Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays lead the 1959 Dad’s Cookies roster, while sealed boxes and cases and two highest-graded Ty Cobb tobacco cards...

My Hobby Blog/Vlog Story of the Month details the sights and sounds of a weekend of Hobby 1st and my personal and vulnerable exploration...

In the tapestry of our shared passion for collecting, I find myself compelled to address a topic that resonates deeply with me: the...

I don’t get it. Year after year, season after season, collectors ignore history and willingly throw away their hard earned dollars....

The Perfect Game/Fanatics Deal Stinks to High Hell. Last month, The Athletic broke a story that, I feel, hasn’t gotten enough attention...

Topps and Major League Soccer were gifted the marketing campaign of a lifetime when international superstar Lionel Messi signed with...

Chester, NJ - June 13, 2024 - REA’s June Encore Auction opened today and includes nearly 3,300 items spanning all areas of the vintage...

I'm blessed to live 2.1 miles from NBT Stadium here in Syracuse and before that MacArthur Stadium which is now gone as almost is my...

I’m not a new collector, but quite the opposite. Collecting is in my DNA. I grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and my father Jerry was a huge...

Icons in Sports Cards are what have built The Hobby to what it has become today. Michael Jordan has multiple iconic cards, whether it’s...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA – 05/30/2024 – The team behind the acclaimed YouTube series Chasing  Cardboard...

In the modern Hobby a “color match” occurs when a card’s border matches the player’s uniform or team colors. This 2024 Topps card of...

When Fanatics announced plans for a Fanatics Fest, I hoped they would have it in New York City, where I live (Staten Island counts!...

Sometimes I wonder why Topps did what they did back in the day. Remember how we had fun with Pancho Herrera. Well here are a few more...

The hobby is a huge place, and there are many different types of things to collect, as I have discussed in the past. However, what keeps...

Athlete Involvement & Impacts on the Hobby Over the past few years, there have been more and more images of athletes collecting or...