Emuva ekhulwini le-19, lapho ukubhema kwakungafiki nesixwayiso sezempilo, iphakethe ngalinye lalivame ukuba neikhadi likagwayiequkethe izithombe ezimibalabala ezihlanganisa abalingisi abadumile, izilwane nemikhumbi. Eziningi zazipendwe ngesandla ngabadwebi noma zanyatheliswa ngamabhulokhi.
Namuhla,amakhadi kagwayi ziyaqoqwa - futhi zivame ukuba yigugu - ngenxa yobudala, ukutholakala okuncane kanye nesimo esithonya intengo yazo. Isibonelo esidumile ikhadi eliqukethe isihlabani se-baseball sase-US u-Honus Wagner wasekuqaleni kweminyaka yawo-1900, elinye lalalo elathengiswa ngezigidi ezingu-7.25 zamaRandi (ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-5.5 zamarandi) ngo-2022.
Kamuva ngalowo nyaka, ikhadi likagwayi elingavamile lomdlali webhola likanobhutshuzwayo u-Steve Bloomer lathengiswa endalini yase-UK ngo-£25,900, futhi imakethe isaqinile nanamuhla.
Ngakho-ke, uma uphenya ku-attic yakho futhi uthole iqoqo leamakhadi kagwayi, uhlezi phezu kwegolide?
Ngokuka-Steve Laker, umqondisi we-London Cigarette Card Company, kunemakethe enkulu yomhlaba wonke yalezi zinto eziqoqiwe.
“Ukuqoqwa kwamakhadi kusachuma njengento yokuzilibazisa ngoba ungathenga amasethi namuhla ngemali encane efika ku-£20,” usho kanje. “Idumela labo liya ngokukhula ngoba abantu bayaqaphela ukuthi ikhadi abaliphethe kungenzeka lineminyaka engu-120 futhi amaqiniso nolwazi olukhona lapho bekuzobhalwa othile ngaleso sikhathi, hhayi isazi somlando esibheka emuva.”
“Kungenzeka ukuthi uhlezi emayini yegolide,” uyanezela. “I-holy grail iyisethi yama-clowns angu-20 ezindaweni ezihlukene, ekhiqizwa u-Taddy, engenza phezulu ukusuka ku-£1,100 ikhadi.”
Isikhathi se-boomamakhadi kagwayi kwaba phakathi kwawo-1920 no-1940. Ahoxiswa okwesikhashana ukuze alondoloze iphepha phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili, futhi awazange abuyele ezingeni elifanayo lokukhiqiza - nakuba amasethi ambalwa amancane akhiwe eminyakeni eyalandela.
Kuthiwani ngamanye amakhadi abalulekile aqoqwayo?
“Akuwona amakhadi kagwayi kuphela athengiswayo. Ungase ukhumbule itiye le-Brooke Bond noma amakhadi e-bubblegum avela kumaphakethe amaswidi amnandi e-Barratts ne-Bassett, futhi amakhadi omdlali webhola lezinyawo asekuqaleni abiza amakhulu opondo ngesethi,” kusho u-Laker.
“Famous Footballers Series A.1 kusukela ngo-1953 ibiza £7.50 ikhadi noma £375 ngesethi engu-50. Amanye amasethi e-Brooke Bond Tea afunwayo, afana ne-Wild Flowers Series 1 (iphepha elincane) eline inani lika-£500.”
Kungaba nzima ukwazi ukuthi uphethe okubalulekileamakhadi kagwayi, njengoba intengo ingahluka kuye ngokuvela okungavamile, isimo ngisho nenhlanhla yokudonsa endalini - kodwa kunezindlela zokuqala ukuhlola kwakho.
“Amanye amasethi amahle asikwe ngesandla futhi siyazi ukuthi angakwazi ukukopishwa. Lokho singakubona ngokushesha ngobukhulu bekhadi nendlela elibukeka ngayo. Umkhiqizi wogwayi ngamunye wayekhipha amakhadi anobukhulu obuhlukahlukene,” kusho uLaker.
“Amakhadi asendulo aseMelika ayesebenzisa i-boarding ewugqinsi ngempela, kodwa amakhadi amaningi e-WG nawe-HO Wills, ngokwesibonelo, ayemancane kakhulu. Inani livela emvelweni - isibonelo, uWill noJohn Players bakhiqize amakhadi ngezigidi.
“Kungenzeka kube nama-reproduction, kodwa sizokwazi ngokuqina kwekhadi nokuthi lisikwa kanjani. Kodwa inani lincike ekuyivelakaleni kwekhadi.”
Base-UKamakhadi kagwayikunenani elifanele?
Indaba yekhadi elibonisa isihlabani se-baseball saseMelika u-Honus Wagner elenza imali engaphezu kuka-£5million ngokuqinisekile yaba sematheni, kodwa kuthiwani ngalawa enziwe e-UK?
Kungase kungabi nezigidi ezizotholwa ngekhadi elilodwa, kodwa imiklamo equkethe abadlali bebhola, ikakhulukazi, idumile emakethe yaseMelika.
“Bekukhona iqoqo labadlali bebhola beCadet esabathengisa ngo-£17.50, futhi ikhadi elilodwa kuleyo sethi elinoBobby Charlton laya eMelika lahamba ngo-$3,000 (cishe u-£2,300),” kusho uLaker.
"Ikhadi lika-Honus Wagner elathengiswa ngezigidi laliyivelakancane futhi kwenzeka nje ukuthi kwakukhona umthengi ngaleso sikhathi - ukuthi lizophinde lilande leyo ntengo noma cha, yisikhathi kuphela esizosho, ngoba lalisekelwe esimisweni."
Singakanani isimo sakhoamakhadi kagwayinquma ukubaluleka kwazo?
Abanyeamakhadi kagwayizingalimala ngaphambi kokuthi uze uzibeke ezandleni zakho, njengoba abantu babejwayele ukuziqhweba odongeni emdlalweni - futhi kunesikhathi lapho abanikazi bazo abaqhoshayo bezigcina kupulasitiki owawune-asidi, eyabaqeda nya.
Ungase ucabange ukuthi ukunamathisela iqoqo lekhadi lakho ku-albhamu kuzosiza ukuligcina, kodwa lokhu kungehlisa inani kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, uma unesethi futhi ulingeka ukuwanamathisela phansi, ungavumeli isifiso.
“Sinezindlela ezahlukahlukene zokugcina [amakhadi kagwayi],” kuchaza uLaker. “Phakathi kweminyaka yawo-1920 no-40s, abakhiqizi bakhipha ama-albhamu ngakho-ke amakhadi amaningi azobe ebambekile, kodwa ngeshwa lokho kuba nomthelela omkhulu emananini ngoba indlela imakethe eyiyo manje, sithola abaqoqi befuna ukubona ingemuva lemakethe. amakhadi kanye nangaphambili.
“Kuyaheha ukuthi uwafake ecwecweni uthi usuqedile ukuqoqa kodwa intengo iyehla uma kade ebambekile.”
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-23-2024