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The rise and fall of the “Rookie Card” craze

The 1980s marked the beginning of the baseball card craze; the hottest commodity being the rookie card. Players like Don Mattingly, Jose Canseco,...
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Is buying a pack of baseball cards like buying a lottery ticket?

In today’s sports card market collectors buy packs of baseball cards with the hope of striking gold or as in the case of last years Topps,...
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When did the “Chase Card” phenomena begin?

The whole “chase card” phenomena began in 1990 by the Upper Deck Company. As an added attraction to its foil boxes (aka wax boxes)...
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Re-capturing the excitement of collecting baseball cards

  • Collecting Baseball Cards
  • April 1, 2012
Lately I’ve been organizing my old baseball cards. It’s been a labor of love as well as a very tedious, time consuming task. And I...
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My favorite cards, Part III: Grover Alexander (1931 W517 #15)

It's going to be a while until I'm able to buy another baseball card. I've been avoiding eBay and other auction websites. I'm...
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My favorite cards, Part II: E.J. Delahanty, 1895 Mayo’s Cut Plug (N300)

It's going to be a while until I'm able to buy another baseball card. I've been avoiding eBay and other auction websites. I'm...
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My favorite cards, Part I: Roberto Clemente, 1971 Topps

It's going to be a while until I'm able to buy another baseball card. Purchasing holiday gifts have trumped adding to my collection. I'...
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Hal Chase: Tale of Two Cards

Who was Hal Chase? As his biographer, Don Dewey, points out in The Black Prince of Baseball, nobody really knew Hal Chase, not even his descendants...
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Taking the Gypsy Queen too literally

Harking back to the dawn of baseball cards, the Topps version of the Gypsy Queen set (sans cigarettes)is a nice looking set that keeps the basic...
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You paid how much?!

I thought I could sell enough to cover it. The price was too good to be true. It's a card I thought I really wanted. I can afford it, right?No,...
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