AUTOGRAPHED: 1977 Topps #581 Pedro Borbon w/PSA/DNA LOA (Reds,deceased)

Grade	NM/MINT
Book Value	n/a
Our Price	$ 14.95 Add to cart

AUTOGRAPHED: 1977 Topps #581 Pedro Borbon w/PSA/DNA LOA (Reds,deceased) cards value

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1965 O-Pee-Chee/OPC
Baseball Cards

O-Pee-Chee issued their first baseball card set way back in 1937. It was so much fun they waited almost 30 years before they did it again in 1965, their first year of partnering with Topps to issue baseball cards for the Canadian market.
1965 OPC cards, like the following years, mimicked Topps' issue. In 1965 Topps came in with (598) cards, OPC only issued the first series of (283). 1965 O-Pee-Chee baseball cards can be distinguished by the grey card stock and "Printed in Canada" on back. There were no major errors or variations in 1965.
1965 OPC baseball cards could be considered rare with grading companies reporting the graded population of OPC at less than 2 percent of Topps.

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1975 Topps MINI Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

Topps had a great idea. Let's make a set of smaller cards so we can save on paper and printing costs. So they did ... their 1975 Topps Minis are and exact duplicate of their regular issued 1975 Topps baseball card set ... Except smaller.
I loved them ... but as scarce as they are ... their prices do not relect their scarcity.
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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.

AUTOGRAPHED: 1977 Topps #581 Pedro Borbon w/PSA/DNA LOA (Reds,deceased)

1965 O-Pee-Chee/OPC Baseball Cards

1975 Topps MINI Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1965 O-Pee-Chee/OPC
Baseball Cards

1975 Topps MINI Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values