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Vintage Sports Card Packs a Challenge on eBay

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The recent sale of a 1948 Bowman basketball wax pack proved again how difficult it is to find such improbable relics and how much demand there is when they do come on the market.  It stands to reason, of course, that not all that many packs from the pre-1970s era are still out there in unopened form.  All it takes is a check of YouTube to see that collectors are ripping more of … [Read more...] about Vintage Sports Card Packs a Challenge on eBay

Editor’s Blog: First Pack, Old Pack, National Impressions, Prime 9

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Topps says the #5 redemption card in its PRIME 9 promotion for Series II is Mike Schmidt. The company has released an image of the card that collectors can bring to their participating local card shop and redeem it for an exclusive limited edition Topps Chrome Refractor as part of the weekly program. Redemption cards can be found in Series 2 Hobby packs (1:18) and … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: First Pack, Old Pack, National Impressions, Prime 9

Unopened Baseball Cards: True Test of Willpower, Patience

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by Diane Carter To most baseball card collectors, nothing is more exciting than an unopened pack of cards. The mystery of what is inside can be overwhelming. Will you draw a card worth a good amount of money or a particular rare insert to add to your collection?  Unopened baseball cards generate excitement and anticipation. On the fun scale, opening a pack of cards is a … [Read more...] about Unopened Baseball Cards: True Test of Willpower, Patience

PA Dealer Still Appealing; Seized Items Still on Hold

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Items seized by police from a Pennsylvania dealer convicted on theft by deception charges are still being held after the state attorney general said he wanted to wait until after Roger Lee Hooper's appeals were heard. Hooper, of Lower Allen Township, was found guilty last October of selling fake sports memorabilia including re-sealed wax packs and non-genuine autographs via … [Read more...] about PA Dealer Still Appealing; Seized Items Still on Hold

California Card Shop Rolls On

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Upper Deck had just been born.  Score was still around.   Topps was still putting gum in its wax packs (and they really were made of wax).  1989 seems like ancient history now, but probably like yesterday for Matt Mossette. The owner of Mossette's Sports Cards in Fresno launched his business more than 21 years ago and he's still going strong, outlasting … [Read more...] about California Card Shop Rolls On

How High Will 8.5 1952 Mantle Go?

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Bidding for the only PSA 8.5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card is approaching $100,000 as Memory Lane Inc's  Summer Auction heads into its final weekend. Of the other 10 ’52 Mantles graded higher by PSA, seven are 9s with just three 10s. The card was once graded “8” but recently bumped to an 8.5 after the owner submitted it for re-examination when PSA added the half-grades to … [Read more...] about How High Will 8.5 1952 Mantle Go?