You all remember Tom Heinsohn, right? The 1956 regional draft pick of the Boston Celtics? Well, I’m pretty sure everyone could see the future of this young Basket ball player even before he was drafted. At Union Cross college during his Senior year, he scored a school record by dropping 51 points through the basket in a single game!

Needless to say, his professional career basically followed suit. He was part of the Boston Celtics team that won eight NBA title in nine years.  Number 15 was, of course, immediately retired after Tom retired. Well, since now you remember Tom Heinsohn, I’ll bet you are also remembering just how hard it is to find the 1957-1958 Topps basketball card of him. You know, the one featuring him going up in his number 15 Boston Celtics jersey? Card number 19 in the series? Ah, now you remember, because more than likely it is a card you have been looking for!

Well, plan on looking some more, unless you are planning on spending a hundred dollars or more on it. It seems like this is indeed the going price for the Tom Heinsohn Boston Celtic number 19 Topps trading card.  And is this for the near mint version? Maybe. If you look hard enough. But don’t expect to get a “very good” version any cheaper. Actually, expect to pay even more for a mint version.

You might find it for less if you are an incredibly gifted bargain shopper, or enjoy digging through flea market rubble. However, for those of you with more money than time on your hands, expect to dump at least the lowest triple digits on this one.

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An ardent basketball fan and card collector need not despair anymore when trying to find a card for their collection. Their favorite cards can be accessed and bought very easily through the Internet. Sitting right at home or at the office, you can buy the basketball card you want, at the price you want, with just a small click. This has become possible because most card manufacturing companies have either started their own websites or are auctioning or selling through retailers. The Internet has become quite popular and almost every collector uses this medium either to locate, search, buy or sell basketball cards.

It has been seen that leading card manufacturers like Topps, Upper Deck, Fleer etc have their own websites that sell basketball cards in sets to buyers. They announce the various card sets that are popular and by checking with the price guides and other checklist reviews you can buy the set of cards that you like most. This is a good option for people who have started recently collecting basketball cards as these sites provide indepth review, analysis and information related to basketball cards, not to mention value and price.

Among the online retail units that sell basketball cards, Naxcom is rated the best by both dealers as well as buyers. Other online retail card units like the House of cards or DCS Sports Cards, Games and Cards are also a good place to buy basketball cards. These outlets buy the cards from the manufacturing companies and sell it through their sites. They offer shipping of the cards to your place of residence, thereby making the entire card purchase simple.  This option is great for collectors who are very busy and cannot spare much time researching basketball cards.

Lastly, basketball cards, like all other sports cards, are auctioned through the Internet through auction sites like Ebay and uBid. If you want an individual card to complete your existing collection, then Ebay is your best bet. However, if you want card sets directly from the retailers and that too at an attractive bargain then you should try uBid

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