Contributor: John McTaggart There are a lot of reasons why we collect trading cards, aren’t there? Some of us do it for the entrepreneurial spirit of the hobby, the rush that comes with paying X-dollars for a card, then selling … Read More
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Graded or Not?
Contributor: John Dudley To grade or not to grade? That is usually the question. The more interesting one to me though is whether to buy graded or to buy ungraded. The former question pops up on a daily basis on … Read More
NFL Overreactions
Contributor: John Dudley Week 1 is in the book. That means it is time for collectors to panic and overreact. Let’s check in with the market and evaluate if collectors are underreacting, overreacting, or if they’ve got things figured out. … Read More
Finding a Rival for Mahomes
Contributor: John Dudley Football has a clear top dog both in the game and in the hobby with Patrick Mahomes. That said, I’d argue that it is better for the hobby when it is less clear who is on top. … Read More
A Bounty of Baseball
Contributor: John Dudley Normally this is the week where I preview the upcoming month’s releases. I started writing that and realized the bulk of what I’m excited about in the months ahead are baseball products. A large part of that … Read More
Bedard : Hobby MVP
Contributor: John McTaggart Football season is literally days away, which is exactly why I’m going to dedicate my time this week to talking about hockey. There are so many articles, videos and content centered around football and the football hobby … Read More
Rated Rookies
Contributor: John Dudley The 2023 MLB rookie class is great. Collectors get that by now. The best thing about it is how deep the class is. I started listing hitters whose cards I don’t mind pulling and came up with … Read More