1969 Topps 4-in-1 STICKER PROOF - LEO DUROCHER & Vida Blue - YELLOW/BLACK

from Topps legendary vault with their COA !!! The regular 4-in-1 is very scarce - this proof is as rare as it gets !!!

Grade	NM/MINT !!!
Book Value	n/a
Our Price	$ 125 Add to cart

1969 Topps 4-in-1 STICKER PROOF - LEO DUROCHER & Vida Blue - YELLOW/BLACK cards value

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1981 Donruss Baseball

Collector's were excited when they heard Donruss was entering the baseball card market. Excitement turned to disappointment once they saw the cards. They were awful ! Print on very cheap, weak card stock with were un-inspiring images.
TOP ROOKIES: Hall-of-Famers Tim Raines and Harold Baines.
Who will ever forget "Fernando Mania" ???
Apparently Donruss ...
WIth no Fernando rookie card in the Donruss set, the Topps and Fleer sets (with Fernando) became nuch more desirable. Fernando Valenzuela is NOT in the Hall-of-Fame, but he was 100% the most popular player of 1981.
Another rookie of note was Danny Ainge who later became a NBA basketball player with the Boston Celtics.
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1972 O-Pee-Chee Baseball

Also referred to as OPC or Topps Canada, most vintage OPC sets were near replicas of the Topps cards from that year. Exactly same in design they usually only differed with the addition of French to the backs and some fronts.
1972 OPC #465 Gil Hodges

Cards differed from their Topps versions mostly due to "Made in Canada", French/English and different colored backs. the sets, such as "Boyhood Photos" and "In Action" cards. Card #465 Gil Hodges is the only card differing significantly from its corresponding Topps card, which notes his April of 1972 death. First Time features were "Boyhood Photos" and "In Action" cards. The O-Pee-Chee cards can be distinguished from Topps cards by This was also the first year the cards denoted O.P.C. in the copyright line rather than T.C.G. There is one card in the set which is notably different from the corresponding Topps, Gil Hodges #465, which notes his death in April on the OPC card.

TOP ROOKIE: Carlton Fisk is the only rookie of note.
TOP STARS: Nolan Ryan, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Ted Williams, Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson... !!!

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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.