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Baseball Memories - Collecting Memorabilia

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Baseball Cards

Mike Eisner
Originally given away with tobacco products, baseball cards can be a hobby for any age or any budget. Today there are so many sets, subsets, specials, limited editions, etc. that no one can collect everything. But if you can narrow down your field of interest, cards can be affordable and a great way to get a youngster into collecting.

What to Collect
From John Cook: "Prior to the late 1980s, deciding what to collect was a simpler affair. One could afford to buy most new sets that came out and spend their time collecting older items to fill in their collection. Since the explosion of new sets, however, collectors must be a lot choosier. Many people only buy one or two new sets per year. Some only collect individual players."

Additional Resources: The History of Sports Card Collecting by John Cook is an excellent way to start on the road to baseball card collecting.
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