NEW YORK — Sports fans of all ages descended upon the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan for Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 in huge numbers this weekend. The full team from cllct was on the ground and covered all three days of the events, from the star-studded panels to the exclusive merchandise to the autograph sessions…
As far as vintage sets go, the 1977 Topps set doesn’t get much love. Particularly among collectors who prize Hall of Fame rookie cards above all else, the set provides only two: Bruce Sutter and a multi-player card with Andre Dawson, each of which can be had in PSA 4 for less than $25. And…
Card companies today provide collectors with a number of “chase cards” for each set produced. We have autographs, relics, short prints, photo variations, cards with missing logos, cards with throwback uniforms, cards with players wearing no hats, and even cards with fronts that feel like the back and backs that feel like the front. No,…
2024 Topps Dynasty Baseball Team Set Checklists Want to know what cards your favorite team has in 2024 Topps Dynasty Baseball? Here’s the checklist broken down by team. Scroll through or click below to go directly to that team. Please note that parallels are not included here. Please check the main checklist in the other…
The 1997 Best Williamsport Cubs minor league set resides very much off the radar of most collectors, despite the nearly endless supply of dad jokes it generates. Let’s unpack it. First off, the set doesn’t have 2016 National League Most Valuable Player Kris Bryant, but it does have Chris Bryant! 1997 Best Williamsport Cubs Chris…
NEW YORK — “Iconic.” That’s how Nick Connolly, Fanatics VP and head of collector relations, described the standard for inclusion at the “Museum of Greatness.” The 10,500-square-foot exhibit on display for Fanatics Fest this weekend at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan is estimated to be worth $200 million — likely the most expensive collection of…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor We all know the movie. We know the famous line. But the women who were really part of it don’t resonate with many baseball fans. “A League of Their Own” was a popular film about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1940s – a…
Trading card collectors and dealers largely view grading as the ultimate arbiter of the condition and value of the card. In other words, if a company like leading card grader PSA says your card is a Mint 9 (on a 1-10 scale) even though you can’t perceive any flaw, it’s stuck there, encased for eternity…
2024 Topps Inception Baseball Team Set Checklists Want to know what cards your favorite team has in 2024 Topps Inception Baseball? Here’s the checklist broken down by team. Please note that parallels are not included here. Please check the main checklists in the other tabs for parallel specifics. 2024 Topps Inception Baseball Checklist – Arizona…
Ken Griffey Jr. is a household name in the sport of baseball and in the hobby of card collecting. One of the most collectible players in all the hobby, many people desire cards from his Seattle Mariners days, the team with which he made a significant amount of his legacy with. But following the 1999…