Vintage Sports Cards – Baseball – Basketball – Football – Hockey
This article marks the conclusion of my series on collector issues, which began a few weeks ago with my look at Mike Aronstein and TCMA and was followed by an article about Larry Fritsch. This week, I’ll be looking at Mike Cramer, who, as T.S. O’Connell wrote, “parlayed his initial foray into minor league cards … Read more
I started my collector issue series a few weeks back with my article about Mike Aronstein and TCMA. This week, I’ll shift to another collector issue pioneer from the 70s known as having had one of the largest personal collections of anyone in the hobby, Larry Fritsch. Hobby Pioneer Larry Fritsch Fritsch became a full-time … Read more
While flipping through the April 1998 edition of Sports Card Magazine and Price Guide, I stumbled upon a fascinating article authored by T.S. O’Connell titled “Collector Issues” with a subheading that read ‘Once upon a time in the hobby, there weren’t enough cards for collectors to collect (no kidding)… so TCMA, Larry Fritsch, and Mike … Read more