Download or read book A House of Cards written by John Bloom and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sports Card Collecting Investing For Dummies written by Geoff Wilson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a part of the growing sports card trading community Sports Card Collecting & Investing For Dummies will teach you how to start or resume collecting, how to trade, sell, grade, and protect your cards. This is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read breakdown of the sports card hobby and its many nuances. You’ll learn the basics and get up to speed on the recent influx of new brands, companies, investors, influencers, and technologies that have completely reshaped the community. The popularity of sports cards as an alternative investment is at an all-time high, and this Dummies guide helps you budget and make smart trades. The anatomy of a sports card, spotting card damage, grading scales, buying safely, using trusted marketplaces, building your collection, pricing and selling your cards, avoiding scams—it’s all in here. Become a savvy card collector, the easy way. Learn the ins and outs of trading sports cards as a collector and an investor Determine the value of your cards and discover where to find rare deals Stay safe while buying and selling from local dealers, with online marketplaces, and at in-person events Become a part of the collector community Beginners of all ages who want to start (or resume) collecting sports cards can find all the must-know info in the pages of Sports Card Collecting & Investing For Dummies.
Download or read book Collecting Baseball Cards written by Thomas S. Owens and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides standards for grading the condition of cards, descriptions of rare cards, tips for cyber-collecting, and hints for hobby shows.
Download or read book Artist Trading Card Workshop written by Bernie Berlin and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2006-12-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create and swap mini works of art! The simple act of sharing 2½ x 3½ pieces of art, known as Artist Trading Cards, knows no boundaries and brings like-souls together like no other form of communication can. Unique statements, passionate emotions and favorite interests can all be expressed in these miniature works of art that are always traded, never sold. Artist Trading Cards Workshop will not only teach you how to create your own cards, combining one or more of the 25+ techniques demonstrated in step-by-step photos, it will also share the ins and outs of trading, finding and organizing card swaps and how to trade with others across the miles or even the continents. Discover ways to create colorful collage backgrounds, make cards from fabric, incorporate painting, stamping, phone book pages, tissue paper, string, stencils and much more—all is revealed in step-by-step photos, but that's not all. You'll also: Learn the ins and outs of trading—where to look, what to swap. Find creative ways to store the cards you'll soon be collecting. Be inspired by the cards from 60 talented contributors and over 200 beautiful cards. Become a part of the world-wide phenomenon that starts with Artist Trading Cards Workshop, and share a piece of yourself today! Create. Collect. Swap.
Download or read book The Great American Baseball Card Flipping Trading and Bubble Gum Book written by Brendan C. Boyd and published by Little Brown & Company. This book was released on 1973 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections on collecting baseball cards in childhood accompany remarks on the skills and achievements of players whose pictures were found in bubble gum packages
Download or read book Getting Started in Card Collecting written by Sports Collectors Digest and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SCD staff shows you what to save, how to buy, where to purchase, how to store, when to sell and what to avoid. Give someone this book along with a couple of wax packs and you'll likely start a love affair with sport and entertainment card collecting.
Download or read book Fantasy Art Card Collecting Secrets written by HowExpert and published by HowExpert. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love fantasy, science fiction, and horror art, but can’t afford (or don’t have the space for) prints or originals? Maybe you have a passion for collecting, but sports card sets just aren’t your thing. Then perhaps the all-but-unknown area of fantasy art cards is for you. There are over 200 different card sets, with such famous names as Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo; and even one dedicated to the grandfather of fantasy art, Maxfield Parrish. Because so few people are aware they even exist, fantasy art cards are an inexpensive hobby to start, or even complete, a collection. This guide will give you the ins-and-outs of fantasy art card collection, from how to get started, to how and where to find the best deals, and closing with a comprehensive and complete list of all the available sets from the two major publishers of these cards. So get your D-ring binders, 9-pocket pages, and top loaders with penny sleeves, and let’s get started! About the Expert: Steven Yoder is a published author, entrepreneur, business owner, and avid fantasy art card collector. He has turned his hobby of collecting art cards into a full-time business on eBay selling them under the trade name paperdragons, and has become one of the most recognized authorities in the world for this niche. He is considered to specifically be an expert in the identification of genuine autograph cards from Friedlander Publishing Group, and has contributed extensively to Jeff Allender’s House of Checklists with additions and corrections regarding these and other, fantasy art cards. Steven lives in Arkansas with his wife, cats, and over 400,000 fantasy art trading cards. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
Download or read book Sports Card Collecting Investing For Dummies written by Geoff Wilson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a part of the growing sports card trading community Sports Card Collecting & Investing For Dummies will teach you how to start or resume collecting, how to trade, sell, grade, and protect your cards. This is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read breakdown of the sports card hobby and its many nuances. You’ll learn the basics and get up to speed on the recent influx of new brands, companies, investors, influencers, and technologies that have completely reshaped the community. The popularity of sports cards as an alternative investment is at an all-time high, and this Dummies guide helps you budget and make smart trades. The anatomy of a sports card, spotting card damage, grading scales, buying safely, using trusted marketplaces, building your collection, pricing and selling your cards, avoiding scams—it’s all in here. Become a savvy card collector, the easy way. Learn the ins and outs of trading sports cards as a collector and an investor Determine the value of your cards and discover where to find rare deals Stay safe while buying and selling from local dealers, with online marketplaces, and at in-person events Become a part of the collector community Beginners of all ages who want to start (or resume) collecting sports cards can find all the must-know info in the pages of Sports Card Collecting & Investing For Dummies.
