Love of the Game Auctions has launched its Summer Premier Auction, with nearly 800 lots open for bidding through August 28. High-grade Hall of Fame rookie cards, complete sets, prewar rarities and unopened material are among the premier items in the 136-page catalog. The auction features a number of high-end baseball cards, led by the most popular of all postwar … [Read more...] about LOTG Auction Has Cobb, Ruth, Mantle, More
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Vintage Breaks Scores by Opening Mini Time Capsules
The National Sports Collectors Convention is usually a productive weekend for those who make their living in sports cards. Sometimes it even alters fortune. Vintage Breaks, a year-old offshoot of vintage card specialist Just Collect, found itself in national news headlines after its big moment in the NSCC spotlight become even bigger. An ultra-rare 1955 Bowman cello … [Read more...] about Vintage Breaks Scores by Opening Mini Time Capsules
Ramblings: The Pure Fun of Packs
If you’re not just emerging from a cave, you probably know the new Star Wars movie is out and maybe you’ve already stood in line to buy a ticket. The whole concept that a movie sequence which actually began back in 1977 is more popular than ever is a truly unique aspect of the whole series. Unlike some entertainment institutions from the past, the whole enterprise wasn’t born … [Read more...] about Ramblings: The Pure Fun of Packs
NSCC: Vintage Pack Market Strong
It's been a busy year for Baseball Card Exchange. The northwest Indiana company is one of the hobby's major buyers of sports cards and memorabilia, traveling coast-to-coast in its efforts to purchase collections of old cards, shop inventories and more. They also opened a retail store. At the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, the company expanded its … [Read more...] about NSCC: Vintage Pack Market Strong
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1987-88 Fleer Basketball
After bringing basketball cards back to mainstream distribution the year before and creating what would eventually become the most iconic basketball card set of the last 30 years, Fleer returned the following season. The 1987-88 Fleer basketball set again consisted of 132 cards and 11 stickers that were issued one per pack. It wasn't a slam dunk year for rookies. Ron … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1987-88 Fleer Basketball
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1955 Bowman Football on Location at NSCC
The Vintage Pack Break of the Week hit the road this week for a special edition. We gathered 'round the Just Collect booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago where Leighton Sheldon had secured a 1955 Bowman football first series wax pack. Costing kids a nickel back in the day, these cards were supposed to contain seven cards and a stick of gum. While … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1955 Bowman Football on Location at NSCC
Vintage Unopened Remains a Hot Commodity
Other than certain elements of the rare, high-end vintage baseball card and memorabilia market, few segments have drawn as much consistent, unyielding interest as vintage, unopened packs and boxes. Few dealers specialize in them, partly because they’re not easy to find (prior to the 1980s, only a few dealers saved more than a small number of untouched boxes or cases and … [Read more...] about Vintage Unopened Remains a Hot Commodity
1970 Topps Rack and Tray Packs: An Overview
The following is an excerpt from The Collector's Guide to 1970 Baseball Cards, produced by Sports Collectors Daily and the Unopened Pack Guy The price of a wax pack from a nickel to a dime in 1970. While that doesn't mean much now, back then if you had a small paper route and earned $1.20/week in tips (which wasn’t too bad), you could feel rich and purchase one full wax box … [Read more...] about 1970 Topps Rack and Tray Packs: An Overview
1970 Baseball Cards eBook Offers Trip Back in Time
Depending on your original level of devotion, they are a sweet childhood memory or a passion that never left. Baseball cards were a part of millions of young lives in the early 1970s. Some bought them mainly for that sweet slab of dusted pink bubble gum. Others, though, connected with the game through the colorful images on the cards inside each tightly wrapped package. … [Read more...] about 1970 Baseball Cards eBook Offers Trip Back in Time
Top 10 Unopened Pack Prices on eBay
Not all of the unopened packs you see on eBay are authentic, unfortunately. The market has uninformed collectors willing to buy hook, line and sinker into a shady seller's flowery description and convincing story. The market for unopened packs is an interesting one, to say the least. At the top of the heap, though, some big ticket items do change hands. Here's a list of … [Read more...] about Top 10 Unopened Pack Prices on eBay