There are many ways to keep a collection safe and in a good condition. With baseball cards people usually keep them in plastic sleeves held in big binders. This makes it easy to go through the collection from time to time. Others however who just want to store them or who move around a lot will usually opt for baseball card cases.

These cases generally come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They even come in various colors and levels of transparency. Those who collect sports cards are among a group of collectors who must keep their items in pristine condition. The condition of their cards is everything. Next to, that is, the person on the card itself.

This is because many times collectors will display their collection in a mall or other location with their wares displayed in a binder for people to look through. Sometimes as they are looking away someone might take a couple cards that are worth some good money. This does not happen as often with cases. Yet it does happen. People can walk away with an entire case, although the odds are low.

The cards that are not that rare are pretty common as a matter of fact. That is also what they are called within the community, "commons". These cards are worth next to nothing and as such are not put into special containers or sleeves made to protect their value. Since there is no value, there is no need to try and protect them, yet they are still collected just the same.

The great thing about this is that just as anybody can collect these, anybody is capable of protecting them the right way too. It is not hard for kids to get the baseball card cases with which to place their cards. These are or at least will be prized possession so they certainly need to be protected.

People who do not collect these types of things will still use these for other types of collections. Baseball cards are not the only thing that can fit in these boxes. People who do crafts sometimes like to use them because these containers make it easy to store their materials and their finished products as well.

The fact that they are sort of a general shape or just square makes them ideal for a variety of products. In addition, there are also a lot of other materials and products that are shaped just like sports cards and therefore fit nicely inside these boxes. You will often find many different things and different people using these.

The commons that are saved and do become popular players and have their cards become worth something will eventually make their way to baseball card cases. These are the cards that everybody wants. Because while not everyone can be Babe Ruth, at least their card might be worth just as much one fine day.