The collectibles world is buzzing after PSA’s parent company, Collectors, completed its acquisition of Beckett, giving it ownership of three of the four major card grading brands and leaving only CGC standing independently. This move has huge implications for competition, pricing power, and choice in the hobby. Read our full breakdown — including what this means for collectors, grading fees, and the future of meaningful alternatives — right here: 👉 PSA Extends Its Monopoly With Beckett…

All Vintage Cards content is free. If you purchase through referral links on our site, we earn a commission. 🔥 New Guide: How to Find Cards Worth Regrading or Crossing The full playbook is finally live.This one took a while — but it’s worth your time. If you’ve ever wondered how to: spot a card that’s genuinely undergraded decide when to crack vs. crossover avoid the most common grading traps safely use minimum grades understand what “true eye appeal” really looks like …it’s all here. 👉 Read…

All Vintage Cards content is free. If you purchase through referral links on our site, we earn a commission. Most collectors buy the grade. Smarter collectors buy the card. The collectors who consistently win? They hunt cards that are under-graded or mislabeled—and upgrade them for instant value. In a market true scarcity matters (in my opinion at least) this is one of the few edges that still works—mainly because most people don’t know how to spot it. ——————————– Want to…

All Vintage Cards content is free. If you purchase through referral links on our site, we earn a commission. After several years of wild swings, 2025 finally brought a sense of balance back to the vintage sports card market — though prices for high-demand cards remain impressively resilient. Following the pandemic-driven boom, the hobby experienced what can fairly be called a mini-crash between mid-2022 and late-2024, as speculative money dried up and grading backlogs flooded supply. But…

We just published our latest Favorite Vintage Finds from the live Collector Connection Pre War Sports Card Vintage Auction. The auction features a strong lineup of pre world war II baseball cards with over 500 T206 cards listed! Our blog post highlighted five standout tems collectors may want to consider before the auction closes on October 19th. 1909 E92 Nadja Caramels Honus Wagner Batting SGC 3 This is one of those rare Wagner cards most people aren’t familiar with. Of course we all know…