Baseball cards are another popular item with fans. Each player usually has many different cards made, but, in general, the more cards a player has, the more popular that player is.
Popularity and demand for baseball cards ebbs and flows, but Brian Fleischer, a price guide editor for Beckett Media, said Cubs cards usually sell better than those of their South Side rivals.
White Sox baseball cards were hot when the team won the World Series. Pitcher Mark Buehrle’s cards were in demand a few weeks ago when he pitched a no-hitter. Likewise, sales of Sammy Sosa’s Cubs cards were hurt when the issue of steroid use surfaced.
“Cubs cards do seem to sell a little better than the White Sox,” Fleischer said. “The Cubs seem to have more of a collector following.”
TRADE BAIT
The chart lists the average asking price
and total number of cards for current and former Cubs and Sox players, according to Beckett Media.
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Cubs
PLAYER CARDS PRICE
Mark Prior 4,049 $13.93
Derrek Lee 1,412 $12.09
Carlos Zambrano 928 $11.27
Kerry Wood 3,701 $9.79
Sammy Sosa (1) 6,591 $13.67
Greg Maddux (2) 2,187 $15.11
White Sox
PLAYER CARDS PRICE
Paul Konerko 1,827 $6.12
Jim Thome 471 $14.20
Jermaine Dye 487 $6.36
Mark Buehrle 1,304 $6.85
Bobby Jenks 132 $9.49
A.J. Pierzynski 175 $3.34
Joe Crede 687 $7.32
Frank Thomas (3) 6,253 $12.21
Magglio Ordonez (4) 2,691 $8.98
Sammy Sosa (5) 171 $13.44
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(1) played from 1992 to 2004
(2) played from 1988 to 1992 and 2004 to 2006
(3) played from 1991 to 2005
(4) played from 1997 to 2004
(5) played from 1990 (rookie year) to 1991
[ SOURCE: BECKETT MEDIA PRICE GUIDE ]
