Vintage 101

Whether shopping for yourself or giving someone else your Christmas or birthday wishlist, it's easy to pay too much on eBay. Buying vintage baseball cards on eBay can be a positive experience: most sellers are reputable, and the selection can't be beat. But it's...

Taking solid sports card pictures for sales listings (or just for fun) isn't exactly rocket science. A good light source, a dark background, and a decent phone camera will get the job done just fine in most cases. That being the case, I'm surprised daily at the poor...

Vintage groups continue to grow and flourish online. The largest group I administer has grown from 2,000 members to over 50,000 in the last few years. And it still picks up hundreds of new members weekly! Many of those members are new to the hobby, or returning after...

In the good old days, almost all of our hobby business occurred in person at card shows. Today, buying and selling sports cards online is much more common. eBay, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more are used by dealers and collectors to buy, sell, and trade cards....

Safety is perhaps the most important aspect of buying or trading cards online. After all, you don't want to lose your cards, or your money. The safest transactions are of course in person. But there is no denying the ease, convenience, and breadth of inventory that...