Wade Boggs - ODDBALL Collection - Lot of (40) different (1980's/1990's)

Great group of BOGGS oddball/boxed set issues/MSA Discs/Mini cards... so popular in 80's/90's. Often found on eBay at $1 to $5 each.

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Wade Boggs - ODDBALL Collection - Lot of (40) different (1980's/1990's) cards value

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on vintage baseball, football, basketball, hockey, sport and non-sports cards.

1958 Hires Root Beer Baseball

The (66) card set came with attached advertising tabs. Cards with their tabs are extremely difficult to find and quite expensive. Cards measure around 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 without their tab and are numbered #10 thru #76, with #69 missing.
Although very small at only (66) cards, it did not lack in star power with Hall-of-Famers including Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Pee Wee Reese, Don Drysdale, Richie Ashburn, Bill Mazeroski, Duke Snider, Larry Doby and others... The wood grain 'knot hole' card design was quite popular at the time and was brought back by their 2003 Bowman Heritage issue.

Other issues you may be interested in:
1958 Bazooka Felt Baseball Patches
1958 Hires Root Beer Baseball (You may be on that page now)
1958 Topps Baseball

1933 Goudey Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1933 Goudey baseball cards were issued during the worst part of The Great Depression. The set ended up at 240 cards (239 printed in 1933 and one in 1934). In an effort to attract collectors, several of the games top players were honored with multiple cards including "The Great Bambino" who appeared on 4 different cards.
The Babe was once asked why he made more than the President of the United States, the Babe answered simply: "I had a better year than he did."
The Elusive Nap Lajoie
One of the most important facts regarding the 1933 Goudey set was their infamous marketing ploy. Goudey took "marketing" to a whole new level to keep people buying packs by never issuing card #106. Collectors wrote the Goudey Card Company complaining. They were rewarded with Goudey sending them the un-issued card #106 (Nap Lajoie) in 1934.

Click for complete 1933 Goudey Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
Note: You may be on that page right now.

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.

Wade Boggs - ODDBALL Collection - Lot of (40) different (1980's/1990's)

1958 Hires Root Beer Baseball

1933 Goudey Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1933 Goudey Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values