eBay Removes Sports Card Subcategories
September 22nd, 2009 | Published in Interesting eBay Auctions
Yesterday eBay removed most of the subcategories under sports cards, leaving only the major category for each sport: football cards, baseball cards, etc. Previously they had subcategories under each sport for decades, grading companies, minor leagues, lots and sets, etc., but now 2009 baseball card lots get lumped into the same category as SGC-graded 1940′s single cards. This has caused consternation among buyers who based their searches on the subcategories.
For those who searched for cards by subcategory, my eBay Sports Card Finder might help. It has built-in search criteria for most football and baseball sets, and I could add built-in searches for the other sports, as well. It does wildcarding (e.g., for 1968 O-Pee-Chee CFL cards it will find all auctions containing 1968 and O-Pee-Chee, OPC, or CFL), and it filters out unwanted cards such as reprints. For vintage baseball cards it searches for sets by either set name (e.g., 1929 Kashin) or catalog number (e.g., R316).
Here are a few example searches:
- 1950 Topps Felt Back football cards
- SGC-graded 1940′s baseball cards
- 1960 Topps Jim Brown football cards with Buy-it-Now option
Even if you didn’t search by subcategory, the tool might help you find the auctions you want, so give it a whirl. As always, comments and bug reports are welcome.
