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 [...]
Gum and Candy Cards
Did Goudey’s Sport Kings Set Prevent a Truly Special Ty Cobb Card?
Ty Cobb’s inclusion in the set could have cost collectors the opportunity at a really special card In 1933, one of the most popular baseball card sets of all time was [...]
Jimmy Dykes Error Card Overlooked in Popular 1933 Goudey Set
One of the most collectable sets in baseball card history has a solitary corrected error … and no one seems to care The 1933 Goudey baseball card set is one of the most [...]
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 [...]
What if the Nap Lajoie 1933 Goudey Card Wasn’t Shortprinted?
A regular release of the famous card would have had several impacts on the set A while back, I looked at the intriguing thought of what life would be like if Honus [...]
1938 Goudey Set Design Draws Mixed Reviews Among Collectors
Goudey gum cards ruled the 1930s in terms of baseball cards. Sure, other sets made waves that decade. Both the 1932 U.S. Caramel set and the 1939 Play Ball set, for example, [...]
Can Boxing Cards Increase in Value? It’s Complicated.
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 [...]
Keys to Effective Pre-War Setbuilding
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
