1997: The Year that Changed the Sports Card Hobby

Since the sports card collecting hobby began over 100 years ago the hobby has changed enormously. Andrew Chrisman explores one such turning point thatoccurred in 1997.

1997: The Year that Changed the Sports Card Hobby

Dual Auto Daydreams

I propose that the industry tweak the dual auto a little to capture significant moments in modern baseball history - the humorous, tragic, and pivotal events that have become embedded in baseball lore.

Dual Auto Daydreams

Catching Up Where I Once Quit

I opened my first pack of wax in 1990 and collected for close to a decade before quietly bowing out of the game in late 1997.

Catching Up Where I Once Quit

Donruss Releases Full Product Breakdown of 2008 Playoff Prime Cuts IV Baseball

19 November 2008

2008 has been the year of the baseball card for Donruss.  First with Donruss Elite, and then again with Donruss Threads, Donruss has taken the baseball card scene by storm this year.  Donruss has compensated for their lack of MLB licensing by packing their products with a great checklist of prospects and tons of hits [...]

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Back on Topps Episode 15 “Coolio Franco”

19 November 2008

With their backs against the wall and their quest going nowhere, Leyland and Leif head to Shea Stadium to bring their message of Julio Reinstatement to the subway series.

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Mark Cuban Charged With Insider Trading

19 November 2008

The New York Post reports that Mark Cuban, the eccentric but affable owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency charged that Cuban dumped shares of Mamma.com after he found out it was going to raise funds using a type of private offering that often [...]

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Long Time Collector Introduced to the Hairier Side of the Trading Card Industry

18 November 2008

Ms. Artusa, a baseball-card collector since the 1970s, found something unusual in while opening a pack of baseball cards with her husband recently.  The usual looking insert card contained scratch-off code that pointed her to a Web site. Upon entering the code, the site told her she had won a card that featured a strand [...]

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Pedroia Takes Home American League MVP Honors

18 November 2008

Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox finished his first season, in 2007, by winning the World Series and the American League Rookie of the Year award. Pedroia was named the American League’s MVP on Tuesday, winning 16 of 28 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Minnesota first baseman Justin [...]

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Etopps Football Card Releases - Week of 11/17/08

18 November 2008

Topps has announced the latest additions to 2008 etopps football. The etopps Football Card Releases for this week (11/10/08) are: Ray Rice 2008 Rookie Card Baltimore Ravens RB Card ID #: 30 Price: $6.50 Max Issue Qty: 699 Jordy Nelson 2008 Rookie Card Green Bay Packers WR Card ID #: 29 Price: $6.00 Max Issue Qty: 699 Tony Romo 2008 Dallas Cowboys QB Card ID #: 31 Price: [...]

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