WIREPHOTO: Jerry Rice - [01/22/89] 'Happiness Is' (49ers)

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1969 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

Several top rookies in this set including some Hall-of-Famers such as Rollie Fingers and Earl Weaver along with stars like Bobby Bonds, Graig Nettles, Joe Rudi ...
and who can forget "The Starw That Stirs the Drink", 'Mr. October', 'The Straw REGGIE JACKSON !!!
Of particular to some collectors is Aurelio Rodriguez's ROOKIE card where Aurelio was too busy to sit and the bat boy took his place in the photo.

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1968 Topps Football
The 1968 Topps Football set contained (219) cards. Bob Griese and Floyd Little were the top rookies in this set.
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1964 Topps Stand-Ups
Checklist & Values

One of Topps most popular 1960's test issues !!!
Blank-backed, unnumbered & standard size - cards were called "Stand-Ups". "Stand-Ups" refers to a type of card that was die cut around the player's picture. The background could be folded so the player's picture could "stand up" alone. 1934-36 Batter Up and the 1951 Topps All-Star sets are 2 other popular stand-up issues.
22 of the 77 cards are single prints making them twice as scarce and much higher in demand. Thanks to the green and yellow borders and that most cards have been folded, 1964 Stand-Ups extremely difficult to obtain in high grade.
On the left and right are images of a pack and box. Set packed with 19 Hall-of-Famers including the Top-5: Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron & Sandy Koufax.

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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.

WIREPHOTO: Jerry Rice - [01/22/89] 'Happiness Is' (49ers)

1969 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1968 Topps Football

1964 Topps Stand-Ups Checklist & Values

1969 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1964 Topps Stand-Ups
Checklist & Values