Unmarked Checklists

[riggs336]

"For me, the only one I care about is the rare 1963 Fleer checklist. That's a beauty to get your hands on."
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I agree about the desirability of the '63 Fleer checklist, but the grail of unmarked baseball checklists seems to be the 1957 Topps series 4/5.

[whiteymet]

As a 10 year old in 1960, I and all the kids in the neighborhood kept our cards by team NOT by number.

We looked at a checklist card and found a player none of us had in our team sets and wondered who he was and why he was so rare. His name on the checklist was W.S. Composite. Pronounced by us as "Compo zeet" Initials instead of a first name much like J.C. Martin of the White Sox who is also in the set. Makes sense, no?

We were all looking for the card, but no luck. One night at dinner I was telling my father about it and showed him his name on the checklist card right under all the World Series cards. He laughed and told me the card was the World Series Composite. Composite, a word none of us 10 Y.O.'s had ever heard before.

Turns out of course, all of us had the card in our "odd"pile!

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by riggs336

"For me, the only one I care about is the rare 1963 Fleer checklist. That's a beauty to get your hands on."
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I agree about the desirability of the '63 Fleer checklist, but the grail of unmarked baseball checklists seems to be the 1957 Topps series 4/5.

Even marked, it's still the grail. Nowadays it commands a few hundred bucks for a marked (otherwise) G/VG. Not sure if any others are even that close to that

[riggs336]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Even marked, it's still the grail. Nowadays it commands a few hundred bucks for a marked (otherwise) G/VG. Not sure if any others are even that close to that

You're absolutely right. 15 years ago I paid $100 for a Bazooka 4/5 marked on both sides in bright red ink. I was able to find an unmarked Big Blony later but I'm not going to say what I paid for it.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by riggs336

You're absolutely right. 15 years ago I paid $100 for a Bazooka 4/5 marked on both sides in bright red ink. I was able to find an unmarked Big Blony later but I'm not going to say what I paid for it.

My 4/5 is marked and about a raw 3 otherwise, and I feel fortunate to have it. But I can't remember if it's Bazooka or Big Blony

That should disqualify me from owning one

[ALR-bishop]

I have settled for marked in some cases