Vintage Sports Cards – Baseball – Basketball – Football – Hockey
I’m a big fan of the 1970s Topps basketball cards. They had low print runs, have a truly unique look, and are chock-full of superstars. In modern basketball card collecting, I see many people being priced out by $1000 Prizm and refactor cards. So my goal is to present an alternative. To put together a … Read more
The other day, I saw an article on Sports Collectors Daily announcing that Certified Collectibles Group is getting in the sports card authentication game. The card grading side of the company will be called Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG). Overall, I think it’s a positive thing for a significant player to enter the space. Competition is good, and … Read more
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, for 1975 Topps, there were five different sheets of 132 cards printed. The first three sheets have a single asterisk (*), and the last two … Read more
If you collect vintage basketball cards, you likely have select cards from the most iconic sets like 1948 Bowman, 1957 Topps, 1961 Fleer, and 1969 Topps. You might also collect key rookies from the 1970s Topps runs. And based on my definition, post-war cards run from 1945 to the present day, so the 1980s Fleer … Read more
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 10s, and only 56 PSA 9s (and 27 of those have qualifiers). According to PSA: The 1969 Topps Baseball “Deckle Edge” set consists of 33 … Read more
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 his popularity, many of the 21 cards that make up the Basic Mickey Mantle Set command prices that are far outside of many collector’s budgets. … Read more
There are so many great people and aspects of the sports card hobby. So many incredible people donate their time to educate others. You can find so many incredible collections online. Companies and hobbyists provide new and innovative ways to buy and sell cards almost every day. But some people do things that I’m not … Read more
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