Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide

by Klein, Rich

• ISBN13: 9781930692442
• ISBN10: 1930692447
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: Beckett Pubns

Summary

The latest edition of the world's most trusted baseball card price guide. For nearly three decades now, Beckett has provided this comprehensive source for checklists and prices of virtually all major manufacturer baseball card sets. Thousands of new items are included in this new edition, which covers cards produced from 1887 to present!

Table of Contents

The Cyber Side of the Hobby	6	(12)
How the Internet can help your collection
Collecting 101	18	(6)
New to collecting? These fundamentals will help you better understand the hobby
Counterfeits	24	(745)
What you need to know about counterfeit cards
How To Use This Book	30	(1)
Introduction	30	(1)
How To Collect	30	(1)
Obtaining Cards	30	(1)
Preserving Your Cards	30	(1)
Collecting vs. Investing	31	(1)
Terminology	31	(2)
Glossary/Legend	31	(2)
Understanding Card Values	33	(1)
Determining Value	33	(1)
Regional Variation	33	(1)
Set Prices	33	(1)
Scarce Series	33	(1)
Grading Your Cards	33	(1)
Condition Guide	34	(1)
Centering	34	(1)
Corner Wear	34	(1)
Creases	35	(1)
Alterations	35	(1)
Categorization of Defects	35	(1)
Grades	35	(1)
Corner Wear	35	(1)
Selling Your Cards	36	(1)
Interesting Notes	36	(1)
History of Baseball Cards	37	(4)
Increasing Popularity	37	(1)
Intensified Competition	37	(1)
Sharing the Pie	38	(3)
Finding Out More	41	(1)
Additional Reading	41	(1)
Advertising	41	(1)
Prices in This Guide	41	(1)
Acknowledgments	41	(1)
BASEBALL CARD COMPANIES
2001 Absolute Memorabilia	42	(16)
1996 Bazooka	58	(4)
2005 Biography Hank Aaron HR	62	(1)
1948 Bowman	63	(47)
1914 Cracker Jack	110	(1)
2002 Diamond Kings	110	(16)
1981 Donruss	126	(76)
1941 Double Play	202	(1)
1995 Emotion	203	(1)
2001 eTopps	204	(1)
1997 E-X2000	205	(1)
1999 E-X Century	206	(6)
1993 Finest	212	(10)
1993 Flair	222	(10)
1959 Fleer Ted Williams	232	(71)
1933 Goudey	303	(1)
2000 Greats of the Game	304	(4)
1949 Leaf	308	(54)
2005 MLB Artifacts	362	(11)
1994 Pacific	373	(19)
1992 Pinnacle	392	(8)
1939 Play Ball	400	(1)
2004 Prime Cuts	401	(8)
2004 Reflections	409	(3)
1988 Score	412	(19)
1993 Select	431	(5)
2000 SkyBox	436	(3)
1993 SP	439	(28)
1996 SPx	467	(9)
1991 Stadium Club	476	(17)
1991 Studio Previews	493	(14)
2001 Sweet Spot	507	(12)
1911 T205	519	(2)
2004 Throwback Threads	521	(6)
2003 Timeless Treasures	527	(10)
1951 Topps Blue Backs	537	(155)
2001 Ultimate Collection	692	(10)
1991 Ultra	702	(22)
1989 Upper Deck	724	(58)
1995 Zenith	782
Index	769	(7)
Acknowledgments	776