1970 Topps #696 Giants TEAM card SCARCE HIGH # (Giants)
With Willie Mays !
Grade |
NEAR MINT to NM/MINT |
Book Value |
$ 12 |
Our Price |
$ 12.50
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Below are short bits & pieces on sportscard & baseball trading card collecting.
Please wander around the website for more info, prices, values & images
on vintage baseball, football, basketball, hockey, sport and non-sports cards.

1967 Topps "WHO AM I?" Checklist & Values
The 1967 Topps "Who Am I ?" set was one of Topps most unusual and
interesting sets and a favorite of both sports and non-sport
collectors. IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY !!!
The (44) card set featured history's most important figures
PLUS (4) of baseball's top stars: Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth,
Sandy Koufax & Willie Mays !!! Do you recognize them ?
The player's image on front was covered with a scratch-off disguise
of silly hair, moustaches, hats, noses... plus a clue to help kids
guess. There were more clues on back.
NO disguise coating then NOT MUCH VALUE.
Shakespear, Abe Lincoln, George Washington, Einstein,
Queen Elizabeth, Joan of Arc, Julius Caesar, Columbus, Jackie Kennedy
& more...
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1967 Topps "Who Am I?" Checklist & Prices
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1972 NFLPA Football Vinyl Stickers

1972 NFLPA Football Vinyl Stickers were irregularly shaped
caricature type stickers, measuring 4 3/4" by 2 3/4".
Originally distributed via vending machines, there were 20
different stickers to a set.
The unnumbered stickers show a photo of a player's head atop a
caricaturized version of his body.
There are reverse negative variations of Joe Namath and Dick Butkus.
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1972 NFLPA Football Vinyl Stickers
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1933 Goudey Baseball Cards Checklist & Values
1933 Goudey baseball cards were issued during the worst part of
The Great Depression. The set ended up at 240 cards (239 printed
in 1933 and one in 1934). In an effort to attract collectors,
several of the games top players were honored with multiple cards
including "The Great Bambino" who appeared on 4 different cards.
The Babe was once asked why he made more than the President of the
United States, the Babe answered simply: "I had a better year than he did."
The Elusive Nap Lajoie
One of the most important facts regarding the 1933 Goudey set was their
infamous marketing ploy. Goudey took "marketing" to a whole new level
to keep people buying packs by never issuing card #106. Collectors wrote
the Goudey Card Company complaining. They were rewarded with Goudey
sending them the un-issued card #106 (Nap Lajoie) in 1934.
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1933 Goudey Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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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.