About the Author | p. 7 |
How to Use This Book | p. 7 |
How to Collect | p. 8 |
Obtaining Cards | p. 8 |
Preserving Your Cards | p. 9 |
Collecting vs. Investing | p. 9 |
Terminology | p. 9 |
Glossary/Legend | p. 10 |
Understanding Card Values | p. 15 |
Determining Value | p. 15 |
Regional Variation | p. 15 |
Set Prices | p. 16 |
Scarce Series | p. 16 |
Grading Your Cards | p. 17 |
Centering | p. 17 |
Corner Wear | p. 17 |
Creases | p. 18 |
Alterations | p. 18 |
Categorization of Defects | p. 18 |
Condition Guide | p. 18 |
Grades | p. 18 |
Selling Your Cards | p. 19 |
Interesting Notes | p. 20 |
History of Baseball Cards | p. 20 |
Increasing Popularity | p. 22 |
Intensified Competition | p. 25 |
Sharing the Pie | p. 26 |
Additional Reading | p. 33 |
Prices in This Guide | p. 34 |
Acknowledgments | p. 34 |
2005 Bazooka | p. 35 |
1948 Bowman | p. 35 |
1949 Bowman | p. 36 |
1950 Bowman | p. 37 |
1951 Bowman | p. 38 |
1952 Bowman | p. 39 |
1953 Bowman Color | p. 40 |
1954 Bowman | p. 41 |
1955 Bowman | p. 42 |
1989 Bowman | p. 44 |
1990 Bowman | p. 46 |
1991 Bowman | p. 48 |
1992 Bowman | p. 51 |
1993 Bowman | p. 54 |
1994 Bowman | p. 56 |
1995 Bowman | p. 59 |
1996 Bowman | p. 61 |
1997 Bowman | p. 63 |
1998 Bowman | p. 64 |
1999 Bowman | p. 66 |
2000 Bowman | p. 68 |
2000 Bowman Draft Picks | p. 70 |
2001 Bowman | p. 70 |
2001 Bowman Draft Picks | p. 72 |
2002 Bowman | p. 73 |
2002 Bowman Draft | p. 75 |
2003 Bowman | p. 75 |
2003 Bowman Draft | p. 77 |
2004 Bowman | p. 77 |
2004 Bowman Draft | p. 79 |
2005 Bowman Draft | p. 80 |
2005 Bowman | p. 80 |
1997 Bowman Chrome | p. 82 |
1998 Bowman Chrome | p. 83 |
1999 Bowman Chrome | p. 85 |
2000 Bowman Chrome | p. 87 |
2000 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks | p. 88 |
2001 Bowman Chrome | p. 89 |
2002 Bowman Chrome | p. 90 |
2002 Bowman Chrome Draft | p. 92 |
2003 Bowman Chrome | p. 93 |
2003 Bowman Chrome Draft | p. 94 |
2004 Bowman Chrome | p. 95 |
2004 Bowman Chrome Draft | p. 97 |
2005 Bowman Chrome | p. 98 |
2005 Bowman Chrome Draft | p. 99 |
2001 Bowman Heritage | p. 100 |
2002 Bowman Heritage | p. 102 |
2003 Bowman Heritage | p. 104 |
2004 Bowman Heritage | p. 105 |
2004 Bowman Sterling | p. 106 |
1994 Bowman's Best | p. 107 |
1995 Bowman's Best | p. 108 |
1996 Bowman's Best | p. 109 |
1997 Bowman's Best | p. 110 |
1998 Bowman's Best | p. 110 |
1999 Bowman's Best | p. 111 |
2000 Bowman's Best | p. 112 |
2001 Bowman's Best | p. 113 |
2002 Bowman's Best | p. 114 |
2003 Bowman's Best | p. 115 |
2004 Bowman's Best | p. 115 |
2005 Bowman's Best | p. 116 |
1914 Cracker Jack | p. 117 |
1915 Cracker Jack | p. 117 |
2002 Diamond Kings | p. 118 |
2003 Diamond Kings | p. 119 |
2004 Diamond Kings | p. 120 |
2005 Diamond Kings | p. 121 |
1981 Donruss | p. 122 |
1982 Donruss | p. 125 |
1983 Donruss | p. 128 |
1984 Donruss | p. 131 |
1985 Donruss | p. 134 |
1986 Donruss | p. 137 |
1986 Donruss Rookies | p. 140 |
1987 Donruss | p. 140 |
