He already has two Cy Young Awards and it's almost a lock he'll wind up with more than that before his career eventually comes to a close. "Dominant" usually precedes his name in articles. While pitchers aren't always exceedingly popular with collectors, Jacob deGrom rookie cards are an exception. The New York Mets' ace could wind up being one of the … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Case Breaking Pavilion a Good Idea
There is always a tipping point when a concept or a type of merchandise has taken the hobby by such storm that a separate pavilion is created for the National. Sometimes the idea is one which makes perfect sense such as the separate Olympic memorabilia pavilion. Sometimes these rooms are created to deal with a new heavily collected item. Yes, beanie babies were so popular at … [Read more...]
Midnight Opening Draws Collectors to Topps Heritage
2014 Topps Heritage Baseball arrives at stores across North America Friday morning but the mood was more Black Friday at one Chicago area card shop. Baseball Card King in Oak Lawn opened the doors--and their freshly minted cases of the popular product--at midnight, giving anxious collectors a leg up on their search for SPs, autographed inserts and base cards to complete … [Read more...]