‘Flipping’ has taken on an entirely different meaning since it was first coined many years ago when kids would open penny packs of bubble gum cards and play a game that involved attempts to land them upright against a vertical surface. Who knows how many thousands of minty Mickey Mantle cards were turned into low-grade shoebox survivors during recess and summer vacation … [Read more...]
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Baseball Card Grading Circa 1974
In the May 1974 issue of The Trader Speaks, long-time collector Gavin Riley wrote a column entitled A Standard Guide to Card Collecting. The approximately 700-word missive was meant to show collectors what the generally accepted guidelines were when it came to grading cards. With no grading company in place, it was up to sellers to state the condition of certain card, lot or … [Read more...]
Should I Get My Sports Cards Graded?
Graded sports cards can be found by the thousands on eBay. It’s a little hard to believe how prevalent and accepted the concept has become considering the anti-grading uproar that ensued when it was first announced that PSA would enter the card grading business nearly two decades ago. Now, it's a question collectors ask themselves all the time: Should I get my sports cards … [Read more...]
