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
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Ramblings: Hobby’s Year of Change Recalled
The great storytelling sportscaster Red Barber once wrote a book titled: "1947, When all Hell Broke Loose in Baseball". I've always wondered what year we would say all hell broke loose in baseball card collecting and to me, one the of the candidates would be 1979. Why 35 years ago? In terms of card collecting, 1979 was truly a year in which we started growing up as a … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Hobby’s Year of Change Recalled
Ramblings: NSCC Time Has Rich Recalling Great Deals, Hobby Friends Past and Present
By Rich Klein I've had pretty steady email conversations with long-time dealer/store owner/show promoter Bill Hedin recently. Bill, a popular New England collecting figure, has battled some health and personal issues in recent years. He is encouraged by the improvement in his health and the upcoming anniversary of his wife’s surprise and sudden passing and while her memory … [Read more...] about Ramblings: NSCC Time Has Rich Recalling Great Deals, Hobby Friends Past and Present