Ludwig van Beethoven trading card?
Beethoven is not great because he never had his picture on a bubble gum card. The logic of Lucy. from Peanuts (July 28, 1963)
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Fun with baseball cards
Three reasons why Babe Ruth’s 1932 U.S. Caramel baseball card is awesome
Any and all Babe Ruth baseball cards are awesome, this one especially so because: The simplistically elegant design Classic mis-registered printing The trademark way Ruth is wearing his hat Can you think of any other reasons why?
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Honus Wagner T206 or two one-million dollar bills?
Which would you rather have? A Honus Wagner T206 baseball card or two one-million dollar bills? Someone recently paid $2.1 million dollars for a Honus Wagner card. However, $2,105,770.50 is not the highest every paid for a baseball card. That honor goes to a PSA 8-rated T206 Honus Wagner card for $2.8 million in 2007. With
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Why doesn’t Topps baseball cards list the position?
All baseball cards have the position listed on the front of the card, right? Nope. Of the 62 base sets that Topps has produced, 19 do not feature the position on the front of the card. Traditionally, Topps would include the player’s position on the front of the card. For the first 35 years of
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Sammy Sosa 3d baseball card
Continuing the fun with 3D baseball cards, my brother found this 1996 Sammy Sosa Sportflics card on eBay. I was so taken aback by the delight of seeing Sammy Sosa in 3d, that I sent a message to the seller of this card. Hi tommybill100, Sammy Sosa in 3D!? That’s like a real life Sammy
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7 reasons why the Buster Posey 3D card is cool (2013 Topps Opening Day #ODS-4)
“What’s special about a buster posey card?” Question from Erik Maldre. Answer: Buster Posey in 3D! Lenticular technology comes back to baseball cards for 2013! vine.co/v/bD3UlzgLxFF — 57 hits (@57hits) March 26, 2013 3d baseball cards are back! Back in 1986 Sportflics made cards that changed photographs when you moved the card. I never understood
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The peak years of my card collecting when cards were simply cardboard
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
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Fold a baseball card to create excitement
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
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Mission statement of Leaf trading cards
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
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Topps giant, not the monopoly in autographs
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
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I subscribed to Beckett Baseball magazine
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.
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