By William Robinson It’s that time of the year again, much like Opening Day it’s release day for the 2016 version of Topps’s mainstay product the base Topps set. This year they have opted for more of a streamlined approach. No more of the distracting borders and definitely no more of the white dull…
By William Robinson: This year Topps Heritage returns for its 15th year. The set that we are harkening back to this year is the 1966 Topps set. A classic set that in its original version included rookie cards of Jim Palmer, Don Sutton, and Ferguson Jenkins. As usual for this set the base set includes…
By Kelly: I always look forward to the beginning of February every year for the release of Topps Series 1 and this year didn’t disappoint. They shook up the design big time. The white borders are gone and it now looks like a stone color that fades into team colors. The checklist is bigger this…
By Kelly: Big changes to the 2014 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects. First of all they changed the name to just Bowman Draft. Another one of the big changes is that there are no more rookie cards in the set. It now focuses more on the latest draft picks just beginning their journey to a…
A lot of us in America go to garage sales, thrift stores and flea markets in hopes of finding that hidden treasure. Whether we stumble upon it by accident or search up and down aisles and on tables to find it, that mysterious and ever elusive amazing find haunts the back of our thoughts. This…
By Josh: People often ask me, ‘Josh why do you collect so many baseball cards?’ Okay, so no one other than my wife has actually asked me that question but in case anyone other than my wife were to ask me this question here is the answer. I like baseball. Do I need to say…
For over a hundred years baseball cards have been a collection piece for baseball fans and even today baseball cards can be found in stores in every city. Recently I asked my brother-in-law to write a posts on the new Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects set. Kelly has been a collector all his life and…
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