| Collecting major league baseball cards has been an | | | | in the past and are in a major metropolitan area. |
| American past time for decades. In fact the first | | | | 3. Dodgers. The Dodgers of course include the old |
| baseball trading cards were produced as far back as | | | | Brooklyn Dodgers and the current Los Angeles |
| the 1860s! This was right when photography and | | | | Dodgers. A historic and successful franchise in two |
| baseball first started becoming popular. What makes | | | | major cities. They were not far behind the Red Sox at |
| trading baseball cards different these days from the | | | | all. |
| past are the online auction sites. There has never been | | | | 4. Cubs. The Cubs are loved by their fans. The |
| more interest in collecting baseball cards. | | | | franchise has had it's ups and downs, but their fans |
| So who are the most popular teams at these online | | | | are as dedicated as any. Many great players in their |
| auction sites? I decided to do some investigating to find | | | | long history also. |
| out for myself. I used a few different methods to | | | | 5. Giants. Similar to the Dodgers of course in that they |
| decide which teams were the most popular major | | | | started in New York and moved out west to San |
| league teams, at least in regards to baseball card | | | | Francisco. Not as many championships but a history of |
| sales. | | | | great players on both coasts. The Willie Mays card is |
| Here are my results: | | | | one of the most popular cards online. |
| 1. Yankees. This no surprise as the Yankees are the | | | | After these top 5 teams there are 10 others that are |
| top franchise in major league baseball in the largest | | | | fairly close. After that, there is a big drop off in the |
| city in the US. I was a little surprised at just how much | | | | popularity of the remaining teams, mostly because of |
| ahead of second place they are. But it's more than | | | | smaller cities and newer franchises. While the online |
| just popularity. It's business. The Yankees cards from | | | | auction sites create a lot of sales of baseball cards |
| decades ago are very much in demand because they | | | | they rarely have sales as large as the offline auctions. |
| were the top team in baseball with the most stars. | | | | In 2007 a T206 Honus Wagner, was sold to a private |
| 2. Red Sox. Not that big of a surprise either. The Red | | | | collector for $2.35 million. |
| Sox are an old established team with many superstars | | | | |