Are you interested in acquiring some serious vintage football trading cards? Ok, how about some 1948 Bowmans? Those are some serious vintage football cards of the NFL! I recently saw a card I would have liked to have. It was a 1948 Bowman of Steve Van Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles! Yeah, THE Steve Van Buren! It was black and white, and featured Steve with a football tucked under his arm. He was wearing his number 15 jersey. This was the good part. It was in near-mint to mint condition, and looked awesome! This was the bad part (for me anyway), this valuable football card sells for just under $1800.

Oh well, it’s probably worth it. So, if you come across this rare football card for less than $1500 in near mint condition, snatch it up, because you are getting one heck of a deal. Ok, what about a 1948 Leaf? That’s vintage football cards for you! What about the 1948 Leaf card #63, Roy ‘rebel’ Steiner? I saw one once. It featured Roy Steiner of the Green Bay Packers in his number 23 Jersey. Roy’s face was black and white but his jersey was red and his backround was yellow! This card was rated an excellent card (5) and was going for just under $100.

Vintage Football cards are definitely fun to collect! For one, they have some of the greatest players from eras of football we love. For another, they are some of the most classic cards you can get a hold of. You are definitely not wasting your money on rare, classic cards such as these.

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Football Card Collecting has kept many football game lovers totally connected with all aspects of the game and their favorite football players. Football is the most popular sport in the United States with a lot fans following their team in and out of season. The Super Bowl is akin to an undeclared holiday for fans and non-fans alike.

The popularity of football is marked by its players and their stats. There is no better way to keep in touch with football players then by collecting their football cards. Sports cards were first introduced by tobacco companies who used player cards to increase sales of their products. Later on, of course, tobacco products were replaced by gum and it was only past the Second World War that companies were set up that actually sold football player cards as collectibles. Of course, those old football cards are now valuable football cards.

The first company to actually sell player cards was Bowman, way back in 1948. Topps was the second company to be established in 1951 and they took over Bowman and became the sole ruler of the player cards market till very recently. Companies like Upper Deck, Donruss and Fleer, entered the market much later some time after 1980s. Ever since, there has been a big boom in the business of football player cards, with each company vying with each other for the best lists about the cards an avid collector should have. Now football card collecting has become a multi million dollar industry.

If you are new to the vintage and modern football card collecting hobby, then it often becomes a daunting task to decide what to collect and how. Well, there are basically four categories of cards that you can collect, namely, rookie cards, inserts, complete sets and unopened sets.

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Football enthusiasts, like you and I, have always wanted to be closer to our players and have found that in collecting football player cards. If you are, like me, football card collector, then you must have spent hours looking up player statistics and their records as a kid with your collection. One of the best ways to keep in touch with your players is by collecting their football player cards. This is a hobby that is not only very old but also very special to the people who collect. In fact, as I like to say, football card collectors are a community by themselves as only one collector will understand another.

Football card collecting started as a small hobby in the beginning with enthusiasts buying tobacco products and gum for the free cards. It has now boomed into a big industry, where there are bigger stakeholders and even bigger stakes. What started as idle exchange of cards between kids, has now become a big trading business. In fact, people often start collecting cards as an investment, raking in major money by buying low and selling high. However, this is only for those who look at football card collecting as an investment oriented hobby.

The main reason for collecting sports cards, however, is being close to the players and the game. What better way to show that you are an fan of football then by having your favorite players cards. An autographed card or a special edition card holds a special place in any football card collection. Keeping track of the game, its players, their performances, the rookies, everything has become very easy with the card collecting hobby.

Finally, this hobby is an all the time hobby, resulting in collectors buying cards year round. It is one of the affordable hobbies a person can have, unless of course you are in it for investment purposes and choose to buy expensive cards. It’s a social activity that helps card collectors meet, celebrate and enjoy the various moments of the game together.

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