Any baseball card gurus on the board?

[cd12]

Need help! With the arrival of my new son I had the idea to buy him a complete set of 2012 baseball cards to save and might continue to do this every year. I collected cards in my childhood but back then Topps was about the only ones around. What brand is the best today? I'm really doing this as a keepsake type thing but if he wants to cash in someday I would like to get the best available.

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

I remember the old days when I was on the come up and baseball cards came with a rectangular stick of gum that could break teeth and jawbones

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Fleer

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Donruss

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Upper Deck

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Bowman

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Leaf

 

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BaseballCardPedia.com

 

[underscore]

Score

 

[cd12]

Thats the problem with so many companies now days which would you reccomend?

 

[underscore]

Thats the problem with so many companies now days which would you reccomend?

Like anything else, comes down to a few key factors.

1) Rarity
2) Condition
3) Demand

In the last 20+ years all of the player cards are definitely NOT rare (over-produced if anything) and have relatively low demand with a few rare exceptions.

Most all of the high-value cards are circa 1950s and before.

 

[cd12]

Like anything else, comes down to a few key factors.

1) Rarity
2) Condition
3) Demand

In the last 20+ years all of the player cards are definitely NOT rare (over-produced if anything) and have relatively low demand with a few rare exceptions.

Most all of the high-value cards are circa 1950s and before.

I guess what I'm asking.. Would a Topps Albert Pujols rookie card be worth any more or less than a Fleer, Bowman, Leaf etc?

 

[underscore]

I guess what I'm asking.. Would a Topps Albert Pujols rookie card be worth any more or less than a Fleer, Bowman, Leaf etc?

Typically, the manufacturer of a given player will reap some merit, but in today's market there's very slim margins between the mass-produced cards.

 

[shelbyvillevol]

I haven't collected in years, but in my heyday (early to mid-90's) Upper Deck was probably the top manufacturer. Not sure if that is still the case. I wish I could sell all of mine.

 

[Slydell]

It's a crap shoot. Depends on who is in the set as a rookie and how their career turns out. Three boxes from my collection as an example. 1991 Topps full set sealed=worth about what I paid 20 years ago. Same with the 1991 Fleer set and the 1991 Topps traded set.

 

[YankeeVol]

I prefer Bowman

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

I prefer the old McDonalds basketball cards that you use to get with a Happy Meal. McNuggets and basketball cards.. solid combo

 

[Slydell]

They did that in Texas at the What-A-Burgers. Gave away special issue cards of Nolan Ryan.

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

I'd imagine that some of those old gimmick cards etc.. can be worth a pretty good sum as well. Depending of how many were actually circulated.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

I prefer the old McDonalds basketball cards that you use to get with a Happy Meal. McNuggets and basketball cards.. solid combo

Were those the Dream Team cards?

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Were those the Dream Team cards?

Some of them were. They did a couple of editions

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Some of them were. They did a couple of editions

Oh ok, I had all the Dream Team ones lol

 

[Slydell]

I'd imagine that some of those old gimmick cards etc.. can be worth a pretty good sum as well. Depending of how many were actually circulated.

I'll be finding out in a month or so. Probably get back on EBay and try to unload everything a little at a time.

 

[milohimself]

I think with the newer ones, it's all about having the autographed and/or jersey piece cards.

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

I think with the newer ones, it's all about having the autographed and/or jersey piece cards.

Yes.