Wall Street doesn't mess with sports memorabilia too much. When it comes to money, though, the financial world is all ears. After all, you need to be pretty rich to scoff at a little piece of cardboard that's often sold for several hundred thousand or a couple of million dollars. Going back to the 1970s, if not before, the T206 Honus Wagner card is sports collecting's poster … [Read more...] about Wagner Card Drawing Attention as Alternative Investment
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Box of Ordinary Cards Leads to Book
Josh Wilker's book 'Cardboard Gods' is the second well-received book about baseball cards to come out this spring. The book was born out of a blog Wilker created by simply grabbing his box of old baseball cards off the shelf and writing. Of course, the book is more than which player is card #193 in the 1977 Topps set. He crafts stories that take readers in a number of … [Read more...] about Box of Ordinary Cards Leads to Book
The Art of the Stub
They were once ornate. Big, sturdy pieces of cardboard that proved you were there. Tickets to sporting events have changed over the years. Some pro teams have all but gotten rid of them in a move toward modern convenience. Others extend the privilege of the stub worth saving only to their season ticket holders. Over 100 years of spectator sports have left our … [Read more...] about The Art of the Stub