1987 Donruss Rookies | p. 143 |
1987 Donruss Opening Day | p. 143 |
1988 Donruss | p. 144 |
1988 Donruss Rookies | p. 147 |
1989 Donruss | p. 148 |
1989 Donruss Rookies | p. 150 |
1989 Donruss Baseball's Best | p. 151 |
1990 Donruss | p. 152 |
1990 Donruss Best AL | p. 156 |
1992 Donruss Rookies | p. 156 |
2001 Donruss | p. 157 |
2001 Donruss Rookies | p. 158 |
2003 Donruss Rookies | p. 158 |
2004 Donruss | p. 159 |
2005 Donruss | p. 160 |
2001 eTopps | p. 162 |
1996 Finest | p. 162 |
1999 Finest | p. 164 |
2000 Finest | p. 165 |
2001 Finest | p. 167 |
2002 Finest | p. 167 |
2003 Finest | p. 168 |
2004 Finest | p. 168 |
2005 Finest | p. 169 |
1963 Fleer | p. 170 |
1981 Fleer | p. 170 |
1982 Fleer | p. 173 |
1983 Fleer | p. 176 |
1984 Fleer | p. 179 |
1984 Fleer Update | p. 182 |
1985 Fleer | p. 182 |
1985 Fleer Update | p. 185 |
1986 Fleer | p. 186 |
1986 Fleer Update | p. 189 |
1987 Fleer | p. 189 |
1987 Fleer Update | p. 192 |
1988 Fleer | p. 193 |
1988 Fleer Update | p. 196 |
1989 Fleer | p. 196 |
1989 Fleer Update | p. 200 |
1990 Fleer | p. 200 |
1992 Fleer Update | p. 203 |
1993 Fleer Final Edition | p. 204 |
1994 Fleer Update | p. 205 |
1997 Fleer | p. 206 |
1998 Fleer Tradition Update | p. 209 |
1999 Fleer Tradition Update | p. 210 |
2000 Fleer Tradition Update | p. 210 |
2001 Fleer Tradition | p. 211 |
2003 Fleer Tradition Update | p. 214 |
2004 Fleer Tradition | p. 215 |
2005 Fleer Tradition | p. 218 |
1933 Goudey | p. 220 |
1934 Goudey | p. 221 |
1949 Leaf | p. 221 |
1990 Leaf | p. 222 |
1993 Leaf | p. 224 |
2005 Leaf | p. 226 |
2005 MLB Artifacts | p. 228 |
2005 MLB Showdown | p. 229 |
2001 MLB Showdown Pennant Run | p. 230 |
2005 MLB Showdown Trading Deadline | p. 231 |
2005 Origins | p. 232 |
1992 Pinnacle | p. 232 |
1993 Pinnacle | p. 235 |
1994 Pinnacle | p. 238 |
1939 Play Ball | p. 240 |
1940 Play Ball | p. 240 |
1941 Play Ball | p. 241 |
2004 Reflections | p. 242 |
2005 Reflections | p. 244 |
1988 Score | p. 244 |
1988 Score Rookie/Traded | p. 247 |
1989 Score Rookie/Traded | p. 248 |
1990 Score | p. 248 |
1991 Score | p. 252 |
1992 Score | p. 256 |
1992 Score Rookie/Traded | p. 259 |
1993 Score | p. 260 |
1994 Score | p. 263 |
1994 Score Rookie/Traded | p. 265 |
1993 Select | p. 266 |
1993 SP | p. 268 |
1994 SP | p. 269 |
2000 SP Authentic | p. 270 |
2001 SP Authentic | p. 271 |
2002 SP Authentic | p. 272 |
2003 SP Authentic | p. 273 |
2004 SP Authentic | p. 274 |
2005 SP Authentic | p. 275 |
2001 SP Game Bat Milestone | p. 275 |
2001 SP Game Used Edition | p. 276 |
2004 SP Game Used Patch | p. 276 |
2004 SP Legendary Cuts | p. 277 |
2005 SP Legendary Cuts | p. 277 |
2004 SP Prospects | p. 278 |
1986 Sportflics | p. 280 |
1986 Sportflics Rookies | p. 281 |
1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded | p. 281 |
1996 SPx | p. 282 |
1998 SPx Finite | p. 282 |
1999 SPx | p. 284 |
2000 SPx | p. 285 |
2001 SPx | p. 285 |
2002 SPx | p. 286 |
2003 SPx | p. 288 |
