Limited Edition Comic

Origin

From approximately 1887 to 1901, small cloth strips were circulated with the names of baseball players on them. These original cards were very rare, and are worth up to 800 USD today.

From 1902 to 1935, printed baseball cards originated as gimmicks distributed with tobacco products, bubble gum, and other snacks (similar to prizes in cereal boxes today). During this period, there was wide variation in the production of cards, mostly because the style was new and distributors had not yet decided on a particular style. Many cards also had rare flaws and misprints because manufacturers were still experimenting with different production methods.

After 1936, most of the card manufacturers had decided on a certain style, and most cards remained the same. The cards themselves ceased to be packaged along with other products and became a product in their own right.

Today, the development of the Internet has given rise to various online communities, through which members can trade collectible cards with each other. Cards are often bought and sold via eBay and other online retail sources.

Value

The value of a trading card depends on a combination of the subject’s popularity, the scarcity of the card, and the card’s condition. In some cases, especially with older cards that preceded the advent of card collecting as a widespread hobby, they have become collectors’ items of considerable value. In recent years, many sports cards have not necessarily been appreciated as much in value due to mass production, although some manufacturers have used limited editions and smaller print runs to boost value.The Cards, however, do not have a true monetary value attached to them, and the actual price of the card is only what another will pay for it.

Terminology

9-Up Sheets uncut sheets of nine cards, usually promos.

Autograph Cards printed insert cards that also bear an original cast or artist signature. Cards

Base Sets a complete set of base cards for a particular card series.

Box Topper Cards cards that are included in a factory sealed box.

Boxes original manufacturer’s container of multiple packs, often 24 packs per box.

Blister Packs factory plastic bubble pack of cards or packs, for retail peg-hanger sales.

Cards usually the standard baseball size of 2.5 in. by 3.5 in., but ‘widevision’ cards are of the tall historically-basketball size.

Cases factory-sealed crate filled with card boxes, often six to twelve card boxes per case. Often 24 packs per box.

Chase Cards card or cards included as a bonus in a factory sealed case.

Common Cards also known as base cards. Nonrare cards that form the main set (for example Cards 1200).

Factory Sets card sets, typically complete base sets, sorted and sold from the factory.

Hobby Cards items sold mainly to collectors, through stores that deal exclusively in collectible cards. Usually contains some items not included in the retail offerings.

Insert Cards also known as chase cards. Nonrare to rare cards that are randomly inserted into packs at various ratios like 1 per 24 packs for example. An Insert Card is often different from the main set, contains a different number on the back such as SS01 to SS10, etc. See also chase figures.

Insert Sets a complete set of a particular class of inserts, often called a ’subset’.

Master Sets not well defined; often a base set and all readily available insert sets; typically does not include promos, mail-in cards, sketch, or autograph cards.

Oversized Cards any base, common, insert, or other cards not of standard or widevision size.

Parallel Cards usually a modification of the main set of base cards which contains extra foil stamping, hologram stamping and are often seen one per pack up to one per 36 packs.

Packs the original wrapper with base and insert cards within, often called ‘wax packs’, typically with two to eight cards per pack. Today the packs are usually plastic or foil wrap.

Retail Cards cards, packs, boxes, and cases sold to the public, typically via large retail stores, such as K-mart or Wal-Mart.

Rack Packs factory packs of unwrapped cards, for retail peg-hanger sales.

Promo Cards cards that are distributed, typically in advance, by the manufacturer to enhance sales.

Redemption Cards special cards that come in packs that are mailed (posted) to the manufacturer for a special card or some other gift.

Sell Sheets also ‘ad slicks’. Usually one page, but increasingly fold-outs, distributed by the manufacturers to card distributors, in advance, to enhance case sales.

Sketch Cards insert cards that feature near-one-of-a-kind artists sketches.

Swatch insert cards that feature a mounted swatch of cloth, such as from a sports player’s jersey or an actor’s costume.

