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Topps Mini

January 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Do you remember the Topps Mini baseball cards?  Topps had put out mini cards in 1975, but the ones I’m talking about are the cards from 1986.   These Topps baseball cards were some of the more interesting cards Topps has ever put out.  They measured about 2-1/8″ x 2-15/16″ according to the Standard Catalog of […]

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Big Hits On eBay

January 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Let’s take a look at some baseball cards which have sold for some big bucks on eBay recently.  I gotta tell ya, there’s a whole lot of cards that did NOT sell, which were put up for four or five figures. 
1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle, # 253 Graded PSA 8  - This card sold for the best […]

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Tags: Baseball Cards General · Bowman · Card Value · Investing · Old Cards · Topps

Baseball Card Sets You Don’t Collect……Anymore

January 7th, 2008 · 10 Comments

I can’t really say that I haven’t enjoyed 99% of the baseball card issues I’ve seen over the years. I even enjoyed most of these card issues, which weren’t that popular with the hobby overall.
Mini Cards (remember the Topps mini cards from the 80s?)Mini Cards with the built in plastic stands.
Jumbo Cards (the oversized cards […]

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Tags: Baseball Cards General · Old Cards · Topps