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...
Boca Card Subs, your favorite SGC group submitter, has added PSA grading submissions to its list of 3rd party group submitter services. SGC Discontinues Bulk Submitter Discounts A few weeks back, Boca and SGC loyals were disappointed to learn that SGC discontinued its...
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 index, and...
SGC Grades More Vintage Than PSA in June If you collect graded cards, the Gemrate blog is a must-follow. Gemrate tracks daily grading activity from all of the major graders, and slices and dices it every which way for a monthly report. I like to get into the weeds and...
Cardhound Matt will be roaming around The 45th National Sports Card Convention in Chicago (well, Rosemont anyway) on Thursday at least. If you are a Cardhound loyal or a member of the Vintage Baseball Cards group on Facebook, please chime in below. I'll be handing out...
Cardhound is teaming with Market Movers to develop a Cardhound Vintage Price Index that will be available on Cardhound Vintage. You will be able to track and compare this index vs. other indices to get a feel for the vintage market vs. other market segments. This will...
The Cardhound Vintage News Aggregator is a curated one-stop RSS feed for vintage sports card news and features. Eventually this feed will be housed on a new page on the web site. But for now, bookmark this post and check back daily for new vintage content from your...
Assessing card condition is probably the most important aspect of serious card collecting. All collectors buy, sell, and trade cards from time to time, and understanding grading is key to not overpaying, underselling, or losing equity in a trade. There's no substitute...
Breaking News: SGC President Peter Steinberg Stepping Down Just this morning (July 24, 2025), Peter Steinberg announced that he is stepping down as President of SGC. His resignation casts a different tone on the rest of this article, published weeks ago. In typical...
Cardhound Seeks Business Partner Cardhound has had a great first 1.5 years of life. And while I am happy to keep operating the site mainly as a vintage-focused blog, there is bigger potential for the site and its content. To that end, Cardhound is seeking a...
