User:AnthonyChicarelli/Trading card

The value of a trading card depends on a combination of the card's condition, the subject's popularity, and the scarcity of the card. Other variables such as status,  achievement, age of the card, whether or not the card is from the player's rookie year determine the card's value.

In some cases, especially with older card's that preceded the advent of card collecting as a widespread hobby, they have become collectors' items of considerable value. They are bought and sold and the supply and demand of card's produces a mix of prices due to the players that are shown on the card.

In recent years, many sports cards have not necessarily appreciated as much in value due to overproduction, although some manufacturers have used limited editions and smaller print runs to boost value. Trading card's, however, do not have an absolute monetary value. Football card's dramatically present the issue of race through the placement of players’ photographs on the card's. Which generally determine the card's total value. However card's are only worth as much as a collector is willing to pay.

References:

 * 1) Primm, Eric. Piquero, Nicole Leeper. Regoli, Robert M. Piquero, Alex R. "The Role of Race in Football Card Prices." Social Science Quarterly, 2010.
 * 2) Regoli, Robert M. Primm, Eric. Hewitt, John D. "Men and boys and the price of their toys: Race and the value of football cards." Social Science Journal, 2007, Vol. 44 Issue 3.
 * 3) Primm, Eric. Regoli, Robert M. Hewitt, John D. "Does membership have its rewards? The effects of race and hall of fame membership on football card values." Sociological Spectrum, 2006, Vol. 26 Issue 4.