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Sports Cards (Buying boxes and Packs)

by: sportsguy14125( 89Feedback score is 50 to 99) Top 1000 Reviewer
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Guide viewed: 10714 times Tags: basketball | cards | hockey | football | baseball


         Hello,
                 I have been collecting sports cards for many years. I am a huge collector and fan of sports. I have been collecting basketball, baseball, hockey, and football. I have learned many diffrerent things about collecting. In this guide I'm going to teach you about buying packs/boxes of cards.

Here are a few quick tips about buying packs/boxes

Check out the seller's feedback rating to see what their past customers have thought of their items

Never buy from a seller that has private feedback. Why would an honest seller want to hide their feedback?

Never bid on an auction where the current high bidder's ID is kept private.   Most likely they will be shills.  In other words, the seller will create multiple accounts where he/she will bid on their own items to raise the price.

Always make sure the pack or box is sealed especially vintage boxes or packs.

I'm going to list brands and tell you about them.

Press Pass Press Pass Se & Sage - If you are interested in buying college/rookie cards this is the brand. These cards are LOADED with autographs, jersey cards and numbered cards. Press pass a pack at a card store you can buy for $4 Press pass SE $20 Sage $8 Boxes-Press pass $75-$105 Press Pass Se $120-$145 Sage $90

Spx- They give you many great rookie cards, jersey autographs, and jersey cards. A pack will be around $7 -9 A box of 2006 will be around $120 but you can get great deals on 2004 and 2005 spx which can be around $60-$100

Topps- One of the oldest brands, If you like jersey cards, autographs and inserts this isn't the best brand to by. The brand is great for complete sets. Its a great deal at $2.99 a pack or around $70 a box.

Upperdeck-There are many diffrent kind of cards of upperdeck. This also is a great brand to complete sets. If you want Jersey cards you'll find them in around 1:8 packs. packs go for near $3.50 for boxes around $85

sp authentic- These cards will give you inserts and are very valuble if you have a complete set. packs go for around $6 and boxes $90+

donruss- There are many diffrent names as example donruss elite donruss prime patches. Some packs are fairly expensive but giving you GREAT CARDS Prime Patches is around $35 and boxes $110

Bowman- Great for rookie cards and autographs boxes are around in the 100 range

Trilogy-Boxes go for around $200 packs $30 Give you many inserts

Exquiste- a pack for $700 outragis and only get 4 cards but you could pull out a 1,000 dollar card.

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Here are some companies that don't make cards anymore

Pacific,Ted Williams Card Company,Wild Card,Action,Star,Collect A Card,Starline,Front Row,Best,Signature Rookies,Flipps Sports Booklets,ScoreBoard,Megacards,Swell,G&B,Cardinet,Dockman,Breisch-Williams,Collins-McCarthy,Playball,Colgans,Ju-Ju Drum,Whitmor,Schapira Bros.,
George C. Miller,Dietz,Delong,Rittenhouse,Overland,Diamond Star,Goudey,World Wide,The original Bowman Company,Classic,Pro Line,TCMA,Pro Cards, CMC,Action Packed, Highland Mint, and Motion Vision.


Thank you for reading this guide I hoped you learned something! If you have any questions about sport cards ask me and I'll do my best to answer them Thanks and check out my items!!!


Guide ID: 10000000001213409Guide created: 06/18/06 (updated 07/06/08)

 
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