Tracking vintage basketball cards and then ranking them by popularity is fun! You get to learn about old school players, guys from the ABA, and old white guys who played in black and white (not really, but I like to imagine everything was black and white back then). If you like vintage basketball cards, and rookie basketball cards in general, you can find my breakdown of the all the best rookie basketball cards from every year here. The Dandy Dozen series is one I started about a year ago, as I decided to figure out who the 12 best players to collect cards in each era, in each sport! We’ve alr ..read more

Why do I love this list of the best 2nd-year baseball cards from Hall-of-Famers in Topps cards between 1953 to 1981? Let me explain. On a rainy, and thus lazy, fall day a few years ago, I opened an old shoebox in my closet. I quickly remembered that I had only kept a small handful of sports cards from my teenage years. At 16, I needed gas money to drive to some event I can’t even now remember in my 1991 Ford Explorer. So, I went to the card shop, which were still plentiful at the time, and I sold most of my cards for $50 on the spot. Sitting in the closet, at nearly 40 years old, I decided I w ..read more

Adding the best hockey rookie cards to your sports card collection is like adding ice to your favorite cocktail! The arrival of Connor Bedard in 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 cards signals a new hobby high not seen since Connor McDavid or Sidney Crosby joined the NHL! (Patrick Imhoff details in this article where you can buy different Connor Bedard rookie cards.) But Bedard’s arrival has everyone wanting to go back in time to track down other stellar hockey rookie cards, like Crosby, McDavid, and even Wayne Gretzky! If this is your first trip to this website, then welcome! We’re all about tracki ..read more

Looking for some new Fantasy Baseball rules and league ideas on how to make it more exciting, more challenging, more awesome!?! You happened upon just the article to do that! We’ve also recently updated our list of the 25 Best Free Fantasy Baseball Draft Tools, as well as our list of the Best Rookie Cards From Every Year of Topps Baseball Since 1952! Fantasy Baseball has been around for over 40 years, and I’ve been playing this game for over 25 years. When I was a Senior Fantasy Writer at CBSSports.com, I was tasked with sharing unusual and new Fantasy Baseball rules and ideas. What an aweso ..read more

Even the most casual of sports card collectors knows about the Connor Bedard rookie card by now. When the sports card industry made its comeback a few years back, the hockey card collectors remained somewhat of a niche group. When everyone was emptying the shelves of cards at their local Walmart and Target, the one box you could usually still purchase was a blaster of Upper Deck hockey cards. Affiliate Disclosure: My site is part of the eBay Partner Network, so the links to cards and boxes on eBay earn me commissions on qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Fast forward to 2 ..read more

“PSA buys SGC, now what!?!” That’s pretty much the reaction of all sports card collectors when they woke up this morning and read Darren Rovell’s breaking news. PSA, SGC make deal official. https://t.co/Tl5Ap5b6RA pic.twitter.com/yZOlhF5ioo — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 29, 2024 Technically, It’s Collector’s Universe that’s buying SGC, and they’re just the parent company to PSA. But make no mistake, PSA will run the show going forward, and SGC should remain the second banana, but under Collectors’ umbrella. I sat in bed and thought of a dozen questions as the news that PSA buys SGC ..read more

Any sports card collector worth his weight in commons knows that Topps rookie cards are what most of us are seeking.  But what MLB rookie eligibility? What’s a true rookie card? What’s the difference between Topps rookie cards or prospect cards? Why do some cards have Topps All-Star Rookie Cups, some have “Rookie Card” logos, some have RC logos, some say Future Stars, and are 1st Bowman cards considered rookie cards, prospect cards or pre-rookie cards? Finally, why do some players have rookie status over several years!?! We’re going to answer all those questions! I’ve done a lot of resear ..read more

Huzzah! Pre-war baseball cards is a specific segment in the card-collecting hobby. We’re calling all history buffs, baseball fanatics, and anyone who loves a good treasure hunt! While we normally just like to track down Topps rookie cards from the past 70-plus years, we’re trying to expand our horizons. We’re venturing back in time to explore the wild world of pre-war baseball cards, those cardboard snapshots capturing legends like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in their prime around one century ago. We’re talking vintage vibes, iconic players, and the potential to score a collecting coup! What Exactly ..read more

If you were a kid looking for the best baseball cards from 1984 Topps Baseball, then you were also likely excited about what else was happening in the world at that time. This is a series we’ve created where we look at the best baseball cards from different years in Topps Baseball history! Here are the years we’ve already covered: 10 Best Baseball Cards From 1956 Topps Baseball 10 Best Baseball Cards From 1960 Topps Baseball 10 Best Baseball Cards From 1978 Topps Baseball In 1984, Danny LaRusso was becoming The Karate Kid, Kevin Bacon was Footloosing, and Tom Hanks was in love with a mermaid ..read more

The 2024 top MLB prospects were just announced by the MLB Network and MLB.com, and as baseball card collectors, we love it! January is a slow time for baseball fans, but it’s a pretty exciting time for baseball card collectors! First, we got to find out what the new design is for 2024 Topps flagship cards! Then, we get to find out which player’s rookie cards will be on the 2024 Topps Series 1 checklist! Finally, we get the 2024 top MLB prospects ranked by baseball media companies, like MLB Network and Baseball America! While many collectors are excited over the 2024 rookie cards of players lik ..read more