*Written by authoritative voice of the hobby *Strong presence in eBay auctions: 185,000 auctions at any given time *Interest in professional baseball is on the rise: advanced ticket sales are up 6 percent, total revenues projected to increase 40 percent From the ballpark to the backyard, baseball is a sport for all generations and the stuff legends are still made of. Designed with childhood dreams and practical needs of the collector in mind, the editors of Sports Collectors Digest offer readers the most complete book on modern baseball cards from 1981-present in 2006 Baseball Card Price Guide. In this thorough guide, collectors will find: *375,000 cards featuring pricing for near mint/mint condition *Present market values, based on feedback from a network of sports collectibles dealers and auction sales *User-friendly index and tab format reference allows readers to easily navigate this large-scale resource *2,200 photos for quickly identifying cards of today's awesome outfielders and yesterday's home plate heroes This complete guide delivers all the details to make baseball card collecting a "grandslam" experience.