1956 Topps # 69 Chuck Tanner [GB] (Braves)

Book = $ *BOOK*
Price = $ 29.95
NM/MINT

Price = $ 29.95

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1962 Topps Football Bucks
The 1962 Topps Football Bucks resembled U.S. currency and measured 1 1/4" x 4 1/4". But ... instead of Abe Lincoln staring at you, it could be Fran Tarkenton !!!
Drawings of the player's home parks along with brief write-ups appeared on the front. The backs included team and league logos. Printing was done with black and green ink on off-white (very thin) paper stock. Bucks are typically found with a fold crease in the middle as they were inserted in packs in that manner.

The 1962 Topps Bucks were inserts in wax packs of the 1962 Topps regular issue football cards. Player selection was super and the featured ROOKIES of Fran Tarkenton and Mike Ditka !!! Also numerous other Hall-of-Famers including JIM BROWN, BART STARR, Y.A. Tittle, Johnny Unitas, Lou Groza and other greats !!!

1972 Topps AUTOGRAPHED
Baseball Cards Info & Prices

By now you all heard of the rash of counterfeit autographs on the market.
The following autographs all come with auction house LOA's (Letters of Authenticity) from the top authenticators in the hobby - PSA/DNA or James Spence !!!

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1991 Cardboard Dreams Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

Neat oddball set with a very unusual mix of players. A promotional lead-in for "Cardboard Dreams" a soon to be sportscard magazine. Promo cards were given out at a few regional baseball card shows mostly in So. Cal.
MLB filed lawsuits against similar magazines and the magazine was cancelled before 1st issue leaving just a small run of promo cards (limited to 5,000) and some scarce proofs.

SERIES 1 SERIES 2 #1 Willie Mays # 9 Mickey Mantle #2 Nolan Ryan #10 Nolan Ryan & Sandy Koufax #3 Tony Gwynn #11 Frank Thomas & David Justice #4 Wayne Gretzky #12 Brett Hull #5 Jose Canseco/Madonna #13 Ted Williams & Joe DiMaggio #6 Ken Griffey Jr #14 Barry Sanders #7 Bo Jackson #15 Dan Marino #8 Michael Jordan #16 Magic Johnson & Larry Bird Prototype #1: Nolan Ryan / Wayne Gretzky / Bo Jackson / Jose Canseco & Madonna Prototype #2: Mickey Mantle / Nolan Ryan & Sandy Koufax Ted Williams & Joe DiMaggio / David Justice & Frank Thomas

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Are sports cards valuable ?

Like all collectibles, over time some sports cards go down in value, others go up and some can even become very valuable. Card values are based on many factors: player popularity, scarcity, condition & collector interest. A card can be scarce but without demand value may not be great.

Q: What are some ways to collect cards ? * Complete sets by year & issue
* Cards of your favorite player
* Cards of your favorite team "TEAM SETS"
* Rookie cards
* Hall-of-Famer cards
* I even had a girlfriend that collected Don Mossi (checkout his ears), players whose last name start with "Z", and the Brett brothers George & Ken (she had a crush on George).
* "TYPE COLLECTING" (everyone should at least do a little of this !)

"Type Collecting"
is collecting at least one of each different "type" of issue. On scarcer issues you can add a less expensive common while on others you can select your favorite player or team.

1956 Topps # 69 Chuck Tanner [GB] (Braves)

1962 Topps Football Bucks

1972 Topps AUTOGRAPHED Baseball Cards Info & Prices

1991 Cardboard Dreams Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1972 Topps AUTOGRAPHED
Baseball Cards Info & Prices

1991 Cardboard Dreams Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values