2004 SPx | p. 289 |
2005 SPx | p. 289 |
1991 Stadium Club | p. 290 |
1992 Stadium Club Dome | p. 292 |
1993 Stadium Club Murphy | p. 293 |
1994 Stadium Club Draft Picks | p. 294 |
2001 Stadium Club | p. 295 |
2001 Sweet Spot | p. 296 |
2002 Sweet Spot | p. 296 |
2003 Sweet Spot | p. 297 |
2004 Sweet Spot | p. 298 |
2005 Sweet Spot | p. 299 |
2003 Sweet Spot Classics | p. 300 |
2005 Sweet Spot Classic | p. 300 |
1911 T205 | p. 301 |
1909 T206 | p. 302 |
1952 Topps | p. 306 |
1953 Topps | p. 308 |
1954 Topps | p. 309 |
1955 Topps | p. 311 |
1956 Topps | p. 312 |
1957 Topps | p. 313 |
1958 Topps | p. 315 |
1959 Topps | p. 317 |
1960 Topps | p. 320 |
1961 Topps | p. 323 |
1962 Topps | p. 326 |
1963 Topps | p. 329 |
1964 Topps | p. 332 |
1965 Topps | p. 335 |
1966 Topps | p. 338 |
1967 Topps | p. 341 |
1968 Topps | p. 344 |
1969 Topps | p. 347 |
1970 Topps | p. 350 |
1971 Topps | p. 354 |
1972 Topps | p. 357 |
1973 Topps | p. 361 |
1974 Topps | p. 365 |
1975 Topps | p. 368 |
1976 Topps | p. 371 |
1977 Topps | p. 374 |
1978 Topps | p. 377 |
1979 Topps | p. 380 |
1980 Topps | p. 384 |
1981 Topps | p. 387 |
1981 Topps Traded | p. 390 |
1982 Topps | p. 391 |
1982 Topps Traded | p. 394 |
1983 Topps | p. 395 |
1983 Topps Traded | p. 398 |
1984 Topps | p. 399 |
1984 Topps Traded | p. 402 |
1985 Topps | p. 403 |
1985 Topps Traded | p. 406 |
1986 Topps | p. 407 |
1986 Topps Traded | p. 410 |
1987 Topps | p. 411 |
1987 Topps Traded | p. 414 |
1988 Topps | p. 415 |
1988 Topps Traded | p. 418 |
1989 Topps | p. 419 |
1989 Topps Traded | p. 422 |
1990 Topps | p. 423 |
1990 Topps Debut '89 | p. 426 |
1991 Topps | p. 427 |
1991 Topps Traded | p. 431 |
1992 Topps | p. 431 |
1992 Topps Traded | p. 435 |
1993 Topps | p. 435 |
1993 Topps Traded | p. 439 |
1994 Topps | p. 440 |
1994 Topps Traded | p. 443 |
1995 Topps | p. 444 |
1995 Topps Traded | p. 447 |
1996 Topps | p. 447 |
1997 Topps | p. 449 |
1998 Topps | p. 452 |
1999 Topps | p. 454 |
1999 Topps Traded | p. 457 |
2000 Topps | p. 457 |
2000 Topps Traded | p. 460 |
2001 Topps | p. 460 |
2001 Topps Traded | p. 464 |
2002 Topps | p. 465 |
2002 Topps Traded | p. 469 |
2003 Topps | p. 470 |
2003 Topps Traded | p. 473 |
2004 Topps | p. 474 |
2004 Topps Traded | p. 477 |
2005 Topps | p. 478 |
2005 Topps Update | p. 481 |
2003 Topps 205 | p. 483 |
2002 Topps 206 | p. 484 |
2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites | p. 487 |
2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites | p. 487 |
1998 Topps Chrome | p. 488 |
1999 Topps Chrome | p. 490 |
1999 Topps Chrome Traded | p. 493 |
2000 Topps Chrome Traded | p. 493 |
2001 Topps Chrome | p. 494 |
2001 Topps Chrome Traded | p. 497 |
2002 Topps Chrome | p. 498 |
2002 Topps Chrome Traded | p. 501 |
2003 Topps Chrome | p. 502 |
2003 Topps Chrome Traded | p. 504 |
2004 Topps Chrome | p. 505 |
2004 Topps Chrome Traded | p. 507 |
2005 Topps Chrome | p. 508 |
2004 Topps Cracker Jack | p. 510 |
