The Unattached Hobby
I'm a firm believer that there's no wrong way to hobby as long as you aren't doing anything illegal. It's one of my hobby mantras. I got...
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Samuel C. Evans M.S.Ed
Oct 198 min read
“A Cardboard Weekend of Firsts—The Brotherly Love Card Show and Topps RIP Night.”—The Epilogue
My Hobby Blog/Vlog Story of the Month details the sights and sounds of a weekend of Hobby 1st and my personal and vulnerable exploration...
Lauren Rizzo Shaffer
Oct 164 min read
WNBA Card Hype is Here, but is it Built to Last?
For the better part of a year, I have been making the same half-joke: “In previous years, it was impossible to find WNBA products because...
Joe Chatz
Oct 132 min read
Hobby Chatz
When anybody ever asks what my favorite season is, I never hesitate with my answer that has been built through years of sundays on my...
Rich Klein
Oct 133 min read
1958 Topps Last Series, A New Look
As those who have been following my articles know, I'm getting more fascinated every day by how Topps did "Living Sets" before we even...
Bobby Burrell
Oct 135 min read
1969 Junior Mints: Influencers - All That Glitters is Not Always Gold
Cosmo Kramer once asked, “Who’s gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It’s chocolate, it’s peppermint, it’s delicious.” And while many might...
A&N Sports Cards
Oct 133 min read
Is there a right reason to be in the hobby?
The newest trend in the hobby are tweets, videos, and articles with rants complaining about reasons for being in the hobby. I read...
Jenny Campbell
Oct 33 min read
Human vs. AI: The Battle for Trust in Sports Card Grading
The sports card industry is in the midst of a technological revolution. As the market has grown, so has the demand for accurate and...
Horacio Ruiz
Oct 37 min read
The T206 Ty Cobb in a GAI Slab Is Real, The Slab Was Not and the Seller Knew
Last week, I wrote a story about a T206 Red Portrait Ty Cobb in a fake GAI slab . I wrote that the collecting community had conflicting...
Brody TK
Sep 253 min read
Should You Riiip?
Hello Hobby Fam, we are back and I want to address a few topics bouncing around the hobby recently as well as share another edition of...
Jason
Sep 244 min read
Are Custom Cards the Future?
As someone who A) has created many cards of my own , and B) greatly enjoys the work of my fellow indie artists and makers, I am taking a...
Horacio Ruiz
Sep 243 min read
T206 Ty Cobb in a Fake GAI Slab Sold for $25k on eBay, Anyone Care?
An eBay seller had a tremendous payday, selling a slabbed T206 Ty Cobb for $25,000. The only problem is the slab wasn’t real - and the...
Matthew Ransom
Sep 213 min read
The price is Bryce
The price is Bryce Recently this week a prominent quarterback in the national football league was benched. Of course, I am talking about...
Katlyn Gacesa
Sep 184 min read
The Collector's Guide: Regional/Local Shows, Tips, and Insights
The Collector's Guide: Regional/Local Shows, Tips, and Insights Our busy hobby summer has come to a close; those kids are back to school,...
Scott Harvey
Sep 175 min read
Breaking...
Breaking made its debut and likely final appearance in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Although. It may have been one and done for the Olympics,...
Courtney Recklein
Sep 164 min read
Unearthing Forgotten Legends: The Chuck Klein Card and the Hidden Stories Behind Collecting
We purchased this card at the Ludex Card Show in Chicago as part of an entire case of cards. Among the hundreds of cards was one that I...
Chris Harris
Sep 147 min read
September Thoughts and Rants
Allow me to preface this month’s column by stating out front that I am a Gen-Xer who has actively collected baseball cards for over three...
Victor Roman Sr.
Sep 144 min read
Unlicensed Rookie Cards: Does It Really Matter?
As the Summer of 2024 comes to a close, it can be remembered as the Summer of Resurgence. Hobbyists received Topps Chrome basketball and...
Samuel C. Evans M.S.Ed
Sep 126 min read
“A Cardboard Weekend of Firsts—The Brotherly Love Card Show and Topps RIP Night.” Part—5
My Hobby Blog/Vlog Story of the Month details the sights and sounds of a weekend of Hobby 1st and my personal and vulnerable exploration...
Bobby Burrell
Sep 122 min read
From Stadiums to Stages: The Vintage Sticker Craze
In 1976, an exciting collection of non-licensed stickers hit the market, featuring two distinct lines: Sportstix, which highlighted...
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