In 1937, O-Pee-Chee introduced a set of baseball cards. With a unique 'pop-out' design, they were intended to offer a three-dimensional look. The cards were black and white and included many popular players of the day, including Bob Feller, Joe DiMaggio, and Hank Greenberg. The cards of all three players are from relatively early in their careers and the card of Feller, … [Read more...]
1912 Fenway Park Dedication Invitation Coming to Auction
The world was still talking about the Titanic disaster that had occurred the month before and the baseball world had been rocked by Ty Cobb, who just that week had climbed into the fans and assaulted a disabled heckler in New York. In Boston, though, there was excitement surrounding the new ballpark that had been constructed near Kenmore Square. While Fenway Park … [Read more...]
Dan Haren Auctioning Huge Bobblehead Collection To Aid Charities
The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the world to its core. What we once took for granted is now gone. Panic buying and mounting cases of COVID-19 are rampant, and so is fear, hunger and unemployment. Sports have been shunted to the sidelines. Troubling times, indeed. Many athletes have pitched in to help, donating money to worthy causes. Former major league pitcher Dan … [Read more...]
Rare 19th Century Kimball Champions Album Offered on eBay
Of the four major multi-sport 19th century champions tobacco card sets featuring baseball players (N28 Allen & Ginter, N29 Allen & Ginter, N162 Goodwin, and N184 Kimball), the N184 Kimball set is perhaps the least understood. With the trading cards distributed in cigarette packs came a special album you could order, depicting all of the athletes in the set. … [Read more...]
Topps’ Project 2020 Tries to Meld Art with Classic Cards
There will be a new, artistic spin on some classic baseball cards. Launched Wednesday, Topps Project 2020 was a collaboration between the company and 20 creative artists, cartoonists and pop culture influencers. Each artist is reinterpreting 20 cards from the Topps archives for a total set of 400 cards that will be released in the months to come. Two cards will … [Read more...]
Hot List: Lending a Hand, Trying Something New
Hello fellow card maniacs, I hope you are all doing well and that your family and friends are also healthy and getting through current days as well as possible. Clearly we are experiencing something we have never faced. before and prior to yammering about sports cards and dishing the list of 5 hottest products, I wanted to share that sentiment. In the past few … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Loss of Spring Training Crowds, Virus Fears Make for Tough Times at Arizona Shop
These are challenging times for sports card and sports memorabilia shops. Some have closed for now. Others can only offer curbside service or delivery to stay within local guidelines. Those that have been able to stay open so far are seeing fewer customers. In Florida and Arizona, the early end to spring training was a double whammy. Jeff Thalblum owns Free … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Archives Preview
Old designs get a new twist once again when 2020 Topps Archives baseball arrives this summer. Archives will draw heavily on the 1955, 1974 and 2002 Topps look with other winks at the 1960 Topps All-Star Rookies, combo cards and 1976 Traded cards. There's also a newly-designed poster in each hobby box featuring big name players, their cities and their … [Read more...]
2019-20 Neon Green Hoops Parallels Exclusive to Australia
Here’s something basketball collectors may not know in what’s been a hot market: There’s a parallel version of 2019-20 Hoops cards that’s exclusive to Australia. Five-card gravity feed packs sold at certain retail outlets there have a Neon Green parallel at the bottom of the stack. The cost per pack is Au$3 which is around $1.80 US. It’s an exclusive … [Read more...]
Dallas County Order Forces Beckett to Close Offices
Add Beckett to the list of hobby-related businesses shut down by COVID-19. The Texas-based company’s offices will close Monday night after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order. Non-essential businesses in the county have been ordered to lock their doors until at least April 3, with the likelihood the situation will continue … [Read more...]