#87 Jerome Bettis - 1997 Collector's Choice 'Star Quest'

Very scarce insert with only 1 Bettis every 1,450 packs!

Grade	NM/MINT to NEAR MINT
Book Value	n/a
Our Price	$ 14.95 Add to cart

#87 Jerome Bettis - 1997 Collector's Choice 'Star Quest' Football cards value

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1977 O-Pee-Chee (OPC) Baseball
Checklist & Values

In 1977, O-Pee-Chee decide to reduce the size of their set from 660 in 1976 OPC all the way down to only 264 for 1977 OPC. This was at the same time that baseball added Canada's 2nd team, the Toronto Blue Jays.
As the set became much, much smaller, the Canadian teams (Expos and Blue Jays) were way overrepresented. Most the other teams had only (6) to (11) cards, the Blue Jays and Expos had (27) and (29). All the team cards, that had been in Topps set, were eliminated while the Jays and Expos managers and coaching staffs had their own cards.

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1965 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1965 was jam packed with Hall-of-Famers and their rookie cards !!!
Top rookies included Hall-of-Famers Steve Carlton, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro, Catfish Hunter and Tony Perez along with rookie cards of stars Denny McLain, Luis Tiant, Rico Petrocelli, Jim Lonborg and one of the more popular non-superstar cards, the rookie card of Japanese player Masanori Murakami.

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Tobacco Cards

Starting approximately in 1886, sportscards, mostly baseball cards, were often included with tobacco products, for promotional purposes and also because the card reinforced the packaging and protected cigarettes from damage. These sports cards are referred to as tobacco cards in the baseball card hobby. Over the next few years many different companies produced baseball cards. Tobacco cards soon started to disappear as the American Tobacco Company tried to develop a monopoly by buying out other companies.

They were reintroduced in the 1900s, as American Tobacco came under pressure from antitrust action and Turkish competition. The most famous and most expensive, baseball card is the rare T206 Honus Wagner. The card exists in very limited quantities compared to others of its type because Wagner forced the card to be removed from printing. It is widely (and incorrectly) believed that Wagner did so because he refused to promote tobacco, but the true explanation lies in a dispute over compensation.

Soon other companies also began producing baseball and football cards. Sports magazines such as The Sporting News were early entries to the market. Candy manufacturers soon joined the fray and reflected a shift toward a younger target audience for cards. Caramel companies were particularly active and baseball cards were one of the first prizes to be included in Cracker Jacks. World War I soon suppressed baseball card production.

#87 Jerome Bettis - 1997 Collector's Choice 'Star Quest'

1977 O-Pee-Chee (OPC) Baseball Checklist & Values

1965 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1977 O-Pee-Chee (OPC) Baseball
Checklist & Values

1965 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values