No comments about Tuff Stuff's Baseball Memorabilia Price Guide (Tuff Stuff's Baseball Memorabilia, 2nd Ed).

2 comments about Beckett Hockey Card Price Guide And Alphabetical Checklist 2007 (Beckett Hockey Card Price Guide and Alphabetical Checklist).

1. Tough to find what you need quickly -- especially among the new product lines. The organization scheme is difficult to discern, to say the least.



2. I recently purchased this Beckett price guide, my first in 5+ years. I am glad I did, I didn't realize how much the hobbey had grown. The last pack of cards I bought was years ago, after buying this book I have found myself back in the hockey card market.
   
   This Beckett has it all, every card you can imagine. NHL, AHL, International...It even has cards listed from the EA sports NHL 95 game, now that is digging deep. I recommend this book for everyone that has an interest in Hockey cards and Hockey in general.

No comments about Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters.

1 comments about Beckett Hockey Card Price Guide And Alphabetical Checklist 2005 Edition (Beckett Hockey Card Price Guide and Alphabetical Checklist).

1. This book is an absolute necessity for any hockey card collector or autograph collector. This book also is great to just browse and learn about the history of hockey cards.
   The book has numerical listings for virtually every hockey card ever issued, including many local or regional issued cards. In addition to that comprehensive list, the book simplifies things by relisting all of these cards alphabetically! It also has at least one picture of a card from most sets.

1 comments about The Official Beckett Price Guide to Basketball Cards 2004, 13th edition (Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards).

1. Clearly the monthly price guides put out by Beckett are the way to go if you are trying to keep up with the explosion of basketball cards that are being put out each year. But all they can really do is focus on the cards of the stars, which is true not only for LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony today but Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich from the olden days. But if you are really trying to But if you are trying to put together a set of 1971-72 Topps, 1986-87 Fleer or 1992-93 Hoops, then you really need to have a list of all the cards so that you are ready when you head off to a card show or shop and have to deal with dealers who organize their cards by number or team or name of the players. "The Official Beckett Price Guide to Basketball Cards 2004, 13th edition" serves your organizational purposes perfectly. The prices in this guide may well be obsolete, although the farther you go back the more accurate they tend to be. But you really want this book for all the lists of all of the cards compiled by the good doctor and his associates.

   You will find that at 6.92 x 4.18 the size of this volume is below what we would have called standard size for collectible card price guides. This is of prime importance for collectors who want a book that we can take to us with card shows. If not, then you can still use this guide to put together your want lists. I am in the process of finishing off a 1971-72 Topps set of basketball cards (about two dozen to go), so I do not need to know how many types of LeBron James cards came out this year. I need to know what cards I am missing without having to pick up the NBA and ABA Checklists for that year and then copying my own list. A book is a lot harder to lose that a list anyway and dealing with the triplet cards Topps put out in 1980-81 is too much of a pain any other way.

   That is why the boxes to check off for each card are exactly what I need, whether it is the exalted card from that 1980-81 set where the three players were the rookie "cards" for Magic Johnson and Larry Bird but also Dr. J. This is the book that will tell you that if you are looking for the first basketball card ever produced then you need to track down the 1948 Bowman card of Ernie Calverley. There are about two dozen card companies covered in the 50,000 cards for which prices are provided, which means Topps, Fleer, Hopps, Bowman, Sky Box, Ultra, Upper Deck and all the wannabee companies.

   As is always the case with the Beckett volumes, there are tips on how to buy, sell, and care for your cards. These are valuable whether you are in it for the fun or the economics. The prices are always the least important aspect of these books for the simple reasons that the prices are out of date by the time the book hits the stands, which is why Beckett publishes a magazine on basketball cards. However, while that will give you current prices it will not tell you who was card #40 in that 1972-73 Topps set (Bob Rule of the Philadelphia 76ers). For the younger fans the magazine will undoubtedly suffice, but for those of us who remember the red, white & blue ball of the A.B.A. and when players in the N.B.A. knew how to shoot the orange ball instead of just dunking it, this Beckett book will fulfill all of our needs.

