Why Demand Has Increased: In recent years, collector demand has shifted toward strong mid-grade examples of iconic Mantle ...

The 2025 World Series just ended a week ago as the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in the final game. Watching this game brought back memories from my baby boomer childhood years. Growing up in Pittsfield ...

One of the most magical things about kids is that they often do things just because it makes them happy. They could care less about the way they're perceived. Nor do they pay any heed to the "correct" ...

Yep, this is another one of those stories. A cigar box in the attic of a Northeast Ohio home was filled with more than 600 vintage — and likely valuable — baseball cards. However, this time the cards ...

In times of mourning, Ben Aguirre turned to baseball cards. “It is times like these that remind me of the purpose this hobby serves in my life,” he wrote on his card-collecting blog, Cardboard Icons, ...

Your collection of baseball cards, Birkin handbags or aging Bordeaux may deliver hours of pleasure. It’s also an estate planner’s nightmare. However much joy those stamps, coins or bobbleheads might ...

The trading card business is so big, the ecosystem has created specialized markets within it. Collectors can chase a specific ...

There have been a handful of moments in the trading card and collectibles hobby that changed the hobby forever. The inclusion of the first trading cards in packages of cigarettes in the late 1800’s.

The best thing about collecting cards is that they age extremely well. Rookie cards of guys like Ronald Acuna Jr., Juan Soto, and Shohei Ohtani are already reaching lofty heights and even more so for ...

America's favorite pastime has been bringing people together for more than a century and the Baltimore Orioles are rich in that history. Baseball dates back to the 19th century in America. The Major ...

Baseball card collecting is no longer the domain of shoebox-toting adolescents looking to trade cards with friends. It's become a speculator's game and a business where a single case of 50 cards — ...