Baseball Cards

lll asked:


I am helping my 10yo start collecting baseball cards. He is starting with this years 2008 series from Upper Deck. What exactly is the goal? How do you know if you have a complete team or set, series, or whatever? Is there a beckett thats says how many make up a complete team? Keep in mind he is starting with 2008 series. Thanks

Heather

§∂p¡£n† asked:


My son has recently decided he wants to collect baseball cards (new ones), and I am so confused by the different brands. Topps for example is so much more expensive then, say Upper Deck, for significantly less cards. There are many other brands as well. Prices are very different as well as the number of cards in a pack. Is there any reasoning behind this?
Also I notice some cards are signed (not really thought, the signatures are printed on there). Does this really effect how valuable the card is, or is this justs a ploy to get you to pay more?

People who know about baseball cards, and possibly collect them too… please comment!

Thanks
It’s not my intention to make sure he collects cards that will be worth a load of money one day. I am just new to this and wasn’t sure the more expensive cards were worth it, or if the cheapest brands are just as good.
This is a hobby for him, but as I am the parent and spend the money, I want to be informed before I started purchasing them for him. As I don’t know where to begin!

Molly

Gallo asked:


Was at my family’s house for the holiday weekend, was going though some old stuff and came across tons of baseball and football cards I used to collect back in the day. I have some complete baseball sets from back in 88-89-90, Fleer, Topps and Upper Deck. They were in surprisingly good condition.

Would something like this have value to somebody 18-20 years later?

Gael