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1977-79 Sportscaster Cards
Anyone else besides me collect these?
I put together my Dodgers team set about a year ago and in the process I discovered this site as a great resource: http://www.atlaspicturecards.com/Spo...ter_cards.html It was there that I learned of the many variations. These variations consist of different print runs and releases in different countries. There are so many variations it is quite overwhelming and is seemingly an impossible task for a team collector like me unless I'd be willing to shell out big coin for an entire set and break it up.
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I love those recipe cards!
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I collect them, but I hardly ever buy singles. most of what I have comes from a couple big lots I bought. Two of them I found at the same antique show one was a shoebox full. Maybe 700 cards? The other was a couple hundred.
They're a large and complicated set for sure. With probably more variations than that site shows. Steve B |
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Joe,
I'm not surprised you chose the Jackie Robinson card as a scan choice for your thread. With so few non-Topps cards produced of Mr. Robinson, we have to search far and wide for nicer cards. The Sportscaster card is a honey. Maybe they were produced in the mid-70s, now close to 40 years ago, but the photo is so evocative and nostalgic of his career in Brooklyn. The earliest date on this shot would be 1952. That year the home uniforms had a significant change--uniform numbers on the front were now in red rather than blue. The hobby maybe doesn't consider Sportscaster cards valuable, but as a Jackie Robinson fan the eye appeal of that pose with the Ebbets Field backdrop is PERFECT. For what it's worth, I think you made a great choice for a Dodger collection. From what I can see of the Sandy Koufax, that looks to be a killer image as well! Have a great day. ---Brian Powell Last edited by brian1961; 07-01-2014 at 10:42 AM. |
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Here is Lou Brock. There may be a few other variations on the print line, but I got tired of trying to look for them.
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Brooks Robinson
As a player collector I only have the Brooksie Sportscaster card, but I really like the picture/s used on the cards. I knew there were some variations, but never really took the time to search for different backs.
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Sportscaster cards
I have bought the George Brett sportscaster cards several times but
can not find one without chipping of the black. I would be interested in buying one that is not chipped if anyone has an extra one. |
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The link below seems to have a great deal of info and lists for this "set":
http://www.sportscastercards.com |
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Sportscaster Variations and Foreign Printings
For the UK version I found some different players represented but I haven't been able to find a checklist to help me complete the set. Does anyone have a UK checklist?
I have some from Finland and there certainly are more Finnish athletes. I can't seem to find checklists for any of the foreign sets. Can anyone help? |
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Have dozens and dozens of them. How many hundred do you have autograped there HRBAKER? Good thing you bought a bigger house there in the new city for all those autos! The tougher ones, of course, are the high series and there are some really neat cards in there like Gretzky and others. If you troll ebay on them, you can occasionally find HUGE groups of them for decent prices. I'm pretty close on finishing the standard BB set minus just a few high numbers. Same on FB................
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Yeah, from what I read any cards from decks 100+ are considered high numbers and are more scarce because more and more people dropped their subscriptions as time went on. The only Dodger that fell into this category was the Snider 400-HR club card.
The only other card I picked up from the set was the Bruce Lee card for my display case, it's the earliest released card of him that I'm aware of.
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Sportscaster Cards For Sale
I have a whole bunch of Sportscaster cards i am looking to sell - all different sports, including many high #s !
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I had an original subscription for them back in the late 1970's as a 9 year old. I remember them coming to my mail box once a month, I believe. Unfortunately, I was so young so I don't remember much more than that.
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There are numerous earlier Bruce Lee cards. Domestically there are the Green Hornet cards from the mid-1960s. There were also cards issued in Asia that predate the Sportscasters by a decade.
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Signed by my pal, Joe
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oooh, I forgot about that show. You just gave me a new target for my display case.
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Who is missing this Nadia Comaneci?
I will mail it to you for free. I want to help out somebody who actually collects these cards
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If nobody "needs" it more, I would like to claim it.
I have what I will call a casual collection of these. By that, I mean I am not actively trying to complete the series. I'd love to have a complete run, but have none of the big 3 and don't plan to plunk down the $$ it would take to get those or most of the higher series cards. I definitely favor the big 4 sports subjects featured, but do like the uniqueness of the variety of others sports featured. I probably have 400-500 of them that I got in one large purchase with the index cards & a few digest issues as well as a few unopened packs and singles that have come in over time. I don't believe I have that one, but will confirm. I don't need a dupe, that is for sure. |
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Curt,
If you don't have it and want it, please PM me your address. Quote:
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Thank you. As it turns out, I checked and do have that one. Maybe someone else could use it?
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Incredible pickup. I loved those as a kid and recently picked up a decent amount of those in a collection I bought.
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The Sportscaster Set is one of my favorite sets.
I was an original subscriber as a senior in high school in 1977 and stopped at some point in college. I subscribed thru series #48: Series 1-3 @ 2.28 each series Then 3 series at a time for $6.38 total So I spent around $100 total for the first 48 series...I likely stopped because I needed beer and gas money for college. But years later I went back and completed the 2,184 card set (series #1-88 and series #101-103 of 24 cards each)...I also have the green filing tray, the sportscaster booklet, all 18 filing card dividers, all 28 leaflets, all 21 digests, the coin, some promo cards, a blank back card and lots of variations...I think there is also a blue filing tray. They are great for autographs...I have 53 of them signed...30 baseball, 15 football, 2 hockey, 2 boxing, and 1 basketball, 1 golf, 1 tennis and 1 track and field...makes a nice display. John Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
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My complete set is stored in Ultra Pro 2 pocket sheets
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I've noticed the Pele cards going up lately.
IMO the Sugar Ray Leonard is a great bargain.
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John, why don't you take a picture of some of your cards and post it. I'd like to see them in your binder.
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Impressive
Impressive, I am doing the same with my partial set. Still need many and probably not own the Gretz
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Promo Cards for the Sportcasters
Is there a checklist for the promo cards?
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Has anybody ever seen a confirmed sold price for the complete set of 2,184 cards?
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