OT: Postcard Classifications

[bender07]

Originally Posted by Greenmonster

Agree with Jason and Dan.

Jason made an great point on condition, postcard collectors aren't as concerned about condition and having a postcard graded by PSA or SGC is really a waste of $$$. If I buy a graded postcard I'll crack the slab and add the postcard to my collection. The grading companies don't understand the postcard collector and are really missing out on a huge (world wide) potential market for grading postcards if they were to do it correctly.

Care to elaborate on that? I'm a new PC collector and interested in your perspective.

[Greenmonster]

Hi Mark...Postcard collecting is a world wide hobby, huge in Europe, Asia, and all over the world, the hobby dwarfs baseball card collecting. Of course I'm not talking about just baseball theme postcards but all other topics, many, such as artist signed are valued in the thousands of dollars. As far as I know there are no grading companies grading for this market. The baseball card grading companies apply the same grading conditions to the postcard as a baseball card without consideration to what the card was intended for...being mailed. They should consider grading a postcard as either "used" or "unused" and then provide a numeric grade for the condition. Much in the same way they grade Red Man or Zeenut cards with/without tabs/coupons. Currently a postcard that has been used is downgraded because it has been written on, that condition really means little to a postcard collector and in some cases makes the card more desirable.

[Bicem]

Real photo one off postcards, such as this, I would say are closer to photos than baseball cards. (not mine)



Postcards issued as part of a set and meant to be collected I would say are definitely baseball cards. (mine)

[rhettyeakley]

Here is one really tough type card that definitely is related to a product and it is even Baseball related (who can tell everyone how?)

Note this card has a T-card ACC designation... c.1906 T132 Pulliam Cigar

[insidethewrapper]

What is the best Postcard book and checklist relating to baseball on the market ?

[glynparson]

I mean the freaking word card is in the name I don't get the negative.