Author: Bradley Griffith

Dr. Bradley Griffith is a community college administrator from Illinois and a lifelong sports fan. After 25 years as a sports card collector, he now primarily collects Sports Illustrated magazines and operates the YouTube account "Sports Magazine Collector". He possesses a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in sports management, a master's from Southern Illinois University in sports management, and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas Little Rock in Community College Leadership.


by Bradley Griffith | September 26, 2023

You may be wondering why collecting Sports Illustrated magazines is a natural transition from comics and sports cards. Here's the answer. If you’ve been paying attention to the landscape of collectibles in 2022, you’ve likely noticed a somewhat new hobby beginning to carve its own niche—sports magazines....

by Bradley Griffith | September 15, 2023

Any time a new collectible enters the fold, people will have doubts. Let’s discuss the legitimacy of the growing graded sports magazines as a hobby. The hobby of graded sports magazines has developed a small following in a fairly short period of time. Yet despite its initial...

by Bradley Griffith | January 11, 2023

I had an epiphany today. If you've followed any of my social media accounts or this blog, you know that I have often compared the hobbies of sports magazine and sports card collecting. The similarities are plentiful. The appeal is shared by many common collectors alike. But...

by Bradley Griffith | December 27, 2022

One of the most exciting facets of the sports magazine collecting hobby is the scarcity of newsstand issues. As we’ve seen over recent years in the sports card hobby, the number of times a single card has been graded, known as the population count (or pop count...

by Bradley Griffith | December 13, 2022

Christmas Wishlist to CGC from a Sports Magazine Collector... Dear CGC, How are things going? I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I want you to know that I’m thankful for you. The grading of sports magazines has opened me up to a new hobby that I...

by Bradley Griffith | November 19, 2022

Newsstand…GOOD. Mailing label…BAD. Easy enough, right? Well, it’s a little complicated. The grading of sports magazines, especially Sports Illustrated, continues to be a growing hobby in the realm of sports collectibles. A major component in the collectability of these items is the rarity of high-grade newsstand issues....

by Bradley Griffith | October 24, 2022

Let’s take a look at the highest sports magazine sales from the past two months and analyze why they went for these prices.10. CGC 7.0 Bill Russell 1st cover - $5,777 – SCP Auctions