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America’s #1 sports card authority, Dr. James Beckett, presents an easy-to-use guide to building, buying, and selling collections of baseball, football, basketball, and other sports cards.


Card collectors will find:

•Expert advice on buying and selling techniques
•Resources for buying at auctions, through mail order, and online
•A history of sports cards
•Analysis of market trends
•Glossary, bibliography, and online resources ... Read more

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From the publishers of Old Fishing Lures & Tackle, the industry standard in fishing collectibles, comes a book devoted to helping collectors identify any fishing collectible! From rods and reels to fish decoys and bait buckets, this must-have reference will easily hook any fishing collectibles enthusiast.

This full-color book delivers descriptions, value, history and dates of collectibles in a familiar and reliable format. There is also information on manufacturers and over 2,000 photos for easy identification and greater appreciation! Collectors and fisherman alike will not want to be without this informative and detailed resource.

-2,000 full-color photos to help collectors assessing collectibles

-Information on fishing gear manufacturers keeps collectors updated ... Read more

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This 5-in-1 reference is one of the hottest additions to the award-winning Sports Collectors Digest line-up of sports card titles. And now, this all-in-one 2000 edition provides more articles and comprehensive major sports coverage than ever before. This is the complete one-stop sourcebook for all new-issue cards in football, basketball, baseball, hockey and motor sports. Sports card collectors will find vital statistics, up-to-date values and clean, crisp photos to make identifying cards fun and easy. And sports fans get bonus listings of Starting Lineup products and recently produced sports figurines. Complete coverage of 250 recent issue card sets and 125,000 value listings in mint condition, make this a vital addition to any sports card collectors reference library.

-Single-source for five major sports. -125,000 up-to-date prices. -Major sports Top Ten Cards featured. -Sport-by-sport year in review for collectors. -Plus the latest trends and Hot Products. ... Read more

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Focusing not only on the traditional racing collectibles, largely including NASCAR items, the book takes a look at some of the souvenir merchandise. Almost 700 full color photos are included. Racing knives, card sets, metal and promo cards, plastic model kits, posters, track programs and commemorative tickets, autographs, medallions, helmets, driver and crew uniforms, clocks, magazines, and many, many more items are featured. There are also Winston Cup Series, Busch Grand National Series, and Craftsman Truck Series postcards. A detailed history of racing collectibles and collector information on each type of collectible are included. 2001 values. AUTHORBIO: Diane McClure, along with the editors of Racing Collector's Price Guide, wrote and compiled Racing Collectibles in 2001. Their staff has provided the longest continuous coverage of the racing collectibles industry, dating back more than a decade. REVIEW: This book is perfect for any collector of racing memorabilia. It identifies, describes, and provides an estimated fair market value for more than two dozen different categories of racing's most coveted collectibles. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

TERRIBLE~!
First of all, I HATE the BIG UGLY picture of American Car Racer...do not know his name, on the cover of the book. Second, I hate NASCAR and Cheap political HOT WHEEL junk I do not even care for looking at. The book should focus on HIGH QUALITY COLLECTIBLE BRANDS ONLY. What a waste of paper~!!!

Brand New Year 2001 Guidebook To Car Racing Collectibles
Great new 224 page book featuring nearly 700 full color, sharp, photos of every type of racing collectible.Enthusiasts will really appreciate the great variety of items covered, ranging from autographs, bean bag racers, cards and cereal boxes to magazines, medallions, model kits, and statues, steins, tickets and uniforms. There's plenty of text provided and thousands of item listings. If you collect car racing items, this is a must for your library. ... Read more

