Written by a leading authority on sports card values, this fully updated manual is the most trusted source for organizing and pricing baseball card collections. Includes more than 50,000 listings for cards from 1948 to the present, along with professional advice for acquiring, selling, and storing cards. Original.

More than 40 brands.

An exhaustive price guide covers all cards issued from 1948 to the present, featuring an inventory checklist, nearly 300,000 prices for individual cards and sets in various grading categories, and helpful tips on buying, selling, and collecting cards.

The Perfect Choice for Avid Basketball Card Collectors - UP-TO-DATE. The most current market prices and trends. - COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE. Over 50,000 price listings for full sets and individual basketball cards from 1948 to the present. Includes more than 25 basketball card brands and manufacturers, such as BOWMAN, FLEER, HOOPS, PINNACLE, TOPPS, UPPER DECK, and more! - PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. How to buy and sell your cards, understand card values, care for your cards, and profit from your card collection. Plus a history of basketball cards, additional reading sources, and other invaluable tips for the novice and expert alike! - WRITTEN BY THE EXPERT. Dr. James Beckett is the authority on basketball card values in the U.S. - FULLY ILLUSTRATED. Hundreds of black-and-white photos of rare and valuable basketball cards for easy identification. - AFFORDABLE AND CONVENIENT. This portable, low-priced volume can be taken anywhere you go! - PLUS! Coupons for $25 worth of discounts on Beckett merchandise, card grading services, and Beckett magazine subscriptions. BUY IT - USE IT - BECOME AN EXPERT(TM)

Basketball is bigger than ever -- and so is the demand for basketball cards. Written by the world's leading expert on sports card collecting, Dr. James Beckett, "The Official Price Guide To Basketball Cards" slam-dunks the competition.Here are complete listings of every card issued from 1948 to 1998, featuring such series as Collector's Choice, Finest, Flair, Fleer, Hoops, Metal Universe, Skybox, SP, SPX, Stadium Club, Star, Topps, Ultra, and Upper Deck.Both individual cards and sets are covered, and they are identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team, and player. Prices are included for two condition grades, and there are such special features as tips on buying, selling, collecting, and proper card care ... history of basketball cards with fascinating stories from the early issues to today's high-tech versions ... complete illustrations throughout that make identification easy -- and much, much more.

THE OFFICIAL BECKETT SOURCEBOOK, WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PRICES LISTED! *COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE. Complete listings from 1948 to 1998, featuring prices for full sets and individual cards--plus the current market values, including: COLLECTOR'S CHOICE FINEST FLAIR FLEER HOOPS JAM SESSION SKYBOX SP SP CHAMPIONSHIP 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 each of the three different condition grades. *FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

Complete listings -- featuring prices for full sets and individual cards from: Bowman's BestCollector's ChoiceFinestFlair/ShowcaseFleerHoopsMetal UniverseSkyBox PremiumSPStadium ClubStarToppsUltraUpper DeckAll cards are identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team, and player, and the book includes prices for two grade conditions of each card. Collectors will also find valuable tips on buying, selling, caring for and storing their cards.

THE OFFICIAL BECKETT SOURCEBOOK WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PRICES LISTED! * COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE. Complete listings from 1948 to 1997, featuring prices for full sets and individual cards--plus the current market values, including: BOWMAN CLASSIC COLLECTORS CHOICE FINEST FLAIR FLEER FLEER JAM SESSION HOOPS SKYBOX 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 each of the three different condition grades. * FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

From the leading expert on sports card collecting comes a fully updated edition of the definitive basketball card collector's guide. This third edition covers every major team and player in the game and offers the most complete information currently available on every major card series from 1948 to 1993. Photos.