Baseball cards have been a beloved pastime for generations, allowing fans to collect pieces of their favorite players and relive memorable moments from seasons past. In today’s digital world, baseball cards have evolved onto social media platforms through the use of hashtags. Here are some of the most popular hashtags used by the baseball card community on Instagram and Twitter.
#baseballcards – This is the granddaddy of them all, serving as a catch-all for any and all posts related to baseball cards. Whether someone is showing off a new pack rip, collection display, or card sale, #baseballcards allows the whole community to engage. It’s one of the largest card hashtags with hundreds of posts every day.
#waxpacks – Refers specifically to opening new sealed packs of cards in search of valuable hits or unique inserts. People love to document their pack ripping sessions and card pulls using #waxpacks. Seeing what others pull can get collectors excited to try their own luck. Videos and boomerangs of artfully tearing into packs are very popular under this hashtag.
#vintagecards – For collectors focused on older, pre-1980s cardboard. Scans and photos of treasured vintage stars like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays generate a lot of engagement within the vintage card community when posted with #vintagecards. It’s also used for collection displays, singles sales, and vintage wax box group breaks.
#rookiecards – Rookie cards are among the most coveted chase cards for any player collection. Not surprisingly, #rookiecards is a huge hashtag where people can find, buy, sell or trade hard-to-find rookie issues for stars both past and present. It’s a hotbed of activity during the season as the next potential superstar rookies make their debuts.
#cardoftheday – A staple hashtag for collectors to simply share the card from their collection that they find most interesting that day. It could be for any reason such as underrated player, underproduced set, unique photo, or personal favorite. #cardoftheday posts keep the community engaged daily with a constant stream of new cardboard.
#topps – As the longtime kingpin of the baseball card industry, #topps is hugely popular. People use it to discuss the latest Topps products, showcase hits from packs/boxes, and of course trade/sell singles. With such a variety of Topps sets over the decades, there’s always plenty of content flowing under this hashtag.
#bowman – The prospecting brand of the MLB has really taken off on social media in recent years. Using #bowman, collectors can’t get enough of prospects, chrome, and big rookie pulls pre-debut. It’s also where to find trade/sales threads of hot young talents like Wander Franco before they hit the majors.
#cardshowpickup – At major card shows, collectors love to scan and post their best vintage/modern finds and steals from the national circuit using #cardshowpickup. Seeing the “card show hauls” of others always gets the shopping/hunting juices flowing in anticipation of the next convention.
#cardshowfind – A close cousin to the above, #cardshowfind is specifically for sharing unique, one-of-a-kind vintage and error cards that surface in the wild at local card shop and show bin digs. These serendipitous discoveries are hugely exciting for the community.
#cardoftheyear – At the end of each season, the baseball card social media community comes together to vote on, debate about, and celebrate the “Card of the Year” using #cardoftheyear. Past winners include rookie cards of stars like Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Fernando Tatis Jr. that broke out in their first MLB campaigns. It’s a fun annual tradition that generates a lot of buzz.
Those are just some of the major hashtags that drive conversation and keep the baseball card collecting passion thriving on Instagram and Twitter. With new hashtags popping up all the time focused on specific players, teams, sets and more – there’s always something new to discover within the hashtagged world of baseball cards on social media.
