1977 Sportscaster Cards Question

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Thanks Eddie, I didn't know about the country of origin having an impact on rarity. Mine is from Italy - picture attached. Jim

Jim, it appears to me that the code on the back of your Guthrie card is 03-005, which makes it North American, unless I misunderstand what Eddie said.

[EddieP]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Jim, it appears to me that the code on the back of your Guthrie card is 03-005, which makes it North American, unless I misunderstand what Eddie said.

Yes, Val, you’re correct. That’s a North American issue. It’s an understandable mistake because of the “ Printed in Italy”and PSA mislabels these alot. The Italian country code is 833 and the bio will be in Italian. People who collect Sportscasters will pay more for the Italian version because it’s tougher to find. So if you are starting to collect Sportscaster cards, it’s important to look at the country code in the back.

[gonefishin]

Great information. Thanks for the clarification. I don't collect these but that's great information for the tool box!

[robsbessette]

I hope to land the Gretzky one day.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ali has decent value. Ray Leonard rookie. Maradona. mcEnroe rookie.

[GasHouseGang]

I asked this before, but that was a few years ago. Do any of the grading companies grade the unopened Sportscaster card packs? I was hoping that one of them may have started grading these since the last time I asked. I have some unopened packs that I would like to have graded.