The Dreaded Plain White Envelope (PWE) — When is it Suitable for Shipping Cards?
Using a PWE for shipping baseball cards isn’t always a great idea, but it does work for some situations
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The Ins and Outs of Binder Storage
Binders are my ‘go to’ for baseball card storage and there are ways to store nearly everything in them
Read moreBaseball Subjects are Only One Small Part of the Pre-War Card Era
Baseball cards lead the way but they are only a fraction of sports cards from the era
Read more1930s Ty-phoo Tea Trade Cards’ Odd Link to Sports
What do golf and tennis have to do with Ugandan cotton or Australian wool?
Read moreAthletes are the Keys in the Rare D146 Thrilling Moments Set
The few athletes found in this 1930s set are the most important cards
Read moreThe Evolution of Card Collecting
Here’s a quick overview of how American sports cards have evolved over the years
Read moreThe Collector/Investor Distinction is a Vague One
While most of us might consider ourselves to be true collectors, keeping the investment part out of our cards is quite difficult
Read moreA Particular eBay Phrase Generally Means You Should do One thing — Run
Lots of red flags appear in suspicious eBay listings but one in particular is usually bad news
Read moreThe Disappearance of the Set Collector
Fewer and fewer baseball card collectors are pursuing entire sets. Consider me a holdout.
Read moreElite Athletes and Strange Tales are Buried in the 1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set
Hall of Famers, Olympic gold medalists, and even a famous aviator are among the keys found in a rare tobacco card set
Read morePre-War Cards Site Expansion Announcement
The Pre-War Cards site is set to grow a bit more
Read moreThe (Few) Cards of Tennis Cult Hero Anthony Wilding
Wilding dominated on the tennis court and was later killed during World War I
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