Baseball Cards
The History Of Essential Credentials Sports Cards (1996-2005) – Basketball, Baseball & Football Gallery
The History Of The Essential Credentials Sports Cards (1996-2005) Gallery In a recent article we highlighted the sports card hobby’s most iconic and coveted parallels, the Precious Metal Gems (PMG) cards. Another beloved parallel, not far behind the PMG, are the Essential Credentials cards from the Skybox / Fleer E-X brand. While the PMG cards…
Read MoreThe Most Expensive Sports Cards Ever Sold. Baseball, Basketball, Football & Hockey!
While most of us mere mortal sports card collectors never have and never will play in this arena, it can be fun to look at the most expensive sports cards of all time. We can look at the various factors of rarity, popularity and condition that determine the ultimate price paid for a sports card…
Read MoreHow Many 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Cards Exist? How Much Are They Worth?
It’s the most popular sports card ever. While the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card #311 is not his rookie card (that would be his 1951 Bowman card), it is his first Topps card and quite frankly the most iconic sports card in history. If you’re curious as to why Mickey Mantle cards continue to command…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Most Collectible Baseball Players Of The 1990s
1990s sports card collector Zanoo23_sportscards on Instagram recently conducted a vote on the most collectible baseball players of the 90s. Here are the final top 10 rankings of that vote: Ken Griffey Jr. Derek Jeter Barry Bonds Frank Thomas Cal Ripken Jr. Tony Gwynn Pedro Martinez Mark McGwire Randy Johnson Chipper Jones What does “collectible”…
Read MorePrecious Metal Gems (PMG) Cards – The Sports Card Hobby’s Most Coveted Parallel / Insert
The History Of The Original PMG Cards Sports cards in the mid to late 1990’s are known for their new technologies and innovative designs. This era of sports cards is also famous for flashy serial-numbered parallels and scarce inserts. The most famous of them all are the Precious Metal Gems cards. While Precious Metal Gems…
Read MoreThe First True One-Of-One (1/1) Parallel Sports Cards
On Oct 12, 1997 Fleer released their Masterpiece cards in Flair Showcase Baseball. The first ever “true” one-of-one parallel baseball cards. 1997 was also the first year 1-of-1 basketball cards and football cards as well. The 1/1 concept was so successful that a variety of one-of-one iterations for inserts and parallels have been a sports…
Read More“3 And 3” #35 – Gold Champion Edition With Dom Manna
Episode 35 of sports card “3 And 3” is with Dom Manna of Staven Sports Cards. A Champions edition!
Read MoreWhy We Want The Sports Card Hobby To Grow – Turn Back The Clock #26 With A Collector’s Dream
Turn Back The Clock Episode 26 With Special Guest – A Collector’s Dream – Orlando
Read MoreRunnin Down A Dream With Mike Petty. “3 And 3” Ep. 34
For episode 34 of “3 And 3” YouTube legend, Mike Petty, joins me to showcase 3 of his favorite vintage baseball cards and then we look at 3 cards he’d like to add to his awesome collection.
Read MoreTurn Back The Clock #24 With Special Guest NYYanksFan7
BIG cards in 2023 and what does 2024 hold in our sports card hobby?
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