The pleasant surprise of finding short print sports cards in a blaster box
I just opened a blaster box of Topps Baseball Series 1 that I bought from Walmart and it was a bust.
Beginner’s Guide
All you need to know about “the hobby” and the fascinating world of collecting sports cards.
Buying sports cards on eBay and online – the new frontier
The monopoly that sports card stores once had when it came to buying and selling cards is long gone.
To buy a pack of cards, a box or neither?
Remember the days when you went into your local sports card store and you dished out your weekly allowance to buy a pack or two or three?
Why cards from the ’80s are worthless – but there’s a silver lining
There was a time when sports card companies were printing sports cards like they had a licence to print money.
Five tips to consider when purchasing your next baseball card for potential profit
If you read Making a quick flip: Tips on which players to target for short-term investments and Tips for picking the right players to invest in over the long-term, then you have a better idea of which baseball players have a higher chance of yielding a positive net value.
Relic (memorabilia) cards: the allure and the risk
Another common insert found in seemingly more and more packs of sports cards is the relic card (or memorabilia card as others refer to it).
Making a quick flip: Tips on which players to target for short-term investments
So you’re looking to collect baseball cards in hopes of making a quick flip and a quick buck.
Tips for picking the right players to invest in over the long-term
Buying sports cards is one of the most fun ways to invest your hobby money.
Sports card refractors: the origin story
If you started to collect sports cards recently, you’re probably quite familiar with the one insert or parallel set that pretty much comes with the base set – the refractors.
Cheatsheet on grading baseball and other sports cards
Do a quick Google search on grading baseball cards and you’ll get way more information than you probably need.