strip cards

[baker85]

It's graded authentic. It seems to me that most are graded authentic. I wasn't really looking for info on my one specific card, just general info. I don't even know if most collectors will collect them. They are not particularly great looking cards.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by baker85

It's graded authentic. It seems to me that most are graded authentic. I wasn't really looking for info on my one specific card, just general info. I don't even know if most collectors will collect them. They are not particularly great looking cards.

They are not the best looking cards but the stars (such as Ruth) command premiums.


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[steve B]

One of the reasons some people found it odd that you knew the set designation is that there are lots of strip card sets, and some come in multiple versions - Including some that aren't cataloged as different versions. Identifying strip cards takes a bit of looking through the books the first couple times.

As it's been said, most will grade as "A". The companies look for whatever they consider to be full borders, usually all or most of any dotted lines that were between cards.

They're somewhat challenging sets, even the small ones. Some are more challenging. Hardly any are considered good looking. I like them, but I'm not in the majority. When I started collecting they were pretty cheap when you found them, and I don't have many because somehow they're still stuck in my mind as being $2-5 cards, maybe 10 for a great player and a bit more for the really big names. That's changed as the in- career cards of the biggest names have gotten expensive.

As an aside, you may have noticed it's a pretty snarky crowd here. Don't take it personally, pretty much everyone would get the same sort of response. (The question was a bit vague....)

Steve B

Originally Posted by baker85

It's graded authentic. It seems to me that most are graded authentic. I wasn't really looking for info on my one specific card, just general info. I don't even know if most collectors will collect them. They are not particularly great looking cards.

I think that was the difficulty most were having with your question. A common strip card, in good condition, may be worth nothing or next to nothing, where a star like Cobb, Hornsby, or Ruth could obviously have relatively high value (not unlike regular issue cards). Your question was a little broad is all I'm saying.

[nolemmings]

Old Cardboard is a good place to start.

http://www.oldcardboard.com/cardSetList.asp?GroupID=4