1 comments about The Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards 2003 Edition #12 (Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards).

1. First off, I like the size of "The Official 2003 Price Guide to Basketball Cards," which at 6.88 x 4.21 is below what we would have called standard size for collectible card price guides. This is of prime importance for collectors such as myself who want a book that we can take to us with card shows. If not, then you can still use this guide to put together your want lists. I am in the process of finishing off a 1972-73 Topps set of basketball cars (five cards to go, all commons), and will be getting serious about the 1971-72 Topps set next. So I do not need to know how many types of Kobe Bryant cards came out this season or who has the first "official" LeBron James card, because I have a preference for tracking down the older cards, go to shops and shows to try and track down what I need, or searching on eBay. A big part of the fun is just finding what are you are looking for, and not by opening up pack after pack of cards to find the exalted specialty card du jour. The prices are really a secondary consideration to me, because what I want to know if whose name goes with which numbers because that means the difference between looking through a stack of commons or having to track down star cards, especially if you are trying to deal with those triplet cards Topps put out in 1980-81.

   That is why the boxes to check off for each card are exactly what I need, whether it is the exalted card from that 1980-81 set where the three players were the rookie "cards" for Magic Johnson and Larry Bird but also Dr. J. This is the book that will tell you that if you are looking for the first basketball card ever produced then you need to track down the 1948 Bowman card of Ernie Calverley. There are about two dozen card companies covered in the 50,000 cards for which prices are provided, which means Topps, Fleer, Hopps, Bowman, Sky Box, Ultra, Upper Deck and all the wannabee companies. As is always the case with the Beckett volumes, there are tips on how to buy, sell, and care for your cards. These are valuable whether you are in it for the fun or the economics. The prices are always the least important aspect of these books for the simple reasons that the prices are out of date by the time the book hits the stands, which is why Beckett publishes a magazine on basketball cards. However, while that will give you current prices it will not tell you who was card #40 in that 1972-73 Topps set (Bob Rule of the Philadelphia 76ers). For the younger fans the magazine will undoubtedly suffice, but for those of us who remember the red, white & blue ball of the A.B.A. and when players in the N.B.A. knew how to shoot the orange ball instead of just dunking it, this Beckett book will fulfill all of our needs.

No comments about Baseball Cards of the Fifties: The Complete Topps Cards 1950-1959.

No comments about Mecca 1911 Double-Folder Baseball Cards: The Complete Set of 50 in Full Color (Mecca, 1911 Double-Folder Baseball Cards).

No comments about Hager's Comprehensive Price Guide to Rare Baseball Cards 1886 to Present of 5 (Hager's Comprehensive Price Guide to Rare Baseball Cards 188).

5 comments about Scd Baseball Autograph Handbook.

1. This book tells you everything you need to know on autographs. A must buy



2. Baker's book is the definitive work in the growing baseball autograph hobby.

   It's too bad his publisher has not commissioned an update. The book is nearly ten years old and as such it's now about 25 players short and the autograph values are now just wishful thinking. Babe Ruth signatures for $495 -- I'll take a dozen!

   Regardless of its age spots, if you are considering entering the hazardous world of baseball autograph collecting this book will be your core reference.




3. Mr Baker has written the best book on baseball autographs. The book is profusely illustrated with examples of hall of fame and famous baseball players' signatures. The author is especially sensitive to aging characteristics and changes in style.



4. This is the best book of its kind with many samples. Very knowledgable about all aspects of the subject, especially aging characteristics of signers. Would definitely purchase the next edition when it comes out.



5. The book contains examples of most Hall of Fame baseball players autographs. As much as has been made about fraud in the hobby, it is an extremely helpful tool to research and compare before purchasing or trading for a signature!