October 26, 2021

Greg Bates

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Onyx cards of college stars Spencer Rattler and Bryce Young.
News

New NCAA NIL rules a game-changer for college athletes, card collectors

Sep 15, 2021
Topps baseball card collector Bob Lewis has collections of vintage and modern cards.
News

Loyal Topps collectors worried about future of baseball cards

Sep 8, 2021
The Topps 2021 Heritage Baseball set is modeled after 1972 cards.
News

Industry experts have some advice for Fanatics and its new trading card company

Sep 2, 2021
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News

Industry insiders react to Fanatics' sports card deals with MLB, NBA, NFL

Sep 2, 2021
Young card collectors visit the Panini booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention.
News

Youth movement bringing kids, new sports card collectors into growing hobby

Aug 17, 2021
Collectors stand in a long line to submit cards to PSA at The National.
News

How grading companies handled overwhelming demand at The National

Aug 4, 2021
A big crowd enters the floor of That National.
News

Red-hot hobby attracts massive crowd, making The National a huge success

Aug 3, 2021
PSA expects long lines again to get cards graded at The National.
News

Card-grading companies ready for high demand for on-site services at The National

Jul 27, 2021
Heritage Auctions' display case at the 2019 National.
News

SHOWCASE: Heritage Auctions to display some of hobby's finest collectibles at The National

Jul 26, 2021
Titus Bishop conducts a break at Real Breaks.
News

Case breaking boom has breakers anxious to bust some boxes at The National

Jul 22, 2021
Former Collectors Universe CEO Joe Orlando
News

Former Collectors Universe CEO Joe Orlando says ‘it was time to move on,’ Nat Turner has big plans for company, PSA

Jul 22, 2021
The Card Life host Matt Strahm pulls a card of San Diego Padres teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. at AZ Sports Cards.
Hobby News

With MLB pitcher Matt Strahm as host, ‘The Card Life’ looks to shine positive light on sports card hobby

Jun 17, 2021
A screen shot from the 2020 Sport Card Expo.
Cards

As card shows return, the Sport Card Expo prepares for another big virtual event

Jun 15, 2021
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News

The National is on, expecting record crowd in Chicago

Jul 14, 2021
2003-04 LeBron James Upper Deck Exquisite Rookie Parallel card purchased by Leore Avidar and his Alt company.
LeBron James

How one collector and his new investment company helped make LeBron James 'the most collectible name in basketball'

Jun 9, 2021
Paul Jones shows off his massive baseball card collection.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Paul Jones keeps adding to the world’s largest baseball card collection

Jun 1, 2021
Dennis Schrader's collection features numerous baseball Hall of Famers.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Dennis Schrader collection

Jun 1, 2021
Dennis Schrader's collection of autographed baseballs has been recognized by Guinness World Records.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Dennis Schrader's collection of autographed baseballs is worthy of a world record

Jun 1, 2021
Glen Christensen's Green Bay Packers man cave.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Packers fan Glen Christensen builds fan cave dedicated to the Green and Gold

Jun 1, 2021
1905 baseball card of Archibald "Moonlight" Graham.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: After 17 years, Jonathan Algard tracks down rare autograph of ‘Moonlight’ Graham

Jun 1, 2021
Target has temporarily halted the sale of sports cards due to a growing demand.
News

Target, retail stores struggling to keep up with booming demand for sports cards

May 25, 2021
And Inkredible Ink Wilt Chamberlain autographed card from the 1999 Upper Deck Retro set.
Autographs

‘Inkredible’ Wilt Chamberlain card a rare find

May 21, 2021
Bryan Eugene with a 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card that was found in a Mennonite barn in Canada.
Cards

An antique dealer, a Mennonite barn and a '52 Mantle lead to big find

May 19, 2021
Darren Rovell shows off part of his eclectic collection of tickets and other sports memorabilia.
News

Social media star Darren Rovell loves to share stories about his eclectic collection

May 6, 2021
Sports cards that have been graded by Beckett (BSG).
News

Special Report: Beckett, rival grading companies looking to take advantage of PSA suspension

Apr 28, 2021
Collector Bart Bartholomew's collection, graded by PSA.
News

Special Report: How PSA shutdown is impacting sports card collectors, dealers

Apr 28, 2021
A 1953 Mickey Mantle card available to investors at Collectable.
News

Collectable making dreams come true for collectors, fractional investors

Apr 28, 2021
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Cards

PSA grading 20,000 cards per day, slowly making progress on ‘avalanche’ of submissions

Apr 21, 2021
Michael Jordan ticket collector Andrew Goldberg.
Basketball

Collector Andrew Goldberg becomes an MJ ticket master

Apr 20, 2021
Rece Hinds, shown here in a Miami Marlins uniforms during a summer showcase, is one of the Reds' top prospects.
News

Reds' Rece Hinds a hidden gem among 2021 MLB prospects

Apr 1, 2021
Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays is one of the top prospects in Major League Baseball.
Baseball

Wander Franco leads impressive crop of 2021 MLB prospects

Apr 1, 2021
Peyton Manning
Hall of Fame

Three of a Kind Enter Football Hall

Mar 22, 2021
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Baseball

Baseball Hall of Fame has more cards than players

Mar 11, 2021
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Fraud Issues

Operation Expose the Fraud

Feb 24, 2021
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Football

Pack Attack

Feb 11, 2021
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Baseball

Record Mantle card is like 'a piece of art'

Feb 3, 2021
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Memorabilia

Top 10 Sports Memorabilia Classics

Feb 3, 2021
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Tobacco Cards

Top 10 Vintage Cards from the Major Sports

Feb 3, 2021
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Memorabilia

Top 10 Hobby finds

Jan 26, 2021
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Cards

Top 10 Offbeat Cards

Jan 26, 2021
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Cards

Top 10 Modern Era Cards from the Major Sports

Jan 26, 2021
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Baseball

Top 10 Vintage Cards

Jan 26, 2021
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Hobby News

Are your sports collectibles insured?

Jan 20, 2021
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
Top Selling Cards

Top 10 Selling Sports Cards of All Time

Feb 1, 2021
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Fraud Issues

Forgery: The bane of the hobby

Jan 20, 2021
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Collector Stories

Father and son build massive Kobe Bryant collection

Jan 6, 2021
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Auction News

Pandemic creates surge in sports card sales on eBay

Dec 22, 2020
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Hobby News

SCD Investigation into 'Biggest threat to our industry'

Dec 18, 2020
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Collector Stories

Former major leaguer is back collecting cards

Dec 2, 2020
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Vintage Card Sets

‘Baggie Find’ is better than lottery, consigner says

Nov 18, 2020