Inside the Pack: 2021 Topps Heritage Review
Last week, Topps took a trip in the time machine back to 1972 with the annual fan favorite, Topps Heritage. As has been the case
Inside the Pack: Using Ebay to Determine the Value of Your Baseball Cards
Figuring out a price for your sports cards is an important step in selling them – in fact, it’s the most important step, because you can’t
Inside the Pack: Can a Sports Card Become Iconic Overnight?
T206 Honus Wagner. 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. Since the sports card hobby began in its current iteration, these cards and many
Inside the Pack: Which Sports Cards Will Retain and Lose Value?
Last week, I noted that I believe we are in a sports card bubble, which will likely burst in the coming 8 to 12 months.
Inside the Pack: Is There a Sports Card Bubble, and If So, When Will it Burst?
The sports and non-sports card market has been on absolute fire for the better part of a year, and every time it seems like it’s
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Chrome Update Review
It feels odd to do a review of a 2020 product after having already reviewed 2021 Topps Series 1, but that’s the way things worked
Inside the Pack: 2021 Topps Series 1 Review
Every card collector’s favorite day of the year arrived last week, as the flagship Topps product, Series 1, hit stores. Series 1 offers collectors the
Inside the Pack: Interview with Collectable CEO Ezra Levine
If you’ve ever wanted to own an expensive sports card but can’t afford the whole thing, fractional investment is for you. Fractional investment in sports
Inside the Pack: Deciding to Stop a Collection
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my decision to start a new collection of 2006 Greats of the Game nickname autographs. Shortly after writing
Inside the Pack: When Heroes Die
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a blog post about how Kobe Bryant’s death had impacted the prices of his cards. The gist of
Inside the Pack: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Trading Cards
One of my hobby goals for this year was to get more into non-sports cards. There’s an entire world of card collecting out there that
Inside the Pack: Artist Baseball Cards Should Go Mainstream
One of the biggest hits of the 2020 baseball card product line involved artists creating baseball cards. But if you aren’t active on Twitter and
Inside the Pack: Hobby Goals for 2021
Last week, I reviewed the goals I set for myself at the beginning of 2020. I didn’t quite achieve all of them, but this year,
Inside the Pack: Reviewing My 2020 Hobby Goals
At the beginning of each year, I set some hobby goals for myself in lieu of making New Year’s resolutions. This year, I shared them
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire Edition Review
Although always keenly aware of it, I’ve never collected Garbage Pail Kids. As a sports card collector, GPK seemed out of my element, and I
Inside the Pack: Ebay Introduces New Low-Cost Shipping Method for Trading Cards
After an accidental leak about the news in early November, ebay has officially confirmed an exciting new development for buyers and sellers alike. Beginning sometime
Inside the Pack: Deciding to Start a Collection
If you collect anything, then at some point you made a conscious decision to start collecting it. This applies to things outside of the sports
Inside the Pack: 2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Sports Card Collectors
If you have a sports card lover in your family, or if you’re just looking to treat yourself, you’re in the right place! Here are
Inside the Pack: Early Native American Players’ Issues Few in Number, Great in Value
The first Major League Baseball player with acknowledged Native American blood was an outfielder named Louis Sockalexis. Due to his struggles with alcoholism, Sockalexis played
Inside the Pack: We Interrupt This Wedding to Bring You Sports Cards
My sister-in-law got married two weeks ago, which meant my wife and I, preferring to avoid air travel during the pandemic, road tripped to the
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Update Returns to its Roots as a Speculative Product
This past Friday, Topps released its Update series for baseball. In normal years, few sets generate as much excitement as Topps Update; for the past
Inside the Pack: MLB Playoffs Create Hobby Heroes
The usual paths to becoming a top seller in the sports card world are fairly straightforward: you are either a top prospect or you become
Inside the Pack: How to Protect when You’re Collecting
There are a lot of supplies out there for sports card collectors to consider. While some are better than others, they each serve a unique
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Factory Sets Add a New Wrinkle
Back in the 80s and 90s, a factory set was a factory set: each set came in a special sealed cardboard box, direct from Topps,
Inside the Pack: Sports Card Collectors Should Make a Name for Ourselves
When I was a kid, I collected stamps and coins for several years before I collected baseball cards. Before I was born, my grandparents owned
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Allen & Ginter Value Pack Review
Continuing my run on retail this year, I opened some value packs of Allen and Ginter. Returning for a 15th year, A&G is always a
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Box Review
Well-known and highly-esteemed each year for its incredible photography, the annual Stadium Club release is popular among collectors both young and old. As has been
Inside the Pack: Best Practices for Taking Photos of Sports Cards
Maybe you’ve just started selling cards online for the first time. Perhaps you’re just looking to improve your sales. Whether you’re selling on forums, Facebook
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Opening Day Review
Each year, Topps releases its Opening Day product a few weeks before the start of the season. It’s the perfect way for the budget-minded collector
Inside the Pack: Mike Trout Autograph Card Sets All-Time Sales Record
In my non-baseball card-related life, I write and edit math textbooks. This week, we’re going to start this week’s post off a little differently: with