Digital Cards: Packs Through an App
Digital Cards: Digital sports cards are trading cards you can view and collect on your phone through an app. These might sound like a gimmick but they’re more popular and necessary than you think.
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The Boston Red Sox: The Most Undervalued Team in Collecting
The Boston Red Sox seem to have a very bizarre problem: from a collecting standpoint, the Boston Red Sox have so many stars and breakout rookies that it is devaluing the cards and memorabilia of those players.
Why a Lack of Innovation in Card Collecting is Killing the Hobby
Innovation in Card Collecting: A lack of innovation and competition is the biggest problem for collectors of sports cards. It creates high prices and discourages new people from collecting. Card companies are not completely to blame.
Quick Answers to Your Burning Collecting Questions: Cards & Memorabilia
I enjoy writing articles about a hobby I love. Writing gives me a way to express my opinions and beliefs about collecting, sports cards, memorabilia while reaching a broad audience of varying collecting experience. These articles don’t come easy and I invest a lot of my own time into these for you, the reader. The …
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The Junk Wax Era: 7 Years of Collecting That Almost Collapsed the Hobby
During the Junk Wax Era baseball card companies came close to bankruptcy and nearly ruined a beloved hobby for many. But how did this happen and what did the hobby learn from it?
The Dos and Don’ts of Seeking Autographs from Athletes
With MLB spring training upon us, March Madness coming, and playoffs for the NBA and NHL around the corner, now is a perfect time to seek in person (IP) or through the mail (TTM) autographs. Some collectors prefer these types of autographs as they provide a unique personal connection with the player, the autographs can be …
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Will Shipping Kill the Sports Collecting Hobby?
Problems with shipping may kill the sports collecting hobby and is already changing how people approach collect, bringing the question, is the end because of an age-old practice?
Ballin on a Budget: Understanding the Sports Memorabilia Market
Collecting is not a profitable hobby, much like racing or restoring cars. But collectors are people too and like all people they like to save money and score good deals. Here are some helpful tips on how to keep your wallet and collection full by understanding the sports memorabilia market.
Sports Cards in Hollywood: Cards on the Big Screen
Hollywood is known to embellish or ignore certain facts, laws of physics, or simply make things up to suit their own needs and the story as they see fit. Sports Cards in Hollywood, collecting, and sports memorabilia are no exception.
Why do I Collect Sports Memorabilia? A Memoir
So where does one start after being away for so long? The card companies certainly didn’t stop production while I was gone; here is why I collect sports memorabilia.