1979 - Warner Bros. promo cards

October 24, 2025, 02:42 PM

Tommy C

According to that website, # 57 is Egberto Gismonti and # 58 is Bonnie Raitt.

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
That website with the pictures lists what cards # 57 and 58 are, but it does not list a # 54.

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
Here is the checklist for the rest of the cards which are standard size, 2 1/2 x 3 1/2:

22 "Venus Dodson"
23 "Maureen McGovern"
24 "T.G. Sheppard"
25 "Flamin' Groovies"
26 "Deodato"
27 "Gayle Moran"
28 "The B-52's"
29 "Shaun Cassidy"
30 "Ry Cooder"
31 "Jimi Hendrix"
32 "The Sanford/Townsend Band"
33 "Roy Wood"
34 "Debby Boone"
35 "Danny Douma"
36 "Grace Jones"
37 "Randy Newman"
38 "The Korgis"
39 "Freddie James"
40 "Ashford & Simpson"
41 "Matrix"
42 "Vapour Trails"
43 "Caress"
44 "Willie Hutch"
45 "Elizabeth Barraclough"
46 "Tom Van Der Geld"
47 "Gary Burton & Chick Corea"
48 "Talking Heads"
49 "Rose Royce"
50 "Van Morrison"
51 "Steve Martin"
52 "Leo Sayer"
53 "Carlene Carter"
54 ?
55 "Mighty Pope"
56 "Lauren Wood"
57
58
59 "Funkadelic"
60 "Flora Purim"
61 "Marc Jordan"
62 "John Surman"
63 "Paul Motian Trio"
64 "Richard Bierach"
65 "David Ruffin"
66 "Foghat"
67 "Tom Johnston"
68 "Shaun Cassidy"
69 "Duncan Browne"
70 "Alda Reserve"
71 "Bob Marley & The Wailers"
72 "Margo Smith"
73 "Stargard"
74 "Donna Fargo"
75 "Nicolette Larson"
76 "Prince"
77 "Sly & The Family Stone"
78 "Eugene Record"
79 "Fleetwood Mac"
80 "Rod Stewart"
81 "Wire"
82 "M"
83 "ZZ Top"
84 "Gilda Radner"
85 "Little Feat"
86 "Neil Young & Crazy Horse"
87 "Pat Metheny Group"

Jess

April 21, 2026, 01:06 AM

catskilleagle

A Bonnie Raitt card from the 1975 set sold for $12.99 on Jan 17.

A Maria Muldaur card (#11) from the '79 set sold for $9.76 on Jan 16. I'm trying to remember the last time I heard "Midnight at the Oasis," her big hit and I assume a few people have busted it out late on karaoke night.

April 21, 2026, 07:35 PM

Bill Mullins

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
A #76 Prince card sold for $575 on September 7.

And another one soldfor $900 on Mar 4 (SGC 6).

August 28, 2026, 12:43 AM

catskilleagle

A graded SGC 7 #71 Bob Marley & The Wailers card sold for $500 on June 27. One of those might go for that even ungraded.

August 28, 2026, 01:08 AM

catskilleagle

I see other graded cards that have sold for at least $100. Here are some sales of ungraded cards:

#49 Rose Royce $30 8-21-26
#36 Grace Jones $20 8-21-26; $14.99 on 8-18-26
#78 Eugene Record $10 8-21-26
#75 Nicolette Larson $10 8-21-26
#40 Ashford & Simpson $20 8-21-26
#66 Foghat $30 8-21-26; $9.98 on 8-10-26; $9.98 on 8-13-26
#80 Rod Stewart $20 8-21-26; $54.99 on 5-31-26
#37 Randy Newman $20 8-21-26
One lot of 59 cards sold for $670 after 32 bids on 7-15-26
#65 David Ruffin sold as a Best Offer less than $39.99 on 7-9-26
#76 Prince sold as a Best Offer less than $999.99 on 6-30-26
#67 Tom Johnston $10 6-28-26
Lot of 8 cards including Robert Palmer and Neil Young sold for $49.88 on 7-19-26

August 28, 2026, 08:56 PM

Raven

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
A graded SGC 7 #71 Bob Marley & The Wailers card sold for $500 on June 27. One of those might go for that even ungraded.

I think there are a couple of good reasons for that.

First of all, SGC is not regarded as the premium grading service. At least not before this recent shake up with PSA and Beckett. PSA is the big name for high value cards, followed by Beckett. SGC typically got used for faster, cheaper and some claim more lenient grading. As such, card collectors who demand only graded examples are less impressed with SGC slabs.

And secondly, a 7 grade will rarely impress them either. There are exceptions made for some older cards and card sets that may be known to be condition sensitive. So, are these cards normally condition sensitive? If so, that 7 could be an above average grade, but the buyers have to be knowledgeable enough to know that because they are all looking for 9s and above.

The best way to check any particular card is to go to the PSA population report and see how many have been submitted to them and what is the breakdown of grades given. That will give you an idea if it pays to try to grade for a premium price, or if it's better to just leave it raw. An ungraded card that looks like it might be an 8 is still likely to sell higher than a slab that comes back with a definite 7.

August 29, 2026, 01:36 AM

catskilleagle

These cards were not distributed in wax packs or cello-packs. The packs look more like those shrinkwraps or heat-sealed packs you sometimes see - various promo packs from the 80's-90's. These would press in on corners especially over time and with even light handling. I think a grade of 8-10 whatever the grading service would be tough to get but maybe some cards in the middle of the pack would have a chance at a high grade.

August 30, 2026, 03:11 AM

catskilleagle

There was a sale that I wish I had seen. The seller worded it as "1979 Warner Bros Artist Gilda Radner #84" with "Plus other cards." It wasn't just a lot. It was an unopened pack which has sold in the past for at least $60 and up into the hundreds of dollars. This one sold for just $38 on June 13.

I saw the weird reflection and checked the listing. Yeah, it's a pack. Someone got a great deal.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16845...tkp%3ABk9SR-i1hJiKaA