Assessing Rarity on T218 Subjects by Sport
Let’s take a fresh look on the rarity of the types of athletes in this popular multi-sport set The T218 Champions set is one of the premier multi-sport issues from the [...]
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Backlog Issues by Grading Companies Won’t be Fixed Overnight
Third party grading companies are backed up and it’s likely not ending anytime soon Back in October, I sent a package of about 20 cards off to SGC for grading. SGC has [...]
For Better or Worse, SGC Sheet Cuts can be Game Changer
SGC Announces it will Professionally Cut and Grade Cards from Uncut Sheets So, I was minding my own business today, doing some work on my newly-established Dwight Gooden card [...]
Price guides not often effective when dealing in pre-war cards
Skip the price guides – pricing pre-war cards is an inexact science Todd Lichti was not a good basketball player. Well, okay, he was pretty good because he made it to [...]
National Sports Collectors Convention Announces Upcoming Locations Through 2023
The National announced its hosting sites through 2023 The National Sports Collectors Convention was held in Cleveland, Ohio this year. If you didn’t get to go, you can [...]
Studying the Two Types of Cloetta Ross Cards
A rare candy set has two different types, causing confusion among collectors The 1930s Cloetta Ross cards are an interesting series. This was a large multi-sport candy set [...]
Should Strip Cards Receive Numerical Grades?
Strip Cards Receive Numerical Grades … But Is That Correct? One of more interesting discussions when it comes to graded cards centers around strip issues. Strip cards, [...]
Kimball Champions Set Featured the Oddest of the Odd
A lot of odd stuff is seen on early sports cards. If you collect things like Sports of the World sets, you’re bound to come in contact with things you had never seen [...]
Jefferson Burdick Viewed Cards Differently than we do Today
Jefferson Burdick is known for creating the American Card Catalog (ACC), the standard book in the hobby that helps us to categorize early trading cards. But while that is [...]
Abe Attell Cards Popular with Baseball Collectors due to 1919 Black Sox Scandal
The former boxer has ties to baseball through the 1919 White Sox Scandal Former boxing champion Abe Attell had ties to baseball for decades to die-hard collectors of Chicago [...]
The Great Debate: What is a Rookie Card?
Rookie cards are among the most sought after cards by collectors. When the rookie craze began exactly, I couldn’t tell you. But I know but the time I was collecting, it [...]
Trade Cards were at the Forefront of the Sports Card Hobby
When trade cards became popular in the 1800s, few could have imagined their future importance. But those issues coupled with the emergence of American sports came together to [...]
