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 [...]
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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: 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 [...]
To Slab or Not to Slab: The Graded Sports Card Conundrum
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 [...]
Pre-War Cards Site Updates Include Boxing, Tennis, Golf, and Wrestling
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 [...]
UK Tobacco Sets a Great Way to Break into Pre-War Card Collecting
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, [...]
Numerous Variations Found in the 1916-17 Sports of the World Set
In the pre-war era, numerous sets that were often produced in England and other countries featuring sports of the world. The gist was to create a set that showed what sports [...]
W590 Strip Cards with Numbers on Sides are a Unique Find
About the W590 Strip Card Set The W590 strip cards were printed starting in 1925 and ending in 1931. How many years they were produced in between that time is unknown. But [...]
Breaking into Pre-War Collecting: Early Caramel/Candy Cards
Continuing on with the series of various types of cards, in this article I’m going to take a look at E-Cards. These cards are defined as early caramel and candy cards. [...]
Variations Bolster a W512 Strip Card Master Checklist
Overview The W512 strip card set, like most strip cards, isn’t all that appealing to look at. In most cases, the pictures are pretty bad and appear to be crude [...]
T51 Murad College Sports Set
‘It’s In The Details’ Title T51 Murad College Sports Year 1909-11 Size 2″ x 2 5/8″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 150 (225 in master set) T51 Murad [...]
1934-39 Wheaties Panels Sets
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Wheaties Panels Year Various Size Various Images Black and White Type Food Number in Set 200+ Wheaties Panels Overview Beginning in 1934, [...]
