Well, let me tell you somethin’ ‘bout this here… what’s it called? 1973 Reggie Jackson baseball card. Yeah, that’s it. Now, I don’t know much about fancy cardboard pictures, but I reckon some folks go crazy for ‘em.
See, I heard tell these cards, they got pictures of ball players. Reggie Jackson, that fella, he was a hitter, I think. Folks say he could knock the ball clean outta the park. So, this 1973 card, it’s got his picture on it. Probably him swingin’ that bat, or maybe just standin’ there lookin’ all tough.
Now, these cards, they ain’t all the same, no sirree. Some are worth more than others. It’s like prize-winning chickens, I guess. The prettier ones, the ones without a feather out of place, they fetch more money at the market. Same goes for these cards.
- If it’s all beat up and bent, with coffee stains and maybe a little bit of that sticky stuff the grandkids leave everywhere, well, it ain’t worth much.
- But if it’s clean and shiny, like it just came off the press, well then, you might have somethin’ there.
I heard some fellas talkin’ about “gradin’.” Sounds like fancy city talk to me. But from what I gather, they got these folks, “experts” they call ‘em, who look at these cards real close. They use magnifying glasses and all sorts of contraptions. And then they give it a number. The higher the number, the better the card, I reckon.
And that Reggie Jackson card from ’73? Well, I heard it can be worth a pretty penny if it’s in good shape. Some folks are payin’ hundreds of dollars for ‘em, can you believe that? For a little piece of cardboard! Shoot, back in my day, you could buy a whole mess of groceries with that kind of money.
Now, where do you find these cards? Well, I guess some folks got ‘em tucked away in old shoeboxes in the attic. Maybe your kids, or grandkids, have some lyin’ around. Or you can go online, I hear. Places like eBay, they got all sorts of things for sale. Just gotta be careful, though. Some folks are tryin’ to cheat you, sellin’ you a pig in a poke, as they say. So, you gotta know what you’re lookin’ at.
I also heard tell of somethin’ called “PSA.” Seems like they’re the big shots when it comes to these cards. They got somethin’ they call “Auction Prices Realized,” which is just a fancy way of sayin’ they keep track of how much these cards sell for. So, if you’re thinkin’ about sellin’ a card, or buyin’ one, it’s probably a good idea to see what they say.
There’s other fellas too, on somethin’ called *. They sell these cards too, seems like. Lots of places to find them, if you’re lookin’.
But why are they so valuable? Well, I reckon it’s because folks like to remember the old days. They like to remember those ball players, like Reggie Jackson, and the games they played. It’s like keepin’ a piece of history, I suppose. Somethin’ to show the grandkids, to tell ‘em stories about the good ol’ days.
Now, I heard some fellas talkin’ about how the price of this Reggie Jackson card, it goes up and down. Just like the price of eggs, or gas. One day it’s high, the next day it’s low. It all depends on how many folks want it, and how many of them cards are out there. Supply and demand, they call it. Fancy words, but it makes sense, I guess.
And get this, the Hank Aaron card from 1973, that’s the real money maker, they say. Heard tell it’s worth over fifty thousand dollars if it’s in tip-top shape! Can you imagine? That’s more money than I’ve seen in my whole life! And Willie Mays, his card from the same year, people are still tradin’ them online. Just goes to show, these old cards, they still got folks interested.
So, if you got one of them 1973 Reggie Jackson baseball cards lyin’ around, take a good look at it. It might be worth somethin’. Or maybe it’s just a piece of cardboard, like I said. But either way, it’s a little piece of history, a reminder of a time when baseball was baseball, and Reggie Jackson was swingin’ for the fences.
And one last thing, remember to keep ‘em safe and sound. Don’t let the kids get ahold of ‘em, they’ll ruin ‘em in a heartbeat. Put ‘em in a safe place, where they won’t get bent or torn. Maybe in a shoebox, tucked away in the attic. Just like folks used to do.
