Cal ripken 1983 topps value book value

Cards were primarily issued in 15card wax packs and 51card rack packs. The 1983 topps baseball card set is my favorite set of the 1980s. Ripken possessed all facets of the game, combining. The 1982 fleer card is considerably harder to find in 10 than all the other ones including the 1982 topps traded.

Value of cal ripken rookie cards and baseball cards gma. Ripken was a rookie of the year, twotime mvp, and nineteentime. And other enduring values from baseballs iron man is autographed on bookplate by cal ripken jr. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Topps took a break from making multiplayer rookie cards in 1983. Ripken, heroically, hit a home run in his recordsetting 2,1st consecutive game and in the final allstar game of his career in 2001. What is the value of a 1983 fleer cal ripken jr card number. This item 1982 topps baseball complete 792 card set cal ripken jr. Ive always loved the look and feel of this card with its color scheme and fantastic action shot of a young ripken knocking one into play.

These cards have much of the same condition issues that the fleer cards have. Will ship free by first class mail within 24 hours of payment received, well protected in cardboard. Jul 10, 2000 bill ripken s 1989 fleer baseball card includes a hidden obscenity. Ripken made it to the major leagues in 1981 and onto majorleague cards in 1982. If you want priority mail shipping with a tracking number.

Visually the most appealing set of the decade, it is a step up from the 1982 topps set in production value. Professionally graded cards will sell for more for money than a nongraded card in the. Baseball card values and how to determine their worth. He was also the starting shortstop for the world series champion baltimore orioles, and he was in the beginning stages of a little something that would become the streak. Not long after fleer released its set of 1989 baseball trading cards, collectors noticed something unusual about the card. What is the value of a 1983 fleer cal ripken jr card. My apologies if i end up being sold out of something i have listed. Many were poorly cut and are very difficult to find in high grades. Made by topps, and issued by drakes the 1983 big hitters baseball card set consist of 33 cards that measure 2 12 x 3 12 the cards that were inserted into drakes product boxes depict the leading hitters of the previous year. So for his topps rookie card, ripken is sandwiched between two guys who played 72 games combined. Description 1983 topps baseball wax box with 36 unopened packs. Sporting news major league player of the year award. His only rival in this department might be ken griffey jr.

Make offer 2020 topps tribute iconic perspectives cal ripken jr. Athlete name, tony gwynn, ryne sandberg, wade boggs, cal ripken. The donruss action allstars baseball card set was released in 1983. Prior to 1981, topps dominated the baseball card market but that changed in. There are about 100 less fleer 10s than the traded, over 200 less than donruss or the regular topps card. The value of cal ripken rookie cards will continue. He was one of the first to really bring the idea of a shortstop who could hit for power. Offered is a 1983 topps baseball wax box which features 36 unopened packs. What is the value of a 1982 topps cal ripken jr rookie. Im really surprised that the traded one sells for so much more. Rookie card value buying a cal ripken rookie card means possessing a piece of history for one of the best professional ball players in history. Loaded with other stars including george brett, nolan ryan, mike schmidt, steve carlton, johnny bench, dave winfield, carl yastrzemski, robin yount, pete rose, ozzie smith and many others. Ripken s rookie cards came out just before the junk wax era, 198693, while a number of popular versions were released in the years leading up to his retirement.

While topps remained the leading seller of baseball cards, they now had fierce competition from other card manufacturers, which forced topps to raise the quality and creativity of. As well as three popular rookie card options, weve listed some more to look out for below. The set consisted of 60 baseball cards and each card from the 1983 donruss action allstars baseball card set is listed below. Make sure this fits by entering your model number this 1983 topps baseball set contains 792 cards. He shares his topps card with bob bonner and tom schneider, but is by himself on donruss and fleer.

The set consisted of 792 baseball cards and each card from the 1983 topps baseball card set is listed below. A week or two later, all three also an 82 topps orioles rookies card and an 83 topps card came back signed in an orioles envelope with my name and address written out in the same color sharpie and same handwriting as the ripken autograph, plus the initials cr in. I just hoped for the price paid i could have got the cards sent all flat instead of this curve a cure to them. August 24, 1960 refined both the shortstop position at 64, he was one of the tallest ever at that position and the everyday player, demolishing lou gehrigs 56year old consecutive games streak of 2,1, finishing with a seemingly untouchable 2,632 games to become baseballs iron man. Rookies and vintage baseball to trade for current pittsburgh. The subsets for the 1983 topps baseball cards include record breakers 16, league leaders 701708, and allstars 386407. Both the red and blue tinted version of this prerookie featuring babe ruth card are considered rare. These cards have not been as popular with collectors as the topps cards. The cards are affordable and most are still in near perfect condition. Expand set name card nbr card description total qty low price. Use mavin to search for the value of topps baseball cards. Rookie 1983 topps baseball complete set 792 cards tony gwynn, ryne sandberg, wade boggs rookie cards 1980 topps baseball complete set henderson rookie.

One of his positions most offensively productive players, ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two gold. Topps cal ripken, jr baltimore orioles lot baseball cards. It is made up of 792 cards, the second year that topps had expanded the set from 726 cards. Ripken also appeared in the 1982 fleer and donruss sets. August 24, 1960 refined both the shortstop position at 64, he was one. This is another great example of a cal ripken rookie card that is worth buying. Jun 15, 2011 the 1982 donruss ripken card is another great investment. This is optional, sometimes the card number is enough. Baltimore orioles autographed rawlings pro bat with multiple inscriptions limited edition of 8 reduced. Considering the great accomplishments of this player, it is somewhat surprising that his cards are still easy to find and affordable. Shop 1983 topps baseball complete near mint to mint 792 card set with rookie cards of hall of famers wade boggs, tony gwynn and ryne sandberg plus the 2nd year card of cal ripken.

Auction prices realized baseball cards 1983 topps cal. The topps baseball card complete sets from the 1980s are great for the collector on a budget. It may surprise you that ripkens card can be worth so much but its true. My buddy dave jamieson wrote an excellent book on the history of card. April, 2020 this is not meant to be a comprehensive checklist, but a supplemental checklist of oddities, variations and items that you may not find on traditional checklists. Shop comcs extensive selection of 1983 topps allstar set collectors edition baseball cards. Look at the back for the date, or the last year of stats. The os recently hit the 100loss mark for the first time since 1988, but ripken jr. Most cards are for sale at 40%60% off fair book value.