Welcome to the second edition of Vintage Pack Facts. While there aren’t many collectors who wouldn’t love to rip open a 30, 40, 50 or 60+-year-old pack, there isn’t really a readily available knowledge base for all of them. This series hopes to shed some light on one individual release each week in terms of the variety of packaging methods used, prices at the … [Read more...]
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Man’s Lifelong Autograph Collection Stolen in Burglary
An Arizona man says his collection of over 10,000 signed baseball cards is missing after someone broke into the garage where he kept them last month. Scott Cooper says he began collecting as a kid back in the 1970s and obtained all of the autographs in person. The collection included numerous Hall of Famers. Early in the morning of August 25, Cooper says someone … [Read more...]
‘Partial Diamond’ Variation Discovered For 1955 Topps Jackie Robinson Card
The variation is a partial diamond, and it may prove to be a gem for collectors. Fans of the 1955 Topps set and those who collect Jackie Robinson have a new variation to chase. The variation itself is not new, but its discovery is quite recent. The 1955 Topps card of Robinson, No. 50, shows a Dodgers logo inside a red diamond in the upper left-hand corner of the card. … [Read more...]
Value of The Top 20 Baseball Cards in 1989 Will Have You Drooling
If you had money to invest 30 years ago, you could have put it in any number of places, depending on your willingness to take on a risk or two. The stock market. Real estate. Precious metals. You may have been the subject of much derision if you had opted to put at least some of it in baseball cards, but it wouldn’t have been a bad idea, as long as it wasn't 1989 … [Read more...]
Will the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Bubble Ever Burst?
The 1952 Topps set remains one of the most iconic baseball card issues of all time. Featuring a total of 407 cards, it wasn't quite as massive as the famous T206 or N172 Old Judge pre-war sets. However, it was among the largest issues of all-time when it was printed and includes one of the top cards in the hobby in the Mickey Mantle (No. 311). The cards were mass produced … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1954 Bowman Baseball
Welcome to the first edition of Vintage Pack Facts. While there aren't many collectors who wouldn't love to rip open a 30, 40, 50 or 60+-year-old pack, there isn't really a readily available knowledge base for all of them. This series hopes to shed some light on one individual release each week in terms of the variety of packaging methods used, prices at the time, a … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Series 1 Baseball: Card Count Per Box Drops
Some changes are coming with 2019 Topps baseball cards. Expect to pay a little more for a little less. After many years of putting 36 ten-card packs into a hobby box, Topps will give collectors 14 cards in a pack but there will be only 24 packs per box. Jumbo boxes are moving from 50 cards per pack to 46. The net result is a loss of 24 cards per hobby box … [Read more...]
Philly Show Forced to Change Locations Because of Flooding
It’s not often a sports card show gets moved because of weather, but the upcoming September Philly Show has been forced to hit the road. Due to recent flooding in and round the show’s usual venue in King of Prussia, PA, the three-day event will shift to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Normally held at the Valley Forge Casino Resort three times per year, the … [Read more...]
Finest Known T206 Set Hits the Auction Block, Card by Card
The monster has been unleashed. The hobby's best graded T206 baseball card set has been put on the auction block, but what would likely be a multi-million dollar item is being broken into 520 lots, with each card being offered individually. Heritage Auctions is holding a special auction dedicated solely to the collection, one that has been tops on PSA's Set Registry for … [Read more...]
Hottest 2018 NFL Rookie Cards
The 2018 NFL rookie class has the potential to bring back some good memories for card shops, online sellers, case breakers and collectors. Much like the 2015 or 2016 editions, this year's draft was headlined by possible impact offensive players, which even before the first pre-season game was music to the ears of those who deal in current issues. So far, none of them … [Read more...]
