by Matt Felumlee | Mar 12, 2024 | Condition, Grading & Value, Vintage Sports Cards FAQ
Intro to Vintage Sports Card Grading By far the top question asked in Facebook groups is “Should I have my vintage sports cards graded?” This is followed by “Where should I grade my cards?” and even “Should I grade this card?” If...
by Matt Felumlee | Mar 8, 2024 | Vintage Sports Cards FAQ
Hobby Jargon Breakdown If you have ever shopped for sports cards or other memorabilia online, you likely noticed several unfamiliar terms and abbreviations. What does BMWT mean? What does it mean to “coin” a listing? I remember years ago when I...
by Matt Felumlee | Mar 7, 2024 | Cuban, Feature Stories
The Dearth of American Negro League Cards Like many vintage collectors of a certain age, the Jackie Robinson story was one of the first I encountered when I started to learn more about baseball history (around age 10). I had the relative privilege of being mostly...
by Matt Felumlee | Mar 6, 2024 | Buying & Selling Tips, Vintage Sports Cards FAQ
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....
by Matt Felumlee | Mar 6, 2024 | Buying & Selling Tips, Vintage Sports Cards FAQ
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...
