"Salesman Sample" cards from late 1950`s ??

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• mikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭

  September 19, 2008 12:17PM

  Topps and Bowman had very different Salesman Samples....
  
  The handcut singles from the strips of three/four are worth *significantly* less than the panels are worth.
  
  If you provide more specifics to your enquiry, I'll try and help.
  
  Cheers

  I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.

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• speeder Posts: 819 ✭

  September 19, 2008 1:08PM

  Hi Marc
  
  1957 topps
  
  The card in question has been handcut to a single.
  
  And SGC has slabbed and "Authenticated" the card as a salesman sample.
  
  It is a rookie year card of a Hall of Famer

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• Griffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭

  September 19, 2008 1:27PM

  Lee- full panels seem to range from $1200-1600 in decent condition generally, I'd agree with Marc that cut singles would be significantly less.
  
  

  Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

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• mikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭

  September 19, 2008 11:38PM

  Lee:
  
  For example, my specialty is the 1955 Bowman salesman samples. [I probably have the largest collection of panels and singles from the set, but will likely be selling all the singles I have...].
  
  A strip of three, the "panel", can command $700+ if there is a HOF'er on it. With three commons, it may be a $200+ panel.
  
  Cut up individually, singles can be about $20-$50 each [depending on neatness of cut, size, eye appeal, etc.], but an individual HOF'er usually won't bring much more than that. Even the Mantle cut up sample I have I purchased for less than $100-, but the Mantle panel was well over 10x that.
  
  I think a HOF rookie card may have some marquee value, and you may get a hit from an interested player collector. That SGC is grading these may add some inherent value to it...
  
  Since you are being somewhat guarded in your response, it is hard to evaluate more. There are five HOF rookie cards in 1957 Topps. I think Drysdale, for example, might have a lot of interest from a player collector, whereas I think Bill Mazeroski may not.
  
  Hope that this is helpful. Given that it is a very thin market, especially for the singles as opposed to the panels, there is significantly more variability in price...I've purchased some of my 1955 Bowman sample singles for less than $10- each, but I've seen other commons go for 7x that...

  I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.

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• 1960toppsguy Posts: 1,127 ✭✭

  September 19, 2008 11:46PM

  PSA should start labeling cards as "Salesman Sample" instead of returning them as trimmed. That would be cool.

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• Griffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭

  September 20, 2008 12:15AM

  Marc,if you want to sell any of those panels for $200-$700 please let me know.

  Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

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• speeder Posts: 819 ✭

  September 22, 2008 2:28PM

  Sorry,, been busy with power outages in the central ohio area.
  
  Not fixin anything electrical,, just helpin with those who are still without it.
  
  Thanks Marc, always helpful,, thank you !
  
  Lee

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