The History of Baseball Cards - From 1860 to Today
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The History of Baseball Cards - From 1860 to Today
1860 Brooklyn Atlantics Card: One of the earliest baseball cards ever produced was the Brooklyn Atlantics card from 1860. These were simple team photographs that were mounted on cardboard, with the club's name and the year printed beneath. These are often considered the first baseball "cards," even though they're quite different from what we think of as baseball cards today.
1909 T206 Cards: The 1909 T206 card set is considered one of the most iconic in baseball card history. It was produced by the American Tobacco Company and included 524 cards. The most famous card in this set is the Honus Wagner card. Wagner, a superstar of his era, objected to the use of his image in promoting tobacco products, and as a result, his card was withdrawn early in the production run, making it extremely rare and valuable.
1933 Goudey Cards: Goudey Gum Company, a chewing gum company based in Boston, issued a set of baseball cards in 1933. The set is famous for its artistic and colorful designs, and it featured baseball legends like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. This set is often considered the first "modern" baseball card set because it was the first to be widely distributed as a marketing tool for a consumer product, in this case, chewing gum.
1952 Topps Cards: Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. began producing baseball cards in 1951, but it was their 1952 set that really set the standard for the baseball card industry. The set is known for its larger size, player statistics, and team logos. The most famous card from this set is the Mickey Mantle card, which has become one of the most desirable and expensive cards in the hobby.
After 1952: Topps continued to be the major producer of baseball cards until the late 1980s when other companies like Fleer and Donruss began to compete in the market. These companies brought in innovations such as autographed cards, relic cards (which contain a piece of a player's uniform or equipment), and serial numbered cards to create a sense of scarcity and drive up value.
In the 1990s and 2000s, companies like Upper Deck and Panini also entered the market, and the focus of the industry shifted towards higher-end cards with premium designs and materials. At the same time, vintage cards (like the 1909 T206 and the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle) have continued to appreciate in value, especially for well-preserved examples.
Today, the baseball card industry is a multi-billion dollar business, with cards from both the past and present being highly sought after by collectors.
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Which ERA of baseball cards is your favorite?
Vintage years for me. (1948-1985).
Hard to argue with that. Do you have a favorite card during that time. I have sort of tuned into the 1980 Rickey Henderson since it is so hard to find in a PSA 10 (one of the hardest cards)
Im with tim, ill go a little farther to go 1948-1989
Great video, my friend! 40+ year baseball card collector and still learned a lot. Thank you!
Thank you so much, I did put some time into making it so I really appreciate your comment!
Thanks for doing this.
Awesome thanks for watching!
I have a Desert Shield card or 2, they are "nobodies", which means they are probably MORE rare and if they 10, they will be HUGE money!
Oh awesome. I’d hang on to them I don’t think I’ve seen one in person
Its so funny that none of the companies just thought to sell CARDS, without gum, until so much later!!!
I know right?! I was thinking the same thing!
Very cool
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Excellent!!! Very informative!
Thank you I put some time into researching this!
👏I really enjoyed this. Thank you for all of your research and putting this together. These were/are some important sets that, should have been mentioned, in my opinion: 1975 Topps Minis, 1984 Fleer Update, Topps Tiffany, '90 Leaf, '91-'93 Donruss Elite
Oh awesome thank you so much for the additional suggestions! I will be sure to include them in upcoming videos!
Btw, thanks for making this! Im sure it took a considerable amount of effort, of which i GREATLY appreciate... but even more so, its a bunch of USELESS information i can use to pretend to be the smartest guy in the room!!!
I love useless facts!
Samuel Peck come up with the ideal of the whole team with advertisements of his sporting good store Peck and Synder on the back. Till then they were just photos. Spaulding bought out Peck. Yep the ones that make baseballs.
Thanks Lee I didn’t know that part!
If you can teach a course, thats smarter than buying and selling cards!!!
I love doing both!
I think one of the biggest reasons for the "drop" we've seen is people seeing what cards sold for 2021-22 by AUCTION HOUSES and an eBay with less competition and bigger names still associated. They then thought THEY could get the SAME prices, with less than half of a percent of the EYES SEEING the card in their PERSONAL eBay store. SO many "poorly worded listings" or listsings that ended at a weird time (there are so many unforeseen variables) TANKED the "comps" people used to justify paying what the card is WORTH. The market is then FLOODED with people trying to get what had previously ONLY been available through an Auction House, so without any intelligent regulation, we basically "hunted the numbers almost extinct." The reality is, if we all just used Auction houses and let them regulate the supply, we'd all probably make the most profit we could... even with their "cut" from the sales. It's basically our own arrogance and ignorance which has caused this "drop" and I for one am taking as much advantage of the BUYING OPPORTUNITY as possible! As long as you buy SMART, in 10+ years, you'll be sitting on a nice little chunk!
Oh yeah I agree there will be some great buys here. I’m looking at a 1953 Topps Mantle and a 1933 Goudey Ruth in the dip
@@sportscardsedge I wish I had that discipline... besides, my wife flips when I spend more than $200 on a card... lol.. so I buy lots of under $200 cards and she doesn't kill me... if I had the ability to save up to buy a big time card like those, I wouldn't be where I am now lol
It's all fun, I just bought a $26 card and sold it a few days later for $55 and I was as thrilled as when I sell a more a expensive card. It's all about the fun!
@@sportscardsedge lol... tell that to my wife!!!
You could start a group for secret sports card trading when your wife can’t find out LOL!
Very interesting and informative. Btw, Ontario is pronounced On-tear-ee-oh. (tear or tare)
Thank you! I will improve my Ontario pronunciation!
Is there any evidence that Brooklyn Atlantic photo was created for distribution at games? I always thought it was a team photo for the players. Was there mass printing of photos in 1860?
My source was the Library of Congress: The team’s carte de visite (a visiting card), produced in 1865, is considered the earliest extant dated “baseball card,” a souvenir handed out to fans and even to opposing teams.
No TCMA love???
You know your cards! They certainly could have been included. I guess I wasn’t sure where to draw the line
@@sportscardsedge what can I say, I'm an addict!!! Lol
I just read that they estimate that over 1 billion sports cards have been produced all time, so PLENTY to be addicted to!
Baseball and rules as we know it is all American
And English and Canadian apparently!
Imagine if that pack of cigarettes had a Wagner in it
Dream card for sure!
England always will be mother of America 😅😅
I was surprised to learn this is true even with BASEBALL!!
Sports Flics are the WORST!!!
I know I was so excited to buy them again recently because I had fond memories of them as a kid but they were disappointing