trading card

A trading card, also known as collectible card, are cards that are traditionally included in products such as cigarettes, food, and candy. Originally depicting sportpersons, automobiles, and scenery. Though in later era, trading cards usually depict characters from fictional works, typically from movie or television series.

Since the creation of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, a derivative of trading card known as trading card game has emerged, which involves using these cards as a game piece. These has since supplanted the traditional trading card market, albeit the non-game trading cards (such as footballer cards) were still being produced to this day.

This tag is applicable to the depiction of either trading cards or the trading card games, including the real and fan-made card face. If the cards were shown to be played, the tag card game is applicable.

The following tags are aliased to this tag: trading_cards (learn more).