A complete scan of The Trading News, Vol. 1 No. 2 (April 1976), The “collectors’ magazine!”
Posts published in “The Hobby Library”
Scans, stories, and history from a lifetime of collecting hobby literature.
A 1981 Baseball Cards Magazine article on Drake’s return to cards—and a prediction that their advertisements will be rare and valuable.
A complete scan of The Trader Speaks, Vol. 3 No. 2 from December 1970. Before comps, slabs, and social media—this was the hobby.
As the junk wax era card boom gathered momentum, Alan “Mr. Mint” Rosen wasn’t just selling cards—he was selling the hobby to the world.
A short 1992 Topps Magazine piece by Bruce Chadwick on vintage sports games.