Photographic Images: The Impact of Size on Desirability/Value

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Personally, I agree that with early photographic images the larger the better. However, the strict baseball card collectors are not prone thinking of this in the same way many of us do. They tend to want things that are as close to an "ideal baseball card" as possible. Whatever the ideal is determined to be (it is generally what one would envision in their mind as to what a baseball card should be.) For many of us growing up on Topps cards, something betweeen the size of a t206 and a 1952 Topps happens to be what one envisions when thinking of a baseball card. It is the same reason that many do not choose to collect items such as M101-1 Sporting News or National Copper Plate's, or even more particular are those that say Exhibits are not "true cards" because of their size (they really aren't that much bigger!).
-Rhett