Vintage Sports Cards – Baseball – Basketball – Football – Hockey
Today, in the world of sports card collecting, few things generate as much excitement as the chase for rare cards from packs. Upper Deck, one of the industry’s most influential and innovative companies, knew this better than anyone. In 1990, they launched the “Find The Reggie” promotion, which featured an autographed card of baseball legend … Read more
When I wrote my article about 14 Incredible Photos Topps and Bowman Used to Inspire Classic Cards, I kicked off the list with a PSA Type 1 photo used for the 1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan card. But that was the only basketball card that made the cut that day. So, today here’s a short … Read more
Basketball fans know Jerry West as a great player and a highly successful NBA executive. And a lot of collectors treat his 1961 Fleer basketball as his rookie card. However, others feel the 1960 Kahn’s Wiener card, which predated the Fleer release by a year, to be his true rookie card. Whether you think a … Read more
A lot of people collect autographed sports cards, and their popularity is rising. Modern card collectors can get signed cards in packs, but vintage cards require getting the card signed in person (or through the mail) and then, likely, getting that card and signature authenticated. I recently looked through some auction archives and came across … Read more