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Title:Sports Memorabilia
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Moderator:SCHOOL::KOPACKO
Created:Wed Aug 27 1986
Last Modified:Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:730
Total number of notes:8547

354.0. "Magic" by DDIF::MCEVOY () Fri Nov 15 1991 10:21

    latest beckett basketball is out, they have a tribute to magic in the
    editor's note, and they mention:
    
    	For our part, we have chosen to leave his card values at the levels
    	they had reached as of Nov 7, when he announced his retirement.
    	We didn't want to let our emotions or the media crush surrounding
    	Magic's situation blind us to the true market conditions. We hope
    	that you, our readers, will choose to avoid the same trap.
    
    I'm sure Mr. Beckett wouldn't be surprised, but Magic's cards have been
    selling like crazy here in NH/MA.
    
    I also noticed that all of the players named to the Olympic team had
    their card values go up except Johnson and Bird.
    
    -dennis
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354.1OAW::ITZKOMake it SpitFri Nov 15 1991 22:454
    How 'bout that new 20,000 card set of Wilt's Women.
    
    Or the smaller set [less than Wilt's] of Magic's Women. The sub set
    is the women he gave HIV to.
354.2Not funnyCSLALL::KIRKSun Nov 17 1991 23:354
    
    Re: 1
    
      Ha, ha. Extremely bad taste.
354.3CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 37 shopping days until Xmas!Mon Nov 18 1991 12:0515
    
    .1 has been hidden since it could be offensive to some people.
    
    Editorial note here.  I find it incredibly difficult to understand
    how people can make light of such a devastating disease as AIDs or
    HIV.
    
    There are other notesfiles where this topic can be brow-beaten, or
    joked to your heart's content.  SOAPBOX, BGLAD, and many others.
    
    Please try and refrain from joking about such a deadly disease, that
    is likely to affect us, or someone we know/love, long before a cure
    is found.
    
    -rjk
354.4His Rookie card should go uppppppp!IAMOK::GASPARONIMon Nov 18 1991 14:4114
    I noticed, in Tuff STuff, that his Rookie card, along with Bird and 
    J. Irving, had dropped by -13%, to $265 for the mint card.  I would 
    suspect though, that in the long run, this version of the card would 
    appreciate by 100% from these prices, as basketball fans realize just
    how good Bird, Irving, and Magic really were, all should be HOF, and 
    all on the one card.  I understand there is quite a few versions of the 
    Bird and Magic Rookie cards??  
    
    Magic has alot of class coming out and admitting he has AIDS, but 
    he has shown me even more, as he becomes a spokesman for the Virus,
    and has dedicated his final years to speaking about preventative
    methods of contracting the virus.  This guy is ALL-CLASS!   And I'm
    glad Converse will honor his marketing contracts through 1995, they
    also showed me some class.  I'm buying Converse sneakers from now on.
354.5CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 37 shopping days until Xmas!Mon Nov 18 1991 15:3111
    
    Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there's only
    one ROOKIE card of Magic and Bird in that set.
    
    They each appear on a number of different cards, but those are
    for things like scoring leaders, etc.
    
    Their "true" ROOKIE cards are the ones they appear with each other
    on, seperated by a Dr.J scoring leader card.
    
    -rjk
354.6panel cardsDDIF::MCEVOYMon Nov 18 1991 16:3317
    Those panel cards were released with different 1/3 card combinations
    on each.
    
    I think there are two different panels that contain the actual Magic
    rookie. The most valuable is the one with Magic/DrJ/Bird, but I think 
    there is one other one with Magic and two other 1/3 cards on it. As Roy
    mentioned, there are also scoring leader and other misc cards that
    might have Magic as well.
    
    If the cards are broken up, they're pretty much worthless, although
    I did see a Magic 1/3 card on a local auction board recently. (1$)
    
    I think these were Topps worst basketball offering, even the postcard
    size ones were better than these. It's too bad it was the rookie
    year for the two greatest players of their time.
     
    
354.7CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 36 shopping days until Xmas!Tue Nov 19 1991 12:429
    
    I've set .1 /NOHIDDEN.
    
    If you are offended, or upset, please address your concerns to the
    original author, or myself.
    
    I'm not going to get in the middle of battle with people over this.
    
