DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, or Hank Aaron might have been a card you would have pulled out of a baseball pack 60 years ago. Today, these names are still loved and collected. “The kind of cool thing is, people have found the passion again,” said Mike Wilcott, a collector himself. Since 2020,…
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In the past few years, Topps has been conducting a poll to find out which card collectors on social media think should be the “Card of the Year.” This year featured some monster candidates, and fans made their voices heard. Presenting your nominees for 2024 CARD OF THE YEAR…🏆 VOTE 👇 pic.twitter.com/fPKb09L7K4 — Topps (@Topps)…
As 2024 winds down, it’s a great time to look back on what the last year has meant to your personal collecting journey. Some of The Athletic’s writers and editors have been doing just that, so here are our top five personal favorite pickups from ‘24. Jerry West 1961 Fleer SGC 4.5 The market for top…
By the time the first Bryce Harper Rookie Card arrived, the outfielder was already a massive star in the hobby. Although his first cards as a major leaguer didn’t come out until a couple of months after his debut with the Nationals, Harper was already something of a hobby veteran. His first cards date back…
The 2000 Bowman product was released in May, 2000 as a 440-card set. The set features 140 veteran players and 300 rookies and prospects. Each pack contained 10 cards and carried a suggested retail price of $3.00. Rookie Cards include Rick Asadoorian, Bobby Bradley, Kevin Mench, Nick Neugebauer, Ben Sheets and Barry Zito. Read Less…
In the days before serial numbers, relic cards, certified autographs and countless parallels, simple base insert cards ruled the hobby. The first insert cards arrived on the market in the late 1980s, but it wasn’t until the early 1990s that the insert card craze truly swept the hobby, aided in part by rising young superstars…
Featuring current and past players, this 24-card set was sponsored by the West Coast Savings Credit Union, CFAX 1070 Radio, and the Greater Victoria Police Departments. The cards measure approximately 3″ by 5″ and feature color player portraits with red and blue borders on a white card face. The player’s name, position, and biographical information…
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