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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Roots of American Tennis found in 19th Century tobacco cards
Early tobacco cards introduced the sport to America Quick – what are the earliest tennis players you can think of off the top of your head? Many collectors might [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
