Do PSA Graded Cards Sell For A Premium vs SGC & Beckett?
We have many collectors asking about card grading, namely, how to do it and whether they should do it. But one of the…
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ALERT: Watch Out For Jordan Rookies In Tampered Flips
We’ve written extensively about how to identify a fake Michael Jordan rookie card here and here As I’ve mentioned many times,…
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Card Grading Wait Times: Updates From PSA, SGC and Beckett
The widespread price increases throughout the hobby have led to a surge in demand for sports card grading. This has led…
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The Best Topps Baseball Card Sets of All Time
In our history of baseball cards piece, we discussed at length the history of the Topps baseball card company; from their…
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1961 Fleer Basketball Cards: How To Detect A Fake
With the big run-up in Michael Jordan rookies over the past few years, vintage basketball cards from the 1960’s and 1970’s…
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A History Of PSA “Flips” (And How To Detect Fakes)
PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) transformed card collecting by introducing a standardized grading system to the hobby. The PSA slab, as it…
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Risk Reduction In Acquiring Autographs
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the September 1997 edition of The Vintage and Classic Baseball Collector (VCBC) magazine. We…
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Star Basketball Cards: An Interview With Hobby Expert Steve Taft
Star Basketball cards were issued from 1983 to 1986 and were the only licensed NBA basketball cards on the market until…
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How To Spot a Trimmed Card
With all of the latest trimming scandals running rampant throughout the hobby, we’ve had many collectors ask us about how easy…
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An Expert’s Guide To Collecting Vintage Wax Packs
Collectors often dream about some of the unopened wax packs owned by Steve Sabow. Sabow is one of the hobby’s preeminent…
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