colecting sports cards

Collecting Sports Cards is Fun!!!

Major League Baseball, a game of ages, the Fall classic, the last two teams that embarked on a 162 game journey in April, left standing. In most baseball cities, the weather is not even thinking about warming up to favor hitters trying to get a piece of a 95 mile per hour fastball in

April.

I know, why am I even talking baseball, what are you kidding me? The NFL Playoffs have just begun and I am talking Superbowl bound, right? Who can remember Philadelphia and Tampa? Well, I am not here to talk about the World Series but rather something that makes me even crazier about baseball. Baseball Cards, and memorabilia!

Sports cards are a big part of my life, and I suggest that If you have small children especially boys you do the same. Sports cards values can build family bonds and yes in the process build finances too. This is not the 1990's where baseball cards are produced in worthless masses. No folks, you invest a pretty penny in sports cards and you are liable to get a prettier penny back.

Sports cards are also a way to get your family back to bonding, I know my two sons can tell me flat out who leads the MLB in home-runs and strikeouts, and even most of the starting 8 on quite a few baseball teams, not just the home team. They are only 6 and 8, not bad huh? Most true collectors would probably read this and say, "yeah right", I am not going to spend $200.00 on a box of sports cards with today's values and let my 5 year old anywhere near that box. Probably so, but there are ways to protect your cards and still enjoy the moment.

Start with a Beckett Publication to enhance your collection, top loaders and penny sleeves are one way to go, screw down holders is another and even go so far as to grade the sports cards with any of the three major grading companies. Beckett, which is my favorite. Psa which is probably the leading vintage card grader, although some would argue. Lastly SGC, Sports card guarantee. I would not stray too much further than those three.

In any event, I believe that sharing the gift of collecting sports cards and memorabilia is a great way for families alike to bond and interact with one another in yet another sporting derived activity.

Now to the part about actually making money, I can tell you right now that you need to have some direction in which to start your collection because simply there are too many sports cards companies and way too much product, don't get me wrong now the product is pretty limited, but still there is just way too much product to choose from out there.

Once you find what is right for you, try your hand at grading a few cards, you will see prices jump for cards that come back gem mint or 9.5 or perfect 10, depending on which company you use. At that time your decision will most likely be whether to keep the card or not! There are a few websites out there can help you determine which way to go, they are websites that are informative about cards and also give you information on how plentiful some cards might be. All in all good information that can be acquired about where to begin.