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Title:	Sports Memorabilia
Notice:	Wanted: 3.; For_sale: 4.; Traded: 5.*
Moderator:	SCHOOL::KOPACKO

Created:	Wed Aug 27 1986
Last Modified:	Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	730
Total number of notes:	8547

433.0. "1971 Topps Super baseball cards" by CSCMA::LEDONNE (This space intentionally left blank) Wed May 13 1992 10:29

	I've searched through this entire note looking for information
	about Topps Super cards.  I have some from 1971 and am trying to
	get a fix on their value so that I can trade some of them for 
	things that I need to build other sets that I'm trying to complete.
	While these cards were mentioned a few times, I couldn't find any
	pricing estimates or where to find them.  I've checked a lot of the
	publications, like Tuff Stuff and the Beckett's unabridged Bible.
	The Beckett's book lists every damn thing that was ever issued 
	except for these cards.  It lists the 69 Topps Super set, which
	were the same in name only to the 70 and 71 releases.  It even
	mentions the 70 and 71 cards in the header paragraph for the 69 
	set, but then fails to list them later.  
	
	If someone has recent information or knows where to get it, 
	please send me mail or post it in this note so that others may 
	also be so enlightened.

	Thanks,
	Ric

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
433.1	Couple of suggestions for .0	CARTUN::PAVLOCK		`Wed May 13 1992 13:49`	14
	Ric, Here's two suggestions for your dilemma: - Compare the '69 Topps regular set prices to the '71 regular set prices for the cards your interested in pricing. Then compare the same players card between the '69 regular and the '69 super set. You've got 3 prices, you can estimate the 4th price for the '71 super set card. - Write or call Beckett's and ask them why the reference the '70 and '71 super set but chose not to publish prices in the annual book. Regards, Denny
433.2	Sports Collector's Digest to the rescue	CSCMA::LEDONNE	This space intentionally left blank	`Thu May 14 1992 11:23`	26
	Well, I finally found them listed in the SCD annual price guide. The whole 1971 set is listed at $200 NrMT, but I didn't have time to gauge their prices relative to Beckett's in general. re: -.1 > - Compare the '69 Topps regular set prices to the '71 regular set > prices for the cards your interested in pricing. Then compare the same > players card between the '69 regular and the '69 super set. You've got > 3 prices, you can estimate the 4th price for the '71 super set card. I would have done that except that the 69 set is completely different from the 70 and 71 sets, except for the name. The 69 set cards are 2�" x 3�" whereas the 70 and 71 are postcard size (something like 3" x 5"). Also, I think the 69 set is much more scarce, so that the relative prices aren't comparable. > - Write or call Beckett's and ask them why the reference the '70 > and '71 super set but chose not to publish prices in the annual book. I'm planning on doing that. Thanks for the suggestions! Ric
433.3	71 supers	TOLKIN::CHOY		`Thu May 14 1992 11:29`	15
	The 71 Supers are listed in the large price guide that I picked up a couple of years ago. The prices do not move that much in the guide since these sets are not often bought and sold and their pricing is not reported. Sometimes you can find good deals on them and sometimes they are priced outrageously since people run into the problem you have described. But they are listed in the SCD baseball price guide book. If I remember correctly, commons are less than a buck while some of the stars list for $5-$10. But they may be priced higher at shows since the "book" does not change much. Some dealers try to get $25, for example, for Yaz. I've searched high and low for a Rico Petrocelli upgrade for my set. I may want to upgrade others. Plus I know of another person that may be interested in picking up a few for his set.