Trading Cards For Tractor Enthusiasts

Trading Cards for Tractor Enthusiasts FARM HOME Novelty Items 16-6-20 If you love tractors you'll love these new collectible trading cards featuring various models of John Deere tractors. TractorCards are just like baseball cards with a color photo of the tractor on the front and all the vital information on back including year built, weight, dimensions, power and the owner and serial number of the tractor featured. The back of the card also gives the number of the limited edition card. Ray Schmidgall of Mason, Mich., who owns the TractorCard business with his family, says interest has been tremendous. Some of the first cards, issued in 1991, have already gone up in value. The company produced 25 different cards in 1991, 25 more in 1992, and plans to offer 50 cards in 1993. Cards are sold in sets of 5 each for $3.00 or in super sets of 25 ($12). Cards are sold primarily by mail order al-though some Deere dealers and hobby shops plan to carry them. Schmidgal notes that he's still in the process of educating people about TractorCards. Tractor owners now often submit pictures of their tractors in hopes that they will be featured on a card. The Schmidgalls hope to expand to other tractor models in the future, including the upcoming 1993 set. They started with Deere because they're the most widely known. The Schmidgalls have also started a quarterly newsletter called "TractorCard Trader" for collectors of the new trading cards. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ray Schmidgall, TractorCards, 1988 Willoughby Rd., Mason, Mich. 48854 (ph 517 676-1835).

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