{"product_id":"1988-topps-big-148-ozzie-virgil-atlanta-braves-catcher-oversized","title":"1988 Topps Big #148 Ozzie Virgil Atlanta Braves Catcher Oversized","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#2c2c2c;line-height:1.6;background:#ffffff;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 1. GRADIENT HEADER ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a1a2e;background:linear-gradient(135deg, #13274F 0%, #0C1C33 100%);padding:35px 30px;text-align:left;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display:inline-block;background:#b51e36;background:#CE1141;color:#ffffff;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 16px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e OVERSIZED \u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch1 style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:28px;margin:0 0 8px 0;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e 1988 Topps Big Ozzie Virgil \u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);font-size:15px;margin:0;\"\u003e 1988 Topps Big · #148 · Base · Atlanta Braves \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 2. INTRO ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:25px 30px 5px 30px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;margin:0 0 20px 0;\"\u003e You are buying the \u003cstrong\u003eexact card pictured\u003c\/strong\u003e — Ozzie Virgil's 1988 Topps Big card, #148, from his last season catching in Atlanta. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 3. LEAD TRUST BLOCK ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"background:#f0f8f0;border:1px solid #b7d8b7;border-radius:8px;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2e7d32;\"\u003eTOP RATED PLUS SELLER · SHIPS FAST\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003eManufacturer-issued card straight from the pack — no reprints, no reproductions. Orders ship within one business day, tracked, in a penny sleeve and rigid protection. 30-day returns accepted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 4. WHY THIS CARD MATTERS (REQUIRED) ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"background:#fdf2f2;border-left:4px solid #b51e36;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:22px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:15px;color:#b51e36;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Card Matters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#4a3a3a;\"\u003e Ozzie Virgil Jr. caught eleven big-league seasons from 1980 to 1990 and was a **two-time National League All-Star — 1985 with Philadelphia and 1987 with Atlanta**. That 1987 selection came off his best year: **a career-high 27 home runs, 72 RBI and a .247 average in 123 games** for the Braves. In the 1987 All-Star Game at the Oakland Coliseum he led off the 13th inning with a single and scored on Tim Raines' two-run triple — the only runs of a 2–0 National League win. His father, **Ozzie Virgil Sr., was the first Dominican-born player in Major League Baseball**, debuting with the New York Giants in September 1956, and broke the Detroit Tigers' color barrier in June 1958. By 1988 he was in his final season with Atlanta — **107 games, .256, 9 home runs** for a 54–106 club — and Topps Big is exactly the kind of set that captures a working everyday catcher at the tail of a good run. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 5. ITEM DETAILS TABLE ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px;\"\u003e \u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:25px;\"\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;width:34%;\"\u003ePlayer\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eOzzie Virgil\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSet\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003e1988 Topps Big\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSubset \/ Insert\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eNone — base set\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eCard Number\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003e#148\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSerial Number\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eNot serial numbered\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTeam\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eAtlanta Braves\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eAttributes\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eParallel: Base, Raw \/ ungraded\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eRaw \/ ungraded. Graded by us as EX (Excellent) — there is a slight crease at the upper-right corner with a matching kink in the cut edge — see the condition notes below. Please review the front and back scans — they show the exact card you will receive, including centering, corners, edges and surface. The upper-right corner area is the one to zoom in on — the edge kink and the blunted corner point are both visible at full resolution.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSport\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eBaseball\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c!-- Add rows as needed (Parallel, Cert #, Print Run, etc.). Maintain strict #faf6ec \/ #ffffff alternation from the top. --\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 6. VALUE BLOCKS ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px 10px 30px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #b51e36;background:#fdf4f4;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eMarket-Informed Pricing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003ePriced against recent verified sold comps, not asking prices. Best Offer is enabled on every listing — reasonable offers are welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #1565c0;background:#f3f7fc;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eProfessional Imaging\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003eHigh-resolution scans and photos so you can inspect corners, edges, surface, and centering yourself. What you see is what you get.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #e65100;background:#fdf6f0;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eSecure Shipping\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003ePenny sleeve, top loader or card saver, team bag, and rigid protection in every shipment. Packed right, shipped fast, from a smoke-free environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #2e7d32;background:#f4faf4;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eOversized Format — Read Before You Buy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e**This card will not fit standard supplies.** 1988 Topps Big is a **2⅝″ × 3¾″** horizontal card — measured off the scan at 3.73″ × 2.63″ laid landscape. A normal penny sleeve and a 3×4 toploader are both too small. It ships in oversize-appropriate protection, and you will want the same on your end. **Condition — graded EX by us, and here is exactly why.** There is a **slight crease at the upper-right corner of the front**. On a flatbed scanner a light crease flattens out and will not photograph as a line, so instead of claiming one is visible, here is the affirmative evidence that is visible: the **right cut edge has a distinct angular kink** about ⅛″ below the corner, where the edge runs straight and then abruptly jogs inward; the **top edge near that corner is feathered**, with paper fibers standing proud of a clean 1988 factory cut; the **corner point is blunted** while the other three are not; and the **mirrored area on the back shows diffuse gray pressure soiling**. There are also a few small brown foxing specks in the white border beside that corner. Everything else on the card is clean. Centering against the symmetric red frame: **42\/58 left-to-right, 41\/59 top-to-bottom** — the frame sits high and left. 264 cards in three series of 88; no short prints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 7. 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