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Cardhound Connections

Cardhound Connections

Cardhound Connections This list of Cardhound-approved resources and vendors will eventually get its own "page" on the site.  But until then, bookmark this info on trusted vintage buyers and sellers, resources and groups, hobby suppliers, discount codes, and more. ...

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Chat Vintage with Andy Broome, VP and Lead Grader at CGC

Chat Vintage with Andy Broome, VP and Lead Grader at CGC

Cardhound Vintage is excited to host card grading legend and current CGC VP Andy Broome as a forum Guest Expert on August 28-31. Click here to enter the Guest Expert Forum--a free account is needed to post on the Collector's Club Board. Here's How it Works Drop...

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The Intersection Between Race and Sports Card Collecting

The Intersection Between Race and Sports Card Collecting

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 1948-49...

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Fall 2025 Continues Trend: Record-Setting Sports Card Auctions

Fall 2025 Continues Trend: Record-Setting Sports Card Auctions

You have likely heard by now: there's a new king of sports cards. Well, 2 kings actually: Koby and MJ. Their 2007 UD Exquisite Dual Logoman 1/1 just sold to an investment group that includes "Mr. Wonderful," Kevin O'Leary and others. The Heritage sale grossed $12.9...

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Cardhound Vintage Social Media Sunday

Cardhound Vintage Social Media Sunday

Here's a rainy Sunday rundown of Cardhound social media and active giveaways. Let's Be Friends! OK, I don't really Instagram much. But I would like that to change. And I would like my feed to be 100% vintage cards. So give a follow and I'll follow back! Other Socials...

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Vintage News Round-Up Summer 2025 Edition

Vintage News Round-Up Summer 2025 Edition

Cardhound chimes in an least once per season with news and notes from around the vintage hobby. Here's an around the horn of some recent headlines that might be of interest. Read to the bottom for info on additional prizes and discounts available to Cardhounds!...

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The Problems With Sports Card Grading

The Problems With Sports Card Grading

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...

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CGC x JSA Grading Review

CGC x JSA Grading Review

I recently submitted an autographed 1968 Topps Hank Aaron to CGC x JSA for authentication and grading. Aaron signed this for me personally in 1985, so I have no concerns about authenticity. But this is a keepsake I will eventually pass along to my kids. I figure for...

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On-Site Grading at the 2025 National

On-Site Grading at the 2025 National

Questions about grading cards at the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago? Here's all you need to know! For more info on attending the National in general, try this article with tips for surviving and thriving at the show. On‑Site Grading Services PSA...

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Which Cards Got You Hooked on Collecting?

Which Cards Got You Hooked on Collecting?

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 collection. Which cards got you...

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