What makes a baseball card collection valuable as an antique? The question, as with all antiques, is time. I grew up in the 1980’s with baseball cards in their hayday. Topps, Fleer, bubble gum… the memories are fond. Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, even the now infamous Mark McGwire Olympic cards were all part of my collection. These, however precious to me, and however valuable they may be at a card
Baseball cards are both a link to your past and a good source of money. There are numerous, "antique" baseball cards available or in storage in peoples' garages, basements, attics, and closets. I remember when I was growing up and how I enjoyed collecting baseball cards. I would buy packs and packs of them just hoping to get that Babe Ruth rookie card. I would spend hours sorting them by team name
There is a plethora of hobbies that people engage in. In fact, if you have an interest in something that is interest on several occasions looked at your hobbies. Hobbies are a great hobby and, indeed, many hobby can turn into a source of income for amateurs.
One of the most significant time hobby common is the collection of maps of baseball and baseball card sets. The possibility of finding a tr
Okay, a little late but better late than never, right? This is 'This Week in Baseball Cards' for the week of March 17th through March 21st. If I missed any stories, please let me know!
1. An interesting editorial about collecting baseball cards (link)
2. If you see this guy, hide your ...
Ok guys, it's over. Topps has officially killed baseball cards. Something tells me that "Mick" is rolling in his grave after seeing this 1 of 1 cut autograph (terrible) on an Xfractor with a sticker autograph of Robinson Cano. Robinson is currently hitting .158 in full-time duty for the New ...
Wow, Upper Deck works fast.
Just three days after the '08 Topps Allen & Ginter Abraham Lincoln DNA card surfaced on the Internet, rival Upper Deck comes back with perhaps the most impressive set of dead guys' DNA/Autographs ever released. Good luck trying to top this set of cards.
Well, you have ...
It's 6 A.M as I leave my modest, two-bedroom home in South Florida. My two-year old son is sleeping, as is my wife of three years. I have collected baseball cards for most of my 28 years on Earth and today my all-time favorite brand, Upper Deck SPx goes live. ...
It's funny how important minor league cards are in today's collecting world. I mean, that's exactly what Bowman and Upper Deck do these days, right? They put out baseball cards of kids fresh out of high school and collectors like you and I pay hundreds, if not thousands of dollars ...
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