Even if your local card shop is more about the newest product than the old classics, they've probably got at least one. Even if your local show has more Ryan Howard rookies than Nolan Ryan rookies, you can probably find a few to sooth your hankering for the days when every pack came with a stick of gum. A big ol' box of vintage cards. While many of the kids who grew up … [Read more...] about Long Live the Vintage Box
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Massachusetts Show a Long Running Success
East coast collectors have seen card shows and shops come and go over the years. One thing they can always count on, though, is the show in Mansfield. Promoter Doug Keating started the show in the early 1990s and he's still at it, with a room full of dealers showing up to sell old and new cards and other items. He's also brought it dozens of autograph guests over the … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Show a Long Running Success
Tunney’s Boxing Gloves from “The Long Count” Donated
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has acquired fight-used memorabilia from the career of legendary boxer Gene Tunney, through a donation from the Tunney family. The donation includes two awards, a studio portrait, a screen of boxing prints and the boxing gloves that Tunney wore in the historic 1927 heavyweight boxing championship rematch fight, commonly … [Read more...] about Tunney’s Boxing Gloves from “The Long Count” Donated
Long-Time Vintage Memorabilia Collection Will Be Sold
We don’t have any statistics to prove it, but it’s fair to say Dave Chaffin has one of the biggest collections of sports memorabilia in the Midwest. The Wichita, Kansas restaurant owner has an extensive stash that includes game-worn jerseys and helmets from Hall of Fame football players, autographed pieces, Hartland statues, programs, ticket stubs and even a fight-worn … [Read more...] about Long-Time Vintage Memorabilia Collection Will Be Sold
Hometown Gets Wooden Memorabilia
Long before John Wooden went on to become a basketball icon at UCLA, he was "Johnny Wooden", the pride of Martinsville, Indiana. It's where he honed his skills in the early days of hoops before moving on to a college career at Purdue University. Last week, Wooden's two children boxed up memorabilia from the coach's career and shipped it to the city for display. It's … [Read more...] about Hometown Gets Wooden Memorabilia
Long-Time Collector Opens Dual Genre Shop
Massachusetts collector Andy Pevarnek has turned an old railroad station into a sports cards, music and memorabilia store. Andy's Sports Cards, Music and Memorabilia opened earlier this fall in Weymouth. Andy Pevarnek, who's been collecting for decades, decided to take the plunge while realizing a somewhat diverse inventory could help attract different types of collectors … [Read more...] about Long-Time Collector Opens Dual Genre Shop
Shops Bank on Cards’ Ongoing Allure
Long predicted to be near death, the sports card industry plows forward, banking on the desire of American sports fans to own tangible connections to pro leagues, teams and athletes. The internet has been both friend and foe, creating communities of like-minded collectors and distributing information at the blink of an eye, while rendering hundreds of sports card shops … [Read more...] about Shops Bank on Cards’ Ongoing Allure
Vintage Baseball Card Finds Still Happening
Talk to those who search for old, forgotten cards and memorabilia at flea markets, garage sales and the like and you'll often hear them say "there's nothing left to find". That's been proven wrong...again. … [Read more...] about Vintage Baseball Card Finds Still Happening