A strange tale of Ty Cobb and an odd boxing tobacco card
These days, Ty Cobb cards are skyrocketing. Everyone is caught up in the fascination of the astronomical climb of his green background T206 card, but really, Cobbs are [...]
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Five reasons why grading companies are necessary for the card industry
I have to preface this by saying, I’m not a huge graded card guy. As a set collector, my cards are often of the lower-grade variety. And I’ve generally handled [...]
Flea Market Find: 1914 Farmer Burns Wrestling School Newsletters
I used to do the flea market thing quite a bit. But I’ve got less free time these days and, collecting only pre-war stuff, I’m less often to find things in that [...]
When a Pre-War Collector Goes Rogue
Finding a pair of unique (and newer) cards For nearly five years now, I’ve been pretty much exclusively collecting pre-war cards. After a long hiatus, I got back into [...]
Pre-War Gum Card Details Curious Case of Boxer that Died but won a Fight
Pre-war cards take all shapes and sizes, covering, well, just about anything. In cataloging somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,500 sets for this site, I’ve seen some [...]
What’s the deal with Mike Donlin and rarity?
Several cards of the underappreciated pre-war player are considered rarities Mike Donlin is a name that most modern collectors probably aren’t familiar with. But if you [...]
Pre-War Rookie Cards Often Difficult to Determine
Finding the first cards of early athletes can prove challenging Lots of collectors consider themselves to be rookie card enthusiasts. The idea of finding a player’s [...]
(Not) Live from the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention: Friday
So yesterday, I toyed with the idea of discontinuing these posts, unaware of how long I wanted to keep this going. But I figure I’m basically halfway there so, why quit [...]
Goldin Auctions’ PSA 9 Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey Card Sells for Record $319,150
Highest price on record for a 1933 Babe Ruth Card (#181) A while back, I mentioned that Goldin Auctions would be offering a pretty rare Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey card. Now, the [...]
SGC introduces new slabs at 2018 National
In addition to removing the 100-point scale, SGC’s graded cards will soon come with a new label The National Sports Collectors Convention isn’t just for the [...]
(Not) Live from the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention: Thursday
Commence Shenanigans Against my better judgment I’m doing this for another day. Beyond that? Ehhh, I don’t know. I can only sing and dance for so long. If you [...]
(Not) Live from the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention: Wednesday
What is this? Living in nearby Pittsburgh, I had every intention on going to the National this year. I’d never been to one and, as I’m only about two hours away, [...]
