling of the vital information.

From past experiences, most people are NOT HAPPY with the grades they receive. To keep values up, graders can be extremely picky. Things you don't see, they do so don't be surprized when the NEAR MINT card you send in ends up with an EX or EX/MINT grade.

There are TOO many grading companies - if you do, do choose carefully. PSA / SGC / GAI / BGS are some of the many companies. It is good to know that getting a card graded by a company that people do not recognize or respect will usually just cost you time and money and not help you in any way.

1998 HOF Platinum Signature # 31 Sid Gillman (signed 'Sid') AUTOGRAPHED 4x6

1973 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1960 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1974 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1973 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1960 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1974 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values