What happens when you combine the most prized card for any baseball card collection and smack it into the world of non-fungible tokens? You end up with a Honus Wagner NFT of […]
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How Crypto & Collectibles Fit in Short-Term & Long-Term Financial Plans
There is a lot that goes into building wealth and financial security over the course of a life. At some point, even the youngest investor and even those in school are going […]
Michael Jordan Ready, Set, Go for MINT25 Auction!
Asking who is the greatest of all-time in basketball may depend upon your generation, but Michael Jordan is definitely a GOAT for anyone who was actively watching basketball in the 1980s and […]
TOPPS NOW Debuts Boba Fett on the Throne
TOPPS NOW is a production we usually associate for sports cards after key plays and events, mostly baseball. That may change under the Fanatics acquisition. It’s also being used for Star Wars: […]
NFT Platform Explosion: Why OpenSea is Now Valued at $13+ Billion!
OpenSea is a leading platform that is used to buy and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital assets. Many industry watchers have been slow to accept NFTs in the world of collectibles […]
Topps Being Acquired by Fanatics May Save Modern Card Collecting, But…
Topps, Inc. was dealt a potential deathblow in 2021 when it was announced that Fanatics was taking over baseball card production for Major League Baseball. The deal wrecked a merger that looked […]
Massive 866 Ounce S.S. Central America Gold Ingot Auction Up for Grabs!
Is there ever such a thing as too much gold or too big of a piece of gold? It just depends on whether or not you have to be the one that […]
KABOOM! Already Commanding High Card Prices in 2022
When Panini issued its KABOOM! cards, they were met with a mixed fanfare. Despite some collectors still disliking these cards, that mixed fanfare has been getting much more popular views (and prices) […]
Top Golden Age & Silver Age Comic Books Seeing Very Strong Start to 2022
As 2022 gets off to a start, comic book collectors have some incredible comic books coming up for auction early in the year. There are multiple Silver Age and Golden Age comic […]
Will LeBron James Rookie Cards Have a Better 2022 Than 2021?
The Los Angeles Lakers are having a mixed season with just 18 wins and 19 losses. They are ranked ranked 7th in the Western Conference and LeBron is in his nineteenth NBA […]
Top 13 Sports Card Sales & Auction Prices of 2021
The year 2021 was a wild year for the collectibles industry. Modern era and vintage cards exploded higher after 2021, but the moves have been unilateral. Despite some cards having cratered since […]
Previewing Each Auction House’s Top 2022 Sports Collectibles Auction
The year 2021 was a major year in sports collectibles. Many price records were shattered with major multi-million sales. Elsewhere, some prices spiked in many modern collectibles to unsustainable levels and then […]
Will the Ozzy Osbourne CryptoBatz NFTs Fly High?
When you think of vintage hard rock and roll, one of the musical greats that may come to mind (among others) is Ozzy Osbourne. Whether you prefer his days of Black Sabbath […]
U.S. Mint’s Negro Leagues Silver Coins to Bring Baseball Card Collectors & Silver Bugs Alike
January 6, 2022 will bring about a new release by the United States Mint. There are obviously some baseball card buyers who also buy gold and silver, but the U.S. Mint’s The […]
Don’t Get Duped – Every Card Collector Needs to Read ‘Spotting Fakes’
Collecting baseball cards and other sports cards is a hobby that is now well over a century old. This used to be a very disorganized hobby where only the industry insiders knew […]
How Collectors Will “Invest” Differently in 2022
There is only so much money in the world to go around. And you know there is a micro-percentage of that in your accounts. Hobbies and collectibles all cost money, and that […]
Will Ford’s EV F-150 Lightning Become a Collectible for Car Collectors?
Car and auto collectors have to endure a lot in a world where many collectors have become investors also looking to make a profit on their collection. There are warranties, annual inspections, […]
Last Minute Christmas Gift Deal for Collectors… Pokemon Trading Cards at GameStop
With only 5 days left until Santa, parents, relatives and friends drop gifts under the tree, time is running out to even find gifts for collectors. Getting them by mail or priority […]
The Best Card and Memorabilia Tribute for Ty Cobb’s 135th Birthday
Ty Cobb was one of baseball’s greatest players ever. He was in the inaugural class of baseball players inducted into the Hall of Fame. He held multiple records as a player, some […]
Items from Emmitt Smith’s Own Memorabilia Collection Up For Grabs
Emmitt Smith is a name that frequently comes up ranked as one of the best running backs of all-time. The Dallas Cowboys’ Hall of Famer is still talked about frequently at sports […]