The booming sports card market has a lot going for it. The cards you own are worth more. The cards you part with sell for more. You sell more of them. Then there’s the other fun stuff. Frustration. Remorse. Regret. I’d love to buy more cards, but I can ‘t afford everything. I wish I hadn’t bought that. Why didn’t I buy that instead? Why did I … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Don’t Get Caught Up in Collecting Regrets
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Notes: Irma Impacts SGC; Wrigleyville Icon Closing; 5 Vintage Faves
Hurricane Irma left 6.5 million people in Florida without power—nearly two-thirds of the state. Among those affected were the offices of SGC, one of the hobby’s top grading and authentication companies. SGC sent an email to customers Monday announcing their offices would be closed “until further notice” because of a lack of power to the company’s offices in Boca Raton, … [Read more...] about Notes: Irma Impacts SGC; Wrigleyville Icon Closing; 5 Vintage Faves
10 Vintage Football Cards to Keep an Eye On
Like their baseball brethren, quality vintage football rookie cards have shown some significant price increases in the last year or so. Major rookie cards of NFL icons can sometimes catch five-figures when only a small number exist at a certain grade level. Unitas, Starr, Brown, Staubach, Namath and Payton rookie cards are among the hottest. As a whole, though, card prices … [Read more...] about 10 Vintage Football Cards to Keep an Eye On
Hawks Basketball Cards Fly Under Radar as Team Soars
They’re 47-12, the best record in the Eastern Conference and second best in the NBA. Ask casual fans to name a couple of their players, though, and you might get a blank stare. Atlanta Hawks basketball cards are flying under the radar just about everywhere except Atlanta these days. That means Hawks fans can get a lot of great cards for a low price, or those who speculate … [Read more...] about Hawks Basketball Cards Fly Under Radar as Team Soars