Wednesday, July 29, 2009

1954 Topps Ernie Banks Rookie Card #94


1954 Topps Ernie Banks Rookie Card #94

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1954 Topps Ernie Banks Rookie Card #94

Ernie Banks looks so young in the photo on this card that you can hardly recognize him as the mature slugger of the late 1950's and early 1960's. The card is part of an outstanding set that contains a rookie card of all-time home run leader Hank Aaron, a rookie card of Al Kaline, and two great Ted Williams cards. The colorful set has always been an eye catcher. The 1954 Banks card, while not incredibly colorful, is still very attractive. Watch out for centering problems. Top to bottom centering can be difficult to judge at first. This card has a lot of potential and PSA Mint 9 cards are reportedly starting to bring big bucks in the market.

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1954 Topps #94 Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs rookie card
[soft corners, no creases]
22 Bids
Sold $126.50 Jul-27

1954 Topps Ernie Banks RC #94 Graded 3 Cubs
25 Bids
Sold $169.16 Jul-27

SUPERB 1954 TOPPS #94 ERNIE BANKS PSA 8 ROOKIE RC CUBS!
RECENTLY SOLD FOR $4,761! FREE SHIPPING!
28 Bids
Sold $3,250.00 Jul-26

1954 Topps # 94 - ERNIE BANKS - ROOKIE CARD - PSA 5
ONE OF THE TOP 200 SPORTSCARDS IN THE HOBBY !!
7 Bids
Sold $399.00 Jul-25

TOPPS 1954 Ernie Banks Rookie Autograph PSA 3 DNA Cert
14 Bids
Sold $225.00 Jul-24

1954 Topps #94 Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs rookie card
[soft corners, no creases, poor photos]
22 Bids
Sold $126.50 Jul-27

1954 Topps #94 Ernie Banks PSA VG-EX 4
12 Bids
Sold $251.88 Jul-19

1954 Topps #94 Ernie Banks Rookie BVG 7 Bank On It!
15 Bids
Sold $1,555.55 Jul-19

1954 Topps # 94 Ernie Banks (Cubs) [VG/EX cond]
Best Offer
Sold $285.00 Jul-18

Ernie Banks 1954 Baseball Card Topps #94 Rookie
["good" cond, or less]
9 Bids
Sold $106.00 Jul-19

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Saturday, July 25, 2009

1954 Topps Henry "Hank" Aaron Rookie Card #128


1954 Topps Henry "Hank" Aaron Rookie Card #128

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Henry "Hank" Aaron

In the winter of 1953-1954, Hank Aaron played in Puerto Rico where he started playing positions in the outfield. In the spring of 1954 he trained with the major league Boston Braves (later the Milwaukee Braves) and won a starting position when the regular right-fielder suffered an injury. Aaron was sidelined late in the season with a broken ankle, but he batted .280 as a rookie that year. Over the next 22 seasons, Hank Aaron established himself as one of the most durable and versatile hitters in major league history.

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1954 TOPPS HENRY HANK AARON BRAVES PSA 3 RC
Best offer
Sold $350.00 May-28

1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie Card #128 RC Nice!
26 Bids
Sold $320.97 May-28

HANK AARON 1954 Topps ROOKIE Henry Aaron Baseball Card
25 Bids
Sold $256.51 May-29

1954 TOPPS HANK AARON #128 RC (bK 2000.00) VG
Buy it now
Sold $375.00 May-30

1954 Topps Henry Hank Aaron RC #128 - PSA 6 EX-MT
Best offer
Sold $1,000.00 May-31

1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie PRO 5 (PSA 3.5-4 ??)
Buy it now
Sold $399.00 May-31

1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie Braves SGC 40
10 Bids
Sold $415.55 May-31

1954 Topps HANK AARON Rookie card (not graded - okay condition)
28 Bids
Sold $312.00 Jun-01

HANK AARON (#128) 1954 Topps ROOKIE CARD NRMT/MT
Best offer
Sold $1,200.00 Jun-02

1954 Topps Henry Aaron ROOKIE #128 PSA 6 EXMT
18 Bids
Sold $960.00 Jun-02

1954 Topps HANK AARON #128 Braves PSA 7
30 Bids
Sold $2,325.00 Jun-09

1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie PSA 5 EX
16 Bids
Sold $698.44 Jun-09

1954 Topps #128 Henry Aaron PSA 2 GOOD
16 Bids
Sold $304.99 Jun-09

1954 Topps Baseball Card Rookie Aaron PSA 4 vg/ex
17 Bids
Sold $449.59 Jun-09

1954 Topps HANK AARON Rookie #128 Looks VG+ BVG Good 2
20 Bids
Sold $315.00 May-27

1954 Topps #128 Henry Hank Aaron Rookie PSA 6 EX-MT
This is an EXCEPTIONAL 6!
33 Bids
Sold $1,263.99 Jul-23

1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie SGC 84 = 7
1 Bid
Sold $1,575.00 Jul-20

