sports card

Athlete trading item

A sports card is a small printed card featuring a professional athlete, typically with a photograph on the front and statistics on the back.

Originally distributed with tobacco and bubble gum, sports cards became collectibles traded and sold by enthusiasts: He found a rookie card worth thousands in his old collection.

Baseball cards are the classic example, though cards exist for most major sports.

collecting

collector

One who gathers items

  • gradedAssigned a score
  • PSAFree civic advertisement
  • mintAromatic culinary herb

Beckett · slabbed · encased · authentication · centering · corners · edges · surface · population · registry

memorabilia

relic

Preserved ancient object

numbered · parallel · insert · refractor · die-cut · foil · chrome · mosaic · select · optic

sports

baseball

Bat-and-ball team sport

hockey · Panini · Topps · player · team · league · MLB · NBA · NFL · FIFA

trading

trade

Exchange of commodities

  • swapExchange one for another
  • exchangeMutual giving and receiving
  • buyObtain through payment

sell · auction · flip · market · eBay · listing · offer · bid · deal · consignment

vintage

Topps

Trading card company

classic · retro · nostalgia · reprint · heritage · original · preservation · restoration · centering · condition

rookie

RC

Wireless operation shorthand

phenom · redemption · hype · investment · sensation · breakout · call-up · minor-league

Categories
Opposites
collectible format

sports cardposter

Displayed printed notice

bobblehead · trophy · statue · action figure · signed memorabilia

subject matter

sports cardplaying card

Game deck unit

business card · greeting card · flash card · index card

physical vs digital

sports cardNFT

Blockchain-verified digital ownership

Family

sport, card, sports, cards, sporting, sportive, sporty, sported, sportsman

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G