by Matt Felumlee | Nov 21, 2025 | News and Reviews, Tips
Largely unsubstantiated news is circulating rapidly across card groups over the last 24 hours regarding shill bidding on Probstein’s new platform Snype. Snype had already made news when its first major auction crashed hard. But that might be only the tip of the...
by Matt Felumlee | Nov 2, 2025 | News and Reviews
Last month I was accused of being a bit too dramatic about SGC’s sudden month-over-month decline of nearly 50% in card grading volume. I questioned whether this was the beginning of the end of an era for SGC, and some though that assessment too harsh. This...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 23, 2025 | News and Reviews
You’ve spent years building a collection that tells a story. But have you taken all of the necessary steps to make sure that story will outlive you? Recently, I have been helping several collectors prepare for downsizing, retirement, and eventual passing of cards and...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 12, 2025 | Feature Stories
I went to a local card show today, and the ratio of sports to TCG (mostly Pokemon) was about as usual lately. At least 60% Pokemon. And out of the 60 or so tables, 1 vendor had majority vintage sports. Frankly, I hardly attend local shows anymore. There’s just...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 10, 2025 | News and Reviews
It happens every year about this time–the sports card market takes a little dip, for no great reason. Vintage is not immune. Baseball is ending. Football is starting. People start to think about holiday shopping and travel, and tighten the budgets a bit. If...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 8, 2025 | Vintage Sports Cards FAQ
You might think that with today’s grading and authenticating technology, counterfeits would be on the decline. But you would be wrong. According to CGC VP and lead grader Andy Broome, he still sees counterfeits daily. Broome says “we see them nearly every...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 2, 2025 | News and Reviews
With the recent news of SGC’s precipitous drop in volume, it’s a fair question: Can CGC make inroads into grading vintage sports cards? Regardless of the future of SGC, it is obvious that less volume is the plan for the brand. That means there is available...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 2, 2025 | News and Reviews
I have been closely following SGC news since they were acquired by PSA parent company Collectors. An SGC loyalist, I had early optimism that SGC might be repositioned as a vintage-only boutique-type grader. Frankly, that would just represent a return to pre-COVID...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 1, 2025 | News and Reviews
The new collectibles app Mantel came along at the perfect time for me. I have grown increasingly tired of wading through so much toxic content on big social media just to get to my card groups. Collecting is supposed to be my escape from those daily stressors. And as...
by Matt Felumlee | Sep 26, 2025 | News and Reviews
It’s the age old question in hobby groups: “So, what is the current turnaround time for (insert grading company here)?” Of course, answering this question should be as simple as going to the grading company’s website, clicking on the...
