The 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie card sort of marked the end of an era. In 1981, Topps’ long-running monopoly had ended and the days of multiple licensed trading card manufacturers had come to Major League Baseball. Rickey was a star, almost from the very beginning, but who knew he’d play into his 40’s and […]
1980s Baseball Cards are Cheap and That’s a Good Thing
Like many of the other kids growing up in the 1980’s, I used to ride my bike to a baseball card shop. We didn’t surf the internet for hours on end. We had to have something tangible to look at. That’s where baseball cards came in handy. My friends and I would browse the cards […]