Post by Gum Stick on May 25, 2013 11:11:48 GMT -8
Today, with over two decades of experience in racing card collecting, Aston is perhaps one of the most important advocates of those who collect racing cards. He is an adamant believer that racing card collectors must educate themselves on the sportscard hobby and he is the man who successfully lobbied and convinced Sports Market Report Publisher Joe Orlando to include racing cards in the magazine's price guide.
According to Aston, the first series of recognized racing cards were manufactured in 1987 by MAXX Race Cards who made the only trading card that was devoted to the Winston Cup Series. "They started the company in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and then moved to Charlotte," said Aston. "They were the first ones to put out racing cards although there were some rouge sets that had been put out in 1986 and some as early as 1972. There were also a few other racing cards that came out here and there, but the first real mainstream racing cards were the MAXX cards that they started putting out in mass in 1988."
Aston said that as a mathematician it is the numbers that speak loud and clear to him. "The numbers tell the story and obviously, you are not going to find the popularity in racing cards as you will with baseball," he freely admitted. "Just look at the numbers in the PSA Population Report. There are roughly six-million baseball cards listed and only around 15,000 racing cards. But I believe there is a huge untapped market for racing cards and as the sport generates more fans outside of the Southeastern region of the United States, they will become more popular, desirable and valued."
Read Full Story: PSAcard.com
According to Aston, the first series of recognized racing cards were manufactured in 1987 by MAXX Race Cards who made the only trading card that was devoted to the Winston Cup Series. "They started the company in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and then moved to Charlotte," said Aston. "They were the first ones to put out racing cards although there were some rouge sets that had been put out in 1986 and some as early as 1972. There were also a few other racing cards that came out here and there, but the first real mainstream racing cards were the MAXX cards that they started putting out in mass in 1988."
Aston said that as a mathematician it is the numbers that speak loud and clear to him. "The numbers tell the story and obviously, you are not going to find the popularity in racing cards as you will with baseball," he freely admitted. "Just look at the numbers in the PSA Population Report. There are roughly six-million baseball cards listed and only around 15,000 racing cards. But I believe there is a huge untapped market for racing cards and as the sport generates more fans outside of the Southeastern region of the United States, they will become more popular, desirable and valued."
Read Full Story: PSAcard.com
