Product Description

The 2002 hobby year was as volatile as any in the history of card collecting due to the continuing flood of new card issues combined with ever-changing patterns of player popularity. Today, collectors need an up-to-date price guide to stay on top of the hobby!

The biggest and best reference catalog in the card collecting hobby continues to grow with its 2004 edition weighing in at a record 1,728 large-format pages. In addition to chronicling the continuing outpouring of new card issues, this edition reaches back over more than a century of hobby history to present pictures, facts and most importantly accurate market valuations for more than half a million baseball cards and related collectibles.

Newly discovered additions to popularly collected sets of the 19th century and rare local issues never before documented in any catalog are among the exclusive listings found in its pages.

* Largest edition to date with a record 1,728 large-format pages * Accurate market valuations for more than 500,000 baseball cards and related collectibles

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1017776 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1728 pages

About the Author
Editor Bob Lemke has been an active baseball card collector for 50 years and professionally involved in the hobby on a daily basis since 1980. He has authored several books and hundreds of articles on all aspects of baseball card collecting and investment.

Customer Reviews

Index?
I agree that this is the most comprehesive book around, but is my index the only one whose page numbers are not accurate? It must have been otherwise it could not be ranked a 5-star book by everyone else.

Over 11,000 sets of cards listed
If you're an avid collector of baseball cards seeking a definitive, weighty valuation guide offering comprehensive coverage from 1867 to modern times, don't miss the extensively updated, expanded 2004 Standard Catalog Of Baseball Cards, edited by Bob Lemke. While the heart of this thirteenth edition of the "bible" of baseball card collecting lies in its supstantial pages of detailed valuations, there are also over 12,000 clear black and white photos and over 11,000 sets of cards listed, from team issues to postcards.

The Bible..as vintage card collecting goes...
Thank you Bob Lemke! Once again, Bob and his staff has assembled an amazing,in-depth collection of baseball card information, that is second to none. No matter what issue you're looking for, whether it be from the 19th century, or just last year..you can bet that the SCD has the most accurate coverage and pricing of any price guide offered. If you collect baseball cards, this is a must have!!