Comments on: How to Collect Baseball Cards

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.