This page is inspired by the Vintage Non-Sports Cards Hobby Resources archive, where you’ll find full scans of The American Card Catalog, old Card Collector’s Bulletins, and other hobby gems.
Here, I’ll share as much as I can from my own hobby library—starting with back issues of The Trader Speaks, then moving on to National Sports Collectors Convention programs. I’ll also use this page to organize a few other hobby projects and publications I’ve highlighted on the blog.
Happy collecting!
The Trader Speaks
Miscellaneous Full Publications
Miscellaneous Articles
- Alan Kaye’s Sports Cards News & Price Guides
- Oct/Nov, 1991: Going to the Trading Card Show
- Jun, 1992: Galovich Report: Unopened Material
- Baseball Cards Magazine
- Autumn, 1981: Fleer’s 18-Year Comeback Fight!
- Dec, 1986: Those Great Fleer Greats
- Sept, 1987: Milestones: The Set That Changed The Hobby
- Sept, 1992: Card Backs: Celebrating the Reverse
- Nov, 1992: Wrappers
- Dec, 1992: The Studio System
- Dynamite Magazine
- Apr, 1974: The All-American Game
- Sports Cards Magazine
- May, 1993: The Hobby’s Biggest Scam
- Sept, 1993: Cardboard Dream Teams
- Oct, 1993: I’d Pay A Dollar For That
- Dec, 1994: Making A Comeback? Horizontal Baseball Cards Are Second-Class Citizens No More
- Apr, 1995: World Series Cards
- Aug, 1996: Unopened Packs – To Open Or Not To Open?
- Feb, 1997: World Series Programs – Buy the Book
- Mar, 1997: The Harper Collection
- Apr, 1997: Be Aware Of 1951/52 Parkhurst Hockey Counterfeits
- Sports Card Trader
- Dec, 1996: Pacific Takes On The Goliaths
- Topps Magazine
- Spring, 1990: The Start of an Era
- Summer, 1990: The Rarest Rookie Cards
- Fall, 1990: Series Spectacular: Complete Topps World Series Card Guide
- Fall, 1991: The Topps 10
- Winter, 1991: A Day In Duryea
- Fall, 1992: That’s The Ticket!
- Winter, 1992: Topps Remembers: Willie, Mickey & The Duke
- Fall, 1993: Rookie Sensation
- Fall, 1993: Topps Remembers: Of Fame & Fantasy
- Fall, 1993: Beyond the NFL
- Trading Cards Magazine
- Jun, 1992: Take Me Out To The Ball Game
- Nov, 1994: Baseball’s Tops Ten Most Sought-After Cards
- May, 1995: With $500, Which Hockey Cards Would You Buy?
- May, 1995: Just How Great Are Gretzky’s Rookie Cards?
- Aug, 1995: How The Dodger Great Was Ignored By Topps
- Aug, 1995: What About Me? The Other Players On Famous Rookie Cards
- Oct, 1995: World Series Special – Topps Captured The Moments