If you collected sports cards in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the monthly Beckett magazines were more likely than not a foundational component of your collecting experience. For me, it was a trifecta made up of 1) the cards, 2) trading with my friends, and 3) Beckett. I received subscriptions to the baseball and basketball editions…
The 1972 Topps Baseball set is Muhammad Ali, bold, brash, announcing its greatness from the opening bell, and, oh, so pretty. It’s The Poseidon Adventure, a lavish journey so packed with special effects, stunts and striking design that collectors don’t notice the tsunami of high numbers until it’s too late. It’s Ziggy Stardust, Gary Glitter’s…
The card is a 1916 Babe Ruth rookie card that was part of a promotion from a company called Morehouse Bakery. Author: newscentermaine.com Published: 9:30 AM EST December 11, 2024 Updated: 9:30 AM EST December 11, 2024
As a sports card collector reading this, I likely already know the answer to the following question: What is the first thing you think of when I mention “wood grain?” If your answer was anything other 1987 Topps Baseball, welcome to the world of baseball cards! I’m happy that you chose this article to be…
What a night for USA Baseball alumni, as they dominated the first round of the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft. A total of 20 former USA Baseball players were selected in the first round, including first-overall pick Jackson Holliday, a high school shortstop taken by the Baltimore Orioles. The Arizona Diamondbacks then selected high school…
No one rolled out inserts quite like Fleer during the 1990s, and we’ve already featured a number of different insert sets that were a staple of the Fleer product line for years. Smoke ‘N Heat inserts that did not enjoy quite as long of a run as many others, but it does offer some great…
Insert Card Craze: Donruss Dominators Baseball Cards of the 1990s Beckett News
For many, nostalgia remains the driving force behind baseball card collecting, and that’s how I arrived at the idea of One-Sheet Collections. It’s a simple concept with infinite possibilities. Take a single nine-pocket sheet and a reasonable $100 budget, and build a nine-card collection with a unifying theme. This week, we’re focusing on the best…
For many, nostalgia remains the driving force behind baseball card collecting, and that’s how we arrived at the idea of One-Sheet Collections. It’s a simple concept with infinite possibilities. Take a single nine-pocket sheet and a reasonable $100 budget, and build a nine-card collection with a unifying theme. This time around we turned our attention…
What began as a hobby with a Mickey Mantle autograph at age 9 in 1956 quickly became a lifelong obsession for Dennis Schrader. “Once I got Mantle’s autograph that day during spring training in St. Petersburg, I wanted every Yankee on the field. Things just grew from there,” Schrader says. As of this writing, Schrader’s…