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Collecting Baseball and Other Sports Cards

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ISBN-10: 0375720944

ISBN-13: 9780375720949

Edition: 2006 (Large Type)

Authors: James Beckett, James Beckett

List price: $14.95
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America's #1 sports card authority, Dr. James Beckett, presents an easy-to-use guide to building, buying, and selling collections of baseball, football, basketball, and other sports cards. Card collectors will find: - Expert advice on buying and selling techniques - Resources for buying at auctions, through mail order, and online - A history of sports cards - Analysis of market trends - Glossary, bibliography, and online resources
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Random House Information Group
Publication date: 2/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 4.00" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Dr. James Beckett, America's leading authority on sports card values, is the author of numerous books on sports card collecting and is the founder and publisher of the popular Beckett monthly magazines for collectors. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Introductionp. v
Think and Talk Like an Expertp. 1
What to Collectp. 3
What Makes a Card Collectible?p. 11
Learn the Lingop. 17
Buying and Selling Cardsp. 23
Protecting Your Collectionp. 35
Counterfeitsp. 39
The History of Sports Cardsp. 43
The History of Baseball Cardsp. 45
Top Baseball Cardsp. 59
The History of Football Cardsp. 77
Top Football Cardsp. 82
Autographsp. 89
The History of Hockey Cardsp. 93
Top Hockey Cardsp. 100
The History of Basketball Cardsp. 109
Top Basketball Cardsp. 117
Resource Guidep. 123
Museums, Associations, and Organizationsp. 125
Major League Baseballp. 127
American Leaguep. 127
National Leaguep. 129
National Football Leaguep. 130
National Basketball Associationp. 134
National Hockey Leaguep. 137
Sports Card Companiesp. 141
Books and Magazinesp. 141
Online Resourcesp. 142
Information, Collecting Forums, and Message Boardsp. 142
Buying, Selling, Auctions, and Memorabiliap. 142
Suppliesp. 143
Gradingp. 143
Instant Expert Quizp. 145
Indexp. 151
About the Authorp. 159
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