Vintage Sports Cards – Baseball – Basketball – Football – Hockey
John 
My dad was born in the 1940s and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He retired from his business job when I was in 5th grade and ran a Coin and Stamp shop for many years as his “early retirement.” He also had a small section of sports cards in the store in which I would … Read more
1989 Score football wasn’t the most popular football set the year it was released. That honor went to Pro Set. However, it’s now considered a landmark modern football set and rivals many other modern baseball sets in popularity. The 1989 Score Football Set There are 330 cards in the 1989 Score set. Score did something … Read more
1975 Topps Baseball cards are an incredibly popular product. The set has both the George Brett and Robin Yount rookie cards and a slew of other Hall-of-Famers. Additionally, there is still a lot of unopened product from this set on the market. However, with rising prices, the vintage sports card market is attracting more forgers … Read more
This site is called PostWarCards, but what exactly is a post-war card? I feel I should probably define it so that you, the audience, can have a better idea of what to expect on this site. There are a lot of opinions on the matter. A few people have written some excellent articles on them, … Read more
Introduction James Edward “Pete” Runnels MLB career spanned from 1951-1964 as a player with a short stint as the Boston Red Sox manager from 1965-1966. He was a solid hitter who finished his career with a .291 Batting Average while twice being the AL batting champion and earning five trips to the All-Star game. Pete … Read more
In 1958, Topps introduced their first subset, a group of All-Star cards sponsored by SPORT Magazine. Yankee Slugger Mickey Mantle was, of course, included. In their 1959 release, Topps expanded to include three subsets, All-Star cards, Baseball Thrills, and Rookie Stars. Again, Mickey Mantle was in the All-Star set. I thought it would be interesting … Read more
Like many kids in the 80s and early 90s, I collected sports cards with a relentless passion. I was lucky to live in cities with iconic athletes and a bunch of professional sports teams. I grew up in Baltimore when Cal Ripken was a perennial MLB All-Star. My family then moved to Chicago, where we … Read more
There are so many criteria one could use to call a baseball card underrated. A baseball card’s merit has a lot to do with the player’s popularity. But, a teammate could have overshadowed the player on the card. Some play in small markets and don’t get national attention. The card might not be as popular … Read more
Introduction The price of unopened sports card material has been skyrocketing for a few years. In particular, 1970s Basketball has seen an unusually high growth rate over the past two years. Already printed in far lower numbers than its baseball counterparts, 1970s basketball wax was already tough to find. I’ll be using the 1974 Topps … Read more
Introduction & Background The Frank H. Fleer Corporation was looking to make a jump into the sports card game to grow its share of the bubble gum market. While Bowman had exited the space, Topps had an exclusive MLB license, so Fleer targeted a single-player set. And in the late 1950s, Ted Williams was one … Read more