Topps Baseball: 30 years in the rearview mirror
As Topps celebrates its 70th anniversary, we take a look back at another time when it saw unprecedented success: 1991 and the height of the junk wax era.
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Here’s what’s going on around the sports card industry — March 2021
It’s the beginning of a new month, and that means we’re back for another round of news surrounding the hobby. February was a short month, but it had no shortage of going-ons and notable events. Here’s some of the recent stuff that’s created waves. (And, if you missed our last entry, here’s the news roundup …
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Finding your happy place in a hyped-up hobby
Heritage Auctions just conducted a two-day Platinum Night sale that ended with more than $30 million worth of sports cards and memorabilia sold. Next weekend, Goldin Auctions will close out its latest sale, full of more six- and seven-figure cards, both current and modern. Scroll through the lots and your eyes glaze over at the amount …
The biggest hits of February
February’s a short month — some would say the shortest month — so that means we had to bring that hot hot heat as fast as possible. Our breakers didn’t disappoint. It’s only our second time rounding up the biggest hits of the month, but I think we’ve already surpassed January’s lofty standard. But you’re …
How to unload those cards that aren’t worth anything
Every pack you open, the stack gets a little bigger. Eventually it goes into a box. Then there are so many cards in the box, you need a bigger box. There are hundreds at first, then thousands. You need two, then three, then four boxes. They hold the cards that you don’t hold dear. Many are players who …
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Our favorite high-end product from each sport
There are cards that make our credit cards sweat. The ones that make our back pockets reflexively tighten up, like our wallet is clinging to dear life inside our pants. They’re the same ones that leave our brains daydreaming “If I hit big with this, I’ll hit reallllllly big.” And that’s why we can’t stay …
Dad’s old sets: A look back at the sports cards of 1971
Gas was 40 cents a gallon. Stamps were 8 cents. The average monthly rent was about $150. A new house? In the Midwest, you could still snare a decent one for less than $25,000. A pack of sports cards cost pennies unless you could nab a 25-cent cello pack or a rack pack (54 cards for 39 cents!). …
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Starting Five: Most popular vintage baseball card sets of all-time
Major League Baseball has been dubbed as “America’s pastime”, and for good reason. Every era has produced iconic hall of famers and larger than life figures like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Willie Mays. The sport has been embedded into the fabric of our culture which is in big part due to the …
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These are the best Tom Brady rookie cards
The secret has been out for a very long time, but it pops up every now and again to smack anyone in the face who might’ve forgotten: Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all-time. He’s still winning Super Bowls well into his 40s, having just collected his seventh ring a few years ago with …
Here’s what’s going on around the sports card industry — February 2021
Should we make this a monthly thing? It kinda seems like we should. After a relatively quiet December, things picked back up in January — just like we all knew they would. Let’s take a few minutes to run down some of the biggest news of the hobby now that we’re a full month into …
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