2011 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards

[Jaybird]

I too got the standard catalog today. What a thick book! I'll have fun looking through it this week and beyond.

Merry Xmas to all.

[Ronnie]

It might be worth a thread just to hear what everyone got for gifts. I didn't get any pre-war, but my kids gave me a stack of their cards....which was a nice thought.

[Rich Klein]

I paid Cash at the National at the SCD booth and the book never arrived. It was not worth complaining; because of a cash transaction and thus hard to prove but just a bit aggravating

Rich

[joeadcock]

My wife stopped my kid's gift opening and pulled the camera towards me. She then said kids lets see you dad open the most expensive gift. She said it cost a fortune.

I curiously opened it and it was what appeared to be a framed Honus Wagner PSA 5 1910 Tip Top Bread. It was a photocopy of the card of course. She thought she had a picture of the Holy Grail. They all laughed. I laughed too. Thought it was cool anyway. Memorable gift for me.

My wife is truly afraid of buying me a card prewar. She is afraid she will make a mistake. Great thought though. That is the extent of my Christmas BB card stories.

Frank

[Leon]

Originally Posted by joeadcock

My wife stopped my kid's gift opening and pulled the camera towards me. She then said kids lets see you dad open the most expensive gift. She said it cost a fortune.

I curiously opened it and it was what appeared to be a framed Honus Wagner PSA 5 1910 Tip Top Bread. It was a photocopy of the card of course. She thought she had a picture of the Holy Grail. They all laughed. I laughed too. Thought it was cool anyway. Memorable gift for me.

My wife is truly afraid of buying me a card prewar. She is afraid she will make a mistake. Great thought though. That is the extent of my Christmas BB card stories.

Frank

Love the thought from the Mrs., Frank. I showed a friend an E103 Wagner yesterday and said, hey, it's the same guy on the expensive one. She said, oh yeah, but probably didn't know what I was talking about. I would never want my wife to buy me a card as I am too picky but she lets me do pretty much whatever I want to, so at least I have that going for me >. We just got back from looking at lights and it's a nice Christmas evening. Hope everyone is staying warm, safe and healthy!! warmest regards

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

I paid Cash at the National at the SCD booth and the book never arrived. It was not worth complaining; because of a cash transaction and thus hard to prove but just a bit aggravating

That sucks. Did they not give you a receipt at the time of purchase?

[Rich Klein]

But I never worried about it ---- oh well; I'll go back to purchasing at the bookstore in the future

[martyogelvie]

Will there be a CD (digital version) this year?

I got a CD version a few years back and use it WAY more than the BOOK...

[tonyo]

I, too, received the big book and have had a great time perusing the pages.

Question regarding the valuations in the book.

What level of trust/respect does the price guide receive from the Net54 community?

I'm aware that Beckett is not necessarily endorsed by most net54ers as a source for pre-war pricing, but since it is convenient and lists most of the pre-war cards I collect, I have been using Beckett as a guideline for relative costs among cards within the same set.

I'd like to start using the standard catalog for the same purpose since it is so much more comprehensive, but I've noticed a few discrepancies.

For example:
T206 William O'Neil is priced as a common in the SCD book, but listed as 3 times the value of a common in Beckett.
T206 Buck Herzog Boston and Mike Donlin Seated is priced at twice the value of a common in SCD, but priced the same as a common in Beckett.


There are several more examples like that in t206 and in 33 Goudey, so I'm just wondering:

What do you all think of the valuations in the SCD Standard Catalog?


Thanks,

Tony