Like most hobbies, baseball card collecting requires an investment of both time and money. Your contribution to the craft could be as big or small as you’d like, but you’ll most likely need to at least […]
I’m more of a baseball card guy. This should tell you all you need to know about me taking the time to write this post. “Broadway” Joe Namath; the rookie of a legend. A no-nonsense […]
If you’ve been away from collecting for a while, your return can be a bit overwhelming. Game used relics? Autographs, serial numbers? Points? Only two baseball card brands now? What’s a break? Just give me […]
I wonder if I’d be so passionate about the 80s had I not grown up in the decade, but I think even from an outsider’s perspective, the 80s were rad. In the baseball card world, […]
What makes collecting baseball cards enjoyable? For most, it’s the thrill of the chase, either in the form of buying packs and hoping to hit something of value, or by scouring sites like eBay hoping […]
Let’s face it—we collect cards because one, we enjoy the trading or selling of them, and/or two, like showing them off. It’s a big reason why baseball card collecting is far from dead…people like to […]
Most baseball cards today measure approximately 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches. But, across time, baseball card sizes have varied wildly, ranging from tobacco era cards at 1 7/16 inches by 2 5/8 inches, […]
Any definition of error that you read will undoubtedly contain the word mistake or some synonym of mistake. And yes, while error baseball cards technically have something wrong with them from someone’s mistake, for me, […]
Look, I admit it, I’m guilty too. You see a stack of Topps, Donruss, Fleer, or Score from 1988-1992 and you don’t even bother to thumb through it. No thrill of the chase; so why […]
Not to be blunt, but if you’re asking whether or not your baseball cards are worth anything, chances are they probably don’t have much value. Importantly, though, that doesn’t mean all cards are worthless—as there […]
What is a baseball card appraisal? A baseball card appraisal is the process of an unbiased third party reviewing your collection and placing a value on it based on its makeup. When getting your cards […]
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