When purchasing older baseball cards, does the manufacturer of the card affect the card’s value?
snowandsun asked:
I am buying some baseball cards for my husband’s birthday gift. He is really into baseball cards right now…
I am buying some baseball cards for my husband’s birthday gift. He is really into baseball cards right now…
I bought in a couple of cards of his favorite players from the 50’s, and they are both Topps cards. Does that affect the price? Or doesn’t it matter who made the card?
They are both graded 8, one is a Harmon Killebrew rookie card, the other is a Ted Williams from 1955.
2 Responses to “When purchasing older baseball cards, does the manufacturer of the card affect the card’s value?”
brettj666 says:
June 29, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Back in the day, you didn’t have a lot of choice when it came to card companies anyway.
Nowadays, there are a lot of chioces, but essentially, over production makes them poor values (other than sentimental value) long term.
The ones you mentioned should remain as valuable as what you bought them for, but probably no more.
Dennis Y says:
June 30, 2010 at 7:07 pm
yes it does. I suggest buying a beckett from your local card store and taking a look. Topps is the better of the cards from the 80’s and usually book a little higher.