Golf’s First Stars Depicted on Early Tobacco Cards
Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor, and James Braid are depicted on the first great golf cards While the origins of golf date back to the 15th century (and, by some accounts, as early [...]
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Five Easy Steps to Collecting Pre-War Cards
So, you’re ready to take the plunge into pre-war sports cards – now what? Aside from which sets/cards to collect, the most frequently asked question I get is how [...]
So You Wanna Grade Your Cards? Here are the Basics.
Here’s an FAQ on how to have your cards professionally graded How can you have your cards graded? It’s a popular question being asked more and more by collectors [...]
Reprints and fakes shouldn’t be viewed as the same
Collectors need to realize that reprints and fakes are not the same thing As I’ve covered in the past, pre-war card collecting can be done inexpensively. Now, you [...]
PSA adjusting its prices for grading in 2019
Prices are set to increase for some card collectors A short while back, I wrote an article about grading companies getting behind on orders. In short, the three major [...]
The 1930s John Cotton Golf Strokes Sets may be the Biggest Small Sets in the World
While these sets have a total of 250 cards, it doesn't feel like it [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
