The most iconic signature in baseball history is generally considered to be that of Babe Ruth. And a signed Babe Ruth baseball is about as good as it gets. These are easily […]
Mickey Mantle Final Game Worn Jersey Has A Rising Tide!
Collectors love scarcity when it comes to vintage cards and vintage sports memorabilia. Vintage game-worn baseball jerseys have a serious degree of scarcity to them. Unlike the modern era where players may […]
Candy Digital’s “Candy Sweet Futures” NFTs Showing Student-Athlete Success
Candy Digital is no slouch when it comes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and sports. It recently announced that fans would have the first opportunity to buy and sell previously released Candy products. […]
Vintage Baseball & Basketball Blowing Out Auction Estimates
At the start of each year is when auction houses help to set the tone for expectations in the sports card market. It of course is not exact science, and some auctions […]
1914 Cracker Jack Cards Crush Auction Estimates
Well, let’s just say that the hobby of high-end sports cards and sports collectibles is off to a great start in 2022. Heritage Auctions has been conducting its Winter 2022 auction ending […]
The Kaboom Card Addiction Is Just Hard to Ignore
The sports card hobby goes through ups and downs. It goes through fads. And it ultimately finds its roots. And then there is Panini’s Kaboom. Pulling a Kaboom card isn’t easy and […]
T206 Honus Wagner, Signed Michael Jordan Rookie, or Arnold Palmer’s Rolex?
You have probably noticed that auction houses tend to have the most interesting and expensive items up for auction. They have a closed network of private bidders and the owners of items […]
eBay’s New Trading Card Authenticity Still Has Lots of Room to Improve
There is a nasty issue happening in the hobby of sports collecting and in trading cards. Fakes! Lots of fakes. Even some of the top online sellers have reprints that they sell […]
20 Reasons All Vintage Collectors Want to Own a Dizzy Dean Card
Sometimes you don’t remember a key birthday. And even when you do remember someone’s birthday, sometimes you just don’t get around to calling them for praise. That’s what happened here this week […]
As Albert Pujols Turns 42, His Rookie Card Chase Is On!!!
Albert Pujols has been an incredible baseball player for most of the last two decades. With a birthday of January 16, it seemed fair to offer up a rookie card tribute for […]
Does Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record Really Stack Up Against Babe Ruth?
When Babe Ruth started playing professional baseball, he was really a great pitcher. He was also a great hitter, and the Boston Red Sox had Ruth playing outfield to hit on the […]
Why Babe Ruth Collectors Must Pay Tribute to 1933 Goudey
Babe Ruth is not just one of baseball’s top icons. He is one of the icons of the entire sporting world. George Herman Ruth, or Babe, is one of the most widely […]
Low Pop-Report Chase: 1/1 Sports Cards Attracting Serious Dollars!
It’s one thing to buy PSA 10 and SGC 9.5 graded examples of each star’s base rookie card. There are thousands of them in the graded population reports at PSA and SGC. […]
Modern Era Rookie Chase: 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson vs. 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr.
What is the best card that would be the “face card” of modern baseball cards? Many great athletes and their rookie cards come to mind. Rickey Henderson is a baseball player that […]
Does This 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie Trump Babe Ruth?
There seem to be many nuances when it comes to calling things pristine and unique. Pristine is supposed to mean an item is still in its original condition and unique means it […]
Building 1950s Sports Card Sets Is Easier (and Cheaper) Than You Might Think
People who love their collectibles chase a myriad of collectible types for a myriad of reasons. Within sports cards, there are collectors who only chase modern cards. There are others who only […]
Rare T206 Honus Wagner Vintagepep NFT Up for Grabs
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]