Beckett Media is releasing a pair of price guide/checklist books. Published last month, the 35th edition of the company’s Football Card Price Guide has debuted as the number one release in the Antique and Collectible Sports Card category. The book includes checklists for every major set issued from 1894 to the present along with values for individual cards and complete … [Read more...] about Beckett Releases 2018 Football, Hockey Price Guide Books
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Ramblings: Guides and Checklists Brought Order to Chaos
I don’t know about the rest of the readership but I’m fascinated by the race for the presidency. As in many campaigns, there are many great sound bites and famous lines used. And insults aren’t a new thing. Way back in 1884 James Blaine and Grover Cleveland supporters exchanged sing-song chants. Backers of the incumbent president spewed “Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine the … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Guides and Checklists Brought Order to Chaos
Ramblings: Producing Those Early Beckett Guides
You’ve got to love hobby history—even when it comes to old price guides and not just because of how those prices have changed. Earlier this spring, thanks to a donation for our local charity show, I picked up a copy of Card Prices Update (CPU) from 1982 as well as the fourth edition of the Sport Americana Baseball Card Price Guide. Going through that book was a blast from the … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Producing Those Early Beckett Guides