Card Collector Universe

As mentioned in the previous post in this series, the first factor to consider when selling a card is who the player is.
It’s pretty easy to figure out that you want to be selling a Hall of Famer, rather than a player who has never hit more than .230. But what about prospects? What about […]

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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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Have you ever wondered about the history of baseball cards?  I have.  After doing a little research, I found out that there is quite a bit of history behind the cards that evolved into today’s Topps and Upper Deck card issues.  Here’s what I found.
The first cards to come into existence were called “cabinet cards” […]

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