The 1962 Topps baseball set continued the company’s run of large releases. While base cards of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays headline this offering, there’s a lot more here. 1962 Topps Basics For middle-aged collectors, it’s probably difficult to look at the 1962 Topps set and immediately not think of the company’s 1987 issue. Sure, […]
Types of Authentication to Look for When Purchasing MLB Autographs
“Authentication” wasn’t a word you heard in the sports collectibles market years ago. The monetary value of an autograph was so limited that there was little reason to think forgeries were widespread. That changed when promoters were willing to pay well-known former players to sign autographs at card shows or private signing sessions. They discovered a […]
Building the Best Baseball Card Collection for the Least Money
No matter what your budget might be, we can all have a nice collection of baseball cards, but no one wants to overspend either. The selection can seem overwhelming. There are usually at least seven million baseball cards for sale and auction on eBay at any given time. Many of them would be considered “dream cards” for […]
Al Kaline Baseball Cards: 6 to Capture His Career
Open a pack of 1975 Topps Baseball cards and you might find an Al Kaline card from the 1974 Highlights subset, but his career had finally come to a close months before when the popular native of Baltimore retired after 22 years—all of them playing in Detroit. On August 17, 1980, between games of a […]
1952 Bowman Baseball Set Stands on its Own
The 1952 Bowman Baseball set, though overshadowed by the seminal 1952 Topps set, stands in its own right as a set from one of baseball’s greatest eras. The complete set contains 252 cards, including significant players (like Stan Musial) not signed by Topps for 1952. High-number cards in this set (#217-252) are a little harder to […]