Preserve History With Baseball Card Boxes For Sale



By Helene Norris


Its hard to imagine an American culture without baseball. From its start sports enthusiasts have found card collecting a worthwhile past time, as they collect team, player, autographed sets and rookies. Over the years trading and selling have become popular, with those in mint condition the most valuable. Cards kept in conditions free from aging, close to the same condition as when they were purchased have the best opportunities for selling. For those who want to sell cards storing them in baseball card boxes for sale will add to the value of the card.

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.

Antique card collectors will find this extremely important, especially those with cards dating to the early years of baseball in the later 1800's. This is because during this era cards were not sold in gum packs as they were done in later years. In the early years they were included in cigarette packs and used as backboards. One side advertised the company, the other, the player.

Things began to change in the early part of the 1900's. Other candy companies followed suit, and began issuing their own sets, advertising their businesses as well. This was true of companies in the USA and Canada, as well as others in Asia. Canada first issued cards in gum, with 1948 being the first year to include baseball cards in gum in the USA.

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.

Autographs don't always increase the value. It's important to consider that highly sought after cards often are void of signatures, and those with signatures can sometimes sell for far less. Others, with not as well known players, that would typically not sell as well, may actually increase in value with a signature.

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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