by Matt Felumlee | Feb 14, 2026 | Feature Stories
The current Collective Bargaining Agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association runs through December 1, 2026. If a new deal isn’t reached by that date, baseball could face a work stoppage heading into the 2027 season. While a stoppage seems...
by Matt Felumlee | Jan 28, 2026 | Feature Stories
A few days ago I wrote an article featuring questions I would love to ask PSA / SGC / Beckett grading president Ryan Hoge. As an SGC collector, I’m curious to learn the true future plans Collectors has for the SGC brand. What is the focus of SGC going forward?...
by Matt Felumlee | Jan 27, 2026 | Feature Stories, Tips
First, let’s avoid any charges of clickbait: the title clearly says “Questions for . . . Ryan Hoge.” Nowhere is it implied that Mr. Hoge, President of the Grading Business Unit at Collectors, has provided answers to these questions. Yes, I have put...
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...
