http://www.baseballcardchase.com Find Baseball Cards and Baseball Player Sports Cards Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:07:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Baseball card collecting started as a hobby way back in the 1800's when baseball equipment companies started promoting their products using sports cards. It was only later that companies like the American Tobacco Co., American Caramel Company, Goudey Gum Co. and the O-Pee-Chee company started producing cards to promote their ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/the-start-of-vintage-baseball-card-collecting-392 Before actually starting your own baseball card collection, it is important to understand a little about the baseball card industry and the kinds of cards available. In the early days of baseball card collecting, people bought candy and gum and were thrilled to open their packs to reveal the cards ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/know-the-various-types-of-modern-baseball-cards-before-starting-your-collection-391 Baseball card collecting started as a small hobby among diehard baseball fans who wanted to stay connected with all the action, even after the season. The entire baseball card manufacturing business started with a baseball equipment company distributing cards to promote their products. Later, tobacco companies and confectionaries used the ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/art-of-baseball-card-collecting-%e2%80%93-how-to-get-a-good-baseball-card-collection-390 Baseball is perhaps the oldest sport in the history of the United States and the hobby of collecting baseball cards is nearly as old as the game itself. Baseball cards were the result of the increasing popularity of the game and photography. History has it that members of various baseball ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/origin-and-history-of-baseball-cards-389 Since the launch of BaseballCardChase.com, we've been monitoring which baseball cards collectors have been most interested in. The results show that collectible baseball cards have a broad selection of collectors in the hobby. Leading the pack are mostly recent and active baseball superstars. From Derek Jeter, to Barry Bonds to Ken ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/most-popular-baseball-cards-388 Sports fans, like you and I, have always wanted to be closer to our favorite baseball players. We have found that in collecting baseball cards. If you are, like me, an ardent fan of the game of baseball, then you must have spent hours looking up player statistics. The best ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/baseball-card-collecting-as-hobby-for-fans-31 An ardent baseball fan and card collector knows that his favorite baseball cards can be found and bought very easily through the Internet. Sitting right at home or at the office, you can buy the baseball card you want, with just a few clicks. This has become possible because most ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/using-the-internet-to-buy-and-price-baseball-cards-for-your-collection-30 As the name implies, a trading card is a collectible card which can be traded or collected. Trading cards have always been associated with sports, especially with baseball. Baseball cards have always been popular, well known and treasured by collectors. Initially trading cards were issued and produced largely by tobacco ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/baseball-cards-are-used-by-collectors-as-trading-cards-29 This past Sunday, Donald D. Peck, the retired President of Fleer pass away. At the helm of Fleer, Mr. Peck challenged Topps and their monopoly on the sports card industry. The challenge went all the way to the Supreme Court in 1982 where Fleer was rejected in their challenge to publish ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/passing-retired-president-of-fleer-challenged-topps-baseball-card-monopoly-387 Similar to other collections like stamp and coin collections, baseball card collecting is also a popular hobby. Baseball cards are widely available in every price range. The highest price ever paid for a baseball card was the T206, Honus Wagner card which was sold for $2.3 million recently. It is ... http://www.baseballcardchase.com/how-to-determine-the-value-of-your-baseball-card-28