Introducing: Near Complete Sets

Here at DeansCards.com we’re always trying to think up new, “unique” products. Over the course of the past 6-8 months we’ve spent a lot of time and efforts focusing on our complete set inventory. Our hard work has paid off, as we have nearl…

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We just got back a nice batch of cards from PSA this week.  Mantle, Cobb, Mathewson, Aaron, Mays, Banks, Williams, Gehrig and some more Mantle.  None of the cards were super high grades or anything, just decent mid to low grade star cards fro…

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In the past month we have added over 20,000 vintage cards to DeansCards.com.  About 1,200 of those added were 1956 Topps Baseball cards, including an EX/MT set break, at least one of every star card and hundreds more compiled from other …

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While putting up a box of 1967 Topps Baseball Cards today, we hit card #150 and liked what we saw.  It is never a dull sight to see a stack of Mantles just hanging out in front of you.  There weren’t any super high grades, and most …

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While adding another round of Complete Sets to our inventory last week, we noticed there was a nice run of complete Fleer Sets from 1959 to 1961.  Out of the four sets we added, two of them are VG/EX and the others are EX/MT.  Vintage Fleer C…

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Sometimes you have the singles and sometimes you don’t.  When we don’t have the singles at DeansCards.com we turn to our Complete Sets to see what we can do.  We had a gorgeous Near Mint 1968 Topps Football complete set and decided to bu…

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 The following article was written by Dean Hanley and will be published in an upcoming issue of Sports Collectors Digest.1951 Topps had proceeded very cautiously when they issued the 1951 Topps sets, much as Bowman had done with their first nation…

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 WWIIThe following article was written by Dean and will be published in an upcoming issue of Sports Collectors Digest.War World II changed almost every aspect of American life and the production of baseball cards was no exception. With America’…

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 The following article was written by Dean and published in the November 18, 2011 issue of Sports Collectors Digest. While 1952 Topps card set stole the spotlight for that particular year, the 1952 Bowman card set was anything but boring. It…

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 The 1951 Topps Red Back and Blue Back baseball card sets were the first pure baseball card sets ever issued by the Topps Gum Company. Due to the cards being small size and total number, as well as plain in design, the 1951 Topps Red and Blue Bac…

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 The following article was written by Dean and published in the November 4, 2011 issue of Sports Collectors Digest. In comparison to their 1948 set, the 1949 Bowman baseball card set was an improvement in both picture quality and quantity. T…

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With the men home from war and the economy booming, the first major post-World War II baseball card set was released by the Bowman Gum Company in 1948. The 1948 Bowman baseball cards were issued in one-card penny packs that included a piece of bubble g…

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Topps ventures out into the final frontier…# 16 Strapped Down for Takeoff – 1957 Topps Space CardsIt’s 1957.  The United States and Soviet Union are beginning the great space race.  What would happen in the near future could only be imagine…

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We recently broke a set of this classic baseball card offering from Bowman…# 28 Hoyt Wilhelm – 1953 Bowman B&WPerhaps the beauty of this set can be attributed to its sheer simplicity.  The 1953 Bowman Black & White baseball cards feature…

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Check out some vintage hoops stars in the classic Fleer Basketball Set…Black and White on Ultra-bright backgroundsThe 1961-62 Fleer Basketball set is known for including the first mainstream basketball cards of many basketball all-time greats such as…

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Check out our new 1965 Topps Baseball Complete Set…This 1965 Topps Baseball Complete set contains 589 cards. The front of each card features a player’s photo with a pennant design containing the player’s team. The reverse side is printed in blue ink …

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Check out our new 1962 Topps Baseball Low Number Set..This 1962 Topps Baseball low number set contains cards 1-522. The last series (523-598) is NOT included. The last series of this set contains mostly “no name” players and is fairly hard to collect d…

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Check out the new selection of classic car cards…These cards are ready to drive off our lot and into your collection!The 1953 World on Wheels set began as a 160 card set when it was first issued in 1953, however an additional 20 cards were added to e…

