Rick Dempsey
Baseball • Topps Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1983
Brand & Set
Topps - Topps Baseball
Card Number
Not visible on front
Card Type
Veteran
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Near Mint (NM 7)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $5 - $15; Graded: $20 - $40 depending on autograph authentication.
Recent Sales
Comparable 1980s Topps autographed cards of common veteran players typically sell in the $10 to $25 range on eBay.
Condition Details
Slight corner rounding and minor edge wear visible. Centering appears slightly heavy on the left and bottom borders. Surface shows a clean vintage finish with a hand-signed autograph in black marker.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for traditional grading unless authenticating the in-person autograph through a service like PSA/DNA, as the raw card value alone is very low.
Card Description
The card features Rick Dempsey in his Baltimore Orioles uniform, depicted mid-swing with a baseball approaching the bat. The bottom border displays the team name 'ORIOLES', the player's name 'RICK DEMPSEY', and his position 'CATCHER' in bold orange text. The iconic Topps logo is located in the bottom right corner, and three orange stripes run vertically down the left border.
Notable Features
Includes a vintage, in-person or through-the-mail hand-signed autograph in black marker on the left side of the card over the image.
Authentication Notes
The card stock, font style, and Topps logo are consistent with genuine 1983 Topps production. The autograph appears hand-written in traditional vintage black sharpie/marker, though formal authentication by a third-party grading company (PSA/DNA or JSA) would be required to verify the signature.
Scanned: 2026-09-11T04:34:24.469548