2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards discussion: 1990 throwbacks bring the nostalgia

Brooks: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards were released this week — an exciting occasion for every collector, not so much because of what the cards are but what they represent. No matter how much snow is on the ground or how depressing the post-holiday season winter doldrums can be, those Series 1 cards are…

NFL Legend Tom Brady Invests in a ‘Magic,’ ‘Pokemon,’ and Sports Card Retailer

Tom Brady has acquired 50% of CardVault. Additionally, CardVault also announced that they will change the name to “CardVault by Tom Brady.”  The man that many consider the Greatest of All-Time to play the quarterback position in the NFL has dipped his toes into the collectible card world with this acquisition. CardVault is a premier…

Baseball Cards hoping to get back on right track after 4-year lull | Sports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Call this a bounce back year for the Louisville baseball program, which makes it unfamiliar territory for coach Dan McDonnell, who has had extraordinary success in 18 seasons at the helm. However, recent seasons haven’t been up to the standards he has compiled with five College World Series (CWS) and four Super…

NFL Legend Tom Brady Invests in a ‘Magic,’ ‘Pokemon,’ and Sports Card Retailer

Tom Brady has acquired 50% of CardVault. Additionally, CardVault also announced that they will change the name to “CardVault by Tom Brady.”  The man that many consider the Greatest of All-Time to play the quarterback position in the NFL has dipped his toes into the collectible card world with this acquisition. CardVault is a premier…

2025 Topps Baseball and the Best (and Worst!) Retro Cards Ever!

Collectors everywhere have started opening their packs of 2025 Topps and posting their hits, whether to share or sell. Though much of the excitement has been around seeing favorite rookies and stars in the new flagship design, the biggest buzz may well belong to the 35th anniversary 1990 throwbacks sprinkled in, some of which are…

A Look at the Set That Inspired 2025 Topps Series 1 Baseball

In anticipation of 2025 Baseball Series 1’s upcoming release, Topps has been teasing some of the highlights and design points. While big news includes the return of Barry Bonds auto cards, we were also given a look at the insert card design that will pay homage to Topps 1990 Baseball, commemorating the 35th anniversary of…

Baseball Cards from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick

The Jefferson R. Burdick collection of ephemera at The Met contains one of the most distinguished collections of historical baseball cards anywhere in the world. In 1947, Burdick (1900–1963), an electrician from Syracuse, New York, and avid collector of ephemera, began to donate in large batches his holdings of more than 300,000 trade cards, postcards,…