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Trading cards Back to Hobbies A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. Trading cards are traditionally associated with sports; baseball cards are especially well-known and are perhaps the most popular type of trading card. Cards dealing with other subjects are often considered a separate category from sports cards, known as editorial trading cards or simply non-sports trading cards. These often feature cartoons, comic book characters, or television series. As with playing cards, which they generally resemble, trading cards may sometimes be used to play various games. In the 1990s, cards designed specifically for playing games became popular enough to develop into a distinct category of collectible card games. These tend to use either fantasy subjects or sports as the basis for gameplay. The development of the Internet has brought the development of various online communities through which members could trade cards with each other. One of the earliest of these was Old Baseball Cards. The value of trading cards depends on a combination of the subject's popularity and the scarcity of the cards themselves. In some cases, especially with older cards before the advent of card collecting as a widespread hobby, they have become collector's items of considerable value. In more recent years, cards have not necessarily appreciated as much in value due to mass production, although some manufacturers have used limited editions and smaller print runs of trading cards to boost value. Sports cards Baseball Cards Perhaps the most popular trading cards over the years are baseball cards. With the development of photography, baseball teams began to pose for group and individual pictures, much like members of other clubs and associations. Some of these photographs were printed onto small cards similar to modern wallet photos. As baseball increased in popularity and became an openly professional sport during the late 1860s, a sporting goods store named Peck and Snyder began producing trade cards featuring baseball teams. Peck and Snyder sold baseball equipment, and the cards were a natural advertising vehicle. The Peck and Snyder cards are sometimes considered the first baseball cards. Starting in about 1886, baseball cards were often included with cigarettes. In the baseball card hobby, these cards are generally referred to as tobacco cards. The most famous, and most expensive, baseball card is a rare Honus Wagner card (see picture above) from this period. The card is from the T206 set, but exists in very limited quantities compared to others of its type. The modern baseball card has gone through many changes. For almost 20 years Topps Baseball cards were the only baseball cards being produced. In 1981 more companies began to produce cards. Today there are two major companies making baseball cards: Topps and Upper Deck. Upper Deck will also make baseball cards under the Fleer name. Other Sports Cards While baseball cards are the most popular, there are plenty of other sports with trading cards out there to collect depending on your favorite sport. Included in these are basketball, hockey, boxing, football, golf, racing, and tennis cards. Many people enjoy collecting the sports cards of their favorite player or team or sport. Some like to search out rare cards or sets or some combination of all of the above. You can then get together with friends or in clubs to trade for that special card you want for your collection. Non-Sports Trading Cards There are lots of other types of trading cards depending on your interest. There are cards to collect from just about every movie and TV show. You could pick your favorite movie or TV show and try to collect all the cards from that subject or maybe a type of movie like Science fiction or superheros. Some of the more popular non-sports trading cards: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Magic & Wizards card game has been brought to life in three versions, by two different companies. The first version, known as the Carddas version, was first released by Bandai in September 1998. Only three boosters had been released for this version. The game was popular, although it used a simplified and modified version of the gaming rule used in the manga, and is less faithful to the manga compared with Konami's versions of the game. The second version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! cards was released by Konami on December 16, 1998, included as special pack-in cards in the first Yu-Gi-Oh! video game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. These cards are not to be confused with those of Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG released later by the same company. The two versions are different in terms of design, with the looks of the former closer to those in the manga, to an extent that their effect texts are all directly quoted from the manga. Only 10 cards were released for this version, and Konami didn't have any gaming rules for these cards, as they were intended for collection purpose only. They cannot be used in the later-released Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG. The third version, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG, was first released on February 4, 1999, by Konami. The gaming rule of this version is much more sophisticated and mature compared with the Carddas version, while at the same time does a much better job in preserving the style and feeling of the orginal cards. Succeeding the popular Carddas version, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG was an instant hit. On March 1, 2002, the English version of the game was brought to the U.S. by Upper Deck Entertainment under the new name, Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, with the release of its first set, Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Pokemon Trading Card Game The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game similar in goal to a Pokémon battle in the video game series; players must use trading cards (with individual strengths and weaknesses) in an attempt to defeat their opponent by "knocking out" all of his cards. The trading card game was first published in North America by Wizards of the Coast in 1999, until Nintendo USA started publishing the series in 2003. However, with the release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Boy Advance video games, Nintendo took back the card game from Wizards of the Coast and started publishing the cards themselves. The Expedition expansion introduced the Pokémon-e Trading Card Game, the cards in which (for the most part) were compatible with the Nintendo e-Reader. In 1998, Nintendo released a Game Boy Color version of the trading card game in Japan. It was also released in the US and Europe in 2000. This game included digital versions cards from the original set of cards and the first two expansion (Jungle and Fossil), but also included several cards exclusive to the game. Back to Hobbies This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Content from Wikipedia Trading Cards article.

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