If you're a child of the 90s, it may not seem possible. Deion Sanders is eligible to join AARP. Neon Deion was once one of the NFL's most electrifying players, a gifted athlete who followed in Bo Jackson's large footsteps by having a Major League Baseball career too. He was a standout in the 1992 World Series. In fact, Sanders holds the distinction of being the only … [Read more...]
MLB On TuneIn Talks Card Collecting
Back in the late 1970s and 80s, baseball cards started to become recognized as more than just something kids did to pass the time during the season. By then, there were enough adults who had collected that sports card shows began to spread. There were multiple hobby publications and stories on TV and in newspapers about how dealers were going on buying trips to … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Focus on Griffey Jr a Huge Opportunity for Hobby
To those of us who were adults when Ken Griffey Jr. was a young player, it might have seemed a little strange to listen to the discussion after he was elected to the Hall of Fame. The overriding tone was one of nostalgia. The sweet swing. The leaping grabs at the wall. His rookie card. Wait, is Junior really old enough to be thought of as "nostalgic"? Yup, because … [Read more...]
How to Efficiently Process a Bulk Buy
You did it! You landed the deal of the century. After two hours of driving, meeting, looking and negotiating, you picked up a quarter of a million sports cards. Trying to keep your cool while handing over the money and loading up the cardboard into your vehicle, you head home. Between the prayers for the safe trip back and the pure wonder of what gems may be hiding in all of … [Read more...]
Abandoned Sports Cards Inside Detroit Warehouse
What do you get when you mix an old, abandoned warehouse in Detroit with baseball cards, a guy named Slanks and a British newspaper with a penchant for sexy headlines? You get a fun little story that almost writes its own jokes. It seems there are guys out there who will venture into those old buildings just to see what’s inside. They call themselves “urban explorers”. … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Fun With Busted Prospects
We really enjoyed sharing the memories about the hottest players in baseball as we turned the corner into the 1990’s but that me to thinking about some of the other incredible stories of hot cards that turned cold and never warmed back up. In some ways the overproduction age was like a penny stock market in that if you could buy cards at the right time for pennies and … [Read more...]
Your 80s Cards May Not Be So ‘Worthless’ After All
In a scene that has constantly replayed itself through hobby shops and internet message boards, former collectors who hoarded their 1980s Topps cards have been gently - and sometimes not-so-gently - informed that most of their cards are not worth the paper they are printed on. Often heartbroken and sometimes indignant these individuals will either dump them in the trash, donate … [Read more...]
Late 1980s, 90s Baseball Cards a Lost Cause? Maybe Not
No one realized what was happening at the time, of course. Baseball cards were not just out of the closet as viable collectibles for kids--and adults. They were hot. Sports card stores were opening every day. Big league teams gave away sets. Collectors spent hours in line to get their hands on "limited edition" sets passed out at the National Sports Collectors Convention. … [Read more...]