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Scott Kelnhofer wrote an excellent article about World Series programs in the February 1997 issue of Sports Cards Magazine. The article referenced a "Market Report" later in the magazine, which included the following Top Ten list: cool, huh?

The Halper Collection is pretty legendary, but it's also shrouded in controversy due to some fake/counterfeit items. I've hesitated diving deep into it for that reason. However, rediscovering a March 1997 Sports Card Magazine article on the collection gives me a great baseline from which to start on the blog moving forward.

The 1966-67 Topps hockey set is one of the decade's most popular issues: wood-grain borders and Bobby Orr! I ran across this uncut sheet featuring the complete set of 132 cards in Mastro's April 2004 auction catalog.

Here's a rare gem REA offered for sale in 2000: a complete set of 50 never-assembled 1977 Hostess boxes featuring all 150 cards in Mint condition.

Perhaps the biggest mistake a card company can make is depicting the wrong player, but is the 1966 Topps Dick Ellsworth card the worst example? This card mistakenly pictures a teammate who had been deceased for 2 1/2 years.

Back in September 1991, goober's auction catalog dedicated a full page to 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders, with estimated values that might surprise collectors today. Three decades later, I'm taking a look at what those values were back then—and how much they've changed in today’s market.

Revisiting 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders – An Auction Snapshot From 1991 – Post War Cards

Finding Woody Gelman’s personal collection of card samples would be a treasure trove if found together today. However, this auction of over 160 sports and non-sports samples, including a 1969 color Deckle Edge prototype of Sandy Koufax, was from April 2000 and likely broken up.

I shared Topps Magazine's tribute to Willie, Mickey & The Duke in early October. Well, the 'Topps Remembers' series continued, and in their final issue (Fall 1993, No. 16), Topps featured a fantastic piece on the legendary multi-sport champion Jim Thorpe!

A single ad in The Trader Speaks can be a window into a whole new world of vintage cards—like the 1974 Broder Pacific Coast League Popcorn set!