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Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Replies: 15
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Posted By Rich Klein
Cool -- isn't it nice we have something to chase...

Cool -- isn't it nice we have something to chase in the 2002 Topps set :)

Rich
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 10-12-2025, 11:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 587
Posted By Rich Klein
Then I will go back to my original statement ...

Then I will go back to my original statement

The Pujols WERE Corrected but as noted with Mark "Sweet" Loretta, there probably are not very many AND with Sir Albert's popularity, I'll wager they...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 10-12-2025, 10:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 587
Posted By Rich Klein
Topps did correct the Loretta card for their Home...

Topps did correct the Loretta card for their Home Team Advantage set which from reading the Beckett Blurb was in the Blue Factory set.

And if you want to see both pictures, COMC.Com has all the...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 10-10-2025, 01:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 587
Posted By Rich Klein
Wayne: And I'm going from memory 20 some odd...

Wayne:

And I'm going from memory 20 some odd years later but I believe Clay Luraschi told us at the time it was less than 10 percent of the Topps Print Run with the corrected Pujols photo. May be...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 10-08-2025, 12:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 536
Posted By Rich Klein
Just a note to add to this "You don't even...

Just a note to add to this

"You don't even need a tinfoil hat, UD employees/exec outright stated that McWilliam ordered them to do so in Card Sharks"

Yesterday was Pete Williams' birthday. I'm...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 10-08-2025, 06:51 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 536
Posted By Rich Klein
The 1989 Upper Deck Griffey is considered an...

The 1989 Upper Deck Griffey is considered an iconic card, almost from the day it first appeared in 1989. For many years, the kids of that era longed for that card to be the cornerstone of their...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 10-07-2025, 06:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 126
Posted By Rich Klein
If I recall correctly, they were dealers/Store...

If I recall correctly, they were dealers/Store Owners in the St. Louis area and thus were able to make local connections and had enough hobby contacts to make these sets available nationally
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 10-06-2025, 02:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 142
Posted By Rich Klein
I'm personally very low on the food chain

And that is fine by me.

But anyone who wants to send me a note which I will pass on to customer service to see what can/can not be done is certainly welcome to do so.


Rich
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 09-26-2025, 11:07 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 19,095
Posted By Rich Klein
Then you are not the strongest buyer is someone...

Then you are not the strongest buyer is someone is outbidding you. You might be the strongest "collector" buyer and usually a collector can outbid a dealer BUT as noted, if the dealer realizes...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 09-26-2025, 08:22 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 19,095
Posted By Rich Klein
The Wizards of Odd

Were Gary Sawatzki and Jim Justus and they traveled to all the big shows with a boatload of oddball cards.

Really nice people and I bought a lot of cards from them over the years as did Dr. Jim...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 09-25-2025, 07:33 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 881
Posted By Rich Klein
I agree with the Donruss gum as my favorite of...

I agree with the Donruss gum as my favorite of the three 1981 gums

I thought the Fleer set, errors and all, were the best designed and produced set of the 3 majors with mostly crisp photography...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 09-13-2025, 06:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 587
Posted By Rich Klein
It does exist

But It's very difficult to obtain and we did get verification from Topps in 2002 and published that in our Beckett Baseball Card Monthly. I think that was one of the E&V columns I wrote back in the...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 08-24-2025, 06:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 583
Posted By Rich Klein
It's been a while and I'm trying to remember the...

It's been a while and I'm trying to remember the exact circumstances that there was a Heritage 1st series card which came out in a very short print before it should have been issued.

Here is my...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 08-21-2025, 09:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 583
Posted By Rich Klein
Yes I'm sure about the impact. And yes it did...

Yes I'm sure about the impact. And yes it did take 5 years to get everything lined up. Contracts with the manufacturers had to be concluded because Topps would have had, in my opinion, a real good...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 08-21-2025, 06:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 583
Posted By Rich Klein
I'll keep my opinions on this subject to myself...

I'll keep my opinions on this subject to myself as I spent nearly two decades on the "front lines" about rookie cards back in my Beckett days.

BUT, the reason for these changes, and one that made...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 08-17-2025, 06:57 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 583
Posted By Rich Klein
I just want the cards of him and Livvy

I just want the cards of him and Livvy
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 07-31-2025, 05:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,434
Posted By Rich Klein
One thing to remember

In 1961, you could order most of those cards from the factory and they come perforated and the stock is much thinner than those cut from a box.

If that's what you are worried about, then that is...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 07-15-2025, 09:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,185
Posted By Rich Klein
2000: Cabrera is a lock ...

2000: Cabrera is a lock

https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-fame/future-eligibles

2001 has the locks of Ichiro and Pujols. Ichiro is already in and Pujols will follow shortly.

Not many locks...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 07-15-2025, 08:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,697
Posted By Rich Klein
Every few years we get a push, and in my opinion,...

Every few years we get a push, and in my opinion, with some good reasons about why these cards are undervalued.

The funny thing is that in today's ultra-modern card world (and granted the $$ are...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 06-08-2025, 02:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,681
Posted By Rich Klein
If you have a 1982 Cello Pack with Ripken on top,...

If you have a 1982 Cello Pack with Ripken on top, the odds are about 99 out of 100 that's a blank back counterfeit.

Rich
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 06-08-2025, 02:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,686
Posted By Rich Klein
Not sure but it was pretty quickly they did...

Not sure but it was pretty quickly they did adapt. I don't have them anymore but the best resource to see if that was done your way is to check the old Sports Collectors Digest which were weekly in...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 06-08-2025, 06:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,686
Posted By Rich Klein
They also had to update the cards and use the...

They also had to update the cards and use the "winner" nomenclature because they wanted the gold cards to be as difficult as originally intended. One card per 36ct box, etc. So there are more gold...
Forum: Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) 06-07-2025, 03:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,681
Posted By Rich Klein
Simple Answer: We had those Black and White...

Simple Answer: We had those Black and White Mattingly's in the NY area in the 1980's when I was a full-time dealer. We knew they were not good then and guess what, they are not good now

Rich
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-07-2025, 03:11 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 27,760
Posted By Rich Klein
I'm gong to switch sports Here

And this one on EBay is not mine but,
...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-04-2025, 10:47 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,226
Posted By Rich Klein
Way back in the day a friend of mine swore he...

Way back in the day a friend of mine swore he bought rak packs of final series 1957 cards
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