mardi 24 septembre 2013

Mint Condition With Baseball Card Boxes For Sale

By Helene Norris


American culture and baseball are inseparable. Since the very start of the sport, card collection hobbyists have preserved its history by collecting sets, players and rookie cards. Cards are often later sold for varying prices, depending on condition. Mint condition is most valuable, which means the cards are free of normal wear and tear, and great care has been taken to store them. One of the best ways to store cards is by baseball card boxes for sale.

Those who collect many different types, and have cards throughout several eras might think about categorizing. Categorizing into players, teams or time periods is a good idea. This will allow for accessing easily, and keeps similar cards together. This is especially important for older sets that otherwise would yellow and age. Some also keep older sets in special wrappings, or plastic envelopes to further preserve them.

This is particularly important for collectors with antique cards, dating to the later 1800's at the inception of baseball. During this era of production, cards were primarily used as advertising tools, and so were part of advertising techniques for business owners, and are typically categorized by company, not team or player. During this time period they were typically found as the backboard in cigarette packs, with the front side advertising the player, and the back side advertising the business.

In the early 1900's other businesses began issuing their own sets, advertising their businesses. This included candy companies throughout the USA and Canada, and also some abroad. Canada was the first to issue cards in gum. America followed suit in 1948.

For antique collections, hobbyists often categorize by the company, such as candy, cigarette, or gum companies. Later classifications by time periods often include the production companies that later produced them. This is because special sets, often including rookie cards, were released by different producers.

It wasn't until 1948 that this changed. At that time production companies began issuing sets, instead of specific cigarette or candy companies. The production companies issued many limited editions, and rare cards. Today these are very valuable, as many of the rookie are today considered timeless baseball legends. Some were autographed as well. Some of these rookie and autographed are considered jewels in the market.

Some collectors, however, who exclusively collect a certain type, often pay more for those without autographs. Autographs in some cases can reduce the value. For instance if they are looking for a rookie card, and it has a signature, it may reduce the value greatly. The value of other cards, however, may be increased by autographs. This is especially true for those of players that were not well known.

No matter what era, or type of card is collected baseball card boxes for sale greatly increase the value, and assist collectors in developing classification systems. It also extends the life of cards. Storage allows for mint condition, and prevents aging, tear and wear and other damage. When kept properly the value is increased, and the history, as well as special events and outstanding achievements and scores of the sport itself is preserved.




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