Boxing
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
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September 20, 2018 // 0 Comments
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
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September 3, 2018 // 0 Comments
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
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August 29, 2018 // 0 Comments
These Days, the Boxing Market is not a Particularly Strong One If you dabble in the pre-war boxing market, you know that prices are, for the most part, not overwhelmingly
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August 23, 2018 // 0 Comments
A Few Tips to Collecting Sets in the Pre-War Era There are all sorts of collectors out there. Some focus on individual players or teams. Some have a regional focus. Others
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August 22, 2018 // 0 Comments
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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August 16, 2018 // 0 Comments
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
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August 13, 2018 // 0 Comments
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
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August 9, 2018 // 0 Comments
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
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August 2, 2018 // 0 Comments
I’ll admit to mostly being a fan of raw cards. Typically I’ve gone that route for buying and, as someone that doesn’t generally sell much, it comes less
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July 28, 2018 // 0 Comments
When I initially finished creating the set database for baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, I really figured it would end there. In all, it was about a one-year
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July 22, 2018 // 0 Comments
Many affordable pre-war cards are from across the pond I’m often asked about the best, most affordable ways to jump into pre-war card collecting. On the site,
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June 20, 2018 // 0 Comments
