The Wave of the Future?

Will this make cardboard obsolete? Or is it one of Upper Deck's last gasps at relevance?

I have to wonder what the price point of something like this will be, and if the card companies have once again missed the target if they're trying to hit in terms of audience by forcing something on them they weren't necessarily asking for nor can they afford.

Also, with the trend in technology moving toward smaller and smaller devices, the "cards" look awfully big and cumbersome to be something collected in quantity and long term.

Upper Deck unveils video trading cards

A game within a game, Part III

Alongside the Topps 60th Anniversary "Greatest Cards of All Time" promotion, Chad Finn of the Boston Globe has decided to come up with his own list.  The rules and regulations for his list are a little different, and I actually prefer his over Topps.  He is posting his list in 5 card increments.  Here is the latest..........

Greatest baseball cards: Pack 3

An outsider's perspective

A few weeks ago, we looked at how one of HGTV's biggest stars viewed baseball cards as an investment.  Now another investment website has offered their two cents on baseball cards as an investment these days.  They also invoke a hobby name I hadn't heard in quite a while. 

So, if you're in this to get rich (and best of luck with that, by the way), here's another opinion on how to go about it.........

The Top-Performing Alternative Investments: Baseball Cards

Balls ON the wall......

A couple of observations as I watched the video clip attached to the transcript of this piece......

1)  Do you think you could actually pull this off more economically just buying the items from someone you trusted to provide you with authentic merchandise?  Think of the cost of the balls, the gas to travel to the games (75 a year according to the story), lodging, food, etc.  Unless this was how you spent your summer vacation and were planning on all this anyway.........

2)  The guy wants his last name left out of the story "for his protection", but he has no problem allowing TV cameras into his home, and specifically, the room where his autograph collection is quite prominently displayed?  If someone really wanted to break in, they pretty much have all the info they need in this story.

3)  Has he had the Ruth ball authenticated?  No mention is made of it. 

Amazing autographed baseball collection

Balls ON the wall......

A couple of observations as I watched the video clip attached to the transcript of this piece......

1)  Do you think you could actually pull this off more economically just buying the items from someone you trusted to provide you with authentic merchandise?  Think of the cost of the balls, the gas to travel to the games (75 a year according to the story), lodging, food, etc.  Unless this was how you spent your summer vacation and were planning on all this anyway.........

2)  The guy wants his last name left out of the story "for his protection", but he has no problem allowing TV cameras into his home, and specifically, the room where his autograph collection is quite prominently displayed?  If someone really wanted to break in, they pretty much have all the info they need in this story.

3)  Has he had the Ruth ball authenticated?  No mention is made of it. 

Amazing autographed baseball collection

Spreading the word

The more hobby evangelists we have, the stronger the hobby will be.  This guy has a pretty sweet vintage collection and is as qualified of an "expert" as you'll find based on this article.  He is also much closer to the subject of his favorite card than most of us will ever get to our favorite players.  If you're a seller or an eBayer, I strongly recommend doing things like this as a great way to market your business.  Getting it down to the grass roots is the most effective way to build your business and word of mouth about it. 

A Passion For Portrayals - Baseball card fan presents lecture at Sayville Library