When most people sell their collections, it’s done anonymously. Cards with former forever homes exchange hands, and the stories behind their provenance, if they are ever told, stay between buyer and seller. Chasing Cardboard, a film series on YouTube, has been documenting the sales of everyday collections, unknown hoards and telling the stories about the people who own … [Read more...] about Chasing Cardboard Film Series Highlights Big Deals and Storytelling
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Editor’s Blog: Collecting Today is a Comparative Breeze
I hauled out a big plastic tote full of sports stuff last weekend and started digging into the contents for the first time in a really long time. Sadly, I already knew there wouldn’t be any T206s, Mickey Mantle cards or even the stack of 1983 Topps grocery rack packs with stars on top that mysteriously disappeared after my move from Northern California to the Midwest back … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Collecting Today is a Comparative Breeze
Collectors Recall Their First Full Box
Opening one pack of cards was always fun when you were a kid. Two was even better. So when you somehow had the opportunity to open an entire box--whether you saved enough on your own or (more likely) an adult bought one for you-- it was sensory overload. All those cards. All that gum (if you're old enough to remember when cards always came with … [Read more...] about Collectors Recall Their First Full Box
From Nickel Packs and Corner Stores to Penny Rookies and Card Stores: Your Collecting Memories
Last year, we used our Facebook page to ask for some of your memories of collecting as a kid. Where you bought your first pack, your best trade and just general memories of summers and baseball. The response, needless to say, was overwhelming. Hundreds of you were so glad to have a place to share those times with others that we decided to do it again...and once again, the … [Read more...] about From Nickel Packs and Corner Stores to Penny Rookies and Card Stores: Your Collecting Memories