1990 ushered in a whole new decade with all sorts of collecting trends. Most notably was the emergence of inserts and chase cards as manufacturers really began to prioritize 'hits' through wax packs. Inserts, autographs, parallels, and game used cards sort of took center stage as collectors became more and more fascinated with these non-base cards in unopened products. But … [Read more...]
1990 Saw Debut of Unopened Traded Card Packs
By 1990, Topps had been issuing traded cards at the end of the baseball season for many years. But that year, the company tried a new innovation -- making those cards available in unopened packs. That might not seem like a bit deal these days. After all, traded and update cards have been available in unopened packs for some time now. In fact, many younger collectors probably … [Read more...]