Hall of Famers like Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente drive the post-war baseball card industry. But, there are many extraordinarily collectible and worthy rookie cards of players who…
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In my post, What’s a Post-War Card, I defined pre-war cards too as any card created in 1939 or earlier. And while the focus of my attention in the hobby…
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The other week I built a 1970s Topps Graded Basketball Collection on a $250 budget. Today, I want to do something similar with baseball cards. This time I am raising…
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Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Selig called Gwynn “the greatest Padre ever and one of the most accomplished hitters that our game has ever known, whose all-around excellence on the…
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I wrote about 1975 Topps Baseball Rack Pack Card Placement in February 2020. Now it’s time to talk about the collation of 1975 Topps Baseball Cello Packs. As a reminder,…
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The 1969 Topps Deckle Edge set is, possibly, the most condition sensitive set, straight out of the pack, ever made. Of the 7065 cards graded by PSA, there are zero…
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Mickey Mantle’s playing years were 1951-1968, and he has a plethora of awesome cards. His 1951 Bowman Rookie and 1952 Topps cards being truly iconic in the hobby. Due to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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