How To Determine Your Football Cards' Value

Like all of the other vintage cards on this list, a PSA 9 is the highest grade of the card you can find. It’s likely that manufacturing processes weren’t as advanced as they are today and even if you found one “pack-fresh” it may have come off-center or with other issues. This is the first card on our list sold by a fractional sports card trading, Collectable.

The Hall of Fame quarterback led the Rams to NFL Championships in 1945 and 1951. Another highly sought after card in the ever popular 1948 Leaf set. This one may be one of the biggest surprises on the list but scarcity is key here with this Hall of Famer’s rookie card. Newsome had a standout career as a tight end for the Browns and helped lead them to three AFC Championship games in the late 1980’s. With only two PSA 10 copies currently in circulation, don’t be surprised if you see them top $15,000if they even come up for sale at all.

However, Bowman continued producing sets, from 1950 through 1955. In addition, Topps Chewing Gum Company produced its first set in 1950. Stay in the know about the latest sports card, hobby news, and promotions from Beckett.

Sumo cards consist of sports card that features one or more sumo wrestlers or another sumo-related theme. Forming a partnership with FIFA in 1970, Panini first produced a World Cup sticker album for the 1970 World Cup. Initiating a craze for collecting and trading stickers, since then, it has become part of the sports cards World Cup experience, especially for the younger generation. A notable example of this was 17-year-old Brazilian striker Ronaldo who was called up for the Brazil squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

I know I love going down the rabbit hole of finding some hidden card, but I have friends in the hobby who absolutely hate it. When you are choosing what sort of cards you want to collect, it is wise first to give a little thought to what theme you want to focus on. You can do this by seeing if the listing and sold items on sites like eBay, and you should also do a bit of a search for any blogs or websites that are worth keeping an eye on. Sports cards have long been a favorite collector’s item for people everywhere.