Baseball card finds have turned up in all kinds of places over the years. Inside walls. On dusty garage shelves. Under floor boards and in countless old desks and dressers. Add one more to the list. Inside an old piano. It's not a new find, but one you've probably never heard about because it's been under wraps since the 1990s. The 1916 M101-4 Babe Ruth blank back … [Read more...]
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Clubhouse Signatures, Brace and Berger: 1969 Topps Aurelio Rodriguez Error Has Tales to Tell
Topps made one of its most infamous errors 50 years ago when it used a photo of an Angels batboy instead of one that was supposed to depict young prospect Aurelio Rodriguez. The mistake was never corrected but the card, #653 in the 1969 Topps set, remains one of the more memorable cardboard goofs of all-time. Rodriguez was hit by a car and killed several years ago, but … [Read more...]
Gary V Touts Sports Card Market on Rich Eisen Show
"Sports cards are about to become a cultural phenomenon again." -Gary Vaynerchuk Gary Vaynerchuk has a big platform. An energetic entrepreneur and digital marketing guru, he's the owner of New York-based Vayner Media, which created the recent Dwyane Wade ad that had the sports world buzzing earlier this month. An early champion of social media, his followers … [Read more...]
Football Cards of a Failed League: Topps 2019 Alliance of American Football
Unlike previously defunct leagues like the WFL, USFL, and XFL, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) did not complete its first season, suspending operations on April 2, after eight weeks of fairly entertaining, generally well coached pro football. The AAF’s demise was announced by league Chairman Tom Dundon, who has taken a fair amount of heat for how things played … [Read more...]
Nearly 40 Years Later, Some Bird/Magic Rookie Cards Are Bargain-Priced
Magic Johnson, Larry Bird. Bird, Magic. The two players broke into the NBA in the 1980s and helped kick off what would be an unforgettable decade with their teams winning numerous titles. With all due respect to Michael Jordan who would lead the way in the 1990s, the 80s clearly belonged to Bird and Magic. The pair are forever linked not only because of their rivalry as … [Read more...]
Topps Brings Back Total Baseball as Online Exclusive
Topps is bringing back a brand that had a multi-year run more than a dozen years ago and it’ll arrive by series, just as cards did from the 1950s through the early 70s. However, 2019 Topps Total baseball comes with a fresh set of challenges. Topps Total baseball was produced from 2002-2005 and included base sets that included dozens of cards for each MLB team—upwards … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1969 Topps Baseball
It was the end of the decade...and the end of an era for those who could always count on tossing a nickel on the store counter for a pack of baseball cards. Football season brought more cards per pack but the price of had doubled for good. Expansion had come to baseball in 1969 and Topps' seven series roll out included 664 cards, making it the largest set to … [Read more...]
Jack of All Trades: Baseball Card Documentary Tells More Than 1 Story
A new documentary about the baseball card industry of the late 1980s and early 90s arrived Tuesday but the film promises much more than a wistful look back at an explosive time in the hobby. Jack of All Trades is described as a “unique personal tale with emotional family ties, outlining the details behind the boom, and bust of the once lucrative baseball card collecting … [Read more...]
Estate Find of 19th Century Baseball Cards Nets $431,000
A fresh-to-the-hobby collection of 37 19th century baseball cards has sold for a combined $431,000. Originating in a Long Island estate, the group of N173 Old Judge Cabinet cards from 1888 sold through Weiss Auctions as part of a 500-lot sale that included cards and other collectibles. The crown jewel of the “North Fork Find” was a possibly unique cabinet card photo … [Read more...]
Rookie Cards of the 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame Class
They represent multiple eras but there's a definite 1970s vibe to the 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame Class. Here's a look at the rookie cards of the inductees who have them. Carl Braun Braun played in the NBA for 13 years, joining the New York Knicks just as the league was getting off the ground and leading them in scoring for seven straight seasons. He … [Read more...]
