Baseball cards come in many shapes and sizes—you have singles and lots, and on the sealed wax side you have packs, boxes, and even cases. As a collector you can chase singles, say your favorite […]
In today’s card world, seeing players featured in their college uniforms is common—in fact, at the beginning of the football card season, you’ll only see newly-drafted players in their college uniforms for a number of […]
When I was a young baseball card collector, there was of course Topps, but there was also Upper Deck, Score, Donruss, and a host of other brands. Today, the brands are still there, but they […]
I’ll just get this out of the way now—when it comes to getting cards graded for free, you can’t. And no, this isn’t a clickbait headline or some trick I just pulled to get you […]
I’m old enough to remember the days when you opened a pack of cards and the only think you really needed to know was the difference between a base card and an insert card. Not […]
Out with the old, in with the new. Well, in sports cards it’s usually more like, let’s just cram all of the old stuff in boxes and out of sight so I can buy and […]
You’ve heard the names: Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Hideo Nomo, Shohei Ohtani, and other Japanese stars who made more than a place for themselves in major league baseball. The question is, then—who is next? Well, […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this word before—”comps.” Inside of the card store or online, whenever there is talk about a sports card being sold, this golden word of negotiation is commonplace. In short, the […]
I know, the term “rare” baseball cards from the 1980s is a bit of an oxymoron, but hear me out—it’s not all junk wax! First, let me define what I mean by “rare.” We all […]
In the hobby of card collecting – which comes with more than enough questions simply about the cards themselves – the least of your worries should be your card holder or how you’re going to […]
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