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Check out our new 1959 Topps Baseball Complete Set…At DeansCards.com, 1959 Topps Baseball cards and sets are some of our best selling items.  This particular set grades Very Good/Excellent so it is a great mid-grade set, and is very affordable w…

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But it was signed by Babe Ruth!WHAT!WHAT!The Sultan of Swat!The King of Crash!The Colossus of Clout!BABE RUTH!THE GREAT BAMBINO!Well you don’t see this every day…Dean’s Cards has recently put up for sale this beautiful piece of baseball history. &nbs…

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Put on your tin foil hat and prepare for the worst, because according to this set the martian invasion will be violent and gory!The 1962 Mars Attacks Set consists of 55 cards in total.  The set was manufactured by Topps under the dummy corporation…

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Topps is already thinking ahead to 2012′s baseball release.On August 18, 2011 Topps tweeted a sneak peek of what to expect when it comes to its 2012 baseball set. Click here to see the tweet.  The new design announcement comes on the heels of the …

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Although we’ve been back from the 2011 National SportsCollectors Convention for nearly a week and a half, we are still in the processof getting all of our purchases online and available to buy!  While DeansCards.comdid not set up a booth at this y…

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With the men home from war and the economy booming, the first majorpost-World War II baseball card set was released by the Bowman Gum Company in1948.Feller RookieThe 1948 Bowman baseball cards were issued in one-card penny packs thatincluded a piece of…

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Man!  That’s a bright background!Put on some sunglasses when viewing this set!  These backgrounds are vibrant and in your face.  The 1949 Leaf set is unique in that it was the first to be printed in color post-war.  The lack of imag…

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The 1933 Goudey Sport Kings set is a beautiful offering filled with superstars from the 1920′s and 1930′s, hailing from many different sports and walks of life.  This set is renowned for it’s vibrant color fronts and just clean and crisp overall l…

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Are you ready for some football?   When we previously posted on the upcoming release of 2011 Topps Football there was a level of uncertainty as to whether we would even have an NFL season this year.    A lockout of 18 weeks ended on…

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Joltin’ Joe.  The Yankee Clipper.  Joseph Paul DiMaggio.  Whatever name you choose to use, this is the hero of a whole generation of baseball fans.  This past weekend, on July 16, commemorated the 70th anniversary of …

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Q: Where can you choose to buy from over 18,000 different 1961 Topps Baseball Cards?  A: Only at DeansCards.com.We have the most comprehensive listing anywhere on the worldwide web, and we’ve just added 5,000 more cards to our extensive invento…

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Dean’s Cards is currently scheduling appointments to meet with sellers at the NSCC show.  Dean and his gang will be in Chicago for 2011 National Card Collectors Convention on August 4th and 5th and we are looking to buy just about any card from 18…

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Ken Griffey Sr.Being that Father’s Day is this weekend, Dean’s Cards.com would like to recognize the special bond between father’s and their sons, which is undoubtedly been a key ingredient in the growth and popularity of America’s pastime.  While…

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Today, Dean’sCards.com received some welcome visitors to our office.  A crew from Fox Sports Ohio and Cincinnati’s local Fox affiliate stopped by to learn more about our us and the hobby we love.  Of course, we’re more than happy to share a f…

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One of the most enjoyable parts of running Dean’s Cards.com is the process of building complete sets for our customers because it gives us a chance to exercise our card collector muscles again.  We love the challenge of hunting down the rare cards…

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Today baseball fans can celebrate a very peculiar anniversary.  On this day seventy-seven years ago, Joe Nuxhall became the youngest player to play in a modern era major league baseball game- at the ripe age of 15 years old. During the ninth innin…

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When Topps issued their Civil War News card sets in 1962, the centennial celebration of the Civil War was still in full swing.  The set consists of 87 picture cards and a checklist card, which were distributed nationwide in nickel packs.  Als…

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