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
Inside the Pack: Baseball Cards as Gifts? Bah, humbug!
Every holiday season, as the time for exchanging gifts gets closer, I’m overcome with a very real and terrifying fear — that someone I care
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection
A higher-end product with beautiful base cards and 3 hits per box, 2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection packs a punch at a fair price point
Inside the Pack: Old Cards, New Discoveries
One of the many things I love about collecting baseball cards is that it seems that no matter how many times I look at a
Inside the Pack: 2019-20 Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League Review
Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League is a product that’s part trading card game, part digital card app, and all fun, even if you don’t
Inside the Pack: Topps #1 Card Reserved for Best Players…Usually
Topps has long used card numbers in its flagship product to highlight the best players on key cards. In general, card numbers in multiples of
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps High Tek Review
Always popular with collectors nostalgic for 1990s products, the 2019 iteration of Topps High Tek was released last week. Printed on clear plastic cards and
Inside the Pack: Examining Rally Rd.’s Platform of Baseball Card Investing
Back in July, a startup investment site called Rally Rd. made waves in the card collecting community. Typically a platform for purchasing shares of expensive
Inside the Pack: Card Displays
For most of my collecting life, my cards weren’t much to look at. I collected what made me happy and what I could afford. This
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Triple Threads Review
Back for its 14th year, Topps Triple Threads continues to impress. Each hobby box contains 2 mini boxes, and each mini box is guaranteed to
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Update Review
If you loved the 2019 Topps design, then 2019 Topps Update is your last chance to see it on new cards. The 300 card set
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Clearly Authentic Review
For its third installment of the Clearly Authentic product line, Topps had a few new tricks up its sleeve. Introduced in 2017, the Clearly Authentic
Inside the Pack: The Future of Baseball Cards
In recent weeks, I explored the history of baseball cards by beginning with the past and leading up to the present. That leaves one question
Inside the Pack: Proposing New Periods for Baseball Cards
In my post two weeks ago, I wondered what the cutoff for the vintage era is. In my asking this question on several forums online,
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Heritage Minors Review
One of my favorite products of the year, Topps Heritage Minor Leagues, was released last week. Heritage Minors combines the design of Topps Heritage with
Inside the Pack: 2019 Bowman Chrome Review
Sandwiched in the release calendar between Bowman and Bowman Draft, Bowman Chrome is a premium product that packs rookies, prospects, and stars together in an
Inside the Pack: When Does the “Vintage Era” End?
I saw something interesting in a baseball card facebook group the other day: a member posted a 1976 Topps Billy Williams card, and said it
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Luminaries Review
This review is brought to you by the number one. That’s because one is the number of cards you receive in each box of Topps
Inside the Pack: Zion Williamson the Latest in a Long Line of Hyped Rookies
The biggest recent sports card news hasn’t involved baseball, whose season is winding down. It hasn’t involved football, whose season is starting up. It hasn’t
Inside the Pack: 2019 Bowman Sterling Review
After a half-decade hiatus, the rookie- and prospect-centric Bowman Sterling stand-alone product has returned. After such a long layoff, I’m excited to say that Topps
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Archives Review
Feeling nostalgic for the good old days of collecting? Like on card autographs? Want a set that has both old and new players? Then as
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number Review
Featuring a fairly small 225-card checklist and loaded with hot rookies and stars in new team uniforms, 2019 Topps Heritage High Number continues the excellent
Inside the Pack: 2020 Topps Flagship Design Revealed
Earlier this month, Topps released the design and details for its flagship 2020 product, due out on February 5th. When the design for 2019 was
Inside the Pack: 2019 Topps Chrome Review
Almost exactly a year ago, when I wrote about the 2019 Topps design having been released, I made the comment that “I think the design
Inside the Pack: The Birth of a Collector
One of the happiest moments of my life started out innocently enough. “I’m at a Target in Jersey somewhere,” a Facebook message from my friend
Inside the Pack: The Five Stages of Not Attending the National
This past week was the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. The National is the center of the baseball card world and it’s always an