2005 Topps Cracker Jack | p. 511 |
2001 Topps Gallery | p. 512 |
2005 Topps Gallery | p. 513 |
2001 Topps Heritage | p. 514 |
2002 Topps Heritage | p. 516 |
2003 Topps Heritage | p. 518 |
2004 Topps Heritage | p. 520 |
2005 Topps Heritage | p. 522 |
2005 Topps Opening Day | p. 524 |
2002 Topps Pristine | p. 524 |
2003 Topps Pristine | p. 525 |
2004 Topps Pristine | p. 526 |
2005 Topps Pristine | p. 527 |
2005 Topps Pristine Legends | p. 528 |
2001 Topps Reserve | p. 529 |
2002 Topps Reserve | p. 529 |
2003 Topps Retired Signature | p. 530 |
2004 Topps Retired Signature | p. 531 |
2005 Topps Retired Signature | p. 531 |
1997 Topps Stars | p. 532 |
2001 Topps Stars | p. 532 |
2004 Topps Total | p. 533 |
2005 Topps Total | p. 537 |
2001 Topps Tribute | p. 540 |
2003 Topps Tribute Contemporary | p. 541 |
2004 Topps Tribute HOF | p. 541 |
2005 Topps Turkey Red | p. 542 |
2005 UD All-Star Classics | p. 543 |
2003 UD Authentics | p. 544 |
2004 UD Diamond Pro Sigs | p. 544 |
2005 UD Mini Jersey Collection | p. 545 |
2005 UD Past Time Pennants | p. 546 |
2005 UD Portraits | p. 546 |
2001 UD Reserve | p. 547 |
2001 Ultimate Collection | p. 548 |
2002 Ultimate Collection | p. 548 |
2003 Ultimate Collection | p. 549 |
2004 Ultimate Collection | p. 550 |
2005 Ultimate Signature | p. 551 |
1999 Ultimate Victory | p. 551 |
2000 Ultimate Victory | p. 552 |
1991 Ultra Update | p. 553 |
1993 Ultra | p. 553 |
1997 Ultra | p. 556 |
1998 Ultra | p. 558 |
2001 Ultra | p. 560 |
2003 Ultra | p. 562 |
2004 Ultra | p. 563 |
2005 Ultra | p. 564 |
1989 Upper Deck | p. 565 |
1990 Upper Deck | p. 569 |
1991 Upper Deck | p. 573 |
1991 Upper Deck Final Edition | p. 576 |
1992 Upper Deck | p. 577 |
1993 Upper Deck | p. 580 |
1994 Upper Deck | p. 584 |
1995 Upper Deck | p. 586 |
1999 Upper Deck | p. 588 |
2001 Upper Deck | p. 590 |
2002 Upper Deck | p. 592 |
2003 Upper Deck | p. 595 |
2004 Upper Deck | p. 597 |
2005 Upper Deck | p. 600 |
2005 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes | p. 602 |
2005 Upper Deck Classics | p. 602 |
2005 Upper Deck ESPN | p. 603 |
2004 Upper Deck Etchings | p. 603 |
2001 Upper Deck Evolution | p. 604 |
2003 Upper Deck Finite | p. 605 |
2003 Upper Deck Game Face | p. 606 |
2001 Upper Deck Gold Glove | p. 607 |
2005 Upper Deck Hall of Fame | p. 608 |
2001 Upper Deck MVP | p. 608 |
2005 Upper Deck MVP | p. 610 |
2001 Upper Deck Ovation | p. 610 |
2005 Upper Deck Pro Sigs | p. 611 |
2000 Upper Deck Pros and Prospects | p. 611 |
2001 Upper Deck Pros and Prospects | p. 612 |
2005 Upper Deck Pros and Prospects | p. 613 |
2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres | p. 614 |
2002 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres | p. 614 |
2003 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres | p. 615 |
2005 Upper Deck Trilogy | p. 615 |
2001 Upper Deck Victory | p. 616 |
Acknowledgments | p. 619 |
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