Welcome back to Sports Card Collecting 101! The last three posts focused on the 1948-49 Leaf Catalog. Now, it is time to turn our attention to another historically significant product line, Bowman…
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Top 5 Golden Age Comics to Celebrate the 4th of July
There are THOUSANDS of patriotically-themed covers out of the Golden Age. Both World War II AND the Korean War occurred during the Golden Age. I set a goal to pick my top…
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Sneaky Moves: Archie and His Pals Climbing Up the Charts!
Archie and his friends are ageless. Starting in the 1940s, Archie and his Pals enjoyed a long run of success, a string of incredible artists working on various projects, and oh those…
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Sport Card Collecting 101: 1948 Leaf Football Kicks Off Football Card Collecting!
Welcome back to Sport Card Collecting 101! As you begin to immerse yourself in auctions and sport card knowledge, you are obviously seeing some eye-popping ending bids. I’m sure you can’t wait…
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Sport Card Collecting 101: 1948 Leaf Boxing Is A Knockout!
Once upon a time, boxing was more popular than Football. The 1948 Leaf Boxing Set celebrates boxing in its boom years and offers collectors a knockout of a collectible!
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Sports Card Collecting 101: 1948-49 Leaf Baseball Is A No-Brainer!
Welcome back to Sports Card Collecting 101! Today’s class will focus on one of my favorites: the 1948 Leaf Baseball set! Over the next two classes, we’ll examine this set as well…
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Sneaky Moves encompasses A LOT of different notions. It’s not just about movement up or down the charts. Sometimes YOU can be the sneaky moves. Be sneaky, start scooping up DC Silver…
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Our sixth sports card collecting “class” will continue to focus on the 1933 Goudey Baseball Card Set. The iconic set is more than just Babe Ruth. Alright, I know Yankee fans will…
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So, I’m enjoying my 3rd cup of coffee at around 2:00 (if you need to know why, scroll down to my bio!), and up pops the CGC fee increase announcement. There are…
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Sports Card Collecting 101 Class 4: Cracker Jack Is Not Just Candy
“Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks…” At one point Cracker Jack snacks were so popular, they became immortalized…
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Sneaky Moves: Learn From Tubby! Watch Out for Little Lulu!
Little Lulu almost always got the best of Tubby in their long-running series together. Don’t be like Tubby and let Little Lulu get away! Look at the Sneaky Moves Little Lulu is…
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Welcome back to sportscard collecting 101! Today’s Blog/Class will continue to prepare you for the rigors, excitement, and journey of card collecting and speculation. Today’s focus is on cautionary tales and teases…
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Sneaky Moves: Are Golden Age Funny Animal Comics Laughing Their Way Up?
They’re one of the most common Golden Age comic books to find funny animal/cartoon comics. Several series are making sporadic sneaky moves up the Golden Age Charts. However, there have been some…
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Sneaky Moves: Are King Comics Getting Ready To Rule The Charts?
With distribution issues throughout King Features’ time producing comics, many comics being recycled to keep families warm during WWII, and the passage of time, the first 100 issues of King Comics do…
If you blinked, you missed the Atlas Comic Production run. It produced comics for less than two years and none of the titles they produced made it to issue five. It’s time…
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Marvel Meets Topps: When Superheroes and Baseball Players Collide
Did you know that Topps and Marvel teamed up to help bring to life what our favorite baseball players MIGHT look like if they were superheroes? Today is Superhero day! What happens…
Ahh, Spring is here and that means, hopefully, more outdoor activities! Since our class is “virtual” and “self-paced,” you can get out there and enjoy the great weather! More importantly, getting out…
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Sport Card Collecting 101 Class #3 The Monster: The T-206 Baseball Card Set
Welcome back to our third class in Sports Card Collecting and Speculation 101! Sensing that there are some itches out there to pick up some sports cards RIGHT NOW, we are going…