1990 Topps Ray Searage #261
Ray Searage · Topps · Base Card
Player
Ray Searage
Set
1990 Topps Base Set
Year
1990
Card #
#261
Condition Grade
PSA 6 (EX-MT). The centering is significantly shifted to the right. The bottom right corner shows visible softening and white dings. Surface appears to have standard age-related dullness and minor edge chipping is visible against the green border.
Category
Base Card
Manufacturer
Topps
Demand Level
Low/Niche. Primarily sought after by Los Angeles Dodgers team collectors or fans of Ray Searage's coaching career. Large surplus of this set exists in the market.
Valuation
Raw (Ungraded) Value
$0.05 - $0.25
Graded Value
PSA 8: $5.00 - $10.00; PSA 9: $15.00 - $25.00; PSA 10: $40.00 - $60.00 (Note: Grading costs exceed the value of this specific card)
Comparable Sales
Recent sales of 1990 Topps common cards typically fall between $0.10 and $0.99 for raw copies. High-grade PSA 10 specimens of commons from this set occasionally reach $30-$50 due to the difficulty of finding perfectly centered copies, but this specific card's centering precludes that value.
Description
Authentic 1990 Topps Ray Searage #261 featuring the left-handed relief pitcher in his Los Angeles Dodgers road uniform. The card features the iconic 1990 multi-colored border design with a green primary frame and 'Dodgers' in stylized yellow text at the top left. The reverse side (not pictured) contains his career statistics and a 'Baseball Highlights' comic.
Key Features
Classic 1990 Topps design; featuring Ray Searage during his tenure with the Dodgers. Searage is well-known in the baseball community for his later career as a highly respected pitching coach.
Authenticity Indicators
Highly likely authentic. The dot-matrix printing pattern in the green border and the specific 'Topps' logo font are consistent with 1990 production. This card is from the 'Junk Wax' era and is not a target for counterfeiting due to high supply.
Flaws to Note
Significant right-side centering bias (roughly 80/20). Top-right and bottom-right corners show white wear. The green borders of 1990 Topps are notorious for showing even the slightest edge chipping.
Selling Guide
Where to Sell
Best sold in large 'team lots' on eBay, through COMC (Check Out My Cards) for long-term inventory, or at a local card show in a 'dollar bin' or 'nickel bin.'
Selling Tips
Do not grade this card, as the grading fee will be significantly higher than the card's market value. Best used as a 'throw-in' for a Dodgers-themed lot or sold as part of a complete 1990 Topps set.