(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....
I founded Cardhound after years of running vintage groups both large (50k+ members) and small (500+ members). Cardhound will not replace Facebook, eBay, or your other choice vintage sites and groups. But it can live alongside those resources and enrich your...
(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. Sometimes...
It's no secret that SGC has slowed a bit recently. Even prior to the announced sale to Collectors, SGC was in a slight backlog. Their explanation is that holiday traffic plus some modern specials caused a slowdown from the advertised 5-to-10 business day turnaround...
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 of Kurt's Card Care. I have found the...
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...
(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...
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...
(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...
In the Facebook groups I administer, probably the most prevalent question is “Is this card real?” In other words, if you feel compelled to ask, you're probably holding a fake. Counterfeit sports cards are a problem throughout the industry, and we're here to help you...
