VCP Baseball Card Values

An increasing number of cash-strapped Americans are looking for ways to get rid of their stuff for money. In this bad economy, garage sales are up as folks look for ways to raise cash to suit their needs. The more resourceful types who are unloading their valuable sports card collections make sure they can get as much cash for their baseball cards as possible. The best way to do this is by researching the value of your card on an online real-time price guide web site where historical prices of past auctions and transactions are stored:



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1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 Baseball Card Sells for $87,768

According to VintageCardPrices.com, the top selling baseball card of October 2009 was a 1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle graded as a PSA 9. The was card sold at the Mile High Card Co. auction house on October 7, 2009. The top selling baseball cards for the past month can be viewed here:
http://www.vintagecardprices.com/free-top-baseball-card-values.htm

The 1953 Topps baseball card set can be seen here:
http://www.vintagecardprices.com/set-profile/386/1953-Topps-Baseball-Card-Value-Prices.htm

1917 Boston Store Joe Jackson #82 PSA 7 Record Sale

As reported on the Vintage Card Prices web site, a 1917 Boston Store Joe Jackson baseball card #82 graded by PSA as a 7 has sold for $31,598.10. This is a rare card that does not sell often and is extremely rare to find in such good condition. It is graded a 7 (from a grade range of 1-10) by PSA, Professional Sports Authenticator. PSA is one of the top professional graders in the sports card industry. The card was sold at the Goodwin Auction house. This is the most expensive card for the month of September 2009. More free values can be found on the web site's market report page. The Vintage Card Prices web site offers a free tool whereby you can add this card, or any card for that matter, to your "Want List" to be notified when a card is in auction.

You can see a picture of this elusive baseball card here: http://www.vintagecardprices.com/card-profile/43580/1917-Boston-Store-Joe-Jackson-82-Baseball-Card-Value-Prices.htm

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A 19th Century Baseball Card Sells for $84,000

As seen on the free market report page at VintageCardPrices.com, an 1887 Jim Donahue baseball card #13 belonging to the "Kalamazoo Bats" set and graded as an SGC 30 sold for $84,000 (including buyers premium) at Legendary Auctions. It is the most expensive baseball card sold for the month of August 2009.

Kalamazoo Bats was a cigarrette brand in the late 1800's. The set was published by Charles Gross & Co. and is one of the rarest sets in existence. You can view the set with photos here: 1887 Kalamazoo Bats Vintage Baseball Card Set.

Barry Bonds Baseball Cards

Barry Bonds baseball cards are some of the most frequently sold cards of the 1980's era. Popular sets include:
1986 Donruss Rookies #11
1986 Topps Traded Tiffany #11T
1986 Topps Traded #11T
1986 Sportflics Rookies #13
1986 Fleer Update #14
1987 Donruss Opening Day #163c
1987 Donruss Opening Day #163er Photo is Johnny Ray
1987 Sportflics Team Previews #18
1987 Leaf #219
1987 Topps All-Star Glossy Set of 60 #30
1987 Topps #320
1987 Topps Tiffany #320
1987 O-Pee-Chee #320
1987 Donruss #361
1987 Toys R' Us Rookies #4
1987 Fleer Hottest Stars #5
1987 Fleer #604
1987 Fleer Glossy #604
1988 Donruss Rookies #11
1988 Leaf Donruss #113
1988 Sportflics #119

Have a look at of Barry Bonds' baseball cards and find their values by seeing what his graded cards have sold for on eBay and major auction houses here:
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Joe Louis American Hero Vintage Boxing Cards

Joseph Louis Barrow was born on May 13th 1914 and is widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Louis is very much thought of as the first African American hero of the United States as he projected anti-Nazi sentiment during World War II.

You can view many of Joe Louis' vintage boxing cards that were issued from 1935 to 1967 here: Joe Louis Boxing Cards

1962 Topps Mars Attacks Non-Sports Vintage Trading Cards

Mars Attacks is a science fiction trading card series made in 1962 by Topps.

Mars Attacks is a story about the invasion of Earth by mean and disgusting Martians. The Martians used awkward methods to torture the humans. The cards were popular with children, but the cards contained inappropriate content, which caused the company to stop the production. They were so popular, that they became a collectors’ item.

Topps started making merchandise based on Mars Attacks. They made items such as mini comic books and card reprints.

Tim Burton filmed the first movie of Mars Attacks in 1996.

See the entire set here:
1962 Topps Mars Attacks Vintage Non-Sports Cards

The story of Mars Attacks:
Martians land on Earth in flying saucers. The president alerts America about the arrival of the Martians. The Martians announce that they have “ come in peace.” Then, a hippie releases a white dove into the air, a symbol of peace. The Martians take it the wrong way and start to attack and kill the humans.

A Martian disguises itself as a woman and sneaks into the White House and attempts to kill the president, but fails. The Martians decide to destroy historical landmarks, and end up killing the president. Thankfully, a teenage boy found the Martians weakness, (the song Indian Love Call).

The Martians end up going back to Mars and the humans clean up the Martians’ mess and improve their usual lifestyle.

