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Preserve History 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.

Categorizing is also a famous way of storing cards in boxes. For those with cards throughout eras and time periods this is extremely important. Those with many cards relating to specific players, legends, and teams will find categorizing extremely helpful. It allows specific eras and time periods, companies, teams or special sets to be easily accessed.

Categorizing antique cards is essential for those dating to later 1800's. This is because businesses, instead of card producers typically made them as an advertising tool for their businesses. For this reason many collectors categorize by business for this time period. The first company to make them were cigarette companies, and they were used as backboards in packs of cigarettes, with one side a player, the other side a business advertisement.

Other businesses followed suit in the early 1900's. Candy companies began issuing their own sets in both America and Canada. Gum companies also began issuing sets with gum, first in Canada, and later in America 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.

Special sets were released by production companies starting in 1948. Today these sets are highly valuable and considered rare. Rookies were typical in such sets, especially of those who became superstars and legends. Some were also autographed and limited. Today the most rare cards are typically the most valuable, which include rookie and autographed.

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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