Postcards vs Cards

[bcbgcbrcb]

Good point, Ken. IMHO as long as you get a pretty good deal on a postcard based on current prices, I don't think that you will lose money in the long run. If anything, they are becoming more and more popular with mainstream collectors.

[Ladder7]

I have a sports card of every player I've wanted. Now for their stadiums, one has to seek out postcards. There are very few images of the parks or rinks on vintage trading cards.

As a plus, the larger images are easier to see. And man, is there any card as pretty as them Red Belts?

http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rds/?start=all

[Touch'EmAll]

There are lots of way cool vintage stuff that does not measure approximately 2"x3" with square corners - pick it now when you can because it may be more difficult and costly later.

Larger Postcards/Exhibits
Old vintage Pins
Colgans Chips
Domino Discs
Silks
Blankets
Wheaties cards

Of course, go for the major HOF'ers

All very nice in their own right.

[docpatlv]

Originally Posted by 100backstroke

There are lots of way cool vintage stuff that does not measure approximately 2"x3" with square corners - pick it now when you can because it may be more difficult and costly later.

Larger Postcards/Exhibits
Old vintage Pins
Colgans Chips
Domino Discs
Silks
Blankets
Wheaties cards

Of course, go for the major HOF'ers

All very nice in their own right.

Domino Discs and old vintage pins suck....don't waste your money on those

[steve B]

I think many people can't get into postcards because of the nature of postcards themselves.

Trading cards, even ones where there are new discoveries - Are assumed to have a defined "set" which appeals to a human desire for order.

I know for sure how many T206s I need. But I don't have a very reliable way of knowing how many Red Sox postcards I need.

So the mental equation for buying a card is much easier.
Do I need it?
Is it a good price?
What chance is there that another will come along cheaper soon.

For a postcard?
How does it fit into my collection - Does it represent a certainplayer or era I collect or one that I don't have a sample of ?
Do I like it?
Do I like it X$ worth?
Will I be unhappy I bought it next week/month/decade....

There's an inherent disorder to collecting postcards that's someimes challenging. Especially with the real photo cards.


Steve B

[bijoem]

sometimes you can find postcards that are cooler than any card-company card.

of course, thats just a personal opinion. Its all a matter of what you like.

[barrysloate]

Steve- I like your new avatar. Uncle Leo died yesterday. RIP

Postcards may not get the respect baseball cards do because of their size.

[FrankWakefield]

This thread has helped me understand something about strip cards...

Most of our collections commenced with traditional cards. And as observed above, few of us collected postcards. We didn't appreciate them, they weren't at all like our traditional sports cards. I agree with that thinking. And I too now collect some postcards. (Especially those Cardinals postcards from the mid 50's, they're ugly, send yours to me.) When I started collecting old cards I had an aversion for strip cards. They weren't anything like what I had been collecting. Similar to the postcard thought process. But now I actually like W511's, 12's, and 14's. I had been enamored with W515's, too, but I'm thinking I need to move them to get more W514's... So the acceptance of postcards is a step away from the traditional sports card, a step similar to moving toward Exhibit cards or W-strip cards.

And in the spirit of docpatlv's post, Colgans Chips are round, black and white, with crap quality control as to focus and centering. Only a fool would collect those. I can swap some 2x3 shiny stuff for them so you can get back on a good collecting track.