1971-72 Topps Trios Basketball #43 Wilt Chamberlain SHORT PRINT

Also Norm Van Lier & Gus Johnson.

Grade	NEAR MINT
Book Value	$ 50
Our Price	$ 65 Add to cart

1971-72 Topps Trios Basketball #43 Wilt Chamberlain SHORT PRINT Basketball cards value

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HOCKEY - TOP CAREER COACHES WINS

WINS !!! Thats what it's all about These are the "Bad Boys" of Hockey !!!

*** Hockey Trivia #1 ***
TOP 12

1. Q: What hockey team has won the most Stanley cups?
***A:: Montreal Canadians

2. Q: Who scored a record 10 hat tricks in one NHL season?
***A:: Wayne Gretzky

3. Q: What hockey speedster is nicknamed the Russian Rocket?
***A:: Pavel Bure

4. Q: What is the penalty for fighting in the NHL?
***A:: Five minutes in the penalty box

5. Q: What is the Maurice Richard Trophy?
***A:: Given to the player who scores the most goals during regular season

6. Q: Who WAS the NHL�s all-time leading goal scorer?
***A:: Wayne Gretzky

7. Q: Who was the first defensemen to win the NHL- point scoring title?
***A:: Bobby Orr

8. Q: What NHL team emerges onto the ice from the giant jaws of a sea beast ?
***A:: San Jose Sharks

9. Q: Who is the player to hold the record for most points in one game?
***A:: Darryl Sittler (10 points, in one game � 6 g, 4 a)

10 Q: Which team holds the record for most goals scored in one game?

11 Q: Which part of Bobby Orr's body gave out ending his Bruins career?
***A:: Knees

12 Q: What is Sidney Crosby�s nickname?
***A:: Sid the Kid***A:: Montreal Canadians (16 goals in 1920)

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Team Autographed / Signed Baseballs (P3)

Team signed baseballs were the thing well before single-signed balls exploded on the market.
What is a "Team Signed Baseball" ???
Simple answer: A ball with XXX signatures of a certain team for a certain year. What is difficult is the XXX. Baseball's tons of roster moves make it nearly impossible to "Get Them All".

Generally, team signed baseballs from early 1900's had 10 to 15 signatures, the 1940's that jumped to 18 to 25. Joyce Sports Research Collection (Notre Dame) says "signatures must include only members of a specific team from a specific year, and there must be some approximation of completeness."

Not concrete but to me a "team ball" MUST have ALL the team's STARS (unless a rookie or in season trade) and in today's market at least 20, preferably more, and the manager.

Determining Age of Team Signed Balls
"Official" league balls have stamped signatures of current league presidents on the "sweet spot". Starting 1934/1935 balls were produced by Spalding (NL) and Reach (AL). Rawlings took over in 1977/78. Have a possible team roster at hand, ESPN & baseball-reference.com have great sites), decipher a few signatures then solve the puzzle.

Team Signed Baseballs Values
Pricing team signed baseballs is difficult due to subjectivity and factors involved suce as: Signatures placement, quality, strength, number of autographs, stars, age, team significance, and eye appeal considering fading, whiteness, scuffs, shellacking, staining, overall wear...

Team autographed baseballs on official league balls get higher values. They are "official", made better, preserve better and even help in dating especially with balls signed at "Reunion" baseball card shows which brought together great teams of the past.

Facsimile Autographed Balls
1960's/1970's machine-printed "autographed" team baseballs were sold at stadium gift shops for around $1.95. Easy to identify as all signatures were uniform in ink, color, size and look. "Facsimile" signatures are also often found on baseball cards.

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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.