This is humbling. All these 1989 sets for only $24 total. 1989 and 1990 were the peak years of my brother and I collecting baseball cards. The years when all the card companies over-produced a ton of cards so they are worth nothing now. But that’s fine with me. I’m glad that the cards are …
The peak years of my card collecting when cards were simply cardboard Read More »
Folding a baseball card in half is considered one of the grave sins of destruction. Collectors turn their nose on a cease mark. Take a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card in mint condition (GSA rating 8.5). In 2010 one sold for $130,000. If you folded that card in half, it drops the condition down to …
Leaf Trading Cards says they listen to their customers. Do they really? I wrote them the following letter: Brian Gray said at his corporate address Monday that the company’s mission statement is: “Ask people what they want. Listen to what they tell you and give them what they want.” I’d like to make two points …
Panini America announced on Tuesday that it has signed Stephen Strasburg to an exclusive autograph deal. Oh wow. I thought Topps had the corner on the market for this. I guess it’s just trading cards that Topps has the monopoly on. Well, good then. I’m happy for Panini. Time for Topps to move over to …
Do you subscribe to Becket Baseball magazine? I haven’t since I was in high school. On the order form they ask for comments, so I let loose: This is the first time I’ve subscribed to Beckett Baseball since I was in high school in the early 1990s. I’m curious what Beckett Baseball will bring now. …
