Baseball Cards Price Guide

Baseball cards price guides are the perfect accompaniment to shopping for the trading cards you most covet. Most price guides provide collectors with photos and the current year's prices so that collectors and sellers alike can set asking prices accurately.

Contents 1 Collecting Baseball Cards 1.1 Collector Sites 1.2 Buyer Beware 2 Using Baseball Cards Price Guides 3 Online Price Guides 4 Conclusion

Collecting Baseball Cards

Baseball card collectors span the generations, from the very young to much older adults. Many collectors either began their collections by obtaining their cards from cereal boxes or from Topps trading card packages. With the advent of the Internet, collectors were able to expand ways in which to find missing cards from their collections. Online stores and auction houses, such as eBay, have made it easier to find those elusive cards.

Collector Sites

Many collectors are so dedicated to their hobby that they have created sites for themselves and fellow collectors. These sites often showcase card favorites, offer a place for hobbyists to blog, and contain links to other collector sites. These sites can be a fun place to meet fellow collectors and gain information on this great hobby.

There are also many clubs that can be found online for the hobbyist, as well as those that can be found in your own neighborhood. Some online sites may provide information on local chapters of baseball card collector clubs in your area.

• Twins Cards – for the Minnesota Twins card collector
• iTaggit – a place to showcase your collection, view other collections and blogs
• Baseball Card Project – home of the Stadium Club and more for collectors
• Old Baseball – for collectors of vintage cards

Buyer Beware

While buying collectible cards online can be an easy way to expand your collection, buyers should beware of sellers that are telling less than the whole story. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for some sellers to sell fake cards or sell ones that are in poor shape. This can happen when a seller has a photo of a card in mint condition, not of the actual card that they are selling. Be sure to read all auction descriptions and don't hesitate to contact the seller for clarification. It is also a good idea to only shop from sellers that offer guarantees on the items they are selling as well as a reasonable return policy.

Using Baseball Cards Price Guides

Collecting baseball cards can be a lifelong passion and seasoned collectors know that price guides are an invaluable resource. Favorite baseball card price guides on the market today include:

• The Official Beckett Price Guide to Baseball Cards 2007, Edition #27 by Dr. James Beckett
• Baseball Price Guide 2007 by Joe Clemens
• Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards 2007 by Bob Lemke

Online Price Guides

If you do a lot of your collecting online, using Internet price guides makes shopping easier. There are plenty to choose from, though some may charge for their services. Popular favorite price guide sites include the following:

• Slanty Couch
• Collect Sports
• Card Pricer
• Vintage Card Prices
• Homerun Cards

Online price guides contain the same information that their book counterparts do, however collectors should be aware not all Internet sites are updated regularly. Check several price guide sites online to make sure that the prices on items are in the same range to ensure accuracy.

Conclusion

There are several ways for collectors to either begin or continue a baseball card collecting hobby either on the Internet or by collecting cards in local venues. Online collector clubs are great places for collectors and sellers to meet, trade, and learn about the baseball card hobby. Price guides are one of the best ways for collectors to stay abreast of their hobby, as these guides provide price ranges, photos and more.