1971 O-Pee-Chee/OPC - Royals -Low# COMPLETE TEAM SET/Lot (19/20) [#zt]

Missing:#431

Grade	Mostly EX
Book Value	n/a
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1971 O-Pee-Chee/OPC - Royals -Low# COMPLETE TEAM SET/Lot (19/20) [#zt] cards value

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1970's Topps Top Rookies

1970: Thurman Munson / Bill Buckner / Bill Russell
1971: Steve Garvey / Davey Concepcion / Bert Blyleven / George Foster 
1972: Carlton Fisk / Dave Kingman / Ron Cey
1973: Mike Schmiddt / Goose Gossage / Dwight Evans
1974: Dave Winfield / Dave Parker / Ken Griffey Sr / Bucky Dent
1975: George Brett / Robin Yount / Jim Rice / Fred Lynn
1976: Dennis Eckersley / Willie Randolph
1977: Andre Dawson / Dale Murphy / Bruce Sutter
1978: Eddie Murray / Paul Molitor / Alan Trammell / Lou Whitaker / Jack Morris
1979: Ozzie Smith

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.