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General How To Guides for Collecting Sports Cards, Memorabilia, and Entertainment Collectibles.
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Want to build a better sports card collection? Here are 10 easy ways to do it and have more fun collecting.
Over the last 30 years baseball card values have skyrocketed beyond anyone’s wildest dreams, but baseball cards weren’t always regarded as the collectibles that they are today. Fifty years ago baseball cards were played with, flipped, thrown, and stuck in bicycle spokes. By the time the 1990’s arrived, people began to see baseball cards as […]
There’s no exact science to mailing cards through the mail. That said, here are five mistakes that are easy to avoid and help make sure your customers and trading partners are happy with what they receive.
Collecting sports stickers with your kids combine fun, education and family time. They can also be a gateway into collecting sports cards. Find out about collecting stickers and their many benefits.
Guide to Collecting Hobby Boxes While many, if not all, of the base cards and low-level insert cards pulled from Hobby boxes will coincide with those found in Retail boxes, Hobby products boast a significantly higher ratio of special inserts on a per-box and per-case basis. These premium cards, commonly known as hits, include certified […]
Times have changed since the early days of sports card collecting when young collectors were more apt to stick their cards into the spokes of their bikes then into any sort of toploader or protective sleeves. Many a modern day collector cringes at the thought of such mistreatment of sports cards – especially vintage cards. […]
NPN, or No Purchase Necessary, is a virtually free shot at obtaining cards from products like Topps, Upper Deck, Panini and others. View our complete guide on how to get these free baseball, football, basketball, hockey and entertainment NPN cards.
Having the right insurance for your sports collection isn’t something a lot of people think about. Basic homeowners insurance often isn’t enough. Follow our guide to insure your collection properly.
As a collector, one of the most daunting undertakings you can face is relocating your precious accumulation of cardboard and memorabilia treasures to a new address. While some of what is detailed below might seem rudimentary, it’s often the simple and obvious details that make the difference between a successful move and a painful headache. […]
Guessing new trading card sets and products can be fun. But there’s information available to the public that can make the search more reliable. In Law of Cards, Paul Lesko describes how to use trademarks and patents to get hints at new products.
Sports cards and entertainment cards are very hard to find these days and prices are very high. Despite this surge in popularity and value, buying Retail boxes can still be the best deal for many casual collectors. The key, of course, is finding these boxes at MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) and not paying the […]
One of the most important things to remember when selling your baseball cards is that you need to do your homework. If you do not then chances are you’re going to get ripped off, embarrass yourself by asking for an unrealistic amount of money for your baseball cards. One of the best tools available for […]
When building a collection, without a doubt the most important thing is preservation. In the 90’s, the “screw case” was the king of cardboard preservation. In the year 2010, the Magnet Case has laid claim to the throne. At first the magnet case is a scary proposition, but it’s offers the best presentation and preservation […]
An up-to-date distributors list to help you find where to go for your sports and entertainment trading cards needs.
There are a number of different software solutions that have been created exclusively to assist sports card collectors in managing their collections. At their core sports card software programs provide collectors with a streamlined and convenient method of staying on top of their collections, which can oftentimes grow to be extremely large. Basic features to […]
Headed to the National? You’d better have a game plan. Here’s our survival guide to the biggest sports card and memorabilia show of the year.
In Law of Cards, Paul Lesko looks at how increasingly vague disclaimers on the backs of memorabilia cards may be harming the hobby. He also offers suggestions on how this can be fixed.
Discover how social media can help you buy and sell cards as well as interact with collectors all over the world. Our guide includes practical tips and links to the most popular social media options available to sports card and memorabilia collectors.
The vast majority of people aren’t aware of the fact that eBay allows you, as a user, to create multiple ebay accounts for any purpose you please. Don’t believe me? See for yourself here. There are only two qualifications to this rule. First each eBay account you create must have a unique username and email […]