1957 Topps #176 Gene Baker (Cubs)
| Grade | EX/MINT |
|---|---|
| Book Value | $ 15 |
| Our Price |
$ 11.95
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Ernie Banks Baseball Cards
"Mr. Cub" Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks was a superstar shortstop and
first baseman for the Chicago Cubs from 1953 to 1971. He was well
known for his sunny disposition and his favorite "Let's Play Two !!!'.
In his early days he was a record setting Home Run hitting
shortstop moving to first base later on.
Entered the Hall of Fame in 1977, and was a member of the Major
League Baseball All-Century Team. He passed away in 2015.
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1981 Fleer Baseball
Collector's were excited when they heard Fleer was re-entering the
baseball card market. Their prior issues, the 1959 Fleer Ted Williams
set and their 1963 Fleer baseball-Star sets were hgue succeses.
What did they have up their sleeve ???
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1981 Fleer Baseball Checklist, Values & Info
The answer was NOTHING ! What a mess. Awful ! Poorly printed on medicore card stock, the images were even worse. Then to cap it off, Fleer introduced tons of errors into their set. Some think it was done on purpose to force collector's to keep collecting. Nearly all were useless. The only one to draw much attention was the Graig Nettles variations. One had his name spelled Craig on back. WOW !!!
TOP ROOKIES: Hall-of-Famers Tim Raines and Harold Baines. Oother rookies of note were Danny Ainge, later a pro with the Boston Celtics and World Series hero Kirk Gibson. Note: You may be on that page right now. |
Series are groups of cards in an issue released together. Example: Series #1 (cards #1-100) are released in April; Series #2 (#101-200) released in July; and so on. This allowed kids to easier complete sets. A side-effect was the creation of scarce "High Numbers".
Short Print (SP) is a card printed in lesser quantity than other cards in the set. Recent short prints are often serially-numbered.
Team Set is a group of all the cards of players for a certain team.
Test Issue is a small printing by a card company to see if products are of interest to collectors. Some of Topps neatest items are "Test Issues" like 1956 Topps Pins & 1974 Topps Puzzles.
Tobacco Card is typically from the early 1900's and were issued with tobacco products, the most famous of which is the T-206 Honus Wagner card.
Traded/Update Set is a set issued after the original issue primarily featuring rookies or players who were traded since the original issue came out.
Trimmed Card is a card reduced in size mostly to hide damaged edges or corners. Trimmed cards have very little value compared to the un-trimmed version. In some cases such as the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, even trimmed cards can go for thousands. The most famous 'trimmed' card is the T206 Honus Wagner purchased by Wayne Gretzky. The card was actually too large before it was trimmed down to size.
Unauthorized Issue is a card release which is not licensed by the league, player's association or player.
Variation is a card printed by the manufacturer that differs in some way from the normal card.
Wax Pack is a generic term for a pack of cards. The "wax" came from a time when packs were sealed in wax paper wrappers. Today it is still used for packs even though they no longer use wax paper.
