Looking back at my first National - Atlantic City in 2003 - I am struck by how much both I and the hobby I love has changed in just a decade. Having frequently attended recent Nationals and regional shows, participated in online discussion groups, and been part of numerous auctions and transactions, I found that every few feet I stepped brought me closer to a friend or an … [Read more...] about Chris Levy: National is About Meeting Old, New Friends
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Vintage Pack Rip at the National: 1958 Topps Football
1958 Topps football, how do we love thee? Well, there's the Jim Brown rookie card. Second year cards of John Unitas and Bart Starr. Several other Hall of Famers are also present in this pre-Lombardi era set. There are thousands of collectors who either own a set or are working on one. There are far fewer who have done a 1958 Topps cello pack break. 24 hours after … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Rip at the National: 1958 Topps Football
Vintage Pack Break at the NSCC: 1968 Topps Cello
What fun is having all of these vintage wax and cello packs at the National Sports Collectors Convention if you don't open a few? Just Collect picked up a few old packs and on Friday, a 1968 Topps cello pack rip drew an audience in the 500 aisle at the show. Spoiler alert: Former AL MVP Zoilo Versalles makes an appearance. Watch it all unfold in less than three … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break at the NSCC: 1968 Topps Cello
Vintage Buy of the Week: The National
At the National Sports Collectors Convention, the doors are open to the public from Wednesday through Sunday, but if you want to know when a lot of the big money transactions go down, the answer is Tuesday. This week’s edition of the Vintage Buy of the Week isn’t about a new collection entering the market. It’s about the buying and selling that you may not see in … [Read more...] about Vintage Buy of the Week: The National
Vintage Buy of the Week: E92 Honus Wagner Pair
One of the rarest Honus Wagner cards ever produced will soon be coming to auction. In 1909, John H. Dockman & Sons issued some of the earliest gum cards - a set of 40 that would later be cataloged by collectors as 'E92'. The set includes two cards of the legendary Honus Wagner - a throwing and a batting pose. The Dockman Wagner cards are our Vintage Buy of the Week from … [Read more...] about Vintage Buy of the Week: E92 Honus Wagner Pair
Vintage Buy of the Week: Thousands of Vintage Cards to Enter Market
Vintage card collectors will soon have a crack at thousands of vintage baseball cards after a Tennessee man sold his lifelong accumulation. The collection is our Vintage Buy of the Week from Just Collect, Inc., and will be offered on eBay later this summer. The 'Volunteer Collection', named for the owner's location near Knoxville, TN, features hundreds of tobacco cards … [Read more...] about Vintage Buy of the Week: Thousands of Vintage Cards to Enter Market
Vintage Buy of the Week: Near Complete 1895 Mayo’s Cut Plug
Before The Babe. Before Ty Cobb. Even before the World Series...there were baseball cards. In 1895, Mayo Tobacco Works of Richmond, VA, placed pictures of 40 of the game's greats inside its tins of 'Cut Plug' Tobacco. They are among the most popular 19th century sets and starting now, collectors have a rare chance to acquire some of the 'black beauties' from a fresh batch … [Read more...] about Vintage Buy of the Week: Near Complete 1895 Mayo’s Cut Plug
Vintage Buy of the Week: ‘White and Gold Collection’
Sometimes going out on a limb turns out to be a good thing. Our ‘Vintage Buy of the Week’ from Just Collect involves a long-time collector who decided that paying a little more than he wanted to for a Ty Cobb card was worth it. Now, that investment is about to pay off. The card is part of a group of about 80 vintage cards recently purchased by Just Collect that are now … [Read more...] about Vintage Buy of the Week: ‘White and Gold Collection’
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1975-76 Topps Basketball Wax
If you love basketball history, there might not be a better set of trading cards than this one. This week, our sponsor, Just Collect, is ripping a 1975-76 Topps basketball pack. It's from an important and quite awesome time in hoop history. '75-76 marked the last year of the American Basketball Association prior to the merger with the NBA. Not every team made it, so this is … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1975-76 Topps Basketball Wax
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1951 Topps Red Backs
The year before its 407-card debut set that turned the world of baseball card collecting on its ear forever, Topps dipped a toe into the game by producing two small issues of 52 cards. Referred to simply as Blue Backs and Red Backs, the cards were meant to be played with as a tabletop game rather than collected and put into bike spokes. . One of those still unopened gems … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1951 Topps Red Backs