Do you remember who Leon Ames was? Well, more specifically, Leon Kessling “Red” Ames? He was a major league baseball pitcher for the New York Giants back in the early 1900s. The reason I remember reading about him is because of the record he held for wild pitches. In fact, I believe he still holds it today. He set the record for most wild pitches in a single season back in 1905.

Perhaps the reason I even remember him at all is because I can identify with him in a way. I mean, had you seen me play little league, you would realize why I was a first-baseman instead of a pitcher! Oh well, in any case, not too long ago I found myself looking up Leon Ames baseball cards. My favorite one I found was in very good condition (the bottom of the quality list), and was from 1910 I believe. It was a #3 in the series, and was a baseball card that had come in a package of Piedmont cigarettes.

I laughed a little bit to myself when I read the back of the card that said, “Piedmont, the cigarette of quality”. It is so funny, but in another way very, almost sad… so much history in that baseball card. What do you think Ames was doing back then… how about the Piedmont people? They were probably so excited about selling baseball cards, surely that would help them sell a ton of cigarettes, fine quality and all. The card was on sale for $55. A little over my budget at the time, but it sure was fun to look at.

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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 sports card manufacturing companies have either started their own websites, are conducting auctions or selling through retailers. And, most dealers, the large national baseball card dealers and the smaller sports card shops are also online. The Internet has become a major source for almost every collector to locate, search, buy or sell baseball cards.

Leading card manufacturers like Topps, Upper Deck, Fleer, etc., have their own websites that sell baseball cards in sets to card collectors. Using their sites, baseball card price guides checklists help you find the baseball player cards you need. These sites are a good option for people who have recenty started collecting baseball cards as these sites provide in depth review, analysis and information related to baseball card collecting.

Among the online retailers that sell baseball cards, Naxcom is well respected by both dealers as well as sports card buyers. (It helps that they are partnered with MLB.) Other online dealers like the House of cards, DCS Sports Cards, Games and Cards are also a good place to buy baseball cards. These outlets buy the cards from the manufacturing company and sell it through their own sites. This baseball card dealers offer shipping of the cards to your home or work, thereby making the entire player card purchase simple.  This makes the entire process simple for all collectors, particularly those who are very busy and cannot spare much time researching baseball cards online.

Lastly, baseball cards, like all other sports cards, are auctioned through the Internet through auction sites like Ebay and uBid. If you want an individual card to complete your existing collection, then Ebay is a good bet. However, if you want card sets directly from the retailers, then you should choose uBid.

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