Cal Ripken - 1982 Topps # 21 (HALL-of-FAMER) (Orioles)
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NM/MINT |
Book Value |
n/a |
Our Price |
$ 55
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1971 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values
Topps continued to increase the size of their sets
growing the 1971 set to 752 cards.
The set was again issued in series with the semi-hi's
(#524 to #643) are scarcer with the scarcest being the
the huge number of high #s (#644 to #752). Making this
set even more challenging was the fact that tons of the
High #'s were SHORT PRINTED !!!
ROOKIES included Hall-of-Famer Bert Blyleven
Steve Garvey, Dave Concepcion, Bobby Valentine,
George Foster, Dusty Baker...
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1971 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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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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1960 Topps 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.