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Rookie Card vs. “Rookie Year”: Are Some Hockey Card Values Out of Whack?

February 15, 2021 By Bobby Burrell

The past year of the sports card boom may be a somewhat similar take on the early 1990's but this is no 2.0 version. We are approaching unprecedented 10X and appreciating more as every day, week and month passes. The title of this article illustrates a rather new term being thrown around within the sports card industry, as many new words or phrases do in a boom, possibly … [Read more...]

Calvin Ridley Rookie Card Roundup and Hot List

October 5, 2020 By Tony Reid

Success in the NFL can take a couple of years for some players.  Quarterbacks, especially, often need a year or two to feel totally comfortable with the speed of the game. Wide receivers tend to make their mark quickly.  Such is the case in Atlanta, where Calvin Ridley rookie cards are likely to be hot commodities for some time, after a strong start to his career. Calvin's … [Read more...]

1952 Topps Eddie Mathews is One of Era’s Most Desirable

November 29, 2015 By Rich Mueller

Eddie Mathews 1952 Topps rookie card

Eddie Mathews may bring up the rear in the 1952 Topps set but it's got a lofty place in Topps' debut series for several reasons. First, card #407 represents Mathews’ rookie card. Second, it’s in the ultra-tough last series.  Third, as the last card in the set, it was often at the bottom of the pile. Many kids kept these cards in rubber bands which took its toll. High grade … [Read more...]

Blog Notes: Donruss Co-Founder Dies, Montana RC Record, Game-Worn News

April 3, 2015 By Rich Mueller

Donruss Co-Founder No Longer with Us Russel Wiener passed away Wednesday in Memphis, less than two weeks shy of his 95th birthday. Wiener and his brother Don co-founded the company in 1954, using their first names to create the business moniker. Donruss made various gum products and a variety of non-sports card sets it packaged with gum and was eventually purchased by … [Read more...]

New Record Price for BGS 9.5 1984-85 Star Company Jordan Rookie

March 15, 2015 By Rich Mueller

1984-85 Star Company Jordan Rookie

One of the great hobby ironies is that the most popular basketball player of all-time doesn’t have a true rookie card from a wax pack.  Michael Jordan made his NBA debut in 1984, three years after Topps bowed out of basketball card production and two years before Fleer picked up the torch. Jordan does have a card from that first NBA season, though, and it may finally be picking … [Read more...]

Joe Montana Rookie Card Still Cool

February 19, 2015 By Rich Mueller

PSA 10 1981 Topps Joe Montana rookie

For fans who have followed the franchise since it rose to prominence in the early-1980s, it can be a bit hard to believe that more than three full decades have passed since the face of the franchise arrived in the Bay Area via the University of Notre Dame. While many season ticket holders can still remember the calm pocket presence, smooth delivery and pinpoint … [Read more...]

Best Football Rookie Cards of the 80s

November 2, 2014 By Rich Klein

Joe Montana Rookie Card Still Cool

For the most part, the best football cards of the 80s have rarely changed. Many of the players collectors were anxious to pull in 1984, 1985 or 1986 are still considered elite today.  Until 1989 when other companies received NFL licenses and changed the game, a player’s rookie card wasn’t issued until after his first pro season.  That meant that we sometimes knew by then … [Read more...]

Dreaming: Gretzky in the Olympics

March 10, 2014 By Rich Klein

During the Olympics, no sport receives as much attention as hockey. Seeing many of the best players in the world competing while their league willingly gives them time off only helps the sport on an overall basis.  The interest is still there, even though it’s now basically a professional showdown.   Thirty-five years ago, all hockey players in the Olympics were presumably … [Read more...]

1954 Clemente Winter League Contract, Ruth, Young Autos Part of Auction

December 7, 2012 By Rich Mueller

Sporting News questionnaire Cy Young autograph

A 1954 Puerto Rican Winter League contract signed by Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth autographs and a notes on baseball from Cy Young to The Sporting News are among the items up for bid in Iconic Memorabilia’s Holiday Autographs & Memorabilia Auction. The auction features over 700 lots of autographs and memorabilia spanning the fields of Sports, Hollywood, Music and … [Read more...]

Nice Return: 1914 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sold Privately

August 29, 2012 By Rich Mueller

1914 Babe Ruth rookie card Baltimore Sun

Spending $199,750 on a baseball card in 2007 turned out to be a very good investment for one east coast collector.  Robert Edward Auctions, which sold a 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth 'rookie card' for that price in its annual auction, has brokered a deal between that original buyer and a new collector/investor.  The selling price this time for the PSA (Good) example … [Read more...]

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