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This book covers modern fishing reels and rods and details some of the major changes brought about by the introduction of fiberglas rods. It catalogs miscellaneous fishing collectibles and emphasizes the importance of catalogs, magazines, wholesale house catalogs, decoys, bobbers/floats, bait buckets, split shot tins, leader packs, advertising items, and other significant relics from 1940 until the early 1980s. It covers more than 140 companies not in volume 1, and includes illustrations of the important Shakespeare rods, catalog reprints of other rods, collectible pack rods from the sixties and seventies, Heddon rods of the modern era, and even a field find tackle box from the modern era which will be of serious interest to collectors. AUTHORBIO: Russell E. Lewis is the author of Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles, Volume 1 and Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles, Volume 2, as well as co-author of Captain John's Fishing Tackle Price Guide. Having collected fishing lures since 1950, he and his wife run a business, Heritage Tackle 'n Tiques, where he deals fishing lures online and at antique shows. REVIEW: This book is the second from author Russell E. Lewis, and is filled with full color photographs of modern fishing lures and tackle. A must for lure lovers. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

A top pick for any with an avid interest in fishing lures.
Definitive collections for avid collectors of fishing gear will not be complete without adding the fifth volume of Russell E. Lewis's Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles, which continues Lewis' prior volumes offering identification and value guides to lures from the 1970s, 1980s and modern times. Packed with color photos of lures often in their boxes and new, paired with prices and including text descriptions and lure history, it's a top pick for any with an avid interest in fishing lures.

Good book for a Fishing Lure library
I wanted to know more about the value of fishing lures and more about the specifics regarding their history, makers, models, and materials.This book hit the mark on almost all points.It is an excellent adjunct to a fishing lure library and if a person has such a collection it would be remiss not to include this.That said, this is not the penultimate fishing lure book.That is another.... and you should be sure to find it.

reliable collector's guide for fishing lures
The great variety of fishing lures with the differences in their bright markings and sizes can be disarming to even experienced collectors. With his 20 years experience as a collector, Lewis makes sense of this area of collecting by classifying the lures by their makers, and with introductory essays on "Dating Techniques" and the "Modern Era." The chapters with the classifications are more than simple listings of numerous lures. Besides sharp color photos with annotations, these chapters also include information on the manufacture of the respective lures and details of them to look for. Advertising and promotional literature and displays are shown as aids in identifying different lures and understanding their design and features. A serious collector or dealer of lures could not find a better guide than this for what it does cover of this incredibly diverse and constantly changing field.

Realistic Collectables
A great book for someone not interested in the "old"
pricy lures.
The lures described and photographed in this book , can
still be found and collected without breaking the bank. The many size & colors of Modern Era lures , make them fun and affordable to collect.This is Vol #1 and there is now a Vol # 2 published.

Disappointing
I wound up returning this book as it proved to disappoint me similar to the other reviews.Their were very few prices and there are much better books available. ... Read more

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BECOME AN ABOVE-PAR COLLECTOR!

This comprehensive guide to all things golf walks you through an 18-hole game of collectibles. With a fascinating history of the 300-year-old sport, this book provides both the information you need to build a collection and advice about the traps that may await you in the form of fakes and overpriced items. Whether you just bought your first Whistler club or you're a veteran looking to expand your collection with a $1,950 Blacksmith Cleek iron, tee up for fun and profit!

• The 1st Hole: The evolution of the game, detailing the changes in balls and clubs.

• The 2nd Hole: The fun and profitable pastime of collecting golf artifacts, from common $300 clubs to a "featherie" ball that fetches upwards of $20,000.

• The 3rd Hole: What makes a golf collectible valuable—judging condition, rarity, and desirability.

• The 8th Hole: Where the finds are and how to finalize sales.

• The 9th Hole: How to buy on the Internet without winding up in the "rough".

• The 15th Hole: Medals, magazines, scorecards, trophies, and autographs.

• The 18th Hole: Tips on preserving, storing, and displaying golf collectibles.


EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BECOME THE TIGER WOODS OF COLLECTORS! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

A disappointment
When a book to bills itself as the "Official Price Guide" I would expect more. Over the years others have attempted to produce a price guide and due to the vast array of golf collectibles it is a daunting task. Unfortunately, this was one of the weakest eforts to date. The author merely skims over categories and quotes auction results for select items which is hardly what one expect from "The Official Price Guide of Golf Collectibles". The photos are small and poor quality which does not help either. All golf collectors will probably buy it to have in their library but it is definitely not a reference guide. ... Read more