1963 sadaharu oh card

[pete zouras]

I saw this card in a consignment shop on the right in my photo for $45. It has chipping along the top edge but otherwise nice condition. I have no experience with Japanese cards and internet searches tell me that is on the high side by about $10. These were all hand cut and are not scarce, right? Thanks

[swarmee]

Can you upload it somewhere else and then post the link? Hard to tell anything with a tiny sideways image. Did you happen to take a picture of just that card?

[71buc]

Originally Posted by pete zouras

I saw this card in a consignment shop on the right in my photo for $45. It has chipping along the top edge but otherwise nice condition. I have no experience with Jap cards and internet searches tell me that is on the high side by about $10. These were all hand cut and are not scarce, right? Thanks

Jap cards?

[Promethius88]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Jap cards?

I'm not a PC person by any stretch of the imagination but I'm pretty sure "Jap" is not acceptable in a public setting. At least that's what my kids tell me.

[Econteachert205]

I think it was likely just an inopportune time to be lazy and abbreviate.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I think it was likely just an inopportune time to be lazy and abbreviate.

+1

[glynparson]

hard to tell from pic but if it is the one i think it is thats about what its full retail value is. If the condition is as you describe low/mid

[pete zouras]

The corners are straight and does not look hand cut. Worth ~$50? (Sorry about that!)

[71buc]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I think it was likely just an inopportune time to be lazy and abbreviate.

I'm sure you are right. Being of Mexican heritage married to a woman of Japanese heritage has perhaps made me overly sensitive to such things lately. No harm no foul. Nonetheless that's a cool card. If you ever get a chance to read Oh's bio it is a really fascinating read.

[swarmee]

Looks like an awesome card of an all-time great, if that's what your looking for. If you get it graded by PSA, they'll likely give it a MC (miscut) qualifier because of the image from the next card on the left edge.

[seanofjapan]

The card is from the 1964 JCM 14g set. The list price in Engel's guide (the Japanese card version of Beckett) is $175, which I suspect is a bit higher than the market, but certainly 50$ is not a bad deal for it.

Side note to the guy who said "Jap": I'm not Japanese but my wife and both my children are. I'll respectfully ask you not to use the term because you insult my kids when you do so.

[glynparson]

Clearly looks hand cut to me but they are allowed to be thats how they were issued its not like a hand cut 1980 topps card it is like a strip card or other that that is how they were distributed. Hand cut isn't bad when thats how they were intended to be issued.

[MRSPORTSCARDCOLLECTOR]

Originally Posted by pete zouras

The corners are straight and does not look hand cut. Worth ~$50? (Sorry about that!)

Nice card.
In the future I could see myself collecting his cards.
Seems like it be fun and interesting.