By: Ashley Cespedes

Top Selling Graded Baseball Cards in the Past Month

Here is a sampling of data for June 2009:
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 graded as a PSA 4.5 sold for $12,856
1958 Topps Ted Williams #485 graded as a PSA 10 sold for $10,600
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 graded as a PSA 3 sold for $10,500
1909-11 White Borders T206 Cy Young, Cleveland #522 graded as an SGC 88 sold for $7,650

See more baseball card values here:
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Michael Jordan Basketball Card Values

This video demonstrates how serious basketball card collectors and dealers go about finding the value of their investments before they buy or sell them. It shows many different Michael Jordan cards and hones in on a 1986 Fleer #57 card graded by Sportscard Guaranty as an SGC 88 to see what it has sold for in the past on ebay and other major auction houses. What better way is there to truly know the value of your prized sports card other than knowing exactly how much was paid for them in public auction? Enjoy the clip!

Baseball Card Values That Don't Lie

Baseball card values are of great importance to those who seek to purchase or sell those little pieces of cardboard. Some baseball cards are so valuable that if sold, the proper way, you can go out and buy an apartment building. But how does Joe Schmoe know what his valued treasure is worth? How does Joe know how much money he can get when he sells it? If he search around, he'll find that some are still recommending that he look at a printed price guide that publishes estimated values. He'll also find that some recommend he go on eBay and see what it's selling for. Those may not be bad suggestions for Joe to begin his search but if he wants to get right to the meat of the matter Joe needs to see what his card has sold for in the recent past on eBay and major auction houses. There is no guessing or estimating involved when you check to see what your card has sold for on the baseball card price guide at VintageCardPrices.com

Eventually Joe will find that in order to fully capitalize on the sale of his card, he'll have to get his card professionally graded by the top grading companies. Companies that include SGC (Sportscard Guaranty Company) and PSA (Sports Card Authenticator). This process legitimizes his card by getting it slabbed in an air tight container after being inspected and given a grade that represents the condition of the card. A grade that falls in the range of: Authentic, 1-10. Authentic meaning just that, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest.

As Mr. Schmoe looks through the history of baseball card values on VintageCardPrices.com he'll immediately know how much to expect to recieve for his card when he puts it up for auction. Since Joe hasn't had his card graded yet, he'll have to guess what his card might grade at. He thinks it might grade at a 5 or 6. So when he finds his card on the web site, he'll find a grid that breaks down the values by grader and grade. Let's say he's decided to go with SGC because his baseball card is an older type from the 1930's. As he views the card profile on VCP he is able to see the highest price, average price and lowest price sold right on the SGC part of the grid. He clicks on the SGC 60 box and is now fully informed on what his baseball card is really worth because the next page he see's shows a list of past sales that took place on eBay and other auction houses that specialize in sports cards. Joe finds that the very card he owns sold for $65,000 on eBay last month, $71,000 at Mile High Auctions three months ago and so on as far back as 2005. Joe is also able to see the actual cards that sold in those auctions by clicking the "image" link found on this page. The images he viewed were pretty high in resolution so he is pleased to see that his card might be in better shape than he thought because he was able to see the details of the condition in the scan. So the 5 or 6 grade he thought his card could grade at might actually be more along the lines of a 7 or 8! Joe ends up getting his card graded, consigning it to be auctioned and it sells for $67,000 to the highest bidder.

As Joe Schmoe happily rides along in his new Porsche he bought after selling his card, he recalls taking his card into a local shop where he was offered less than half of what he sold it for. Joe realizes that with VintageCardPrices.com, knowledge truly is POWER.

Baseball Cards with High Value

Top Selling Baseball Cards of All Time
Have a look at the top selling cards. Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Joe Jackson, Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth etc. Notice that they are professionally graded by PSA or SGC. If you think you've got some treasure like this, make sure to get it professionally graded before you put it up for auction.

Make BIG Money Treasure Hunting at Yard Sales

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Yard sales and garage sales are very popular nowadays. With the economy in bad shape and people looking to cut costs, cruising the neighborhood for deals can be equated to a treasure hunt for some. Particularly those with knowlege of vintage sports card that can be "flipped" for top dollar. Dealers and collectors alike have a huge advantage over your average joe because they've been dealing in the hobby for several years even decades right?? This is not necessarily the case if you have web browser on your phone and are a member of vintagecardprices.com. Even the most novice folks can turn a small buy into big money if they have access to historical pricing at their fingertips. Knowing what a card is worth before you buy it is everything if you're looking to invest in vintage sports cards.

Amazing Looking 1911 General Baking Co. Vintage Baseball Cards

http://www.vintagecardprices.com/set-profile/34/1911-General-Baking-Co-Baseball-Card-Value-Prices.htm1911 General Baking Co. Baseball Card set.

Free Football Card Price Guide

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See the top 25 football cards that have sold in the past week. These are sales of graded cards that took place on eBay and/or major auction houses. The cards tracked are graded by the hobby's most reputable grading companies: SGC, PSA, GAI, and BVG/BGS.

Scroll down to the Top 25 chart. Use what the hobby's most successful dealers and collectors use to find the real value of their investments by seeing what professionally graded football cards sold for in the past.

O.J. Simpson Graded Football Card Value Price Guide

Check out all these different vintage O.J. Simpson football cards. The video show's values for some of his cards by seeing what they sold for in the past on eBay and major auction houses.

Find values on all kinds of different football cards here:
http://www.vintagecardprices.com/football-card-price-guide.htm

Free Baseball Card Price Guide

See the top 25 cards that have sold in the past week. These are sales of graded cards that took place on eBay and/or major auction houses. The cards tracked are graded by the hobby's most reputable grading companies: SGC, PSA, GAI, and BVG/BGS.

Scroll down to the Top 25 chart.

http://www.vintagecardprices.com/baseball-card-price-guide.htm