1991 Jimmy Dean Baseball's All-Time Greats Babe Ruth #3
Babe Ruth · Jimmy Dean / Grand Slam Marketing · Insert / Food Issue
Player
Babe Ruth
Set
Jimmy Dean Baseball's All-Time Greats
Year
1991
Card #
3
Condition Grade
PSA 8 (NM-MT) - Good centering, sharp corners, clean edges, with a minor surface speck near the bottom center.
Category
Insert / Food Issue
Manufacturer
Jimmy Dean / Grand Slam Marketing
Demand Level
Moderate - Steady collector demand for Babe Ruth insert cards, though food-issue sets generally have a niche audience compared to mainstream Topps releases.
Valuation
Raw (Ungraded) Value
$5 - $15
Graded Value
PSA 7: $15 - $25, PSA 8: $30 - $50, PSA 9: $75 - $125
Comparable Sales
Recent raw sales for similar Jimmy Dean Babe Ruth cards range between $5 and $12 depending on exact condition and platform fees.
Description
Offering a classic 1991 Jimmy Dean Baseball's All-Time Greats trading card featuring the legendary Babe Ruth. This food-issue insert card features a striking green border with a yellow inner frame enclosing a vintage tinted photo of Ruth holding multiple bats. The top banner reads Baseball's All-Time Greats, and the bottom oval highlights his playing years 1914-1935, with Babe Ruth printed cleanly in the bottom right green margin. A must-have for any Babe Ruth or vintage insert collector.
Key Features
Features the iconic Hall of Famer Babe Ruth, part of a popular 1990s food-issue promotional set distributed via Jimmy Dean sausage packages, highly nostalgic design.
Authenticity Indicators
High confidence. Standard card stock weight and glossy coating consistent with 1991 Jimmy Dean food issue releases. No evidence of modern inkjet reproduction or trimming.
Flaws to Note
Minor surface spec or paper flake visible near the bottom center of the inner yellow border; slight standard wear typical of food-issue cards distributed in packaging.
Selling Guide
Where to Sell
eBay or COMC are the best platforms for reaching vintage insert and food-issue collectors.
Selling Tips
Due to the low raw value, it is generally not cost-effective to grade this card with PSA/BGS unless submitting as part of a larger bulk order. Sell raw in a protective penny sleeve and top loader using clear keywords like Babe Ruth 1991 Jimmy Dean.