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An Interview With Victorian Trade Card Collector Ben Crane

How did I start collecting Victorian trade cards? In the late 60s I was a bottle collector, early American bottles … [more]

An Interview With Baseball Card Collector Dave Campbell

Dave Campbell contacted me after reading a post on The Baseball Card blog. He's been collecting baseball cards non-… [more]

An Interview With Star Wars Card Collector Paul Holstein

I was 10 when the movie came out and I went to the store and bought a couple of packs of Star Wars cards. But I end… [more]

An Interview With Vintage Baseball Card Collector Ben Henry

I started collecting in 1986. If you’re in Boston and you’re a baseball fan, the Red Sox may take over your life. T… [more]



Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)

Trade Card Place

Trade Card Place

Ben Crane's excellent reference site on Victorian trade cards. Includes a scrapbook containing hundreds of beautifu… [read review or visit site]

Bubblegum-cards.com

Bubblegum-cards.com

The gum is gone, but the cards are going strong... 2,500 of them in 38 categories. From 'American Beauties' to Elvi… [read review or visit site]

Vintage Star Wars Cards

Vintage Star Wars Cards

Paul Holstein’s impressive collection of vintage Star Wars cards from 1977 to 1984. Includes everything from PSA … [read review or visit site]

World of Playing Cards

World of Playing Cards

A full house of great images and reference information on vintage playing cards. Browse cards by country and subjec… [read review or visit site]

DXPO Playing Cards

DXPO Playing Cards

This Dutch site showcases a wonderful international collection of old playing cards, with themes as varied as the P… [read review or visit site]

Baseball Cards 1887-1914

Baseball Cards 1887-1914

Roll up your socks for this Library of Congress collection showcasing hundreds of players on colorful early basebal… [read review or visit site]

The Baseball Card Blog

The Baseball Card Blog

Ben Henry's lively vintage baseball card blog, started in January 2006, offers hundreds of great posts on (and pict… [read review or visit site]

Cardboard Junkie

Cardboard Junkie

Dave Campbell's in-depth blog on old baseball (and some football) cards lives up to it's motto: 'do cards, not drug… [read review or visit site]

Old Cardboard

Old Cardboard

Check out this well-organized collection of 500 sets of baseball cards, each over 50 years old. Browsable by type a… [read review or visit site]

Vintage Football Card Gallery

Vintage Football Card Gallery

This great database of pro and collegiate football cards from the 1950s and 1960s offers scanned images of cards fo… [read review or visit site]

Non Sports Cards: Tobacco, Gum and Candy

Non Sports Cards: Tobacco, Gum and Candy

Tom Boblitt moderates this extremely deep, collaborative site dedicated to non-sports cards (tobacco, gum and candy… [read review or visit site]


