October 7, 2008
The earliest (Civil War era) baseball cards were called 'cabinet cards,' because they were literally team photos mounted on cards meant to be displayed in cabinets. A few years later, the mass-production era started, as team photo 'trade cards' (with an ad on the flip side) were packaged in tobacco boxes as collectible advertising.
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1952 Mickey Mantle High End Topps Rc # 311 Rare Psa 7 Buy it Now$27,500.00 Ends Saturday 21 bids
Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps #311 Psa Mt 8!! Rookie Card$25,400.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1 Million+sports Cards,1200+sets,100+wax,50's,psa-w@w!! Buy it Now$13,850.00 Ends in 5 hours 26 bids
1952 Topps #311 Mantle Psa 4 Centered Buy it Now$11,100.00 Ends Saturday 6 bids
1962 Topps Hank Aaron Sgc 96 Card# 320$4,350.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids
1959 Topps Complete High Grade Set Mantle Mays, Nm+ Psa$4,025.00 Ends Wednesday 14 bids
1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie #128 Psa 8 Nm-mt$3,650.00 Ends in 16 hours 21 bids
1911 T3 Turkey Red Ty Cobb Checklist #9 Psa 3 Vg$3,550.00 Ends in 14 hours 28 bids
Babe Ruth Signature Cut Autograph Card Psa/dna & Jsa /1$3,500.00 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid
1954 Topps #128 Henry Aaron Psa 8 Nm-mt!! Centered!!$3,250.00 Ends Friday 10 bids
1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig # 37 Psa Graded 7$3,115.00 Ends in 14 hours 7 bids
1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rc - Graded Psa 8 Nm-mt !!$3,000.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1963 Fleer Checklist Bb-checklist #1-66 Psa 9 Mint$3,000.00 Ends in 14 hours 13 bids
1952 Topps Eddie Mathews Rookie #407 Sgc 6 Exmt$2,556.98 Ends in 16 hours 16 bids
1968 Topps #177 Nolan Ryan Sgc 96 9 Hof Rc Centered$2,425.00 Ends in 16 hours 11 bids
1956 Topps Near Complete Set Mays Aaron Clemente, Exmt$2,125.00 Ends in 17 hours 21 bids
1951 Mickey Mantle Bowman #253 Mlb Psa 6 Graded Card$2,026.23 Ends Thursday 18 bids
1956 Topps Yankees Team #251 Psa 8.5 Nm-mt+$2,025.00 Ends in 17 hours 15 bids
1957 Topps Complete Set Mantle Mays Aaron, Ex+ W/ Psa$2,000.00 Ends Wednesday 21 bids
1933 Goudey Carl Hubbell Sgc 88 Nm/mt 8 #230$1,975.00 Ends in 15 hours 17 bids
1909 T206 Schirm - Buffalo - Psa 8 Nm-mt$1,950.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181 Psa 4 Vgex$1,814.00 Ends in 14 hours 19 bids
1962 Bazooka Panel Sandy Koufax Gentile Callison Sgc 9$1,800.00 Ends Friday 3 bids
1933 Goudey #149 Babe Ruth Psa 5 Ex $1,750.00 Ends Saturday 20 bids
1964 Topps Mickey Mantle #50 Psa 9 Mint$1,700.00 Ends Wednesday 9 bids
T3 Turkey Red #42 Cy Young Checklist Back Psa 3.5$1,580.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids
1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie #123 Sgc 8 Nm-mt$1,575.00 Ends in 16 hours 16 bids
1910 Old Mill T-210 Casey Stengel Rookie Card - Sgc 10$1,560.35 Ends Friday 22 bids
1971 Topps #20 Reggie Jackson Bvg 9 + Psa 9 Bonus$1,500.00 Ends in 14 hours 7 bids
1954 Topps Ted Williams #250 Psa 8 Nm-mt$1,500.00 Ends in 16 hours 16 bids
Ichiro Suzuki 2001 01 Ultimate Rookie Auto Rc /250 Sp !$1,469.44 Ends Thursday 9 bids
1923 W515-1 Babe Ruth Psa 9 Mint Centered$1,400.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
1975 Topps Wax Pack Box (36ct) Ryan Rose Aaron Mint$1,375.00 Ends Thursday 16 bids
1963 Topps Baseball Complete Set, Rose Rookie!!! G-vg$1,225.00 Ends in 15 hours 14 bids
1958 Topps Ted Williams # 1 Psa 8 Nm-mt$1,175.77 Ends Wednesday 6 bids
1965 Topps Near Complete Set Mantle Mays Aaron Nrmt$1,125.09 Ends Wednesday 14 bids
Sports Card Collection Lot Vintage Mantle Williams Auto$1,125.00 Ends in 16 hours 17 bids
Babe Ruth #144 1933 Goudey Gum Bvg 3.5 Very Good+ Buy it Now$1,125.00 Ends Saturday 6 bids
1952 Topps #407 Ed Mathews Psa 4 High# Centered Hof Rc$1,105.00 Ends Thursday 14 bids
1952 Topps Bill Dickey #400 Sgc 7 Nrmt$1,100.00 Ends in 16 hours 16 bids
2001 01 Ultimate Ichiro Suzuki Rc Auto Autograph #/250$1,080.00 Ends Wednesday 14 bids
1940 Playball High # 225 Shoeless Joe Jackson$1,075.00 Ends Tuesday 14 bids
Albert Pujols 2001 Bowman Chrome Rookie Auto Rc /500 Sp$1,061.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids
Huge Auto Signed Game Used Rc Lot (550+) Babe Ruth Mays$1,035.00 Ends in 12 hours 16 bids
T206 Ty Cobb Sgc 50 Vg/ex 4 Crease-free Green Portrait$1,025.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
1952 Topps Willie Mays #261 Sgc 84 Centered - Psa Bonus$1,009.00 Ends Wednesday 13 bids
1964 Topps Mickey Mantle #50 Sgc 9 Mint$1,001.00 Ends Wednesday 8 bids
Lou Gehrig #92 1933 Goudey Gum Bvg 4.5 Vg-ex+ Buy it Now$1,000.01 Ends Saturday 7 bids
1962 Sugardale Weiners Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates Rare$1,000.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
1963 Topps Pete Rose Rookie #537 Sgc 8 Nm-mt$1,000.00 Ends Wednesday 21 bids
1968 Topps Baseball Set, Exmt To Nm-mt$999.00 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid
1933 Goudey #160 Lou Gehrig Psa 4.5 Vg/ex+$998.88 Ends Friday 9 bids
1951 Bowman Whitey Ford Rookie Gai 7.5 Nrmt+$965.00 Ends in 15 hours 15 bids
1939 Play Ball Joe Dimaggio #26 Psa 7 Nm$935.00 Ends in 15 hours 14 bids
1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie #305 Psa 6 Exmt$900.07 Ends in 15 hours 14 bids
1909-1911 T206 - Christy Mathewson - Portrait - Psa 5$898.00 Ends Thursday 12 bids
1954 Topps Al Kaline #201 Psa 8 Nm/mt$898.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids
1968 Topps Bb Partial Complete Set Lot 382/598$885.99 Ends Friday 7 bids
1909-1911 T206 - Cy Young - Glove Shows - Psa 5$880.00 Ends Thursday 10 bids
