Rich Klein’s Ramblings: Errors and Variations Hardly a New Thing
I was given a new file at work to process in the past few days. Normally, my front end work is pretty simple if the information was put in correctly but this specific file came in with rafts of errors....
View ArticleEditor’s Blog: 10 Interesting Items and Observations from a Day on eBay
Digging into the eBay sports card listings reveals some truth, some mystery, some head scratchers, a cautionary tale and a pack that always mesmerizes.
View ArticleMile High Premium Winter Auction Sets Records
High grade baseball card sets and near sets led the way as Mile High Card Company closed out 2013 with a smaller auction that packed a punch.
View ArticleJust Collect Launches 10,000+ Card End of Year Auction Party
A mammoth group of vintage sports cards is being sold off this weekend on eBay as Just Co;llect wraps up 2013 with its biggest auction of the year.
View ArticleeBay Card of the Day: 1952 Topps Gus Zernial
Gus Zernial with the 'OK' sign, six baseballs attached to a bat...and a print quirk that left him with a pink undershirt? It makes for one interesting 1952 Topps card.
View Article45 Years Ago Marked End of the Line for Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle called it quits on March 1, 1969, eighteen years after he first popped out of late season baseball card packs. It's our eBay Card of the Day.
View ArticleCollector’s Near Complete Topps Master Set Run Comes To Auction
In what's being called "an unprecedented hobby event", two dealers are bringing a complete Topps master set run to eBay-- card by card.
View ArticleEddie Waitkus’ Story a Part of Vintage Baseball Card Lore
Eddie Waitkus baseball cards brought a bizarre story to the backs of baseball cards.
View ArticleJackie Robinson Baseball Cards: A Guide to His Best
With the new movie "42" released nationwide this weekend, it's possible Jackie Robinson baseball cards could see increased interest. We sort through the rookie cards and other vintage issues of all...
View ArticleVintage Buy of the Week: The National
There is plenty of activity on the floor of the National before the public gets inside.
View ArticleVintage Set of the Week: 1953 Bowman Color
The 1953 Bowman Color set is among the most popular baseball card issues of all-time.
View ArticleSy Berger, Long Time Topps’ Executive Dies at 91
A collection of stories and video from the life and times of Topps co-founder Sy Berger, who passed away early Sunday at age 91.
View ArticleBilly Martin Cards Chronicle Fast, Furious Life
Billy Martin baseball cards are many, spread over four decades in the game. It was on Christmas 1989 when baseball lost one of its most colorful figures.
View ArticleRamblings: Collecting Can Be an Important Outlet
News from real life has Rich thankful for the escape that the fun of collecting provides.
View ArticleJust Collect Launches 10,000+ Card End of Year Auction Party
A mammoth group of vintage sports cards is being sold off this weekend on eBay as Just Co;llect wraps up 2013 with its biggest auction of the year.
View ArticleSy Berger Elected to Shrine of the Eternals
The Baseball Reliquary has elected the late Sy Berger, long-time head of Topps, to its 'Shrine of the Eternals', which honors memorable baseball figures.
View ArticleSay Hey: The Best Willie Mays Cards to Own
From the earliest to the best-looking to the ones with historic synergy, a look at the best original Willie Mays cards.
View ArticleTopps’ Scout Hunted Players’ Signatures in 1952
A newspaper article from 1952 sheds some light on Topps' efforts to battle Bowman and snare players for use on its early card sets.
View ArticleHigh-Grade Vintage Set Breaks in Memory Lane Auction
Several top quality sets and near sets, including T205, E93, 1952 Topps and 1957 Topps will be parceled out during the 1,500 lot event.
View ArticleBaseball Card or Mug Shot? 1952 Topps Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson was one of the first players signed to a Topps contract but battles with crime and alcohol plagued an otherwise charmed life.
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