Identifying Good Cards

 The practice of identifying "good" cards in this case refers to cards that will hold higher value.  It goes without saying a general rule of thumb that the better the player, the more valuable that given card will be.  However at the end of the day, that is all it is: a general rule of thumb.  Let's get into instructing you on what you should be looking for.

- Older cards are more valuable then newer cards.  Why?  This is because as time passes supply of these older cards becomes less and less.  A new general Topps Now card published in 2021 is going to hold much less value then a card published in 1921.  

- I briefly mentioned it above, but generally the better the player the more valuable the card is.  Everybody is looking for the Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, etc. cards, because 1) They were outstanding players 2) As we have already gotten into, those are older cards.

- Rookie cards, usually signified by a little R with a red circle in the left hand lower corner are going to generally hold very high value.  Many traders make it a habit to load up on rookie cards, so if the player does go onto have a great career that trader will generally be able to flip them for a lot more money then they originally paid for them.  It's effectively like trading stocks in that you are trying to gauge future value without there being 100% guarantee of profit.  

These are just three of the things that you should be looking for when doing business, I will likely get into more over future postings.