Tins factory metal can, typically filled with cards or packs, often with inserts.

Unreleased Cards cards printed by the manufacturer, but not officially distributed for a variety of reasons. Often leaked to the public, sometimes improperly. Not to be confused with promo cards.

Uncut Sheets sheets of uncut base, insert, promo, or other cards.

Wrappers the original pack cover, often with collectible variations.

Condition descriptors

Mint condition – A perfect card; no printing imperfections or damage whatsoever.

Near Mint/Pack Fresh/Factory Fresh Numerous terms which refer to, with slight variation, the same thing: a collector’s grade card. There may be a minor production imperfection or very slight damage from handling or storage, but you have to look carefully to notice. These terms refer to cards in, more or less, the same condition they were in when they left the factory.

Mint/Near Mint – At least near mint. A shorthand for collectors and sellers that do not single out their mint cards but simply deal in anything that is at least near mint.

Excellent A nearly perfect card, with a bent corner or other minor imperfection.

Fine/Very Good An otherwise good card with inconspicuous errors which are not easily visible, but can be seen on close inspection.

Good A card with small amounts of writing on it, poor centering, a mild crease, or worn (but present) corners.

Fair A damaged card, with damage such as bad creases or completely worn-off corners.

Poor A seriously damaged card with little value, except if it is extremely rare or limited-edition.

Companies that produce or have produced trading cards

Ace Authentic

Action Packed

Artbox

Bowman Gum (also known as Gum, Inc.)

Ballkardz

Card Lynx

Card Zone

Cartamundi

Classic

Collector’s Edge

Comic Images

Creative Instinct, Inc.

Custom-TradingCards.com

Dart Flipcards

Diamondback Trading Cards

Digimon

Donruss

Fleer

Futera Sports Cards

Front Row

Game On Sports, Inc.

Gloopy Toys

Goodwin & Company

Goudey

Graphic Converting, Inc.

Hidden City Games

Hoops

Inkworks

Insetcards

In The Game

Konami

Leaf Candy Company

Leibig

Monsterwax

Nintendo (no longer makes cards)

O-Pee-Chee

Pacific Trading Cards

Panini

Parkhurst Products

Pokmon

Philadelphia Gum

Pinnacle Brands

Playoff (company)

Press Pass

Pro Line

Pro Set

Rittenhouse Archives

SAGE

Scanlens

Score

Signature Rookies

Spectrum

Whosontour Entertainment

Select Australia

SkyBox International

STAR

TheCardKid Inc, TK Allan

Tobacco Bad Kids

Tokenzone, Inc.

Topps

Top Shelf Enterprises Inc

TradingCards.com

Upper Deck

Webkinz

Wild Card

Wizards of the Coast

Yaquinto Printing Co., Inc.

Categories of trading cards

Sports cards

American football

Australian Football League

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Football

Golf

Hockey

Racing

Tennis

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Non-sports cards

Below are several examples of trading cards. For a complete list, see List of collectible card games.

Babylon 5

Chaotic

Kickin’ Chickin’ Studios

Digimon

Garbage Pail Kids

Hollywood Zombies

Magic: The Gathering

Star Trek

Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Star Trek The Next Generation

Star Trek Deep Space Nine

Star Trek Voyager

Star Trek Movies

Star Wars

Universal Fighting System

Urban Rivals

Wacky Packages

Webkinz

Naruto Trading Card Game

Pokemon Trading Card Game

Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game

Movie and television cards

Please see the article “List of collectible card games” for a complete list.

References

^ a b c d e f g DCS Sports Cards. The History of Baseball Cards. n.d. 29 Jan. 2008 <http://www.dcssportscards.com/baseballcards.html>

^ a b c d e Trading Card Central. History.php. 2007. 29 Jan. 2008 <http://www.tradingcardcentral.com/history.php>

See also

Cigarette card

Error card

List of collectible card games

Trade card

Artist trading card (ATC)

Categories: Collecting | Trading cards | Ephemera

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