I’ve posted a few articles on baseball and basketball error cards in the past: A Few Vintage Basketball Printing Errors 4 Expensive Baseball Card Printing Errors – Modern Edition 6…
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In August 2020, I wrote a pair of articles about expensive baseball card printing errors, a vintage edition, and a modern edition article. This post will discuss a few vintage…
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The 1957 Topps baseball set is one of the most popular in the hobby. It features color photographs and established the card size that the industry adheres to today. The…
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I previously discussed the 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken #616 FF Error card in the article 4 Expensive Baseball Card Printing Errors – Modern Edition. Basically, Fleer began printing the 660-card…
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Tommy John is one of the better pitchers in MLB history who is not in the Hall of Fame. But he is far more well known for the surgery named…
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Last week I wrote an article called Post War Baseball Card Superlatives. I said that the best looking three year run of post-war baseball cards was 1950, 1951, and 1952…
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In this article I’m simply going to go through a few of my “favorites” from the post-war baseball card era. Toughest Condition Oddball – 1969 Topps Deckle Edge I wrote…
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1974 Topps, regular edition rack packs, the ones with the blue header, are some of the most popular and tougher to find in the hobby. Topps only used the blue…
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If you are new to the hobby, you may have noticed two things: some lower grade cards sell for more than higher grade examples. And second, it’s common in the…
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I returned to the hobby about ten years ago. Over these years, I’ve tackled various projects, some successfully finished, others abandoned along the way. In this article, I thought I’d…
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Julius Erving is an NBA legend and hobby icon and has been considered one of the 40 most important athletes of all time. He was explosive, entertaining to watch, and…
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The start of the NFL season has brought more exposure to football cards and a bit of a spike in prices for the legendary quarterback Joe Montana. Montana is considered…
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On January 3, 1993, the Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in the most incredible comeback in NFL history. The Bills were down 32 points and came back to…
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In January 2020, I published an article called Six Cards That Mattered When I was a Kid. In it, I explained that I grew up in Baltimore during Cal Ripken…
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A lot of collectors focus on rookie cards and superstar cards from key sets like 1952 Topps. One thing collectors tend to overlook is the last card of a player’s…
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