    -rjk
354.8Magic CheckListPHAROS::MATOSMon Dec 09 1991 14:42158
	Since this is the Majic note, I figure it should include a
    check list. Hope I got them all...............................
    
		      ***************************	
                      * MAGIC JOHNSON CHECKLIST *
                      ***************************

YEAR	        NO.	Topps
----            ---     -----
1980 - 81	  6	w/Bird & Erving (Rookie)    
		146 	w/out Bird
		 66	All-Star w/Cheeks
		111	All-Star w/out Cheeks

1981 - 82	 21	
	       W109	Super Action

YEAR            NO.     STAR Co. ( no. of cards issued )
----            ---     --------

1983 - 84	 13 (1,500)
1984 - 85	172 (4,000)
1985 - 86	 28 (4,200)

YEAR            NO.     FLEER
-----           ---     -----

1986 - 87	 53
		  7 (sticker card)
1987 - 88	 56
		  1 (sticker card)
1988 - 89	 67
		123 All-Star
		  6 (sticker card)
1989 - 90	 77
		  5 (sticker card)
1990 - 91	 93 
		  4 All-Star
1991 - 92	100
		  6 Pro-Vision

YEAR            NO.     NBA HOOPS
----            ---     ---------

1989 - 90	270
		166 All-Star
1990 - 91	157
		 18
		367 Art card
		385 w/Jordan
1991 - 92	101
		266 All-Star
		316 Milestone
		312 Leaders, w/Stockton
		321 Yearbook

YEAR            NO.     SkYBOX
----            ---     ------

1990 - 91	138
1991 - 92	137
		324 GQ
		333 Action w/Jordan

YEAR            NO.     UPPERDECK
----            ---     ---------

1991 - 92	 45
		 29 Magic Moment - NBA Assist Ldr
		 34 Classic Confrontatins w/Jordan
		 57 All-Star

                      *******************************
		      *	Specialty and Regional Sets *
                      *******************************

YEAR            NO.     STAR Co. ( no. of cards issued )
----            ---     --------

1983		 18 All-Star (5,000)
1984		 21 All-Star (5,000)
		 21 All-Star Police (5,000)
		  5 Celts Champs - Game 2
 		 10 Celts Champs - Game 3
		 11 Celts Champs - Game 4
                    (5,000)
		  6 Award Winners - Plyr of Yr
		 17 Award Winners - Assist Ldr
                    (1,500)
		 L3 Lakers Arena (3,000)
                 15 Court Kings 5"X7" (5,000)

1985		 11 Lite All-Stars (3,500)
		LA2 Team Supers 5"X7" (4,000)
                 10 Crunch 'n Munch (5,000)

1985 - 86	  7 Lakers Champs
		 14 LA Play-off Stats (5,000)

1986		  1 Checklist (10 card set; 1,400)
		  2 College Stats
		  3 Regular Season Stats
                  4 Play-off stats
                  5 All-Star Stats
                  6 Career Info 1
                  7 Career Info 2
                  8 Top Performance
                  9 '80 Play-off MVP
                 10 '82 Play-off MVP
                 17 Court Kings (4,000)
                  8 Best of the Best (1,400)

YEAR            NO.     NBA HOOPS
----            ---     ---------

1989 - 90           8"x10" Team Card
                    8"x10" National Card

1990   		 47 Hoops Super Stars

1990 - 91 	LA2 Hoops Nights (Taco Bell)

YEAR            NO.     BASF LAKERS
----            ---     -----------

1982 - 83	  4
1983 - 84         3
1984 - 85         3

YEAR            NO.     Kenner
----            ---     ------

1988		    Card w/statue
1989              2 One on One w/Bird
1990              7 Card w/statue

YEAR            NO.     7-UP
----            ---     ----

1980 - 81	 59 5"x10"

YEAR            NO.     Wichita Eagle-Beacon
----            ---     --------------------

1983 - 84 	  5 Newspaper card

YEAR            NO.     Converse
----            ---     --------

1989		  7 Sneaker promo

YEAR            NO.     Pro-Sports
----            ---     ----------

1989             14 Magnetable             
    
    
    Miguel
354.9MSU?EVETPU::MCEVOYTue Dec 10 1991 09:592
    I think there are also some Magic cards in that Michigan State
    set that was put out a couple years back.