A topic that often comes up when discussing sports cards is rarity. For as long as collecting has been an activity, rarity has been a major driving force of its value. If something is hard to find, then it …

When I was a kid starting out collecting, set building was my main focus. After all, there weren’t many other ways to collect: you could build sets, or you could get cards of players you liked, and that was …

Since announcing its entry into the trading card space last year, people have wondered how Fanatics might shake up the industry. The first peek into what may be to come happened last week, as Fanatics launched zerocool, a pop …

For years, Joe Orlando was the public face of top-tier card grading company PSA. Orlando had served as the head of PSA since 1999 until his resignation in July of last year. At the time, I wrote that Orlando …

Against the background of canceled Spring Training games, a bitter labor negotiation between players and owners, and the possibility of a delayed Opening Day, baseball fans had one saving grace last week when Topps Series 1 made its annual …

Would you rather have a card of an 18-year-old kid who has never played above Class-A ball, or half of a card of a player who played his last MLB game over 100 years ago?

If you had half a …

Last week, eBay rolled out its Authenticity Guarantee to high-end trading cards. The guarantee already existed for sneakers, watches, and designer handbags.

The program applies to single sports cards, non-sports cards, and collectible card games that are ungraded and sell …

The annual release of the retail-only Topps Chrome Update came a little late this year, and it also came with another surprise: a heftier price tag. At $49.99, it’s nearly three times the previous price of $19.99. On the …