Racial bias in baseball card collecting revisited

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12008596
AutoresEric Primm (University of Pikeville), Nicole Leeper Piquero (Florida State University), Robert M Regoli (Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA), Alex R Piquero (0000-0003-4198-4985, Florida State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2010
Volumen47
Número4
Páginas865-874
Fecha de publicación2010-10-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Social Science Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/j.soscij.2010.07.005
OpenAlexW1969669850
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas17

Although research examining the role of racial bias in the secondary sports card market has been an emerging area of inquiry, empirical knowledge on the question: "Does the race of the player on a sports card affect the value of the card?" remains inconclusive. This paper revisits one of the first studies on this topic. Data were derived for 66 Black, White, and Latino members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame who were elected by a vote of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Data for each player's race, career performance statistics, rookie card price, and card availability were obtained from secondary sources. Findings indicate that card availability and, to a lesser extent, player performance is the most important factor affecting the value of a player's card, while importantly, a player's race is not a significant contributor to card value. Suggestions for future research are outlined

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