Spring Training Means One Thing to Collectors: Chasing Autographs (2/11/13)
Autograph collecting is a tradition whose history has been well documented years before the concept of an organized baseball pre-season … More >>

Super Bowl XLVII Match-Up Set: Collecting the San Francisco 49ers (1/24/13)
In a recent article we talked about collecting Super Bowl memorabilia that commemorates the actual event itself. However, now that … More >>

Super Bowl XLVII Match-Up Set: Collecting the Baltimore Ravens (1/24/13)
In a recent article we talked about collecting Super Bowl memorabilia that commemorates the actual event itself. However, now that … More >>

No Hockey, No Problem: Collectors’ Tips for Surviving the NHL Lockout (12/11/12)
The current labor dispute between National Hockey League owners and the player’s union is frustrating for fans whose passion for … More >>

What Are My Cards Worth: The ‘Junk Wax Era’ of 1985-1995 (11/19/12)
As vintage sports cards (pre-1970) gained in popularity and value during the early 1980s, the hobby of sports card collecting … More >>

Sports Card Collecting 101: To Grade or Not to Grade (10/30/12)
The process of card grading entails submitting one’s cards to a third party authenticator, where the cards are examined by … More >>

Collecting Baseball Cards: 1948 Bowman Baseball Card Set (12/16/08)
For the baseball card industry, 1948 is considered the start of the modern or post-war era of baseball card collecting. … More >>

Third-Party Sports Card Grading and Its Effect on Value (10/6/08)
The grading of sports cards has become a widely accepted method for verifying a card’s condition and authenticity. Grading was first introduced to the hobby in 1991 by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) of Newport Beach, Calif. PSA is a company spun off from Professional Coin Grading Service. More >>

Collecting High-Valued Baseball Cards (9/9/08)
While prices for the basic living necessities keep rising faster, the market for high end baseball cards seem to be growing more and more. Unlike when times were tough back in the early 1980’s when high end sports cards prices were at their lowest, this time around the baseball card market is just the opposite. Then and Now More >>

My Introduction to Worthpoint and Worthpoint’s Intro to Me! (9/8/08)
Just listened to Auctionwally’s interview with Worthpoint’s Will Seippel. I really enjoyed it, especially when Will talked about baseball cards and his ’52 Topps set, as baseball cards are my root to collecting. More >>