1977-79 Sportscaster Cards

[mrmopar]

I did notice that the link is missing information. I think each series has 24 cards, but they do not have all cards for each year listed. The full list is definitely in the Beckett Almanac.

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Thanks for the link! That's what I was hoping to find. I may have to get some of these graded. Or would they be worth more unopened?

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

I did notice that the link is missing information. I think each series has 24 cards, but they do not have all cards for each year listed. The full list is definitely in the Beckett Almanac.

I thought the same thing at first, but there is a "more" button after they list the first 15, and the other 9 of that series are then listed.

[bigfanNY]

I would think the value of unopened is more than you would get if you got lucky and got a 9. People world wide collect these and if you get even a couple fierce collectors bidding you will do well. Imho
Jonathan

[jefferyepayne]

Bumping this thread as I'm trying to complete the football ones. If anyone has any of the following they are willing to part with, please let me know:

Tony Dorsett
Chuck Foreman
USC vs. Notre Dame
Great Moments - Joe Namath
Ray Guy
Heisman Trophy
17-0 Miami Dolphins
Harvard Stadium
Franco Harris
John Capelleti
Chuck Noll
Joe Paterno/Jeff Hostetler
Bear Bryant
Nick Buoniconti
Tom Landry
Billy Sims
Tom Cousineau
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Barefoot atheletes
Craig Morton
Ernie Davis

jeff

[slidekellyslide]

About 5 or 6 years ago...maybe longer, time is escaping me, I went to our local "World's biggest garage sale" event where there are probably 200+ vendors set up selling their junk. Unbelievably I had been there for almost an hour and this was still on a guy's table for Ten whole freaking dollars. I noticed it was all sports and didn't even flip through them...I immediately paid and took them to my car. Re-entered the show to look for more goodies and after a few hours I went home to finally crack into this collection. All three biggies were in there. I sent the Gretzky and Bird off to PSA and was pleased, but I really thought they deserved 9's. The Magic I did not send because of a printing flaw on the right edge. One of my better finds.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I have Bird and Magic but regret not getting a Gretzky when they were more affordable. That's an amazing find. As I've posted elsewhere, Sportscaster is an amazing source of rookie cards in many sports. To name just a few examples, McEnroe, Lendl, Tom Watson, Larry Holmes, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ed Moses, Steve Prefontaine.

[avsbruins65]

I am compiling a checklist for the UK versions of these cards and was wondering if any members have any of these cards on hand in their collection? Seeing that this version of the sets doesn't have and checklists added. If you have any of the UK cards for the Sportcasters sets please list below the card number and Name for the card. I will add to my listings and hopefully complete a checklist for each series.

I've identified all the series except for the ones listed below.

17, 18, 19, 38, 39, 40, 41,42, 43, 44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60 ,61,62,63,64,71,,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,81,82



Mark

[avsbruins65]

I am compiling a checklist for the Swedish versions of these cards and was wondering if any members have any of these cards on hand in their collection? Seeing that this version of the sets doesn't have and checklists added. If you have any of the Swedish cards for the Sportcasters sets please list below the card number and Name for the card. I will add to my listings and hopefully complete a checklist for each series.

I've identified 376/1823 cards



Mark

[ewomack]

I somehow managed to hang on to a Johnny Bench Sportscaster card all of these years. It looks like it saw some action, however. I hadn't seen one of those flip boxes in a long time. It was a pretty ambitious set and I remember feeling a little overwhelmed about collecting them when I was a kid.