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Gorgeos "paris"-tarock Playing Cards Glanz Vienna 1855$192.50 Ends Saturday 7 bids 16 watchers
Lovely Rare W??st Souvenir Playing Cards, 1850$187.50 Ends Saturday 17 bids 13 watchers
Antique Worshipful Company Ladies Playing Cards 1888$154.86 Ends Monday 1 bid 8 watchers
Lovely Rare W??st German Souvenir Playing Cards, 1850$149.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid 15 watchers
Dicks Sporting Goods Gift Card $140 / Trade 4 Gift Card$110.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 5 watchers
Scarce 1880s Mechanical Trade Card - Magic Lantern$99.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 22 watchers
Victorian Scrapbook,trade Cards,frederick Md.,etc$96.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 15 watchers
Rare 1900s National Cash Register Mechanical Trade Card$76.00 Ends Wednesday 10 bids 20 watchers
Maxfield Parrish 1930 Playing Cards Edison Mazda Deck$69.00 Ends Saturday 5 bids 14 watchers
Antique Victorian Scrapbook, Trade Cards, Die Cut, Etc.$61.00 Ends Friday 7 bids 21 watchers
Rare Unopened Deck Antique German Playing Cards$53.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 18 watchers
Old Deck Of Rhode Island Souvenir View Playing Cards$49.99 Ends Thursday 3 bids 7 watchers
1880's Victorian Trade Card Lot 100+ Advertising$49.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 7 watchers
Victorian Trade Card Lot 100 + Cards Mixed Advertising$44.95 Ends Saturday 1 bid 3 watchers
12 Victorian Funeral Mourning Cards Aylott London$42.23 Ends in 5 hours 5 bids 15 watchers
4 Vintage Kem Plastic Playing Cards Decks. 3 Unopened$41.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 10 watchers
Signature New Hermes Bridge Playing Cards 2-decks Nib$39.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 6 watchers
Collection Of 6 Authentic About 100 Years Folded Cards$39.90 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Jeffries Championship Souvenir Playing Cards 1909$37.50 Ends Sunday 1 bid 10 watchers
Super Mario Bros. 3 Valentines Nintendo 42 Cards$36.00 Ends Thursday 5 bids 7 watchers
Vintage Gil Elvgren Pin Up Playing Cards Complete Deck$36.00 Ends Thursday 4 bids 17 watchers
Antique Playing Cards - Bogie Man - Multum In Parvo Co$35.19 Ends Thursday 6 bids 11 watchers
Lot 113 Vintage Christmas Cards 1924-33 + Envelopes$34.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Gucci Playing Cards 2 Decks Nib$33.00 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 7 watchers
2 Vintage Anthropomorphic Coffee Pot Valentine Cards$32.99 Ends in 16 hours 16 bids 10 watchers
41 Vintage Childrens Juvenile Valentines Day Cards$31.00 Ends in 5 hours 7 bids 5 watchers
"bee" No. 92 Club Special Playing Cards-100 Decks$31.00 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 5 watchers
Trade & Calling Card Lot C1880s + (3) Autograph Books$31.00 Ends Friday 4 bids 10 watchers
Danish Transformation Playing Cards$31.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 3 watchers
Vintage Frontier Airlines Playing Cards Set 3$31.00 Ends Thursday 4 bids 6 watchers
Gamewell Fire Alarm Playing Card Box Plus Cards$31.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 21 watchers
9 G-men Heroes Of The Law 1936 & 38 Trade Cards Gum Co.$30.99 Ends in 9 hours 9 bids 7 watchers
Vintage 1950s Birthday Cards W/ Paper Doll Very Rare$30.99 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 7 watchers
1880s Victorian Trade Cards Baseball Cigars Tobacco $28.00 Ends in 2 hours 6 bids 23 watchers
Three 1879 Tiffany Transformation Playing Cards #1$27.00 Ends Saturday 11 bids 3 watchers
Trade Cards J&p Coats Penny-farthing High Wheel Bicycle$26.09 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 5 watchers
Old Scrap Book Victorian Trade Advertising Card 1800s$24.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 14 watchers
Vintage Congress Playing Cards Art Deco Lady & Dog #1$23.28 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 6 watchers
50x 1880-90s Victorian Trade Cards Scrap Book No Rsv!$23.25 Ends Friday 3 bids 9 watchers
Nice Lot Of 49 Victorian Advertising Trade Cards 1800s$22.50 Ends in 9 hours 6 bids 13 watchers
Pabst Malt Extract / Tonic Victorian Trade Card 1890s$21.62 Ends Friday 2 bids 11 watchers
Rare 1920s Vintage Deck Society Playing Cards ~ Sealed$21.50 Ends in 12 hours 3 bids 21 watchers
Antique Victorian Trade Card Church & Co. Arm & Hammer$21.50 Ends in 10 hours 2 bids 2 watchers
Hearse / Undertaker's Supplies Trade Card ~ Cincinnati$20.51 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 1 watcher
Victorian Trade Card Miller Organ~lebanon, Pa. Puppy$20.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 1 watcher
Three 1879 Tiffany Transformation Playing Cards #6$20.50 Ends Saturday 3 bids 3 watchers
Three 1879 Tiffany Transformation Playing Cards #7$20.50 Ends Saturday 3 bids 3 watchers
Three 1879 Tiffany Transformation Playing Cards #8$20.50 Ends Saturday 4 bids 4 watchers
William Arthur Stationery Cards Notes & Envelopes [t89]$20.50 Ends in 12 hours 4 bids 2 watchers
Lady Gaga Playing Cards (poker Face)$20.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 18 watchers
**very Nice** Set Of Souvenier Cards - About 105 Cards$20.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Original German Playing Cards..$19.99 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
1880s Singer Sewing Machine Die Cut Fold Out Trade Card$19.99 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid 5 watchers
Trade Card, 1880s Veterinary Surgeon$19.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 3 watchers
Elvgren Pin Up Sexy Nude Playing Cards Las Vegas$19.99 Ends in 10 hours 1 bid 1 watcher

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