For hockey collectors of a certain vintage, there are few experiences like opening up a pack of cards from their youth. Granted, the older you get, the more expensive the experience might be, but there are certainly some bargains out there if grew up in the 1970s and 1980s. Realistically, there are some options that have become quite pricey. Nearly everything issued … [Read more...] about Best Buys in Vintage Hockey Card Packs
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Vintage Pack Facts: 1954 Bowman Baseball
Welcome to the first edition of Vintage Pack Facts. While there aren't many collectors who wouldn't love to rip open a 30, 40, 50 or 60+-year-old pack, there isn't really a readily available knowledge base for all of them. This series hopes to shed some light on one individual release each week in terms of the variety of packaging methods used, prices at the time, a … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1954 Bowman Baseball
Updated: 1955 Bowman Cello Break Steals the Show at National Sports Collectors Convention
It was sealed at Bowman Gum Company's Philadelphia plant 63 years ago and stayed that way until Friday afternoon. A 1955 Bowman 20-card cello pack, now valued at somewhere around $10,000 was opened on the main stage at the National Sports Collectors Convention. The hope was that the pack of the condition-sensitive issue would at least contain some common cards that were … [Read more...] about Updated: 1955 Bowman Cello Break Steals the Show at National Sports Collectors Convention
Packs in Mile High Vintage Find Originated with Family of Trading Card Maker
We’re learning a little more about how the find of vintage unopened material, including that one-of-a-kind partial box of 1948 Bowman baseball, came to be. Mile High Card Company recently received the consignment that’s already considered one of the better unopened discoveries of all-time. The boxes, some full and some with a few packs missing, mostly date from the … [Read more...] about Packs in Mile High Vintage Find Originated with Family of Trading Card Maker
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1971 OPC Baseball
Last week, our Vintage Pack Break of the Week traveled north of the border for a 1970 O-Pee-Chee Baseball pack. This week, we're going back to the Canadian side for one of the tougher packs of the 1970. In 1971 OPC pushed its set to the limit, producing a 752-card monster identical to the Topps issue. It was the largest OPC set yet and probably seemed overwhelming to … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1971 OPC Baseball