Will Elmore’s family had to find ways to pass the time during COVID lockdowns. So Elmore took out cardboard boxes full of baseball cards from his closet and started sorting them with his two sons. But instead of sorting the cards by teams or players, they invented different categories. One pile was for players with funny mustaches. Another pile was made of guys with crazy … [Read more...] about Hobby Fashion: Entrepreneur Creates Belts Made of Trading Cards
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Passing of Les Woodcock Recalls One of Hobby’s Most Prolific Baseball Card Writers
His death last month didn’t create many headlines beyond his Martha’s Vineyard home, but Les Woodcock is surely worth remembering. An acclaimed journalist and editor, Woodcock wrote the back of more than 20,000 sports cards during a “second career” in the 1980s and 90s. Born on Long Island and a Korean War veteran, Woodcock was one of the first employees … [Read more...] about Passing of Les Woodcock Recalls One of Hobby’s Most Prolific Baseball Card Writers
30 Years Later: Looking Back at 1990-91 Score Hockey
Last month, we took a look at the inaugural Upper Deck Hockey card set, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this season. Upper Deck was not the only new entry into the NHL hockey card market during the 1990-91 season. In fact, one set that was just as responsible for creating buzz, hype and explosive growth in hockey card collecting was the first Score Hockey card … [Read more...] about 30 Years Later: Looking Back at 1990-91 Score Hockey