Download or read book Collecting Basketball Cards written by Mike Bonner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 1999 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sports Card Collector 101 written by Beto Salinas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-05-02 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you on the hunt for an exciting new hobby that is also a potential investment in your future?Perhaps you used to collect cards in your childhood, and with a sense of nostalgia you are looking for new cards that you can collect as an adult. Maybe you already have an idea of what is involved in sports card collection, but you want to know which cards you should be collecting, why you should be collecting them, and where to find them. Or you might be completely new to collecting sports cards, and you want to make sure you have all of the information you need to make a knowledgeable and positive start to your collection. Lucky for you, Sports Card Collector 101 is jam-packed full of all of the content you could possibly desire to kick-start your collection on the right foot. With useful tips and tricks for hitting the ground running, you will start your collection the right way! As with collecting any types of cards, it is essential that you understand which cards carry the most value, and which ones are the rarest to find. This will influence how you go about making trades with your friends, and the care and attention that you will give to each of your cards. You may already be aware of the potential that card collection has for profits in the future. This book will show you how to make sure your cards remain at the highest value possible, giving you the best chance of your investment paying off. Inside Sports Card Collector 101, discover: The world of sports card collecting The top selling cards of all time for each major sport The different sports card brands available to you The various types of sports card collections The importance of grading cards How to buy and sell sports cards Where to buy and sell sports cards Sports card terminology And much, much more! This book is your bible for collecting sports cards. There is no time like the present! Grab a copy of Sports Card Collector 101 and start your collection today!
Download or read book Start Collecting Baseball Cards written by David Plaut and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history, manufacturing process, collection, care, and classification of baseball cards and describes ten historic sets.
Download or read book How to Collect Sports Cards written by Paul W. White and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "must read" for all sports card collectors! Whether your sports card collection contains a vast array of valuable rookie cards and autographs featuring superstars like Mickey Mantle, Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. Or your collecting habits are focused more on the sports cards that showcase your favorite team or players. How To Collect Sports Cards For Fun and Profit is loaded with all kinds of information that will enhance your sports card collecting whether you do it as a hobby or a business. Sponsored by 3starhockey.com. Sports historian Paul White has collected sports cards for almost fifty years. In the last twenty five years he has earned a reputation as a highly-respected sports card vendor. This book provides everything that you need to know about the great hobby of sports card collecting. For instance, you will learn how to store your sports card collection safely (White even tells you the proper temperature and humidity levels for your collection!) In the pages of this book you will learn about grading your sports cards. There are collecting tips about interesting and unique subset ideas. As well there is information about the many different types of sports cards including baseball cards, football cards, golf cards, hockey cards and more. Buying and trading sports cards can be a lot of fun and the author provides you with lots of ways to make you trip to sports card shows even better! White is a sports historian (this is his fifth sports book), so you can expect to find stories about the history of sports cards. For instance, do you know which football player is featured on the rarest of all football cards? This book also features some great pictures of sports cards from various sports and trading card companies from across the decades. How To Collect Sports Cards For Fun and Profit will not only educate you about the great hobby of sports card collecting but you will also find it thoroughly entertaining.
