1979-80 Topps Hockey Card # 19 Ron Sedlbauer

Description: 1979-80 Topps Hockey Card # 19 Ron Sedlbauer - Vancouver Canucks (NM) 1970-1979 Hockey CardsMore big names made their debut in 1970s hockey card sets and the decade has proven to be very popular with collectors. The main products were offered by Topps and O-Pee-Chee, abbreviated as OPC. While the look of OPC and Topps cards are very similar, OPC cards are usually more valuable. The decade also features OPC cards for a competing league to the NHL, the World Hockey Association (WHA).One big name owned the hobby among 1970-1979 hockey cards. Wayne Gretzky, also known as “The Great One,” is still one of the top hockey icons for collectors, and his rookie card is revered in much the same way as Michael Jordan’s rookie card is for basketball collectors.Other notable rookie cards include Bryan Trottier, Gilbert Perreault, Darryl Sittler, Guy Lafleur, Mark Howe, Marcel Dionne, Doug Wilson, Ken Dryden, Bob Clarke, and Denis Potvin.1979-80 Topps Hockey Trading Card SetLed by a Wayne Gretzky rookie card, 1979-80 Topps Hockey trading card set will always have a special place for hockey card collectors. Although not quite as desirable as its 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee cousin, the blue design is a hobby classic.Product DetailsIn many ways, the 1979-80 Topps Hockey trading card set represents a changing of the guard in the NHL. While it contains the 264 cards its predecessors had, it departed from the standard white-bordered design of recent sets. While the set is best known for having the first card of one of hockey's greatest players, it is also the set that marked the final appearance of many hockey legends, some of which were active during the 1950s.The player photos on the fronts are either posed or game-action shots. A team logo appears in the bottom right, which is surrounded by a solid-colored banner that runs up the right side and opens up above the photo to include the team name. The player's name and position appear above the team name. The card is surrounded by a blue border.1979-80 Topps Hockey trading card set backs feature a design that looks like a skate. In the upper right but outside of the skate is a cartoon about the player. The card number is in the upper left, and the player's vital stats appear in the top area of the skate. A shortened year/life statistic line appears in the middle, followed by a short sentence. The player's name, team and position appear in the skate's blade area at the bottom.All-Star players have a banner added along the bottom of their base cards to signify the honor. The first eight cards of the set feature the NHL's leaders in various categories from the previous season. Cards 81 through 83 recap the most recent semi-finals and Stanley Cup finals, and record breakers are honored on cards 161 through 165. Team cards run from cards 244 through 261, including one that shows the four teams that were absorbed from the WHL.Those four new teams are the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets, and this is the first set to feature those teams. One card was printed in error and had to be corrected. Card number 8 can be found with Mike Palmateer and Mario Lessard's pictures reversed and is more valuable than the corrected version. Several retiring stars are featured for the last time in 1979-80 Topps Hockey trading card set. These include Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Ken Dryden.The key card in the set is the rookie card of Wayne Gretzky, which accounts for a large chunk of the entire set's value. Other notable 1979-80 Topps Hockey rookie cards feature Ken Linseman, Bobby Smith, Charlie Simmer and John Tonelli.How We Grade: Gem Mint (GMT): (10.0) A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition, a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top to bottom. Mint (MT): (9.0-9.5) A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appear equal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents, surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardless of age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed – or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can be considered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be considered in Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to side and top to bottom. Near Mint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5) A super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a very slight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minor printing imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Near Mint (NM): (7.0-7.5) A nearly perfect card at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on some corners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish or slight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Excellent/Near Mint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5) Card may have visible surface wear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightly graduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may have minor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centering must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Excellent (EX): (5.0-5.5) Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Card borders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minor gum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss of luster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or two small nicks. Very Good/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5) Shows obvious handling, but still looks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases, tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss of luster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show major gum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratio may be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear. Very Good (VG): (3.0-3.5) A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentional damage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. May have major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show the underlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on, and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond the border. Good (GD) (2.0-2.5) Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show all the wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumb tack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhaps small tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard. Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits of paper. Still basically a complete card. Poor (P): (1.0-1.5) A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areas may be torn off. 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