baseball card

Diamond sport memorabilia

A baseball card is a small card featuring a professional baseball player's photograph on one side, with statistics and biographical information on the reverse.

Traditionally sold in packs with bubblegum, baseball cards are collected as a hobby and sometimes as investments—rare vintage cards can fetch substantial prices.

He found a rookie card worth thousands in his attic.

The format extends to other sports: football cards, basketball cards.

collecting

Topps

Trading card company

BowmanOne who shoots arrows
PaniniSanskrit grammar's founding author
PSAFree civic advertisement

Beckett · graded · mint · rookie · vintage · autographed · relic · insert · parallel · variation

player

rookie

Inexperienced newcomer

all-starExceptionally talented performer
Hall of FamerHonored sports legend
MVPBest player award

pitcher · slugger · legend · prospect · autograph · jersey number · statistics · portrait · action shot · team logo

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

memoriesStored past experiences
vintageQuality from past eras
throwbackReturn to ancestral type

keepsake · heirloom · treasure · sentimental · retro · classic · shoebox · gum

trading

swap

Exchange one for another

dealAgreement or distribution
tradeExchange of commodities
auctionCompetitive public sale

bid · sell · buy · dealer · vendor · market value · investment · flip · lot · consignment

Categories

collectible cardssports cards, trading cards, basketball cards, football cards, vintage cards
cardsplaying cards, poker deck, bridge deck, hearts, diamonds
player portraitsheadshot, avatar, action shot, icon, thumbnail
1950sEisenhower, poodle skirt, Elvis Presley, Rosa Parks, baby boom
collectiblescommemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps, collectibles
keepsakesmementos, memento, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms

Opposites

sport represented

baseball cardfootball card

Collectible athlete portrait

type of sports memorabilia

baseball cardsigned poster

Inscribed decorative display piece

championship ring · poster · jersey · bobblehead · pennant

collectible card genre

baseball cardplaying card

Game deck unit

Family

card, baseball, kickball, softball, baseballs, hardball, stickball, baseballer, baseballers

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G