Customer Reviews

1999 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards, 8th ed)

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The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards is absolutely indispensible for the Baseball Card dealer, and a near necessity for the advanced card dollector. Nearly every card ever produced up until the early 1999 issues is included, with both prices and complete checklists. There is also a sample photograph for each issue to help you identify those old cards you found in your attic.

The only reason I don't give this issue 5 stars is becuase of organization. Rather than purely alphabetical, the book is devided into several sections (really old through 1980, 1980 - present, minor league, etc.). Some prior issue were simply alphabetical, which made it much easier to use. The information is still just as valuable, just a little harder to find.

Becketts got nothing on SCBC. This book is it. From history of cards to grading guide, from anonymous cards in the late 1800's to now, its got it all. We buy a couple a year because we use it every day with out fail, the Beckett sits on the shelf gathering dust bunnies. From a card collector and a re-seller standpoint both, you can't loose.

To much buy Beckett!!!

The definitive baseball card checklist/price guide. If a baseball card has been printed, chances are good that you'll find it here. A must for the true baseball card collector/dealer/enthusiast.

Yes Beckett may be cheeper and collectors may regard it higher, but, If you can't find it in Beckett, there's a good chance it is in this book. When I can't find it in the monthly Beckett, I refer to this book and you should too.