Comments on: How to Collect Baseball Cards

on 6/16/2009 As a former professional baseball having recently retired with the ability to say I had a half-dozen cards is nice. However, growing up in the 80's collecting cards was night and day opposite of the collectors of present day.Collectors of past collected thier favorite players as well a yearly sets. It was sacred to save your allowance and hit the Flea market on a saturday hoping to score some Seaver's, Ryan's,Boggs...Or buy an un-opened pack thats 10+yrs old anticipating getting that rookie card. From my recent experience its all about printing as many cards as possible, and then, after BP trying to get a player to sign the 25 cards you have of him, so you can then toss them on e bay and make a buck. Saw the same dudes every year doing the same routine. Well I guess it was more sentimental years ago, and a challege to have the top cards in the neighborhood to show off to your frien...

on 6/12/2009 I have Dan Marino cards for sale and a Willie Mays for sale. Willie Mays card is from 1951 to 1993 upper deck then and now.his giants card.

on 5/15/2009 More than likely the cards you have stored for all this time have been damaged by the rubber bands. More than likely the card that is on the top as well as the card that is on the botton. If you want to straighten them out there are a few ways. But before you do, the first and most important thing is to take the rubber bands off. You can either stack them tightly in the box, which over time will help or individually put each card in a holder that you can purchase from stores like Walmart, Drug stores and or your local sports card shop. The only problem will be the cost. You might just want to do that with the better cards in the set for the have the highest value. IE. Eddie Murray, the Future Stars cards of Paul Molitor as well as Jack Morris and players such as Nolan Ryan, George Brett, Mike Schmidt etc and so on.

on 4/6/2009 I have a 1978 Topps collection that was stored in shoeboxes and most cards were in rubber bands. Most of the cards are still in great shape but they all are slightly warped. Any suggestions?

on 8/8/2006 When you buy cards, put them directly into a safe place, like a safe inside of plastic sheets. I keep my cards in a fireproof and bullet proof safe just in case of a fire or burglar.

on 3/8/2006 If you are going to a store that sells cards separate from other cards, before you purchase that card check on the back to see if the card is real or not. When you look on the back there is usually a date check if the player played at that time. If not the card is fake and you should not purchase it.

on 11/22/2005 Never buy a bundle of cards from a merchant unless they allow you to see the cards sometimes there are cards in the bundle that are poor mint.

on 11/22/2005 After you buy a pack of cards, keep it in a bag instead of a pocket. Cards left in pockets can get bent or forgotten about and destroyed in the wash.

on 11/22/2005 Do not overstore cards in your binder. I did this when I was young. I had a Cal Ripkin Jr. card and put it in my overstocked binder. It would be worth at least 1,000 dollars today. It got bent and is now worth almost nothing.

on 11/22/2005 It is easier to find a card in your binder or box if you arrange the cards in teams, production year, or by player in alphabetical order.

on 11/22/2005 Storing them in binders is a good method, but I prefer to store them in card boxes (especially if you are going to store them for long periods).

on 11/22/2005 When starting out in the card collecting business, I found you get more from the hobby and your money when you collect rookie cards. The rookie cards are the ones worth the most in the long run!

on 11/22/2005 When choosing a 3-ring binder to store your plastic sheets in, make sure it is a D-ring binder, not an O-ring. With an O-ring binder, the rings will bend the cards when you close it. This will not happen with a D-ring.

on 11/22/2005 I like to store mine in a binder and to put them in card sheets so they stay clean.