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From cigarette packs to millions: the unbelievable story of sports cards.
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Million Dollar Hobby
A History of Sports Cards in America
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- Paperback
364 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2026
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Summary
The definitive history of how sports cards became a multi-million-dollar industry. From cigarette packs in 1880 to the $12.6 million Mickey Mantle.
In August 2022, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold at auction for $12.6 million. Three years earlier, the same card would have sold for a fraction of that. Three years later, another card would break the record again. How did a small rectangle of printed cardboard, originally inserted into cigarette pouches in the 1880s as packing material, b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798295864032 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jackson Toy |
| Publisher: | Epic Journey Publishing |
| Imprint: | Epic Journey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 364 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 485g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 152mm x 229mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
152 × 229 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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