Story Time 19xx. when i was in elementary school i used to be an avid baseball card collector. i used to look forward to buying packs of baseball cards with the hopes of getting that special "valuable" card. growing up, i used to read the monthly baseball card pricing magazine beckett. i remember that common cards (no name players) were worth a measely $0.05 while big name rookies were worth much more. i used to read the magazine every month to see if the cards i had appreciated in value. if the value of the card went up $0.05 i was happy. i also remember that i had a special rule: cards worth more than $1.00 (ooh) were placed in special hardcover plastic cases. all the more reason to preserve them i guess. [b a c k]