Fixing the Chaos: How to Organize a Pre-War Card Collection
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Sound Too Good to be True? It Probably is.
The story of a Babe Ruth strip card is a good reminder of the old adage
Read moreMaking a Card Trade Via Mail? Here’s Some Tips and Proper Etiquette.
Here are some keys to help make your mail trades go smoothly
Read moreSkinned Cards Can Be Great Low-Grade Finds
While not technically high-grade, skinned cards often look like it
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe 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 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 Role of Qualifiers in PSA Grading … and Their Effect on a Card’s Price
What are qualifiers in PSA grading and how do they affect a card’s value?
Read moreHow Should Collectors React in the Post-Blowout Findings of Altered Cards?
With so many altered sports cards being uncovered, what can collectors do?
Read moreFive Easy Steps to Collecting Pre-War Cards
Want to begin a pre-war card collection? Start here.
Read morePrice 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 the NBA, and anyone in the NBA is amazing. But comparatively to other NBA players, he was not great. He was a first-round pick but lasted only a few
Read moreKeys 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 are into type collecting, the art of trying to find a card from as many different types as possible (or some variation of that). But since I got into
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