Download or read book Sports Card Collector 101 written by Beto Salinas and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you on the hunt for an exciting new hobby that is also a potential investment in your future?Perhaps you used to collect cards in your childhood, and with a sense of nostalgia you are looking for new cards that you can collect as an adult.Maybe you already have an idea of what is involved in sports card collection, but you want to know which cards you should be collecting, why you should be collecting them, and where to find them.Or you might be completely new to collecting sports cards, and you want to make sure you have all of the information you need to make a knowledgeable and positive start to your collection.Lucky for you, Sports Card Collector 101 is jam-packed full of all of the content you could possibly desire to kick-start your collection on the right foot. With useful tips and tricks for hitting the ground running, you will start your collection the right way!As with collecting any types of cards, it is essential that you understand which cards carry the most value, and which ones are the rarest to find. This will influence how you go about making trades with your friends, and the care and attention that you will give to each of your cards.You may already be aware of the potential that card collection has for profits in the future. This book will show you how to make sure your cards remain at the highest value possible, giving you the best chance of your investment paying off.Inside Sports Card Collector 101, discover:The world of sports card collectingThe top selling cards of all time for each major sportThe different sports card brands available to youThe various types of sports card collectionsThe importance of grading cardsHow to buy and sell sports cardsWhere to buy and sell sports cardsSports card terminologyAnd more! This book is your bible for collecting sports cards.There is no time like the present! Grab a copy of Sports Card Collector 101 and start your collection today!
Download or read book Trading Cards Collecting written by Jace Bennet and published by Efalon Acies. This book was released on 2023-09-27 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the captivating world of trading cards! Whether you're a curious newcomer or a seasoned collector looking to deepen your knowledge, this book is your gateway to the thrilling universe of trading card collecting. Trading cards have been enchanting enthusiasts for generations. They're not just pieces of cardboard; they're portals to a universe of history, culture, sports, entertainment, and strategy. With each card, you hold a piece of nostalgia, a slice of pop culture, or a fragment of your favorite athlete's journey. The allure of trading cards lies in their ability to transport us back to memorable moments, spark our imaginations, and connect us with a vibrant community of like-minded individuals.
Download or read book Got Em Got Em Need Em written by Stephen Laroche and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a hundred years, kids of all ages have enjoyed the thrill of collecting sports cards. Whether it was souvenirs from their parents’ cigarette packs, pieces that came in bubble gum packages, or the modern dazzlers, the simple formula of pictures and text on cardboard have been a part of North American society for over a century. Now, take a look back at one of the most popular hobbies in history with Got ’Em, Got ’Em, Need ’Em. Covering baseball, basketball, football, hockey, boxing, and golf, this unique book offers a look at the greatest sports cards ever produced, including the players and personalities involved. Relive the days gone by with some of the industry’s most well-known experts as we count down the best from the business. Plus, as a special bonus, take a look at the best innovations, the worst blunders, and a special tribute to the hobby’s boom era in the 1990s.
Download or read book The Card written by Michael O'Keeffe and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its limited release just after the turn of the twentieth century, this American Tobacco cigarette card has beguiled and bedeviled collectors. First identified as valuable in the 1930s, when the whole notion of card collecting was still young, the T206 Wagner has remained the big score for collectors who have scoured card shows, flea markets, estate sales, and auctions for the portrait of baseball's greatest shortstop. Only a few dozen T206 Wagners are known to still exist. Most, with their creases, stains, and dog-eared corners, look worn and tattered, like they've been around for almost a century. But one—The Card—appears to have defied the travails of time. Thanks to its sharp corners and its crisp portrait of Honus Wagner, The Card has become the most famous and desired baseball card in the world. Over the decades, as The Card has changed hands, its value has skyrocketed. It was initially sold for $25,000 by a small card shop in a nondescript strip mall. Years later, hockey great Wayne Gretzky bought it at the venerable Sotheby's auction house for $451,000. Then, more recently, it sold for $1.27 million on eBay. Today worth over $2 million, it has transformed a sleepy hobby into a billion-dollar industry that is at times as lawless as the Wild West. The Card has made men wealthy, certainly, but it has also poisoned lifelong friendships and is fraught with controversy—from its uncertain origins and the persistent questions about its provenance to the possibility that it is not exactly as it seems. Now for the first time, award-winning investigative reporters Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson follow the trail of The Card from a Florida flea market to the hands of the world's most prominent collectors. They delve into a world of counterfeiters and con men and look at the people who profit from what used to be a kids' pastime, as they bring to light ongoing investigations into sports collectibles. O'Keeffe and Thompson also examine the life of the great Honus Wagner, a ballplayer whose accomplishments have been eclipsed by his trading card, and the strange and fascinating subculture of sports memorabilia and its astonishing decline. Intriguing and eye-opening, The Card is a ground-breaking look at a uniquely American hobby.
Download or read book A Kid s Guide to Collecting Baseball Cards written by Casey Childress and published by Harbinger House. This book was released on 1994 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains to kids how to start, build, and care for a baseball card collection.
