Umpire cards and collectibles

[Snapolit1]

Seeing more umpire cards showing up on eBay, some even autographed. Is there really an umpire market? Usually some variation on "this is the guy who called the game when [insert magical baseball moment]." Are there really collectors into the niche in a big way? Not seeing the emotional or sentimental connection to some umpire who happened to be behind the plate when babe hit his 60th home run. But, to each his own . . . .

[Republicaninmass]

Extremely scarce for that reason, some are also in the HOF. I have seen maybe two in the last few years in ebay decently priced sell. I havent been as diligent in looking though

[darkhorse9]

Where I'm from (SW Michigan) we've actually produced more major league umpires in recent years than any other area ( I know six of them) so there's some interest in the subject here.

[drcy]

There is the 1955 Bowman umpires subset . . . People have collected umpire autographs from some time.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by drcy

There is the 1955 Bowman umpires subset . . . People have collected umpire autographs from some time.

I like the 55 Bowman set and am around a dozen cards from finishing it. I would like it a lot more though if it didn't have any umpires in it.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I like the 55 Bowman set and am around a dozen cards from finishing it. I would like it a lot more though if it didn't have any umpires in it.

Umpire collectors say 'Yer Out!"

Brian

[scottbdoug]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I like the 55 Bowman set and am around a dozen cards from finishing it. I would like it a lot more though if it didn't have any umpires in it.

I like the umpire cards, im trying to get one card from each umpire in the HOF which this set has some in its ranks.