Greg Bates

Articles From This Author

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Collector Stories

Father and son build massive Kobe Bryant collection

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Auction News

Pandemic creates surge in sports card sales on eBay

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Hobby News

SCD Investigation into 'Biggest threat to our industry'

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Collector Stories

Former major leaguer is back collecting cards

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Vintage Card Sets

‘Baggie Find’ is better than lottery, consigner says

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Hobby News

A Q&A with The National's John Broggi

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Baseball

World's largest Sammy Sosa card collection?

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Mickey Mantle

Exposing iconic photo behind '52 Mantle Card

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Baseball

Seller of $3.9 million Trout card issues warning

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Memorabilia

MLB connects fans to game-used memorabilia

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Hobby News

Unopened case fetches big money

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Baseball

Investing in Mike Trout

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Autograph News

The autograph that turned into gold

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Auction Previews

‘Yahtzee Box Find’ enters hobby

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Autographs

The hunt for 'Moonlight' Graham's autograph

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Authentication

History of card grading

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Hobby News

A scholarly cause for collectibles

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Baseball News

Who will be the next Mike Trout?

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Baseball

Card collector keeps an eye out for…himself

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Basketball

A Bull(s) Market

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Baseball

Impressive Jewish baseball card collection

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Hobby News

Card shops in survival mode

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Baseball

The King of Cards

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Authentication

The match game of memorabilia

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Baseball

A hot commodity

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Baseball

Baseball card sketch artist is Hall of Fame worthy

Marv Levy, who guided the Buffalo Bills to four straight Super Bowls, signs a mini-helmet for a fan. (Greg Bates photos)
News

Buffalo Bills players look back at four straight Super Bowl appearances

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Collector Stories

Former MLB pitcher Brad Lidge attempts to complete classic baseball card sets

The half grade came into vogue a few years ago, where “eye appeal” is the real key according to PSA President Joe Orlando. This 8.5 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax sold for $10,684 in the recent Mile High auction.
Grading Cards

Card Grading: Inside the Process with PSA, SGC