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Entries from June 2008

Selling Baseball Cards - Part II - Five Factors Affecting Baseball Card Value

June 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Five Factors Affecting Baseball Card Value
1)  Obviously the player in question is the first and foremost important factor when considering card value.  A card of Derek Jeter or Mickey Mantle will sell for more money than a card of Joe Girardi or Claudel Washington.  The longer the player’s tenure (and tenure with one particular team […]

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Tags: Baseball Cards General · Card Value · Investing · Selling Baseball Cards

2008 Upper Deck MLB A Piece of History

June 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Upper Deck is releasing a new set of cards on June 25th.   2008 Upper Deck MLB A Piece of History will feature three memorabilia cards and one autograph card per hobby box on average.  Not too bad for a box with a market price of roughly $70.  The value of the box, of course, depends on whose […]

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Tags: Baseball Cards General · Upper Deck

Selling Baseball Cards - Part I

June 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

You’re looking to sell baseball cards, huh?  Want to make some money from your baseball cards or your whole collection? Well, where are you going to do it?   
These days you have a few places where you can actually sell your cards online.  eBay is of course one of the most ubiquitous locations for baseball cards to be […]

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Tags: Baseball Cards General · New Collector · Selling Baseball Cards · Topps