1938 Horrors of War - Gum Inc.One of the most famous and popular card sets, it began as a 240-card set covering several wars: Chinese/Japanese, Ethiopian and Spanish Civil War. 48 cards were added late on Germany and the beginnings of World War II.The set is extremely popular and prices have increased ten-fold since the early 1990s. |
1977 Topps Baseball Cards |
1961 Fleer Baseball Cards |
Like all collectibles, over time some sports cards go down in value, others go up and some can even become very valuable. Card values are based on many factors: player popularity, scarcity, condition & collector interest. A card can be scarce but without demand value may not be great.
Q: What are some ways to collect cards ?
* Complete sets by year & issue
* Cards of your favorite player
* Cards of your favorite team "TEAM SETS"
* Rookie cards
* Hall-of-Famer cards
* I even had a girlfriend that collected Don Mossi (checkout his ears),
players whose last name start with "Z", and the Brett brothers George &
Ken (she had a crush on George).
* "TYPE COLLECTING" (everyone should at least do a little of this !)
"Type Collecting"
is collecting at least one of each different "type" of issue.
On scarcer issues you can add a less expensive common
while on others you can select your favorite player or team.