Wander Franco now has a card in Topps’ Living Set. The young Tampa Bay Rays star was unveiled Wednesday as card #495 in the ongoing set that features both current and former players, with new cards added each week. The cards are priced at $7.99 but can be purchased for as little as $3.35 in quantity and are being sold via this page on Topps’ website. They’ll be … [Read more...] about Notes: Living Set Wander; Fake MJ Alert; Mile High, MeiGray Auctions Underway
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Brady Tickets; Vintage, Modern Cards Headline Heritage December Auction
He's the early favorite to capture his third NBA MVP award and is about to become the NBA's all-time leader in three pointers made. The Warriors are again a threat to win the championship, too. Steph Curry's rookie cards have been heating up over the last couple of months and there's a big one up for grabs through Heritage Auctions right now. A PSA 10 copy of Curry's … [Read more...] about Brady Tickets; Vintage, Modern Cards Headline Heritage December Auction
A Honus for the Rest of Us: A Handful of More Affordable Wagner Cards
You couldn’t blame a novice collector for thinking every Honus Wagner card is out of reach. Anytime one of the few dozen T206s sells at auction, the headlines scream as the price soars deeper into seven figures. Yet one of baseball’s most famous faces has plenty of original cards you can own without seeing a loan officer. No, they're not as inexpensive as they … [Read more...] about A Honus for the Rest of Us: A Handful of More Affordable Wagner Cards
Supplements are Affordable Pre-War Options
Pre-war cards are often expensive and often something that the average collector avoids. But there are numerous affordable options to collect as well and some of those include supplements. While several can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, plenty are affordable and can be had for under $50. Overview Supplements were inserts that were added to publications as a type … [Read more...] about Supplements are Affordable Pre-War Options
M101 Sporting News Series Includes 9 Sets
When it comes to the M101 Sporting News series, the most popular subsets are generally the M101-4 and M101-5 cards. Those sets are filled with stars and the closest to traditional baseball cards. But in reality, the M101 series is much more than those two sets. A total of nine subsets carry the M101 Sporting News designation from the American Card Catalog and here's a glimpse … [Read more...] about M101 Sporting News Series Includes 9 Sets
Ten Underrated Sports Collectibles
What makes one type of sports memorabilia worth more than another? The simple answer is supply and demand. Another factor that's rarely considered, though, is value. Not value in the sense of what an item might bring on the open market, but value to the collector. Some items offer important qualities like scarcity and aesthetics that should be taken into account but often … [Read more...] about Ten Underrated Sports Collectibles
Stash of M101-2 Sporting News Supplements Perk Up eBay
You never know what the mailman will bring. Over half of a complete set of 1909-1913 M101-2 Sporting News supplements have made their way to eBay after being consigned to auction through Just Collect Inc. The photographs were originally issued as supplements to Sporting News and are among the most rare and desirable pre-War baseball artifacts. Among the first TSN … [Read more...] about Stash of M101-2 Sporting News Supplements Perk Up eBay