Back! With much to discuss, such as why set names in the Standard Catalog differ from the names on card packs

Hello everybody, I know it’s been some months since I posted last, but I have a ton of information and updates regarding the 2010 edition of the SCBC. I have material for probably 100 posts–I bet I won’t get to them all–based on the hunting and pecking and Googling and emailing I did following up [...]

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1949, 1950, and 1951 Hage’s Dairy PCL additions

Eric “Beefski” Smith, Hage’s Dairy Pacific Coast League cards collector, emails us a couple unlisted additions for the 2010 (yeah, we’re working on it already) Catalog. And a picture to post here! We thank you, Beefski!
Here are the “new” cards:

1949/Johnny Gorsica
1950/Dennis Luby (fielding) [pictured]
1951/Harry Simpson

He also points out the 1949 Bobby Wilson isn’t “pitching” as [...]

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Cardinals collectors, we need I.D. help!

My editor Justin Moen emails another query from out there in the hobby:
Bobby Bazzell, who has worked with both Bob and I in the past, has a St. Louis Cardinals photo book and he would like to know exactly what it is.
The actual photo book is blue-gray in color, with CARDINALS at the top. There’s [...]

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1933 Goudey Blue Back

Robert Edward Auction’s Rob Lifson sends us emails about cool stuff that comes down his pike. Here’s the latest:
We found this in Charlie Conlon’s collection–it is a 1933 Goudey with blue printing on the back. I’ve only ever seen one like it before, A year or two ago we found one in an original owner [...]

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2006 Allen & Ginter promos

Brett Craig dropped this in the comment section but it’s definitely a topic for its own post:
Don I was wondering if you might be able to help me with some info on a card I purchased a couple of months ago. It is a 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter Rip card of Alex Rodriguez with [...]

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Where’s Waldo, er, Eric Chavez

Reader Brandie Stucky emailed a question about a sneaky little Eric Chavez card:
I have a 2002 SPx # 209 – Eric Chavez.
It matches the card pictured on page 1245 of the 2008 Standard Catalog. However, those in the book, are only listed up to number 190. Having gone through a few thousand cards over the [...]

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Christy Mathewson question

1930 Post Famous North Americans Christy Mathewson
We get email. Or, in this case, I get messages on MySpace because when people pop my name into Google, my dormant, crusty MySpace page is the first hit, for some odd reason. But because it’s the only way for some Standard Catalog readers to find me, I pan [...]

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Name that Ted Williams Card/Updated

The experts have been stumped here at the Standard Catalog, which typically (but not always) means we’ve been asked to identify an obscure 1970 collectors’ issue.
So I throw it to y’all: What it this card? Recently purchased on eBay by a reader, the card is in a “PSG slab” of some sort (can anyone [...]

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Great question: Pricing 202 (or 303)

Loyal reader Pete D’Luhosch asks:
I’ve got a question re. vintage card pricing. If a near mint 1951 Bowman is priced at $100 in the Standard Catalog, what would a NM/MT example be? A MINT example? Is there a multiplier for vintage cards that are better than NM?
The answer:
It’s one of those [...]

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The 2009 Catalog is done!

Hello again everybody, I’ve emerged from the bunker with a pile of reader emails to post in this space.
Where have I been? Helping my editor Justin Moen and the tireless publishing soldiers in Iola to get the 2009 Standard Catalog into the retail pipeline in time for y’all to twist your loved ones’ arms [...]

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