Ever since baseball cards were created, storage for them has always been a factor in their care. Early collectors often glued their cards into scrapbooks or kept them in boxes (hint: boxes were a better idea). Later, collectors often kept their cards together with rubber bands. Looking back, not such a great idea, obviously. As collectors became more sophisticated, so did their … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Past Not Always Better
We spend quite a bit of time talking about the "good old days" of the hobby but one should realize not everything was better years ago. Sometimes the past can’t compete with the present. There’s no debate that the dissemination of information is much better and more efficient than it once was. There was a time when everyone waited for the new Beckett magazine(s) to come out … [Read more...]
Baseball Memorabilia: 25 Cool Ways to Collect
If the whole sports collecting thing has you a little confused, or if you're a veteran collector feeling bored, we've channeled our inner pack rat to come up with a list of twenty-five genres of baseball memorabilia that should get your creative juices flowing.You'll notice a theme throughout, though. We've tried to keep the cost factor in mind because not everyone is blessed … [Read more...]
Tips for Making Your Sports Memorabilia Display Stand Out
We're good at collecting. Whether we started as kids and never stopped or are picking up after a long absence, we know how to buy packs, singles, sets, collections, old programs, photos and anything else sports related. Not all of us, however, are good at making sure it's just not a big accumulation of stuff. We sometimes put stuff up on the wall that probably shouldn't be … [Read more...]
2011 Topps Triple Threads Football Box Review
by Rich Klein When Topps began using the Triple Threads name back about five or six years ago, I honestly thought the product might be one of those one-offs and not have a long term place in the Topps family of products. Several years later, Triple Threads has been one of the most consistent of the higher end brands that the company produces. A good mix of players both old … [Read more...]
Rare World Series Programs Going on Block
A group of rare, early World Series programs including one from the second Fall Classic ever played, has been consigned to auction by a collector and will be sold later this fall. Among the group to be offered by Hunt Auctions at the upcoming Louisville Slugger auction are programs from 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908. The first World Series was played in 1903 and there was no … [Read more...]
Grab a Bite; See Big Baseball Memorabilia Collection
His love affair with baseball began on a black and white TV. A few decades later, Carlyle Mardian displays his passion for the game in living color. His collection of baseball cards and memorabilia has been turned into a museum of sorts, right above the Palm Garden Restaurant in Aberdeen, S.D. That's Mardian's hometown and he's proud to have his 30-year accumulation on … [Read more...]
Highest Graded Mickey Mantle Collection On Display at National
The “Million Dollar Mantle” is just one of the baseball cards from a legendary accumulation owned by Texas resident Don Spence. Next month, collectors from across North America will be able to see the card—and 20 other stunning Mickey Mantle cards—as Memory Lane Inc. brings Spence’s high-grade collection to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, Ill., August … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Cool Pants, Honus Visits Braves, PSA Videos
I'm not much for game-worn pants. What do you do with them? They're not exactly a thrilling display piece, unless they're Ty Cobb's or something. But...I'm making an exception for these. The Baseball Hall of Fame needed an artifact when Eric Young stole six bases in a game to tie a Major League record back in 1996. His dirt-covered pinstripe trousers are the … [Read more...]
Berra’s 1956 Perfect Game Jersey Goes on Display
It looks almost like it did 55 years ago, when Yogi Berra jumped into Don Larsen's arms after the first and only World Series perfect game. Now, the jersey he was wearing that day is on display...and we know who bought it at auction last year. Dr. Richard Angrist, who owns some of the best baseball artifacts in existence, purchased the pinstriped relic for $564,930 after it … [Read more...]