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.
1963 Bazooka ALL-TIME GREATS
In 1963, competitive pressures compelled Topps to add a bonus to it's 1963 Bazooka boxes.
These cards were inserted inside boxes of Bazooka bubblegum at 5 per box.
The 41-card set of Hall-of-Famers features black and white photos of the player
inside a gold plaque.
A short biography appears on the back, a first (and last) for Bazooka.
The 41 numbered cards measure 1 9/16" by 2 1/2".
Scarcer silver colored plaques also exist.
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Top Vintage Baseball Card Auction Companies
There are more auction companies/houses than you can shake a stick at.
Some offer inexpensive smaller groups and individual items while others
offer massive groups with the average auction ticket price into the thousands.
- www.Baseball-Cards.com (what, you thought I'd leave myself off my list?)
- Huggins and Scott Auction House
- Heritage Auctions
- Lelands Sports Memorabilia and Card Auctions
- Pristine Auctions
- Clean Sweep Auctions
- SCP Auctions
- Sotheby's Auctions
Click for more info on my Weekly Vintage Baseball & Football card auctions
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1954 Quaker Oats Sports Oddities Checklist & Values
The 27-card 1954 Quaker Oats Sports Oddities multi-sport set was
available card by card in boxes of Quaker Oats "Puffed Wheat and Rice"
or if you weren't patient, you could purchase a complete set through
the mail for all of 15 cents and two box tops from Quaker Puffed
Wheat or Quaker Rice !!!
The very colorful cards measured 2-1/4 x 3-1/2 inch and came with rounded
corners honoring special moments in sports history. Each card featured
a portrait and action illustration.
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1954 Quaker Oats Sports Oddities card values and prices
Note: You may be on that page right now.
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How do I keep cards in top condition ?
A: There is a wide variety of storage supplies available to help you keep your
cardsin the best condition possible. They range from hard thick acrylic screw-down
holders to "penny" soft sleeves for individual cards to cardboard boxes
that can hold from 100 cards upto "monster boxes" that hold more than 5,000 sportscards.
We have a large selection available on our web site with quantities from 1 to 1,000.
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