Wayne Gretzky - 1993 Upper Deck 8-1/2x11 SUPER-JUMBO [#/2500] in Acrylic

WOW,a gigantic Limited Edition Commemorative from Upper Deck. Serially numbered & LIMITED to ONLY 2,500 MADE. In like-new 4-screw acrylic screwdown that'd set you back $20 alone. Weighs about a pound. Gordie Howe on back. (1) found on eBay at stupid $$$.

Grade	NM/MINT
Book Value	n/a
Our Price	$ 29.95 Add to cart

Wayne Gretzky - 1993 Upper Deck 8-1/2x11 SUPER-JUMBO [#/2500] in Acrylic cards value

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1961 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

The 1961 Topps baseball card set had 587 cards (#1-#598 with some missing numbers). In addition to the missing cards, 2 cards were accidently numbered #463 (the Braves Team card was supposed to be card #426).
1961 Topps set was packed with special "subsets":
League Leaders (10 cards), World Series cards (10), Highlights (11 cards), MVP's (16 cards), Checklists (7 cards plus several variations), Team cards, Special Multi-Player cards, Managers, Topps Rookie All-Star Trophies, & Sporting News All-Stars

Of note - 1961 Topps were the first cards bearing the very popular Topps Rookie All-Star Award Trophies. "High Number" cards (#523-#589) are very scarce.

The least attractive aspect of the 1961 Topps baseball card set were the capless players !!! Baseball expansion led to the problem when Los Angeles Angels were added, the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators got a new franchise. Because of these changes, tons of players were capless and looked awful. picture you 50 year old grand-dad. Life was obviously tougher back then.

More 1961 Topps card info:
Card #1 was All-American basketball player Dick Groat
Card #2 was Roger Maris, right before his record breaking 61 Home Run season
Mickey Mantle was on (6) 1961 Topps cards adding to the sets cost.

Topps released 3 other sets in 1961: Topps Dice Game, Topps Magic Rub-Offs & Topps Stamps.

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1960 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
1961 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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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.

Wayne Gretzky - 1993 Upper Deck 8-1/2x11 SUPER-JUMBO [#/2500] in Acrylic

1961 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

Tony Gwynn, Padres Right -Fielder Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame

1961 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

Tony Gwynn, Padres Right -Fielder
Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame