1965 Topps - INDIANS Near Complete TEAM SET (22/30)
A couple lower. Missing:#96,145,235,283,301,332,380,481. Stock photo.
Grade |
Mostly EX to EX/MINT |
Book Value |
$ 134 |
Our Price |
$ 49.95
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1983 O-Pee-Chee (OPC) Baseball Checklist & Values
Okay - 1983 - Now we have some rookies !!!
Topps 1983 was proud to feature the rookie cards of
Hall-of-Famers Tony Gwynn, Ryne Sandberg and Wade Boggs.
You need to go many years back to find such a great group
of Hall-of-Famer rookie cards in one set.
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1983 O-Pee-Chee (OPC) Baseball checklist, values and prices.
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Sandy Koufax Vintage Baseball Cards
Sandy Koufax, Dodgers Pitcher, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame
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Sandy Koufax, a legendary left-handed pitcher for the
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, is widely considered one of the
greatest in baseball history, known for his blazing fastball
and devastating curveball, as well as his dominance on the
mound, which earned him the nickname "The Left Arm of God".
As a kid, I ... HATED ... Sandy ... Koufax.
I was a Juan Marichal fan. How could you not be.
With that super-cool high leg click and his 1964 Topps card ... he was my guy.
But Koufax was the best.
1963: Marichal: 2.41 ERA and 25-and-8 ... not good enough ... Koufax: 1.88, 25-and-5.
1966: Marichal: 2.23 ERA and 25-and-6 ... not good enough ... Koufax: 1.73, 27-and-9.
OKAY !!! Koufax was the best !!!
Arm issues caused Sandy Koufax to retire. I actually recall feeling sad
back 57+ years ago when I heard.
I also recall thinking: "Now ... no doubt ... everyone will see ... Juan Marichal is the best !!! "
1968: Marichal 2.43 ERA and 26-and-9 !!!
... not ... good ... enough, BOB GIBSON's ridiculous 1.12 ERA !!!
Koufax had several great cards ... but his most expensive is his
1955 Topps Rookie card
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Sandy Koufax cards checklist, values & prices.
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1955 Topps Baseball card checklist, values & prices.
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Roberto Clemente cards checklist, values & prices.
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Baseball card collecting terms (part H-R)
High Numbers - vintage cards were issued in the ‘50s-‘70s in a series. During the
baseball season, the largest number of cards were made. As the schedule
progressed into September, when there would be less interest in baseball cards
, Topps for one, specifically decreased production and hence much less product
was available. As a result, a scarcity-factor was created and a premium holds
for these first type of "short-printed" cards.
Inserts - special randomly-inserted cards which are not part of the regular set.
Many modern inserts are sequentially-numbered and rarer than the card sets into which they are inserted.
O-Pee-Chee / OPC - a subsidiary of Topps, this card issue was produced specifically for distribution
in Canada.
Promotional Card - generally referred to as cards issued to show what the product
will look like on release and intended to help spur future sales. Often called
a "promo" card.
Reprint - cards issued to reproduce the originals. With the current trend of
vintage reprints, the new versions have a distinguishing characteristic
evidenced by numbering.
Restored - a card or piece of memorabilia which someone has tried to return to a
"like-new" condition. A restored card is considered to be of very little
value.
Rookie Card - any league-licensed, widely distributed card to feature a player in
his first year of trading cards.