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Simply naming the player pictured on the card is usually insufficient information for appraising a card's potential market value. Most players who have been "carded" appear on more than one card, so it's necessary to state the card manufacturer (Topps, Fleer, Donruss, Upper Deck, Bowman, Goudey, &c'), the year of the card (sometimes printed in the margin of the card, sometimes determined as the year after the last season's stats shown on the card), the card number if part of a numbered series, and especially the card's condition. Condition is paramount in assessing the potential value of more desirable cards, and unless one is a specialist in the card-collecting hobby, one will probably overrate the condition of a card. The faintest wrinkle or smudge, the slightest dent to an edge, or the mildest rounding to a corner will, in the eyes of an experienced collector, downgrade the condition of even a clean good-looking card. Value is dependent on a variety of details. Scarcity, demand, and condition is most important providing that the item is authentic. Value is based on what collectors are actually pay for an item, and most are based on selling prices of closed auctions.

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