I haven't found anything that can properly store these cards. Does anyone have a good idea? I am using shoe boxes and I stack them standing or flat depending on the size of the box.
Run-Fore!-Sportscaster Cards
A look at Sportscaster cards that were issued from 1977-1980. The blog will look at the cards, the people mentioned, variations in the set and sports that are not commonplace. Track stars will probably be a primary focus.
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Sportscaster Prices Since COVID
I haven't been able to get many Sportscaster cards since COVID, probably because these cards seem to be selling for a lot more than they did pre-COVID.
Are you noticing the same thing?
One positive - all of my work sorting the cards paid off and the cards are still sorted.
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Sportscaster Series #22 Variations That I Have Found
Note - not many interesting variations in this set/deck.
I have all of the blank, A and B print runs in this deck.
22-23 Cycling World Records. The first print run (blank) has been updated with new records in the A print run. It is updated again in the B print run.
22-13 Oxford and Cambridge. The blank print run has records up to 1977. The A print run adds 1978 and the B print run adds 1979. This seems to be common in the Sportscaster set.
22-01 Sam Snead. From the first print run (blank) to the A print run, the caption changed and the Awards and Records section has been updated. I forgot to get a picture of these ones.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Sportscaster Checklists on the Trading Card Database
It looks like someone added most/all of the checklists on the Trading Card Database for these cards. It includes the following -
USA / North American version
UK version
French version
Finnish version
Swedish version
German version (series 103 only)
None are listed for the Belgian set or the Dutch set, which I don't think exists.
I look forward to checking these out so that I can see which cards I need that have track and field athletes. I especially want to see if any athletes from Chariots of Fire are listed in the UK set without being in the USA version.
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Rosemont, IL Card Show Today
I spent lots of time looking around the show today for Sportscaster cards. I saw one stack of basketball cards and that was it. Their prices were out of my range so I moved on. Has anyone been finding Sportscaster cards anywhere?
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
My First COMC Order, A New Project and Another Coaching Season Begins
I found some track and field cards that I wanted on COMC.com. I didn't check prices guides or anything like that since I only buy affordable cards. I've been involved in running since the 1970s but I don't know much about the card sets, prices, availability, etc. I've mostly focused on baseball cards, Sportscaster cards, Kellogg's cards and Starting Lineup figures and cards.
Here is what I picked up. I will assume they are from the set that was mentioned on COMC.com since I have no other knowledge and no reason to doubt them.
A few cards depicting persons from the movie Chariots of Fire, which focused on the 1924 Olympics. I saw the movie soon after it was released on one of the coldest days in Chicago history. Why is that memorable? As a student, we walked to the train and spent far too long waiting for it.
That was a first date that didn't lead to many more. She wanted to go see a religious movie and I wanted to see a running movie. She's probably a millionaire banker and I am the one teaching at a Catholic school.
This Lord Burghley card is from the 1926 Lambert & Butler Who's Who in Sport. He didn't approve the use of his name in the movie so there is a character in the movie called Lord Lindsay who has many similarities to Burghley.
I look forward to more purchases from this site. I think I will try to find cards of Athletics medalists that are older than my Sportscaster cards. Maybe I will start with those medalists who weren't included in the Sportscaster set. Has anyone done something like this? Will I find lots of medalists who have no cards?
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Saw Just One Sportscaster Card at a Show on Sunday...
...and I couldn't afford it.
It was so unfortunate that I didn't even want to take a picture for the blog.
I'm sure the dealer would have given me a fair price, but the Magic Johnson won't be finding its way into my collection at the current prices. So, probably never.
I did pick up more Track and Field Sportscaster cards from ebay this week because I just can't get enough of them. Lots of high numbers too. Since I started this challenge with my original collection and then track and field cards, I now have all of the North American version of track and field cards.