Posted By:
EricDixie's are as much a baseball card issue as any other vintage set out there. They're made out of cardboard, feature a baseball player, and WERE INTENDED to be removed and collected.
I've read the arguments about them not being cards because they're round, which is totally obsurd. This theory does away with many great issues: Juju's, Colgans, coaster issues, and many others. And addressing the fact that they were a lid and this may not validate them as cards, this would mean any card issue that had to be cut away from a larger piece (ie Orange Borders), would also have to be declassified as "cards". As long as people are being anal in their card "classifying"..what about Butter Creams? These were intended to be redeemed...not collected. Does that declasify them as a "card" too? There are no plausible reasons or excuses to consider Dixie's anything less than a "regular" baseball card issue. "Cards" are lids, former parts of adverting pieces, strip's of many players, playing cards, drink coasters, ticket stubs, cereal box backs, and a plethora of other things. They're all "cards" if they are made of a paper, cardboard, or other paper-like material. Call them disks, cut-outs, strips, playing cards, box sides, redemption tickets..they're all "cards". If they're made out of something else..then they're a "silk", or a "leather", or a "felt", or a number of other baseball collectibles.
For the gentleman that innocently posed this question originally, I'd just like to say that Dixie's are also an easier set to assemble (baseball players only in any year). For those who really enjoy the issue, the multitude of different back advertisers can also add a neat challenge and difference to each Dixie. Best of luck with your collection.