Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards 2000: 9th Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

~ James Beckett (Author)

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Product Description

The world's leading expert on basketball cards offers a complete listing of every card issued from 1948 to 1999, including up-to-date price information, tips on buying and selling, advice on proper care, a history of basketball cards, and much more. Original.

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THE OFFICIAL BECKETT SOURCEBOOK,
WITH MORE THAN 40,000 PRICES LISTED!

- COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE. Complete listings from 1948 to 1999, featuring prices for full sets and individual cards--plus the current market values, including:

BOWMAN'S BEST
COLLECTOR'S CHOICE
FINEST
FLAIR/SHOWCASE
FLEER
HOOPS
METAL UNIVERSE
SKYBOXPREMIUM
SP
STADIUM CLUB
STAR
TOPPS
ULTRA
UPPER DECK

- WRITTEN BY AN EXPERT. Dr. James Beckett is the leading sports card statistician.
- CLEAR IDENTIFICATION. Every basketball card is identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team, and player.
- VALUABLE TIPS. Expert advice on buying, selling, caring for, and storing your cards.
- BASKETBALL CARD HISTORY. The fascinating story from early issues to today's high-tech versions.
- CONDITION GRADE PRICING. Each listing includes prices for two condition grades.
- FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: House of Collectibles; 9 edition (November 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0676601820
• ISBN-13: 978-0676601824
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,855,453 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THE BOOK NOW!, April 6, 2000

By A Customer

I think that you should buy the book Beckett offical price guide to basketball cards because you can find all of the prices to any of your cards! You can also check off the cards you have in the boxes next to the card name. Now I know all the prices to all my basketball cards because there are more than 40,000 prices.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Superior Basketball Card Reference, May 11, 2000

By	Michael Bonner (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

Beckett Publications has issued the most recent version of their ever-popular basketball card price guide. Although it is not as comprehensive as Krause's Standard Catalog of Basketball Cards, it is nonetheless a superior reference work. This inexpensive paperback provides the collector with a handy price guide for the major mainstream sets, in a convenient mass market format. It is often found for sale not only in regular bookstores, but on racks at newsstands and retail outlets. The pictures inside are small but give the collector a good idea of what the cards look like, both front and back. Veteran collectors might consider the prices a bit high, but such is the case with most card guides. It is not very difficult to find a street level or card show dealer who hawks their wares at "20 to 50% off Beckett." A couple of things you won't find, however, in this otherwise helpful shorthand guide are a detailed history of the hobby or listings for the many attractive minor issue sets sought by advanced collectors. For that, you will have to seek out other books by experts in the basketball card hobby. --Mike Bonner, author of COLLECTING BASKETBALL CARDS, A Complete Guide With Prices.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Superior Basketball Card Reference, May 11, 2000

By	Michael Bonner (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

Beckett Publications has issued the most recent version of their ever-popular basketball card price guide. Although it is not as comprehensive as Krause's Standard Catalog of Basketball Cards, it is nonetheless a superior reference work. This inexpensive paperback provides the collector with a handy price guide for the major mainstream sets, in a convenient mass market format. It is often found for sale not only in regular bookstores, but on racks at newsstands and retail outlets. The pictures inside are small but give the collector a good idea of what the cards look like, both front and back. Veteran collectors might consider the prices a bit high, but such is the case with most card guides. It is not very difficult to find a street level or card show dealer who hawks their wares at "20 to 50% off Beckett." A couple of things you won't find, however, in this otherwise helpful shorthand guide are a detailed history of the hobby or listings for the many attractive minor issue sets sought by advanced collectors. For that, you will have to seek out other books by experts in the basketball card hobby. --Mike Bonner, author of COLLECTING BASKETBALL CARDS, A Complete Guide With Prices.