1954 Topps, #128, Hank Aaron, HOF, Rookie, PSA 6 EXMT
6 Bids
Sold $1,281.56 Jul-12

1954 Hank Aaron Topps #128 PSA 8 Rc *Very Nice*
*Very Tough to Find In This Condition The Real HR King*
10 Bids
Sold $1,130.00 Jul-21

1954 Topps HANK HENRY AARON rookie RC #128 - PSA 5 EX
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $650.00 Jul-18

1954 TOPPS Hank Aaron PRO 7.5 **NO RESERVE**
19 Bids
Sold $610.01 Free Jul-22

1954 TOPPS HANK AARON ROOKIE-GRADED BECKETT-4
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21 Bids
Sold $420.00 Jul-17

1954 Topps HANK AARON ROOKIE Card [ungraded vg+]
25 Bids
Sold $520.11 Jul-12

1954 Topps Henry Aaron Rookie Baseball Card [ungraded vg+]
18 Bids
Sold $460.75 Jul-17

1954 Topps Hank Aaron #128 Rookie Card NEAR MINT [ungraded]
16 Bids
Sold $405.01 Jul-13

1954 TOPPS #128 HANK AARON (R) (HOF) PSA 2
18 Bids
Sold $330.01 Jul-15

1954 Topps Set Henry Hank Aaron Rookie card Braves
[ungraded poor cond]
22 Bids
Sold $186.05 Jul-12

1954 Topps Henry Aaron
[ungraded poor+ cond]
9 Bids
Sold $163.50 Jul-17

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312


1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312 baseball card

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1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312

Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 204 lb.
Born: January 31, 1919 in Cairo, GA
Schools: University of California, Los Angeles
Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
MLB Debut: April 15, 1947
Final Game: September 30, 1956
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1962 (124/160 ballots).
Died: October 24, 1972 in Stamford, CT

Jackie Robinson was 28 years old when he broke into the Major Leagues, yet he still won the unified Rookie of the Year Award.

Fifty years after he became the first modern black player, Major League baseball chose his number as the first one to ever retire for every team.

In 1949, Jackie Robinson led the National League in stolen bases and batting average, was named to his first All-Star Game, helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win the pennant by one game, and was named the years Most Valuable Player.

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1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312 PSA 5 EX
31 Bids
Sold $1,280.00 +$14.00 Jun-02

TOPPS 1952 JACKIE ROBINSON #312 BVG 1 POOR
23 Bids
Sold $201.50 +$3.00 May-30

1952 TOPPS #312 JACKIE ROBINSON PSA 5
29 Bids
Sold $898.88 Jul-09

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie Card #123


1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie Card #123




1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie Card #123

Sanford "Sandy" Koufax

Sandy Koufax was signed to a bonus contract (a $14,000 bonus + $6,000 salary) in 1955 by the Brooklyn Dodgers following his freshman year at the University of Cincinnati. But Koufax never played in the minor leagues. Under baseball rules of the period, teams signing players to bonus contracts had to keep their "bonus babies" on their Major League roster for the player's first two big league seasons. So with the Dodgers immersed in pennant races in 1955 (World Series champions) and 1956 (National League pennant winners), the team could ill-afford to allow a rookie many opportunities to develop at the Major League level. So, Sandy saw little action during his first two years with the Dodgers, tossing 42 innings in his rookie season and 59 innings the following year.

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1955 TOPPS SANDY KOUFAX #123 PSA GRADED VG - EX 4!!
16 Bids
Sold $231.50 +$6.00 May-24

Sandy Koufax 1955 Topps Rookie Card PSA EX5
15 Bids
Sold $301.00 +$4.00 May-17

1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax Rookie PSA 5 EX Dodgers
14 Bids
Sold $303.00 +$7.58 May-21

1955 Topps SANDY KOUFAX Rookie RC #50 PSA 6
Sold As Best OfferSold $475.00 +$3.25 May-16

1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax Rookie PSA 8 (NM-MT) (OC)
11 Bids
Sold $632.00 +$4.99 May-16

1955 TOPPS #123 SANDY KOUFAX RC SET BREAK NRMT
BRILLIANT ! GREAT CORNERS ! NO CREASES !
19 Bids
Sold $456.51 +$3.00 May-26

1955 Topps Sandy Koufax GRADED PSA 8 (PD)
Best offer
Sold $750.00 Jun-07

1955 Topps SANDY KOUFAX #123 Dodgers PSA 6
13 Bids
Sold $470.55 Jun-10

1955 TOPPS SANDY KOUFAX(ROOKIE/DODGERS) #123 PSA 6
24 Bids
Sold $521.01 Jun-09

1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie RC #123 PSA 6
Best offer
Sold $532.50 Jun-07

