2000 23KT Gold Collectibles #NNO Cal Ripken, Jr. Game-Used Bat 3,000 Hit WCG 10

Description: 2000 23KT Gold Collectibles #NNO Cal Ripken, Jr. Game-Used Bat 3,000 Hit WCG 10 GEM-MT **the back reads... Congratulations, you have received an original 23KT Gold Trading Card which features a piece of an authentic game used bat! Each card is minted on a sheet of Genuine 23KT Gold Foil and contains over 17 square inches of pure gold. Cal Ripken Jr. Ripken in 2013 Shortstop / Third baseman Born: August 24, 1960 (age 64) Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut August 10, 1981, for the Baltimore Orioles Last MLB appearance October 6, 2001, for the Baltimore Orioles MLB statistics Batting average.276 Hits3,184 Home runs431 Runs batted in1,695 Teams Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001) Career highlights and awards 19× All-Star (1983–2001) World Series champion (1983) 2× AL MVP (1983, 1991) AL Rookie of the Year (1982) 2× Gold Glove Award (1991, 1992) 8× Silver Slugger Award (1983–1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994) Roberto Clemente Award (1992) MLB record 2,632 consecutive games played Baltimore Orioles No. 8 retired Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame Major League Baseball All-Century Team Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction2007 Vote98.5% (first ballot) Ripken's 1999 season ended early due to injury when he was only nine hits away from joining the 3,000 hit club. He achieved the milestone early in the 2000 season in the April 15th game against the Twins at the Metrodome when he singled off reliever Héctor Carrasco; Eddie Murray, another member of the club and the Orioles' first-base coach, was the first to congratulate him. Ripken had a good night at the plate, recording three hits, the third of which was the milestone. The condition of this card is my opinion based on experience and using the standards below as a guide. I have over 30 years of experience in buying/selling cards. I ship quickly and package your card(s) well. If you are bidding on or interested in more than one of my cards reach out to me about a timeframe to wait to pay for all at once. A bubble mailer with cardboard is an option - USPS Ground Advantage; however, I also offer an eBay standard envelope option for purchases under $20 and less than 4 cards. The pictures are the exact card. Please feel free to ask for better pictures if you are unsure about something. My feedback should speak for itself but feel free to reach out with questions on shipping. **I do combine shipping.** If a card sells for under $20 the eBay envelope is the most economical option; however, a bubble mailer with cardboard and tracking is always an option if you are willing to pay for it.----------------------------------- Grading standards that I generally go by can be found at various grading companies. I like these listed on the "Just Collect" site. MINT or MT A MINT card will be a nearly perfect card that looks as clean and sharp as the day it was printed. There will be no surface flaws, bends, creases, or stains on the front or the back. The picture will be centered within the borders with a ratio of 55/45 or better all-around and the corners and edges will be sharp and clean like a new business card. Near Mint to Mint or NM/MTA card that is graded NM/MT will appear as a MINT card to the naked eye but may have a little lesser centering and a light touch of wear that may be visible on a corner upon close examination. A card that is graded NM/MT should have no surface flaws, bends, creases, or stains on the front or back. Centering must be no worse than 60/40 all around. Near Mint or NM A card that is graded NM will look virtually new at first glance. However, upon closer examination, there may be slight fuzziness to the corners, and minor color or print imperfections and the centering must still be 65/35 or better. Excellent to Mint or EX/MT A more common “higher” grade for vintage cards, an EX/MT card may have slightly fuzzy corners, color or print imperfections, a slightly skewed cut, or a slightly out-of-focus image. Centering must be 70/30 or better all around. Excellent or EX This is a more common grade for vintage cards. The corners may exhibit the beginnings of rounding from light wear. Surface gloss may begin to be affected. Cards should still exhibit at least 75/25 or better centering. Very Good to Excellent or VG/EX Corners on a VG/EX card will show wear and may have light creasing near the edge. Centering must be 80/20 or better. A light wrinkle or minor crease may be evident on the reverse of the card. More serious print issues and cards with wax stains will also fall into the VG/EX grade. Very Good or VG Very Good cards will exhibit moderate wear and the corners may be more rounded rather than square. Cards with a strong wrinkle or crease will usually grade VG regardless of their other characteristics. Likewise, this is typically the highest grade any card with a stain will receive. Good or GD A GD card will typically have very significant wear with rounded corners, multiple creases, very light tears at the edges, or tape residue on the reverse. Any crease that cracks the surface (front or back) will generally not grade higher than GD. Poor or PR A PR card will have significant problems, including ink or pencil marks, paper loss, creases, staining, heavy wear, pin or tack holes, tape, or minor tears to the card. A card with tape or a pin or tack hole may present in any of the grades above, but the flaw will limit it to a grade of PR. **Every "slabbed" or "graded" card I sell will have the grading company's condition listed in the auction regardless of my opinion or the viewer's opinion.

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