1983 Topps #482 Tony Gwynn ROOKIE (HALL-of-FAMER) (Padres)
Grade |
NM/MINT to MINT |
Book Value |
$ 25 |
Our Price |
$ 29.95
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Values of Team Autographed/Signed Baseballs
The value of Autographed Team Balls depends on several items
including:
* The Team or Players *
Baseballs signed by more popular teams like the Yankees or Mets
tend to be more valuable. Also balls with autographs from
popular Hall of Famers increase the value. Some team balls
like the 1970's Cincinatti Reds or early Yankees balls have
numerous Hall-of-Famers.
* Condition of Baseball & Signatures *
* Number of Autographs *
For a ball to be considered a AUTOGRAPHED TEAM BALL it needs to
have the autographs of the Manager (often on the sweet spot),
all starters and a good number of other players.
Obviously, the more autographs the better.
* Authentication *
Unfortunately in todays world, it's often best to be sure.
Companies like PSA/DBA and UDA (Upper Deck Authenticated),
JSA (James Spence) & Beckett provide authentication and
Certificates of Authenticity (COA) thet can greatly increase
a ball's value. Unfortunately, the cost for verification of
team balls often is higher than the cost of the balls themselves.
* Significance *
Autographed team baseballs from pennant winners and championship
teams tend to have much higher values.
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Autographed/Signed Team Baseball inventory
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1954 Bowman Baseball Cards Checklist & Values
Competition was raging between Topps and Bowman in 1953 and 1954 leading to
problems with both companies sets. Bowman caused Topps to missing 6 cards
in 1953 with Topps getting revenge by signing Ted Williams to an exclusive
contract in 1954. Bowman then had to pull Ted Williams card #66 from their
set shortly after they started printing, replacing it with Jimmy Piersall,
who also was on card #210 making the 1954 Bowman Ted Williams #6
one of 50's scarcest cards.
Perhaps distracted by it's competition with Topps, the 1954 Bowman set was
filled with errors and variations. Nearly 20% (40/224 cards) had some sort
of variation, with some having more than 2.
The St. Louis Browns recent move to Baltimore also made things interesting.
Bowman's artists had no idea what an Orioles jersey would look like -
so they just madeone up.
TOP ROOKIES: Don Larsen, Harvey Kuenn, Frank Thomas
TOP STARS: Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Duke Snider,
Roy Campanella, Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto ...
Ted Williams is not considered part of a complete set.
Click for:
1953 Bowman Black & White Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
1953 Bowman Color Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
1954 Bowman Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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1955 Bowman Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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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.