An avid collector himself, owner Justin Farber specializes in selling vintage sports cards and memorabilia. Justin Farber still remembers the first vintage baseball card he purchased while growing up in South Dakota — a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics infielder Billy Hitchcock card. “It was probably $1 at the time probably like $3 now — nothing too…
Welcome to Beckett Sports Card Hot/Cold where we take quick and fun look at what’s hot and what’s not in the worlds of sports and sports cards over the last week. Baseball season is here. Sure, players are making their way to Spring Training, but if you’re a collector it’s the release of 2025 Topps…
The format has changed from the past two years into a more traditional hobby box approach. In 2023, you would 30 cards in a box with no guaranteed auto. Your odds of hitting the auto was one in three boxes and your price per box direct from Topps was $50. This year, you get 72…
Bryce Harper’s 2024 Topps Tier One 1/1 bat knob pays homage to Harambe, the beloved gorilla who sadly was euthanized when a 3-year old boy crawled under a fence and into his enclosure at a Cincinnati zoo. The unfortunate incident garnered widespread attention both domestically and abroad. Bryce Harper’s 1/1 game-used “RIP Harambe” bat knob…
Trends come and go. Some are timeless. Ken Griffey Jr. cards have been in style since he broke into the majors in 1989. A true generational talent, Griffey’s popularity transcended the sport. His smile, highlight reel players and youthful personality made him a household name, even in ones where sports stayed on the back pages…
2019 Topps Heritage Baseball has arrived and empty wrappers are piling up as collectors dig into the product. As usual with Heritage, there’s lots to digest. Some are obvious, others are a little more subtle. Some elements are so tied to 1970, you might not get the full context if you weren’t collecting at the…
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor “Mr. Cub” is now undoubtedly playing two. Ernie Banks, the face of the Chicago Cubs for nearly 20 years as a player and for decades after that, died Friday night. He was 83. A two-time MVP and 14-time All-Star, Banks was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1977…
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps’ classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back the Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616) and Team Leaders (scattered…
This 200-card standard-size mulit-sport set was produced by Collegiate Collection. We’ve included a sport initial (B-baseball, K-basketball, F-football, WK-women’s basketball) for players in the top collected sports. The key card is one of the few cards featuring all-time Baseball great Barry Bonds in a college uniform. Read Less » This 200-card standard-size mulit-sport set was…
2004 USA Baseball 25th Anniversary #142 Jim Parque – NM-MT – Birmingham Sports Cards Beckett