1974 Article about the Hobby.........

[E93]

Great read. Thanks.
JimB

[teetwoohsix]

Thanks for the responses guys.As I am always trying to learn as much as possible about all issues of pre war cards,I also like to learn about the history of the hobby as well.

When this article was written,1974,I was 3 years old!!And it was also interesting how the article was written in a collectibles magazine that mostly focuses on other types of collecting,such as paintings,engravings,sculptures,coins,etc.--had it been written in a baseball related mag,I wouldn't have been as inclined to post it.

Thanks for reading it.

Respectfully,Clayton

[FUBAR]

$1500 for a Wagner.... I'll take two please!

[Leon]

Clayton, great post. I love researching the history of the hobby almost as much as the cards themselves.....I will try to post a few things soon....

[chris]

"One reason for that is the mass availability of Topps baseball cards,the only nationally distributed line of the traditional "bubble gum cards,"since Topps turns out its 250,000,000 cards a year under a virtual monopoly contract with the major league players,as it has for 20 years."

Do you guys think this is accurate?? That would mean there are roughly 41,666 of each card in each year. That seems very high and likely many more LARGE hoards will someday be found.

Chris