One of the purest goal scorers the game of hockey has ever seen, Mike Bossy spent ten outstanding seasons with the New York Islanders and won four straight Stanley Cup titles on the way to the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is also one of the most underrated legends in the hobby and deserves a second look from collectors. The Bossy File The 15th overall selection in the 1977 NHL … [Read more...]
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1976 Kellogg’s Set Included Many Stars, A Key Rookie, Short Prints, And … Errors
Cereal boxes were once again high on the list of young fans' grocery lists in the year of the bi-centennial as Kellogg's returned with another non-traditional three dimensional baseball card set. The 1976 Kellogg's release was similar to other series' but had some variances, too. 1976 Kellogg's Basics For the second straight year, Kellogg's produced a slightly miniaturized … [Read more...]
40 Years Later: 6 Clutch Cards From The 1976 Topps Set
Five years before Fleer and Donruss ignited a revolution, 15 cents still bought you a pack of the only card game in town. The 1976 Topps baseball set was a dramatic change from the company's colorful 1975 product. It was a much cleaner look than the year before, which featured colored full-bleed corners around all edges of the cards. The white-bordered cards added a nice touch … [Read more...]
Family Helping Family: Large Graded Collection in Market
Companies that deal in collectibles and graded sports cards have to remain dispassionate. After all, this is a business. What might knock over the average collector has to be treated as an investment by a company. Handling a graded Honus Wagner T-206 card would make an ordinary collector tremble -- a friend got to hold one at last year's National, and he confessed that his … [Read more...]
Rarest PSA 10 1970s Hall of Fame Rookie Cards
We went from psychedelic to disco; from the end of flannels to flashy double-knits and striped caps. The Ed Sullivan Show died and Saturday Night Live was born. Baseball cards brought us some memorable players and with more than 35 years since the last of the decade’s debut cards arrived, we can look at which 1970s Hall of Fame rookie cards offer high-end collectors the … [Read more...]
