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Fall Baseball Prospects

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

With the expansion of the MLB rosters to 40 men, there will be several young players who are getting a chance to show their stuff in the bigs.  With that in mind, there will also be young player’s baseball cards which will increase in value as they prove that they can play with the best […]

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

Selling Baseball Cards - Part III - Who To Buy

July 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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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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