November 20, 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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1/1 Rare Sports Memorabilia Collection Cards Auto Lot +$11,100.30 Ends Sunday 32 bids
1954 Hank Aaron Topps Rookie Rc #128 Psa 8 Nm/mt (nq)!$4,900.00 Ends in 6 hours 21 bids
Sports Collection-going Out Of Business-rare Items$4,850.00 Ends Friday 24 bids
1961 61 Topps Set 190 Graded Psa W/stars Nearmint+ Wow! Buy it Now$3,999.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids
(3) 1975 Topps Unopened Cello Pack Boxes = 72 Packs !$3,270.00 Ends Sunday 19 bids
1906 Fan Craze Honus Wagner Graded Psa 8...hof Buy it Now$2,550.00 Ends Friday 23 bids
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Scg Graded 30 (2)$2,125.00 Ends Saturday 14 bids
Mantle,ryan,a-rodriguez, Psa Graded Baseball Collection Buy it Now$2,125.00 Ends Sunday 24 bids
1933 Goudey Complete Professionally Graded Set$2,025.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids
(2) 1972 Topps Basketball Unopened Wax Pack Box Erving$2,021.00 Ends Sunday 19 bids
1951 Mickey Mantle Bowman #253 Mlb Psa 6 Graded Card$2,010.00 Ends in 6 hours 14 bids
2006 Bowman Chrome Evan Longoria Red Ref Auto Buy it Now$2,003.33 Ends Tuesday 10 bids
06 Exquisite Cy Young/ted Williams Dual Cuts Cut Auto $2,000.01 Ends Sunday 13 bids
1090: Honus Wagner. T-206. Graded.$2,000.00 Ends Saturday 28 bids
Huge Card Collection Vintage Rookies Psa Game-used $$$$$1,999.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1953 Topps Mickey Mantle # 83 Scd 8.5$1,525.00 Ends in 4 hours 8 bids
2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols Auto Ref Psa 9 155/500$1,500.00 Ends Monday 10 bids
1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rc #164 Psa/csa 9!!$1,500.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
1975 Topps Unopened Cello Pack Box Ryan Munson Top$1,425.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids
1909 T206 Ty Cobb Psa 5 Red Portrait$1,402.00 Ends Monday 8 bids
1964 Topps Baseball Complete Set Of 587 Cards Ex-nm $1,380.00 Ends Monday 7 bids
1962 Topps #1 Roger Maris Psa 8 Yankees$1,325.00 Ends Saturday 14 bids
Large Baseball Card Collection/slu's/autographs & More$1,275.00 Ends in 22 hours 12 bids
1957 Topps Mickey Mantle # 95 Gai 8.5$1,225.00 Ends in 4 hours 6 bids
1957 Topps Mickey Mantle # 95 Scd 9$1,225.00 Ends in 4 hours 7 bids
1933 World Wide Gum #93 Babe Ruth Psa 4 Vg/ex$1,225.00 Ends Tuesday 12 bids
1962 Topps #200 Mickey Mantle Psa 8 Hof Yankees$1,203.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids
1966 Topps Baseball Complete Set Mickey Mantle Koufax $1,200.00 Ends Saturday 11 bids
1956 Topps Mickey Mantle # 135 Gai 8 $1,136.00 Ends in 4 hours 6 bids
1922 American Caramel E120 Babe Ruth Graded Sgc 30$1,125.00 Ends in 6 hours 24 bids
1973 Topps Baseball Unopened Wax Box Schmidt Rookie?$1,125.00 Ends in 6 hours 20 bids
1959 Topps Baseball Graded/gradable Semi-set *must See*$1,010.00 Ends Monday 18 bids
1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie Auto Autograph Psa/dna Hof$1,000.00 Ends in 5 hours 1 bid
2006 Topps Allen Ginter Complete Autograph Set All Psa$1,000.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids
1956 Topps Set,auto'd Game Used,mantle,mays 20,000cards$999.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1977 Topps Dale Murphy Psa 10 Rookie Catchers #476$970.00 Ends in 6 hours 21 bids
1909 Philadelphia Caramel E95 Ty Cobb Graded Sgc 30$969.59 Ends in 6 hours 18 bids
01 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols Auto Rc #'ed 500 $935.00 Ends Saturday 8 bids
1955 Bowman Complete Baseball Set (1-320) Ex - Nm$910.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
1976 76 Topps Baseball Factory Cello Box! 24 Packs!$905.50 Ends Sunday 10 bids
1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 Psa Ex- Mt+ 6.5$898.00 Ends Saturday 7 bids
2007 Ud Black Tim Lincecum Usa Flag Rookie Auto 1/1 Buy it Now$860.00 Ends in 6 hours 14 bids
Our Greatest Sports Card Collection Ever! 50k Must See!$860.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids
1960 Topps Baseball Complete Set Psa Wow !!!!!$860.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
1956 Topps Doubleheader Bb Complete Set Exmt$855.99 Ends Sunday 20 bids
1909 T206 Johnny Evers With Bat Chicago Shirt Psa 7 Hof$821.00 Ends Sunday 15 bids
1961 Topps Psa Starter Set Currently Rank 60th At Psa$810.00 Ends Saturday 6 bids
1954 Topps #90 Willie Mays Psa 8 Nm-mt$810.00 Ends Saturday 6 bids
1958 Partial Set Of 462 Cards W/ Hof's & Stars!, Ex !!!$805.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids
1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth Sgc 40 3 Vg = Psa 3$800.01 Ends in 6 hours 15 bids
1909 Piedmont Cigarettes T206 Christy Mathewson Sgc 60$800.00 Ends in 5 hours 9 bids
1887 N28 Allen Ginter - Mike Kelly - Hof - Sgc 40$799.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1959 Partial Set Of 520 Cards W/ Hof's & Stars!, Ex !!!$799.51 Ends Sunday 16 bids
1951 Bowman Hi # 253 Mickey Mantle Rc Sgc 50 Vg-ex$787.77 Ends Sunday 11 bids
1994 Sp Red Holoview Alex Rodriguez Rookie Bgs 9 Mint$770.00 Ends in 3 hours 18 bids
2003 Sp Legendary Cuts Roy Campanella Cut Auto 1/1$760.00 Ends in 4 hours 11 bids
1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Sgc 40 Hof Rookie High#$760.00 Ends Monday 10 bids
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 Baseball Card Psa Mk 2$750.00 Ends Saturday 24 bids
1956 Topps Willie Mays #130 Psa 9!! Rare!!$735.55 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
