Although hockey cards are not collected by as many people as baseball cards or football cards, they still have a large amount of people who collect them. Hockey cards are one of the 4 major sports card types collected and their fans seem to be the most loyal to their sport of all collectors. Hockey card collectors seem to build more sets than people who collect cards of the other major sports and also tend to collect more of the major Star and rookie cards from the sets that they don't build. Hockey card collectors also tend to be avid traders and built their collection by trading more often than buying their cards, although on new releases they are johnny on the spot to buy up those new cards many times wanting to buy them before they have even been released by the manufacturer. HOCKEY PACKS Buying hockey cards or other sports cards by the pack is the way most of us started collecting sports cards and is still the most fun way to collect today. There is always a thrill in opening a pack of hockey cards and finding that autograph card, special insert card or favorite player. HOCKEY BOXES Buying hockey cards by the box has the same thrill as buying the sports cards by the pack does only multiplied by the number of hockey card packs that are in the box. It's also the favorite way for people that build hockey cards sets by hand to buy cards. HOCKEY TEAM SETS Buying hockey cards by the team set is a fun, easy and fast way to build a sports cards collection of your favorite team without the trouble of buying them by the single hockey card. SUPPLIES The most important part about protecting the value of your sports cards collection is making sure you keep your sports cards in top condition. Protecting your sports cards with top quality supplies is the best way to do this. Sports cards collecting tips: A key thing to remember when building your baseball cards and or sports cards collection is that the condition of the baseball card or other sports cards is very important to it’s value or price. Make sure to protect your cards with the proper card supplies. If you ever think of selling your baseball cards, football cards, or other card collection your top condition cards will always get better prices than cards that are not in top condition regardless if they are old or new when you put them up for sale. There is no right or wrong baseball cards to collect. Many people collect cards made by Topps or Upper Deck but there have been many manufacturers and even the ones that are no longer in business anymore like Fleer or Pinnacle are collected by many collectors. Some people buy only new cards while other buy only old baseball cards. Price or what a price guide says a card is worth should not be the only or main factor in what you collect. The way to have the most fun with the hobby is to collect what you like and how you like. Some collectors like to buy baseball cards by the pack or box and get a thrill out of hitting their favorite player or that hard to find card. Others like to collect team sets or cards of their home town players and yet other collect factory sets . Collecting baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, or any other type of trading card can be a life long hobby so just have fun with what you collect. The Baseball Card Shop - 1891 E. State Hermitage PA 16148 - 724-981-4443 - Baseball Cards and Sports Cards For All Collectors - Baseball Cards - Football Cards - Basketball Cards - Hockey Cards - Collecting Supplies - www.baseballcardshop.net ------- email info@baseballcardshop.net Copyright © 1999-2010 The Baseball Card Shop, 1891 E. State St. Hermitage PA 16148. All rights reserved. Celebrating 20 Plus Years In Business 1989-2010