It was a spot usually reserved for a special player. Not always, but more often than not, card companies wanted to kick off their checklist with a memorable name. To this day, Topps makes a big deal about the first card in its annual flagship set, even letting collectors vote on it the last several years. The roster of players who have been the first card is a Hall of Fame … [Read more...] about “Number One Guy” Selling Unique Vintage Sports Card Collection
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10 Second Year Card Bargains of Vintage Stars
Rookie cards of star players are some of the most popular and desirable baseball cards ever produced. Unfortunately this also makes these cards some of the most expensive and unaffordable. Second year cards of these same players can offer a significant discount for simply being produced one year later. In addition, a player's second year card might be the first time they were … [Read more...] about 10 Second Year Card Bargains of Vintage Stars
Ryan Rookie Card: A Hobby Icon Turns 50
2018 will mark several anniversaries in the world of sports card collecting. For me, it starts with the 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan rookie card. 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan Rookie Card As a young collector growing up, Ryan was the first true player that I actually collected. While a Mets fan, I still gravitated towards Ryan and his gaudy strikeout numbers. That was probably aided by the … [Read more...] about Ryan Rookie Card: A Hobby Icon Turns 50
T205 Near Master Set Leads off Huggins and Scott Auction
Rare vintage cards, sets, autographs and signed baseballs will be on the block during Huggins & Scott’s fourth Masterpiece Auction of 2015, with bidding for the more than 1,000 items beginning on Monday and running through August 6. The Maryland-based auction house will bring some of the higher ticket items to its booths at the 36th National Sports Collectors Convention … [Read more...] about T205 Near Master Set Leads off Huggins and Scott Auction
Collecting Challenge the Yankees Game Cards
When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn during the mid-1960s, the New York Yankees ruled baseball. Sure, the Mets were lovable, but from 1960 to 1964, the Yankees rang up five pennants and two World Series titles. Who would have imagined that this Yankees dynasty would crumble in 1965, and then crash and burn with a last-place finish in 1966? And not sniff the World Series … [Read more...] about Collecting Challenge the Yankees Game Cards
Editor’s Blog: How to Buy Old Baseball Cards Cheap
There are literally millions of them offered for sale each month but if you prefer vintage cardboard to modern and shiny, knowing how to buy old baseball cards cheap can help you build a great collection of single players or sets without paying millions to do it. Of course, the general rules are (with some exceptions) 1) the older the card, the more valuable; 2) condition … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: How to Buy Old Baseball Cards Cheap