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 | Aug 27, 2025 | Feature Stories
Foreword I made a new friend at the National this year. Angel is from Puerto Rico, and he was kind enough to share with me a draft of his amazing Toleteros book in progress. In case you’re not familiar, Toleteros were Puerto Rican cards first issued in the...
by Matt Felumlee | Aug 9, 2025 | Feature Stories
Sports card grading is the backbone of the modern collecting hobby. The plastic slab, the coveted numeric grade, the population reports—it all adds up to a market where a single point difference can mean hundreds or thousands of dollars in value. But for all the...
by Matt Felumlee | Jul 22, 2025 | Feature Stories
Most vintage baseball card collectors have a moment they can look back on and say “that’s when I got hooked.” Personally, I have a few very vivid early baseball card memories–and one more recent one that totally changed the focus of my...
by Matt Felumlee | Jul 21, 2025 | Feature Stories
This isn’t a doom and gloom, sky is falling post. But I would be lying if I said I have zero concerns about the future of vintage baseball card collecting. Yes, vintage has always been steady, tried and true, and may remain that way forever. But the sports and...
by Matt Felumlee | Jul 16, 2025 | Feature Stories
Those in the vintage groups on Facebook may recall a recent post about Cardhound curating a vintage card “index” as a way to track the market overall, and some specific cards in particular. After lots of feedback, I assembled a postwar vintage-specific...
