

Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps 206 Review
As a huge fan of the T206 tobacco cards, I’ve always been a sucker for anything that replicated them faithfully. So when Topps began teasing

Inside the Pack: Noted Comic, Coin Grading Company Enters the Sports Card Market
Certified Collectibles Group, world-renowned for their grading services in comic books (CGC), coins (NGC) and paper currency (PMG), announced last week that it would be

Inside the Pack: The First (and Second) Baseball Card with a Visible Tattoo
In addition to my baseball card collection, I have an extensive collection of Florida Marlins memorabilia from the 1990s and early 2000s. Included in this

Inside the Pack: What The Hobby Has Given Me
June 27th is a day that always stands out on the calendar for me, and this past Saturday it jumped out to me more than

Inside the Pack: Father’s Day Edition
One of my favorite bits of baseball trivia is that Nolan Ryan pitched for so many seasons, he struck out seven (7!) father/son combinations. If

Inside the Pack: 2020 Bowman Value Pack Review
In 1998 I bought my first ever packs of Bowman. I tried (and failed) to put the set together, but I fell in love with

Inside the Pack: What Happens to Cards if Baseball Doesn’t Return in 2020?
Last week, Major League Baseball proposed a 50-game season in which players would receive their full pro-rated salary for every game. Players countered with a

Inside the Pack: This NFL Hall of Famer’s Only Card is in the 1955 Bowman Baseball Set
The 1955 Bowman baseball set is an underappreciated and undervalued masterpiece. As the last Bowman set before Topps purchased the company, the 1955 issue has

Inside the Pack: Interview with Paul Lukas on Being an Allen and Ginter Subject
Being on a baseball card is a dream for just about every fan or collector. Paul Lukas, founder of the blog Uni Watch, got closer

Inside the Pack: 2020 Bowman 1st Edition Review
In the midst of a global pandemic, new card releases have essentially come screeching to a halt. With most release dates pushed back, one product

Inside the Pack: 2020 National Sports Collectors Convention Rescheduled for December
On Saturday, it was announced that the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City would be delayed, pushed back from the first week in August

Inside the Pack: 1969 Topps BASEBALL 4-in-1s?!
I consider myself incredibly well-versed in all things baseball card related, but perhaps my favorite niche is in oddball sets, particularly vintage oddball sets. Every

Inside the Pack: The Sudden Rise of the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr.
I was 11 in the fall of 1998. My great-grandmother has just passed away; because she lived in New York and was ill for most

Inside the Pack: The 5 Most Overvalued Vintage Players
Two weeks ago, I revealed the five vintage players I felt had the best chance of maintaining and increasing their value in the hobby over

Inside the Pack: The 5 Most Undervalued Vintage Players
Last week, I took a look at the five players whose vintage cards I felt had the most long-lasting staying power in the marketplace. This

Inside the Pack: The 5 Vintage Players with the Most Staying Power
I generally view card collecting as something I do for enjoyment only, rather than for investment purposes. I’ve often told people that if all of

Inside the Pack: Collecting Vintage on a Budget
So, you’d like to start a vintage baseball card collection but you’re not sure where to start. Maybe you’ve seen some prices of big stars

Inside the Pack: Now is a Great Time to Start Your Vintage Collection
I love the joy of opening modern packs as much as the next person. Prospecting and investing excites me too. But for me, nothing beats

Baseball Cards in the Time of Coronavirus
All anyone is able to talk about is the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, so it should come as no surprise that it’s on my mind as

Inside the Pack: Which Wood You Rather?
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the disappearing border as a design element of Topps cards. Writing this post got me thinking about some of

Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Heritage Review
As long-time readers of this blog may know, 1971 is my favorite Topps design off all time, and the only vintage set I ever put

Inside the Pack: O Border, Where Art Thou?
With this month’s release of Series 1, we entered the fifth year of full-bleed photography on the Topps flagship product. Beginning with its first baseball-only

In Memoriam: Vito Giordano
If you ever came to a Friday night trade night at Big League, there’s no doubt you encountered Vito Giordano. Always full of excitement and

Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Series 1 Review
The 2020 baseball season is officially underway — that is, if you’re a card collector. As always, Topps released Series 1 this month, ceremoniously kicking

Inside the Pack: What to Expect at a Baseball Card Show
Two Saturdays ago was a rare perfect storm of baseball card shows in my area, with 3 really good shows within an hour or so

Inside the Pack: Death and Sports Cards
On Sunday, the world was shocked by the news of Kobe Bryant’s passing. Bryant, just 41 years old, died tragically in a helicopter accident in

Inside the Pack: MLK Day Edition
It’s not often that a baseball card is able to encapsulate bravery and strength. In fact, only a few come to mind immediately: the 2002
Inside the Pack: Creating a Revolving Collection
Last week, I wrote that one of my collecting goals for 2020 was to create a more focused personal collection. With a little assistance from

Inside the Pack: Hobby Goals for 2020
I’m not big on making resolutions at the start of each year in my personal life; I find that they often fall by the wayside

Inside the Pack: Investing in Future Hall of Famers
Earlier this month, 16 men huddled together and changed the legacies of Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons forever, when the Modern Baseball Era Committee voted