Book Description
The 22nd edition of the world's most trusted baseball card price guide. A comprehensive source for checklists and prices of virtually all major manufacturer baseball card sets produced from the 19th century to the year 2000. Thousands of new items are included in this new edition!
Customer Reviews:
Useful but not what I wanted.......2007-08-29
This book essentially is a Beckett PLUS (which comes out every 2 months) with more details (such as every card in each set is listed). There aren't really any oddball sets priced, which I guess is what the Beckett Baseball Almanac is for. Overall the book is very useful since it gives complete checklists and some extra details about each set. I just wish more oddball sets were listed so I wouldn't have to buy the Almanac book as well.
Beckett Baseball Price Guide.......2007-05-22
This was received in a very timely fashion and when it was suppose to arrive. Amazon is a great company. This is not the first item ordered from Amazon and it will NOT be the last.
Not thorough enough.......2007-04-15
I had not bought a Beckett guide in six years and was disappointed with how many sets have been left out. No longer can you find prices on odd-ball sets such as Coke, Hostess, Kelloggs, Post, Burger King, Squirt, etc. The guide is still sufficient for the main brands (Topps, Fleer, etc.), but for me the former should be included as well - it is not like it takes up many pages. Also the checklist style (with the box) is not used. If you have oddball sets, this is not for you.
Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide.......2007-03-11
For the most part, the guide did me well. I couldn't find some Topps All Stars Sets that I have, other than that it was right on!
What a waste.......2006-04-24
They decided to leave out a great many sets. No UD any year, any set: no Playoff any year, any set: no Upper Deck Pros & Prospects, Classics, Pro Sigs, or Leather & Lumber, Origins, Topps Turkey Red. These are just the sets we found missing so far. According to Beckett, this book has "Complete checklists and pricing for every important baseball card set from 1909 to present", yet they skip some of the most actively traded sets on the internet. Seems they are either totally out of the loop to what is important, or else are hoping to add more customers to their Online Price Guides. This book really doesn't even rate 1 star. If you want complete pricing, better look elsewhere.
Book Description
Written by the leading authority on sports card values, this collectors' classic is the definitive guide to organizing and pricing baseball card collections. A bestseller for over 25 years, The Official® Price Guide to Baseball Cards continues to cover all major baseball card manufacturers, including Bowman, Donruss/Playoff, Fleer, Topps, and Upper Deck.
•Nearly 300,000 prices for individual cards and complete sets issued from 1948 to the present
•Professional advice on buying, selling, grading, and storing cards
•Valuable coupons for discounts on Beckett Grading Services and Beckett magazines
Customer Reviews:
somewhat pleased.......2007-02-14
The book was what I wanted. But it was slightly bent and twisted when it arrived. The package didn't look to be damaged just the book.
Dissapointed.......2007-01-03
I went with this book because of the name and when I started to get into my cards which there are about 3 thousand of them I relized that this books only has specific years of specific brands and sets. I started off looking for 1992 Dunruss which I have the complete set and they are not in it for example, then i wanted to check my Leaf cards and it jumps from 1946 up to I beliebe 1999 or 2001 either way Over 50 years not listed in Leaf. I will not go into what is in there for upperdeck. in short if i were looking for a book with a close to complete set of prices for cards it would not be this book. Spend your money on another book and get what you need.
DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DOCTOR.......2006-05-14
I recently received this book. I was surprised to see how many brand issues were omitted. Try to find various years of Stadium Club or Fleer Ultra for example. Many are missing. I am not sure if this was intentional or accidental. This book still has a lot of value, but not Dr. Beckett and company's best effort. I would look elsewhere for more complete and thorough compilation.
Book Description
Written by the leading authority on sports card values, this collectors' classic is the definitive guide to organizing and pricing baseball card collections. A bestseller for over 25 years, The Official® Price Guide to Baseball Cards continues to cover all major baseball card manufacturers, including Bowman, Donruss/Playoff, Fleer, Topps, and Upper Deck.
• Nearly 300,000 prices for individual cards and complete sets issued from 1948 to the present
• Professional advice on buying, selling, grading, and storing cards
• Valuable coupons for discounts on Beckett Grading Services and Beckett magazines
Customer Reviews:
Serious editorial screwup--price columns not labeled.......2007-07-18
The Beckett guides have 2 prices listed for each card. However the meaning of those prices depends on the set under consideration. For a 1950s set the 2 prices may be for EX and NM; for a 1980s set they may be EX-MT and NM-MT. In previous editions these columns were labeled so you knew what the grades were. Those labels are missing in this edition. Unless you have a previous edition, this guide is not intelligible.
Book Description
A truly exhaustive compilation of checklists and prices on more the 9,000 sets of baseball cards and countless baseball-related collectibles. Includes virtually all baseball collectibles produced in the last century. The most complete source of its kids, it's the ultimate reference tool for baseball collectors.
Customer Reviews:
beckett review.......2007-03-10
this book has it all. It has very concise lists of baseball cards. My husband uses it every day when cataloging his cards. It was worth the price.
A must for any serious baseball card collector.......2005-12-08
the 2005 edition of Beckett Almanac Of Baseball Cards And Collectibles, which even includes Canadian cards from 1912 to modern times - and coins, pins, stickers, team yearbooks and more. There are thousands of photos which lend to easy identification even in black and white, there are card grading tips and guides for beginners, and each section is introduced with a specific set of notes or collector's tips. Conclude with a glossary of hobby terms and series indexes and you have a top pick which represents a virtual 'bible' - and a must for any serious baseball card collector.
