Baseball Cards
January 1, 2006
Baseball cards are so much cooler now than when I was a kid. Take this one, for example, which is of Moises Alou, a minor star in my book. It starts with a “throwback” graphic design, based on a set of cards that Cracker Jack first issued in 1915. Topps came out with a set of cards for 2004 that used the old design with some new twists. This card then includes a “game worn” Jersey swatch. They take an actual Jersey he wore in some game, and cut it up into tiny pieces and include little swatches in the cards. The one shown here, owned by my son, has a nice swatch because it shows a small piece of pinstripe. For a collector, this card is modestly attractive, worth $3-8 according to Beckett’s, the publisher that tracks such things.
My older son is a fairly serious collector, and does some buying and selling on eBay. For a complete listing of all the cards my son is currently selling on eBay, click here.
Posted by Bill Trippe at January 1, 2006 1:30 PM
