Getting signatures of professional athletes can be a long and extensive effort. Getting complete sets full of autographed cards, particularly of some less recognized stars, is even harder. Now imagine a signed […]
The Ultimate Roberto Clemente Grail Card Isn’t Just His Rookie
Finding a rookie Roberto Clemente from the 1955 Topps baseball card set is one of the so-called “Grail” cards for vintage sports card collectors. The reality is that it’s not all that […]
The 1911-16 T216 Baseball Set Is Just Too Special & Scarce to Ignore!
All vintage and modern sports card collectors know about the prized 1909 – 1911 American Tobacco T206 baseball card set. This tobacco card issue may be among the most famous sets of […]
Is Sports Betting Better Than Sports Collecting?
Collectors Dashboard generally focuses on collectibles, but as we evaluate high-end collectibles as an alternative asset class this means that the same capital could have just as easily been invested in stocks, […]
Future Otis Fractional Assets List Update: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!
The future of fractional ownership within collectibles and alternative assets remains in a period of growth and uncertainty alike. Some platforms are easier to use than others, but the first platform of […]
Why Collectors Want Ozzie Smith’s 1979 Topps Rookie Card So Much
Most baseball fans who saw Ozzie Smith play can easily argue that “The Wizard of Oz” was one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game. While Ozzie’s.262 career batting average […]
Records Keep Being Broken in Signed Babe Ruth Cards
Most baseball fans think of babe ruth as the home run king of his era for his 714 career home runs. What is often lost is that Babe Ruth’s 120th home run […]
The Most Visually Stunning Ty Cobb Card Ever?
The beloved T206 baseball card set issued by the American Tobacco Company is now more than 100 years old. The set boasts many Hall of Fame players, and most card collectors know […]
The Ultimate Six-Figure Autograph: The 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth!
Babe Ruth is one of the most easily recognized athletes in all of sports history. Despite not exactly being in the best shape physically, and despite his off-field lifestyle habits, the man […]
The Driving Force Behind the 1983 Topps Tony Gwynn Rookie Card
The 1980s marked a new and strange decade in the world of sports collectibles. After Topps lost its exclusivity, the rise of Fleer, Donruss and then Upper Deck led to the Junk […]
FULL 2022 SPORTS COLLECTIBLES CONVENTION CALENDAR (SUMMER UPDATE)
The Hobby of sports collectibles has endured two years in the post-Covid world. Now it turns out that the there are countless numbers of conventions, shows and meet-ups for the collecting community […]
Aaron Judge Record Card Price Chasing His Record 2022 Season!
So far in 2022, the Yankees are the best team in baseball. Also so far in 2022, Aaron Judge has been playing wonderfully. Guess what that means for the sports card chasers […]
Summer 2022 Calendar Loaded With Sports Collectibles Conventions
Collectors Dashboard is presenting the tentative Summer 2022 sports collectibles conventions and card show calendar. There are going to be some that did not get picked up due to lack of email […]
Will Sports Collectors Go to Costco for High-End Auto Cards & Items? Jordan, Brady, Jeter…
Sports collectors will often go to any destination possible to find the right item for the right price. And for the high-dollar and scarce items, they might travel to destinations previously unknown […]
Topps Plans Many More Game-Used Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Cards & Items
Card companies partnering with top athletes is not exactly a new development. On the other hand, an expanded player partnership between The Topps Company (Fanatics) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a new […]
The 1902-11 W600 Sporting Life Made the T206 Set Portraits (and Many other Portrait Sets, Too)!
Most collectors of anything know about the T206 set from the American Tobacco Company from 1909 to 1911. What many collectors, even some who own many of the cards from the era, […]
Johnny Bench’s Game-Used 1972-73 Catcher’s Mitt Up For Grabs (Really)!
There are game-used and game-worn items that come up for bidding. Jerseys, hats, helmets, gloves and so on. For fans of catchers, the prized catcher’s mitt is about as close as you […]
Detmers, Verlander, Gilbert: No-Hitters Help or Do Nothing for Card Prices?
There were almost two no-hitters on the same day in Major League Baseball. This is an incredible feat, even if it is an almost-status. And we know that modern era sports card […]
Unprecedented 9th David Hall T206 Auction by Heritage Auctions
Imagine a vintage baseball card collection so large that it takes 9 high-end auctions to see and sell all the cards in an orderly manner. The David Hall T206 collection is the […]
The 2022 Topps Series 1 Baseball NFT Collection Has Arrived
Topps has released its 2022 Topps Series 1 Baseball NFT collection. The set of NFTs will showcase the biggest names in baseball with classic Topps and NFT-exclusive card designs. While these are […]