Great Reference, Why Publish The Beckett Annual?.......2003-10-17
An absolute must for the advanced collector.
This comprehensive volume combined with Krause's Annual Standard Catalog Of Baseball Cards, are the two most important tools for anyone serious about baseball card collecting.
My only gripe is Beckett simultaneously publishing their inferior 'Baseball Annual' at the same time. It's clearly inferior to their Almanac and borders on customer abuse offering a "lite" version for the ignorant just to make more money.
Still, that problem issue aside, the Almanac is a must-have if you're going take your collection to the next level.
The Bible of Baseball Cards.......2002-02-16
If you collect baseball cards you absolutely must have this book. It catalogs virtually every baseball card ever made, including variations and errors.
Why only four stars and not five? Subtle reasons, mostly. The main reason is that this book, despite being released recently, does not do a very good job of covering the professionally graded baseball card market. This is even more surprising as Beckett does have a grading service of their own. As such, the sections covering the history of baseball cards and how to grade cards is lacking and is pretty much a reprint of what's been appearing in Beckett books like this one for over fifteen years. They really could have done a better job of modernizing those sections.
However, as a reference book to help identity cards and give approximate values, this book cannot be beat. Buy it now!
It's ALL Here--Almost.......2000-09-05
This almanac continues to expand -- and become better. Each year, it has added more sets, more details and more areas of collectibles. It is about to ``outgrow'' its covers. But that will be a long-range bonus for collectors. Beckett and able company will be forced to split the book, probably taking out minor league cards. The editors have become particularly adept at adding team-issued sets. A complete checklist of McCarthy baseball cards -- rumored for No. 6 -- would be a great addition. The only improvement I would like to see would be for more details on some sets and certain variations in a set (how to tell them apart). If you are a serious collector of baseball items, this is one of the few MUST books for your book shelf. And it's getting better and better with each edition.
Book Description
America’s #1 sports card authority, Dr. James Beckett, presents an easy-to-use guide to building, buying, and selling collections of baseball, football, basketball, and other sports cards.
Card collectors will find:
• Expert advice on buying and selling techniques
• Resources for buying at auctions, through mail order, and online
• A history of sports cards
• Analysis of market trends
• Glossary, bibliography, and online resources
Book Description
Over 10 million copies sold!
Written by the leading authority on sports card values, this collectors' classic is the definitive guide to organizing and pricing baseball card collections. A bestseller for over 25 years, The Official® Price Guide to Baseball Cards continues to cover all major baseball card manufacturers, including Bowman, Donruss/Playoff, Fleer, Topps, and Upper Deck.
•Close to 300,000 prices for individual cards and complete sets issued from 1948 to the present
•Professional advice on buying, selling, grading, and storing cards
•Valuable coupons for discounts on Beckett Grading Services and Beckett magazines
Customer Reviews:
misleading and incomplete.......2006-06-03
ever heard of pacific trading cards or donruss?apparently beckett
hasn't!
Not enough entries.......2005-08-20
I have a very large baseball card collection, and am using the book to rate the cards. So far, after going through several hundered cards, I have had a very difficult time finding many of the cards listed in the book. It is very frustrating. I expected more from Beckett.
Huge holes in the guide.......2005-04-29
Comprehensive: "So large in scope or content as to include much."
The guide does indeed include a lot of cards. The guide states "...provides easy-to-use listings from all baseball manufacturers from 1948 to the present." and it's true that it does contain listings from all manufacturers. However, anyone planning on buying this guide should realize that there are enormous gaps. The guide often has gaps that span a half dozen or more years for major card companies like Upper Deck. When I bought the 2004 price guide I complained in a previous review that many of the sets I wanted to price were missing. In my naivety I figured that the 2005 price guide would fill in many of the gaps. I thought that Beckett would likely swap out some sets and replace them with others that were missing the previous year. My mistake.
If you want listings for 1988 and 1989 Score traded sets you're in luck since they're in both the 2004 and 2005 price guides but if you want the regular sets too bad. So what does Beckett have against 1992 Upper Deck and 1991-2001 Fleer. Yes, the guide is missing 11 straight years of Fleer however 1990 Fleer appears in both guides. My 1988 Donruss set is MIA still I'm lucky that I didn't collect during the years from 1991-2001 for Donruss `cause they don't exist. I should give the guide a one star out of spite but I'll give it a two out of generosity.
Not the right thing.......2005-04-17
I bought this thinking that it was Beckett's annual baseball card price guide that lists and prices every card ever made. I have bought such price guides in the past, so there was nothing to lead me to think otherwise. However, when I finally received it and started looking up prices, I was stunned to find a lack of listings. There are no insert cards listed, period. Also, there are only select sets listed as well. Needless to say I was very displeased with this book. I have since looked on Beckett's own web site and found that there is such a 2005 edition of their price guide. It is, however, listed as #27. What is the deal here? Is Beckett purposely running two editions concurrently to confuse people like me?
Book Description
The most accurate price guides from the leading authority in sports cards.
•Lists over 200,000 football cards, issued from 1948 to the present, with today’s marketplace value.
• Features prices for full sets and individual cards from Fleer/Skybox, Pacific, Pinnacle, Topps, Upper Deck, and more.
• Every card is identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team, and player.
•Includes tips on buying, selling, caring for, and storing your cards.
Written by America's leading sports card statistician, Dr. James Bekett, founder and president of Beckett publications and Beckett.
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