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Step 1
Watch NASCAR races every Saturday or Sunday on television. You must become a fan or at least knowledgeable about the sport. You will soon learn who is at the front and who is at the back of the pack every weekend. Cards of winning drivers are more valuable than those who can't seem to cross the finish line first.
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Step 2
Go to a NASCAR race in person. While television provides the complete action for these races, your TV set cannot compete with the smells of burning rubber and oil and the thundering booms of engines and crashes. There is something special about attending a NASCAR race in person.
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Step 3
Pick a favorite driver. You should have at least one or two favorite drivers to focus on in your card collecting. You may have other motives for collecting cards, but there is something to be said about opening a new foil pack and finding your favorite driver staring back at you.
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Step 4
Buy a subscription to or at least one copy of "Beckett's Racing." This will give you a good idea of the trading cards that are good buys and those that should be avoided. You will also find specific information on the rarity of cards and which ones to seek.
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Step 5
Check the names of drivers on eBay. Those drivers who have hundreds of auctions can be trusted to have the more valuable cards as they are the more popular drivers.
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Step 6
Determine your goals with your collection. You need to have a game plan before you just start buying up cards all over town. You should decide whether or not your goal is to collect a specific driver and get all the possible cards available. Another goal could be to collect the entire set of one particular brand of cards, or to collect as many rookie cards as possible. Whatever you decide, a goal is necessary keep you on track and to help prevent uncontrolled spending.
