by Matt Felumlee | Apr 27, 2024 | Feature Stories
(Disclosure: there is no paid content in this blog.) What’s the Boomer Bust? We have all heard the Boomer Bust theory: “Vintage sports card values will tank once all the Boomers are gone.” As a claim, it does have some logical appeal: the Boomers are the largest U.S....
by Matt Felumlee | Apr 24, 2024 | Feature Stories
(Reader, be prepared: this post is a long way of asking a simple question. What is your favorite card in your collection? If you don’t feel like reading about mine, then just leave your comment below.) Why We Collect We all collect for different reasons....
by Matt Felumlee | Apr 20, 2024 | Feature Stories
PSA and Kurt’s: What Happened? It is “breaking news” on various outlets that PSA recently made the bold move to decertify cards after learning that, prior to submission, they had been “cleaned” or otherwise “treated” by Kurt...
by Bob Coldeen | Apr 20, 2024 | Feature Stories
Hank Aaron, Joe Torre and My Mom (Editor’s note: Bob Coldeen has been a long-distance collector pal of mine for a few years, and I have always appreciated his many stories about how he acquired his autographs as a kid, including but not limited to while serving as...
by Bob Coldeen | Apr 20, 2024 | Feature Stories
(Editor’s note: Bob Coldeen has been a long-distance collector pal of mine for a few years, and I have always appreciated his many stories about how he acquired his autographs as a kid, including but not limited to while serving as spring training bat boy in the...
by Matt Felumlee | Apr 17, 2024 | Feature Stories
PSA and SGC Post-Acquisition: Friends or Foes? The answer is likely “Yes.” With the recent acquisition of SGC (Sportscard Guaranty Corporation) by Collectors, which already owns PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), the landscape of vintage card grading has...