1955 Topps Sandy Koufax #123 PSA 5 EX - NO RESERVE
11 Bids
Sold $395.00 Jul-20

1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax PSA EX 5
11 Bids
Sold $292.00 Jul-19

1955 SANDY KOUFAX TOPPS CARD. #123 ROOKIE.PSA -5 -EX
6 Bids
Sold $316.00 Jul-19

1955 TOPPS SANDY KOUFAX #123 PSA 6 RC HOF DODGERS
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $500.00 Jul-18

1955 Topps Sandy Koufax #123 PSA 7.5!!!
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $1,550.00 Jul-18

1955 Topps, #123, Sandy Koufax, Rookie, HOF, PSA 6 EXMT
2 Bids
Sold $485.00 Jul-12

1955 Topps Rookie baseball card SANDY KOUFAX PSA EX 5!!
22 Bids
Sold $330.00 Jul-11

1955 Topps Sandy Koufax #123 PSA 6 RC HOF Dodgers
20 Bids
Sold $809.00 Jul-08

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie Card #164


1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie Card #164


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1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie Card #164

Roberto Clemente debuted with the Pirates on April 17, 1955 in the first game of a double-header against the Dodgers. In Clemente's early years with the Pirates, he experienced frustration because of racial tension between himself and the local media, and even with some of his teammates. Clemente responded to this by stating, “I don’t believe in color”. He noted that during his upbringing, he was taught to never discriminate against someone based on their ethnicity.

During the middle of the 1955 season, Clemente was involved in a car accident, which caused him to miss several games with lower back problems. He finished his rookie season with an average of .255, despite trouble hitting certain types of pitches. His defensive skills, however, were superb from the very start and onward.

During the off season, Clemente played with the Santurce Crabbers in the Puerto Rican baseball winter league, where he was already considered a star.

The Pirates experienced several losing seasons during the 1950s, although they did manage their first winning season in 1959 since 1948. During the winter season of 1958-59, Clemente didn't play winter ball in Puerto Rico; instead, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. He spent six months in his military commitment at Parris Island, South Carolina and at Camp LeJeune in North Carolina. In Camp LeJeune, he served as an infantryman. The rigorous training program helped Clemente physically. He added strength by gaining ten pounds and said his back troubles had disappeared.

1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie Card #164

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The listing title sometimes gives some indication of the card's condition, but condition varies greatly of course. This just gives a ballbark amount that this card goes for.

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1955 Topps # 164 Roberto Clemente RC Card PSA 2 GOOD
11 Bids
Sold $256.00 +$6.00 May-20

1955 Topps # 164 Roberto Clemente RC Baseball MiniSize
19 Bids
Sold $305.00 +$6.00 May-20

1955 Topps Roberto Bob Clemente ROOKIE 164 NICE CARD
18 Bids
Sold $308.88 +$5.00 May-15

1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente Rookie Pirates PSA 3
19 Bids
Sold $389.17 +$3.00 May-19

ROBERTO CLEMENTE 1955 TOPPS ROOKIE CARD # 164 BECKETT 6
BV OF OVER 1,000 DOLLARS!!! 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
18 Bids
Sold $447.00 Free May-25

1955 Roberto Clemente Rookie Card PSA 4 Awesome RC
This card deserves a higher grade to me. Awesome Card
24 Bids
Sold $555.00 +$4.00 May-16

1955 TOPPS baseball ROBERTO CLEMENTE RC #164 **GREAT**
NEAR-PERFECT CENTERING / NO CREASES / SHARP
21 Bids
Sold $965.90 +$3.25 May-24

1955 TOPPS #164 ROBERTO CLEMENTE RC SET BREAK NRMT
STUNNING ! GREAT CORNERS ! NO CREASES !
24 Bids
Sold $810.93 +$3.00 May-26

1955 Topps Roberto Clemente PSA 2.5 Good + # 164 RC
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $315.00 Jul-22

1955 ROBERTO CLEMENTE TOPPS CARD. #164 RC. PSA -2
23 Bids
Sold $256.00 Jul-19

1955 Topps Baseball #164 ROBERTO CLEMENTE RK PSA 4
17 Bids
Sold $511.00 Jul-19

1955 TOPPS ROBERTO CLEMENTE ROOKIE BASEBALL CARD PSA 5
15 Bids
Sold $610.00 Jul-13

ROBERTO CLEMENTE 1955 TOPPS ROOKIE CARD #164
[Card was ungraded, with this description:]
"Here is a really nice 1955 Roberto Clemente rookie card. There are very minor creases in three of the corners. There is a factory ink smudge on the center bottom. It is very minor. The colors on both sides of the card are very sharp & bright. I don't know much about grading cards but this one looks like it is in very good to excellent condition."
29 Bids
Sold $500.00 Jul-10

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