What’s it worth?
SUNDAY MIRROR JAMIE BREESE On Antiques & Collectables
QAQAPlease can you tell me the value of my complete set of 66 Elvis Presley Bubble Inc 1956 trading cards from America. All the cards are in colour and have been kept in protective sleeves. Duncan King, via email You could be looking at a fortune here. Your set needs an in-person expert assessment as the values of any of these cards in true mint condition (as in brand new in appearance) can be incredibly high. For example, an authenticated, graded perfect “mint” Card Number 9 sold for $2,234 (£1,500) in 2008. A “very good” example would fetch only a fraction of that. If all 66 of your cards were graded as mint/perfect, you’d be a wealthy man! But that’s a bit of a long shot. Your cards were made by Bubbles (which became Topps) and measured 3.5in x 2.5in. Take them to a professional trading card grading firm. Let me know how you get on. I have kept a computer game that I had as a child. It is Snoopy Tennis by Nintendo and was a Game and Watch device which was used only a little bit. Any value, please? Robert Turner, Frome, Somerset Your Game and Watch was a 1980s hit. These were tiny hand-held devices with hundreds of different games to seek out. Snoopy Tennis was one of the most popular. They cost around £15 new or around £20 for the dual-screen versions – quite a lot back then. The games spawned interest in Super Mario Bros and similar characters. Around £50 to £100 is the current price for a boxed and good condition example.