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1995 Flair Football Cards

March 29th, 2008 at 10:35 pm » Comments (0)

Flair released this 220 football card set that features a player on a horizontal card with a foil etched background. The front of the card shows a mug shot of the player and also the player in action, the Flair logo is stamped in gold at the top of the card. The players name and […]



1975 Fleer Hall Of Fame Football Cards

March 29th, 2008 at 10:23 pm » Comments (0)

Fleer released this 85 football card set in 1975 which features players who have been inducted into the Football Hall Of Fame. Fifty of the cards in this set are similar to the 1974 card set except the front have brown borders not white like the 1974 set. These cards were issued in wax packs […]



Kareem Abdul-Jabar Basketball Card

March 27th, 2008 at 8:11 pm » Comments (0)

Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. Kareem was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1969 1st overall pick. Kareem would become one of the greatest centers to ever play the game of basketball. When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the game in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, won […]



Charles Barkley Fleer Rookie Card

March 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm » Comments (0)

1986 - 1987 was Charles Barkley’s rookie year. There are four players in NBA history that have compiled 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Karl Malone and Charles Barkley. Drafted by the 76ers in 1984 (fifth overall) Sir Charles continued his NBA career as one of the most powerfull forwards to […]



Pat Riley Rookie Basketball Card

March 27th, 2008 at 7:25 pm » Comments (0)

With over 38 years of experience Pat Riley has won over 1100 basketball games and won championships with L.A. Lakers, New York Nicks and the Miami Heat. Pat Riley began his rookie career as a player in 1970 for the Portland Trail Blazers. Today I have added his rookie card to my collection which is a very […]



Baseball Card Values

March 27th, 2008 at 2:51 pm » Comments (0)

Baseball cards could be priceless to some and worthless to others. Its important to remember that collecting is not about the money. When it comes to money, a baseball card is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. My personal experience is that when buying baseball cards always look for rookies and […]



Baseball Card Investing

March 27th, 2008 at 2:24 pm » Comments (0)

Collecting baseball cards is an investment now and could be very profitable in the future. I started my baseball card collection 20 years ago and now my collection is worth over 100K. Collecting is fun and educational for adults as well as children.  The internet has provided many oppurtunities for collectors and traders to make […]



1962 Post Cereal Canadian Baseball Cards

March 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm » Comments (0)

Post Cereal released this 200 baseball card set in 1962 although very limited cards were distributed these cards are extremely rare. The front of the cards are full color and contain a photo of the player with his biography and statistics given both in French and English. The back if the cards are blank.  Cards to look […]



1889 Police Gazette Cabinets baseball Cards

March 26th, 2008 at 6:22 pm » Comments (0)

Police Gazette was a well known newspaper back in the 1880’s - 1890’s. These cabinet baseball cards showed photographs of the players in suits and ties. The front of the cards are black and white with the players name beneath his portrait along with a signature of Richard K Fox with a line identifying him […]



1914 Polo Grounds Game (WG4) Baseball Cards

March 26th, 2008 at 6:12 pm » Comments (0)

This set of 30 baseball cards was known as the Polo Grounds Game for the green and white photo of that stadium on each cards back. Cards have a black and white player photo and a baseball play position that is used to play the game. These cards were officially issued as the All Star […]