Oh, for the simplicity of 1995. The home computer wasn't yet mainstream. eBay was just a gleam in a west coast entrepreneur's eye. Cards were cards. Some cards were shinier than others. Most were still pretty plain. You bought a pack of cards and you got...cardboard. Then came 1996 and the revolution that swept the modern trading card industry into something much … [Read more...]
Cards2Kids Program Will Get Boost at Toronto Expo
Most of us know what it’s like to open a pack of cards. Watching a kid tear into one and seeing their eyes light up when a favorite player pops out is worth the price alone. Unfortunately not every child has the opportunity to experience that for a variety of reasons. Earlier this fall, we told you about John Makowiec, the Chicago area teenager who has been collecting cards … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: First Pack of Cards, Topps TV Special
Do you remember your first pack of baseball cards? Or have they all sort of blended together over time? SI.com's Steve Rushin put fingers to wax for the first time back in 1974 when Winfield was a rookie and the Padres almost moved to Washington. Fast forward to 2011 and he's one sports dad who couldn't wait to get some cardboard into the hands of his young son. How … [Read more...]