If you’re a dealer or collector, especially if you call the Midwest home, you’ve probably heard of the Gibraltar Trade Center card shows. A hobby fixture for more than 20 years, the monthly show near Detroit was one of the longest-running events in the hobby. Dealers and collectors came from several states and the shows featured regular autograph guests. However, the … [Read more...] about Long-Running Michigan Show Settled in New Home
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1949 Leaf Set Confounded Collectors
It's a vintage set full of superstars, Hall of Famers and short prints--but 60 years after they came out of wax packs, the 1949 Leaf baseball cards are still a little confusing. … [Read more...] about 1949 Leaf Set Confounded Collectors
Remembering the 1979 NCAA Championship
ESPN was barely a blip on the sports radar screen. Home computers were still more than a decade away. No blogs. No YouTube. No college hoops on TV every night. Whatever hype surrounded the 1979 NCAA Championship game was largely because the country had read about Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in their daily newspapers or issues of The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated or … [Read more...] about Remembering the 1979 NCAA Championship